All the other courses are running but out on course E the breeze is a little higher.
Postponed now for 2 hours.
F@ckers should have started on time. Doubt we will see any racing today now as the weather was always forecasted to get worse as the day got on.
Time.....Wind.....Gust
12:00....16........19
12:10....16........17
12:20....16........17
12:30....18........18
12:40....18........19
12:50....18........18
13:00....20........24
13:10....19........19
13:20....18........20
13:30....20........20
13:40....21........22
13:50....22........28
14:00....23........25
Qingdao is a F@cked up venue
That is a nice forecast, 18 to 25 knots in prime racing time.
Back to drifters for the rest of the regatta..... This isn't the way the chinese wanted it is it???
So the forecast was not correct, or the time was in local GMT-1 time?
I am not sure about blaming the venue on this occasion. Course A, b and C are working. Course E where the Tornado and Stars is not.
Also heavy rain but that should not stop the sailing
Just heard that the committee boat on course E was sinking. Don't know many other details but looks like it has cost us the only oportunity of some decend wind at the games. Sorry, can't be sympathetic about this, the venue for all the classes has been absolute crap....... I am starting to get over the Olympics now.
Tornadoes start in 21 knots at 15:51 Beijing time
Whhhooooo
AUS takes the bullet followed by ITA, NED and ESP
Some nice 49er coverage starting at the 3:40 mark on today's rewind...broken mast of the points leader, capsizing, so good fun!
Whhhooooo
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Damnit...can't find the link.
Has anyone been able get coverage without have cable provider. I am out in the stick here now.
Doug
I would not count on Jobson to promote high performance sailing, judging by his comments on the 49er race (which was great fun to watch, boat pitching all over the place, with the Italians and Aussies pitching on the last leg of the race while in Gold and Silver positions...):
I have been around sailing for a long time. And every time I think I have seen it all something new happens. Today's 49er medal race was simply bizarre. In fact, it was the ugliest race I have seen in my 50 years on the water. Talk about agony, this was agony!
The 49er was proving to be un-seaworthy for such harsh sailing conditions, and as fast as it had begun, the race evolved into a demolition derby.
I am sure there will be plenty of discussion about the use of the 49er for future Olympics.
What do you expect from someone who doesn't know a Sopwith Camel from a Supermarine Spitfire?
You know it seems that the US is struggling in most areas of sailing. I do not think that the Code 0 has helped Johnnie and Charlie either.
Okay then! Who's gonna start the
beat on Gary Jobson
thread?
I would not agree, you are not doing bad. Your Tornado team did a gamble, and appears to have lost, but else you are at the top of the game. Consider the difference in funding and how most of your guys travel to Europe for training and you are doing very well.
When that have been said: Go Bundy and Ashby!!!
I have been around sailing for a long time. And every time I think I have seen it all something new happens. Today's 49er medal race was simply bizarre. In fact, it was the ugliest race I have seen in my 50 years on the water. Talk about agony, this was agony!
The 49er was proving to be un-seaworthy for such harsh sailing conditions, and as fast as it had begun, the race evolved into a demolition derby.
I am sure there will be plenty of discussion about the use of the 49er for future Olympics.
Sounds like the kinda guy who thinks Formula 1 races are boring when it rains.
Why are some people
involved
in sailing so afraid of change. I guess they want to hark back to the days of oilskins, very heavy boats and wooden masts - not the future of sailing.
People dont like change when they are comfortable, I think.
Watching the rewind of Yingling finals, 23:40-25:04.
I have to give credit to the U.S. ladies for sailing to win, even if it didn't work out. They were in a classic
slow down and win position
, but chose a more aggressive manuver. Excellent boat handling.
Yingling is a nice boat.
I don't know about the rest of you, but I would not expect anything less from PU. You don't get to his level by accident.
Mike
Wouldn't like to sail a laser in those conditions either!!!
GaryJobson@cs.com
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To Dave Carlson: Tornados are live on Tues, the laser medal races will be on monday. Anna in good shape possible Gold. best Gary Jobson
Dave Carlson
wrote:
Has there been any video footage of Tornados on the NBC online site? I've scanned through all of the replay videos and haven't seen any Tornado races.
With Gary's comment, does that mean live on NBC tv.
Once again, the only course (of the five) that is covered on TV is the Alpha course.
The only day that the T's were on it was the first day of their racing (8/14). The brilliant minds decided to cover the Stars that race (they share the course with the T's and start first).
The next chance to see the T's will be their medal race - on Thursday, 8/21.
PU is running Course E, correct? Meaning, he is not just running races for Tornados, but all fleets that have rotated through Course E over the whole regatta?
Wasn't there some big issue about the T-class only wanting PU to run their races? Seems like someone else would be running them when they're on Course A.
Mike
The only day that the T's were on it was the first day of their racing (8/14). The brilliant minds decided to cover the Stars that race (they share the course with the T's and start first).
The next chance to see the T's will be their medal race - on Thursday, 8/21.
From the email from Gary Jobson above, looks like the T's will be on A course Tuesday and be covered...now does Tuesday mean in China & Monday in the USA? Guess I'll have to watch to be sure!
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All the medal races are on the Alpha course.
The Laser Men / Women's medal races are Tuesday.
The RS:X Men / Women's medal race are Wednesday.
The Star and Tornado medal races are Thursday.
No T's on TV until Thursday.
Qingdao is 12 hours ahead of Eastern time, 9 hours ahead of Pacific time. It's Tuesday there already.
Wasn't there some big issue about the T-class only wanting PU to run their races? Seems like someone else would be running them when they're on Course A.
Mike
The RO's generally stay with their classes, not with a specific course. PU was assigned the 49er's, Stars and Tornados. When the 49er's overlapped with the Stars and T's, they went to another RO (Luigi for the medal race).
PU has had a lot of problems with his crew and equipment.
Here's PU's report from Sunday's extreme races:
On the way out to the course, against the wind and waves, we took on a lot of water and were sinking. We being the signal boat. Anyway, we were about five miles up the course when we discovered about a foot of water in each hull. In the bow down, stern up position, we looked like a submarine in the dive mode.
Needless to say we did some serious bailing, turned downwind and headed for the harbour with L, Star and Tornado flags flying. We made in and took another signal boat that was on a lay day.
AP was hoisted ashore and dropped at 1200.
My driver was so scared he would only go 2 knots back to the course. This sparked some rather colorfull language from the short, fat, bald man[=PU].
When we got back to the area all the competetors were waiting, We arrived with 16 minutes to the new scheduled start, anchored with 170 meters of chain/line and got into the sequence. Unfortunely we had to AP because of visability. The rain squalls were brutal. After it cleared somewhat we noticed that the pin boat was favored. Guess who was drifting. 20 meter depth. 170 meters of chain and line and we were drifting. We then ran ito the problem of not being able to raise the anchor. Won't go into it, just to say we drifted about 7/10th of a mile. By the time we got back into racing mode, the wind had shifted 90 degrees.
I will spare you the rest,but we did get in one race wherein two Stars broke masts. One of the gates drifted, etc.
Our signal boathas been retired. (There will be a burial ceremony as soon as we can find a stick of dynamite)
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That is no secret Matt. Good call.
Holy chalupa. Good thing PU is retiring. That's way too much stress for any one individual to have to endure...
Mike