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Post by em on Oct 30, 2023 9:40:58 GMT 12
Good stormy day viewing of the start yesterday . The class 40 start is mental especially the first mark rounding , most entertaining sailing I’ve watched in awhile . Closeups of the boats are very interesting too some mad innovation going on . www.youtube.com/live/Z-P5jG_lgLg?si=pWN_uWAkNTJeLuXV |
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Post by muzled on Oct 30, 2023 17:44:25 GMT 12
Mad start! 44 class 40's. 39 imocas with 11 new builds (think they delayed them a day or two to let the worst of the blow go through)
The co-skipper on google chrome is a gamer who won an e sailing competition and beat 10,000 others to earn his spot. Wonder what the actual skipper thinks of that.
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Post by harrytom on Oct 30, 2023 17:53:42 GMT 12
1hr 2 minutes intersting port/starboard mad buggers
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Post by GO30 on Oct 30, 2023 19:56:54 GMT 12
I just had to have a quick cold shower after watching the ocean 50's.
I'd expect they would try to push the IMOCAs out pretty quick so there's bound to be left over breeze to make that start a bit of fun.
If anyone hears/sees when drop a post here asap.
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Post by GO30 on Oct 31, 2023 19:46:53 GMT 12
Well 50 odd boats started and 40 odd were held just 24hrs ago and checking the updates since then exactly nothing thing has happened, not a single solitary thing apparently.
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Post by em on Nov 1, 2023 8:28:56 GMT 12
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Post by em on Nov 2, 2023 8:27:07 GMT 12
The class 40s have been told there will be no start from Lorient before Sunday so it will be the same for the Imocas at Le Havre . There’s some insane weather going through that part of the world right now.
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Post by Fogg on Nov 2, 2023 23:35:11 GMT 12
Yeah it’s been uncharacteristically windy here in Portugal all week. Flights to / from London disrupted etc.
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Post by em on Nov 7, 2023 20:36:57 GMT 12
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Post by GO30 on Nov 8, 2023 17:23:31 GMT 12
Good to watch the IMOCAs kick off, the big fat arsed buggers they are.
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Post by sloopjohnb on Nov 8, 2023 18:57:29 GMT 12
Think what they would be like with tee rudders. This foiling thing is great, this is my latest addition to my fleet.  Down at Pegasus (north of Christchurch) this weekend for a Mini 40 regatta looking at possibly 10 boats, cats and tris. Here's a report of a regatta at Wattle Farm last month. Wattle Farm Regatta Auckland 19 - 22 Octobe....pdf (989.79 KB) |
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