Tiger Worlds have started...

Nice 5th in the 1st race there for Sandra! Go baby!

Wonder what happened to Loos in the first one...

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damnit why did I see

Tiger Woods Started....

John, knowing Gerard, he must have been altering or adding all kinds of lines/wires/cleats just before starting. The man is the current recordholder in the number of rule-compliant changes to his boat 30 minutes prior to the start

Wow - third race posted. GL is kinda all over the place. Sandra had another really good one. But SHAZAM! G&J put up a 2! USA! <img src=

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Lucky for some is that the Tornado Eurocup is being held at the same time...
( Results here)

the colours of of the golden lion and the black lion of Gelderland on a blue field.tot ziens! <img src=

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Ehhh guys,

what's this

position

called ?

The Snooze

or

Drive on James

I wanna pinch position

looks more like the

uncentered mass

position. Guess you don't have to worry about it when there aint no waves.

Uhh...lowest windage position?

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I TOLD you eating that

Bloomin' Onion

at the Outback Steak House last night was a baaaaaad idea. Now stay down there or you are swimming back.

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From Hobie Forum
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 10:31 am Post subject:

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The weather forecasters here in Spain have no idea apparently...

Today we got in three more races in trying conditions off Cangas Spain...The sail out to the course was in 3 knots with fog, so we thought to ourselves... where´s the starting area? (the starting vessels were further offshore than the previous days, and the haze wasn´t helping either)

Once we started into the sequence it was like the switch turned on, and the winds filled in nicely. We were not so hot on the day, only managing to post a couple of 10´s and another drop (too bad they give you only one, so I suppose we´ll keep this 15th)Our speed in not in doubt, however some problems in rounding situations and close calls on lay lines have caused us some grief in these past two days. We are just use to sailing to the lay line, however here everyone is so over stood that if you´re not one of them you die. It didn´t help either that we ran over the spinnaker sheet on the second race. (our worst result of course, partly due to this) Climbing out on the bow in high winds and chop isn´t fast.

In the final race the winds really piped up and many teams stuck it in hard. There a several torn mainsails and a bent mast or two. We stayed upright to come across in 10th.

Other notable Norht American finishers today were Tomkop / Billings (from Texas) doing well to secure 8th in the overall classifications. Team peurto Rice had a fall through their main sail - but I hear this won´t put a damper on the rum party they are hosting tonight!

We´re still sitting well in the top five in 4th. Mitch and Taylor Booth are now slotted up to fifth after some good results of their own. (this is the championship now for us... to beat our good friends from OZ - or is that Holland.. or wait - Spain.... who knows)

Tomorrow calls for the same forecast of 6 - 9 knots of wind... so I guess that means it´ll be blowing 20 again!

We´ll keep trying hard.

JB
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Tomko- The unknown sailor (not for long if he keeps it up) sporting a Mimi shield

This is how I always find Chief Tomoko at regatta parties...

I just scanned though the photos on the Worlds site
http://www.hobiecangas2006.com/ing/framecont.htm
A couple of things stood out:
1- I was great to see so many young sailors. Eupore has done a great job of with Youth racing.
2- Many of the Tiger skippers, while on the tramp, were not using their tiller sticks and were letting it drag behind. What's up with that? At first I thought that it was just a shot of them in a tack or gybe, but there were several doing it. Is there some go fast technique I don't know about? I alway like to have the stick in my hand in case I need to get out on the wire in a hurry.

extension goes

out the back

to get it out of the way of the crew when on the wire downwind, simple as that.

As a crew I strongly suggest the crew takes the tiller as well when sailing downwind. After that go one-up.......
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From what I have seen, it is almost universal. I certainly do it unless I'm out on the wire (occasionally during the hoist I will stay out to save a bit of time). Most crews prefer it like that so they don't get stabbed by the tiller bar.

Tiger Mike

Around the cans when it's very windy, I toss it out the back and let it trail behind the boat as well. Steering by the crossbar gives me more direct control and gives me something to hang on to if the boat stuffs. I was chastized (politely) while doing the same thing in the Tybee500 this year and so I quit . Then we almost capsized twice when someone lost traction and fell into the hiking stick right after a couple of jibes.

If you are going to let it trail behind the boat, the cork ball is probably not the best thing to have on the tail of the stick. A tight fitting neoprene grip might have less resistance (I have the cork ball for now).

Its also one less thing to worry about during a gybe.

Keeps it out of the crews way when he is on trap and as far back as possible

Good Points... I guess now my crew will not have to wear that annoying protective cup anymore.

Event final

1 Jean-Christophe Mourniac
Franck Citeau
2 Moana Vaireaux
Petit Romain
3 Christophe Renaud de Malet
Alban Rossollin
4 Mitch Booth
Taylor Booth
5 Greg Thomas
Jacques Bernier
6 Mark Laruffa
Ricky Heasman
7 Tom Phipps
Jonathan Cook
8 Simon Kearns
Mad dog Burns
9 Cédric Bader
Montoya Yann
10 Brett Dryland
Rod Waterhouse