philstar 61 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 28 boats on one start line is going to be busy even little ones. Link to post Share on other sites
On tilt 0 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Met service says 10 Link to post Share on other sites
markm 30 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Same number of Marauders (7) as 88s? Link to post Share on other sites
Y88 Association 8 Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Finished up with 11 x 88's (including the fleet grandparent Tickled Pink). Some of the regulars are missing but great to see lots of new boats joining. The two different PredictWind models are back in alignment at fresh to frightening for the SSANZ Baltic 50 http://ssanz.co.nz/..... Looks end result will depend how fast the systems move in the next 48hrs. For those who can't make it on the water there is an opportunity to race from the comfort of your PC your on a virtual Y88 at http://www.sailonline.org/blog/2014/jul ... ries-2014/ Anyone got any experience or advice re online racing ... We can offer up a prize of a bottle of Mount Gay's finest for the overall winner from both worlds. Of course it can only be a virtual bottle for those online Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Didn't make briefing. Any talk of short course? Will be a good swell out there. Link to post Share on other sites
Duty Free 2 Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Hi Jono, Yes mention was made of the short course by Jon H (who is race officer ) --also be aware of changes to sailing instructions and courses due to missing buoys (Motihue green , Navy buoy--browns island ) .Also a strong message was sent about safety , skippers decision to sail , and that SSANZ would start /finish the race and it was up to the skippers to decide whether to go or not . Sea state appears to be down a bit at the moment Link to post Share on other sites
Battleship 100 Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Anyone remember the details for signing up to the txt notification of course/start time changes? Link to post Share on other sites
Battleship 100 Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 found it txt ssanz to 2345 to sign up for notifications. Link to post Share on other sites
RainbowChaser 0 Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 aaaaaaaaaaand just in case you're not racing but would like to stooge around the course, why not do so by keeping your feet and extremities dry by racing on Sailonline The format is similar to previous years, but the Sailonline Race Committee (who now sets the calendar 3m in advance) has flipped us back to the Young 88. The past few years we've been using the former Fineline Y11 polar, so it will make a change. Here's the Race Info from the Sailonline Homepage - definitely not too late to get involved! 2014 Safety at Sea SSANZ Triple - Baltic 50 Welcome to the Baltic 50, Race 1 of three races making up this year's trio of races from SSANZ. Sailing Young 88s we will be taking on the real fleet in a Hauraki Gulf classic. Race #714 NOR from brainaid.de Young 88 POLAR WX Updates: 0430 / 1030 / 1630 / 2230 Ranking: SSANZ Trio-SYC Race starts: Jul 11th 21:00utc Link to post Share on other sites
Jon 360 Posted July 11, 2014 Author Share Posted July 11, 2014 SSANZ Baltic 50 The start is postponed The first warning signal will not be before 10:55 hrs More details to follow @ ssanz.co.nz home page. Link to post Share on other sites
B00B00 310 Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 I think thats a smart decision. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Sweet, we have time for a dawn breaker then Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 The Nowcasting would suggest the front is moving over the course right now, the winds are dropping and backing. Now if the bloody rain would stop.............. Better finish my coffee and get ready to go for a boat. Link to post Share on other sites
Cameron 76 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 I got the text! so it did work... Anyway with the number of smartphones now I'm wondering if there is a need for the txt service (particularly if it's not consistently reliable) as everyone can just view the webpage. It would have been nice if more boats used the PredictWind tracker app... Link to post Share on other sites
Clipper 343 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 What sail was activator using? http://ssanz.co.nz/documents/eventsPDFs/hivolt.pdf Link to post Share on other sites
Clipper 343 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 It would have been nice if more boats used the PredictWind tracker app... Just add it as a requirement to go into the draw for the spinnaker next time. But how many phones last 11-12 hours tracking? i had to have mine plugged into the main battery all day, as it goes flat too fast. Could be tricky for some. Link to post Share on other sites
B00B00 310 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 It would have been nice if more boats used the PredictWind tracker app... Just add it as a requirement to go into the draw for the spinnaker next time. But how many phones last 11-12 hours tracking? i had to have mine plugged into the main battery all day, as it goes flat too fast. Could be tricky for some. I actually did it but had loged onto the wrong race. Did the simrad 50 by mistake. Wonder how many people did the same thing. Link to post Share on other sites
floatsome 0 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 What sail was activator using? http://ssanz.co.nz/documents/eventsPDFs/hivolt.pdf Protest not upheld. Do we expect such sails to appear in rum races (or are they already)? See ssanz website for details. Link to post Share on other sites
B00B00 310 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 What sail was activator using? http://ssanz.co.nz/documents/eventsPDFs/hivolt.pdf Protest not upheld. Do we expect such sails to appear in rum races (or are they already)? See ssanz website for details. From what I understand after reading the decision, its just a jibtop, been around for decades.. Still attached to the forestay. Looks like they are rated for it under phrf with a biggest jib LP over 9m. I see no problem. Basically just changing to a bigger headsails for the run. Link to post Share on other sites
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