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    Pole length?

    in TechTalk

    Posted

    Good thing you only tried this coming back from the race - attaching the pole to the stanchion base is not allowed under the racing rules.

    When racing the big coloured sail was more effective

     

    When returning after the race things needed to be simple due to the quantity of hangovers onboard

    Pole length?

    in TechTalk

    Posted

    about 110 - 120% of the length of J (distance from base of forestay to mast), may be a bit less if it's a non overlapping headsail.

    The pole on Fineline was longer than J, I guess out about 110%.

     

    To pole out the non overlapping headsail coming back from Coastal, we used the leeward stanchion base and a sail tie as the inboard end. It seemed to work.

    2015 Coastal Classic

    in RaceTalk

    Posted

    Tracker not as good as previously or the European trackers.race data is so confusing.Does not give sea conditions, cannot tell the speed wind direction relates to wind or vesselDisappointing and is rubbish.At present leading boat is 78th position on handicap. I assume which I should not but the DIV has only 5 vessels but handicap placing 78th but does state which handicap system when reading the results.News reports do not mention, who is, each division leading on handicap.Mixed yacht racing is all about placing's on handicaps.Hard to compare design against design each class.Rubbish race.OC

    Are you ever happy about anything?

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    AC World series, Gothernburg

    in RaceTalk

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    Ketchup.

     

    Yes agree. The 3 I remember was GRETEL Australia with The Bulb wing Keel. A new innovation that millionaires money produced.

     

    Then the other 2 great match races where  KZ 7 the breaking area and innovation of the glass revolution funded by another millionaire { remember the famous USA BAD BOY statement that cost NZ the cup. Why would you build using glass when all others use alluvium unless you wanted to cheat stalling for time for the Fremantle doctor to arrive with conners on one more loss and he was gone and cup probably would have been NZ's. NZ fell for the jibe not having the experience to counter act such a claim and Paul cayard did the same to Peter Blake red boat challenge } and the 34th  AC. non Monohull. Why did they change from Monohull yachts? The public got uninterested with two slow boat match racing yachts, like watching paint dry and not understanding match racing.

     

    Why where they great to the yachting enthusiast and knowledgeable and not the public. Answer they where match racers for 2 boats per race funded by millionaires, billionaires with ground breaking innovation technology, ideas. The new series are not match races.

     

    Ketch when was a match race sailed with 3 or more boats. Even the world match racing calendar race two at a time. Two boats you know who is winning when match racing. Stick 6 or more on the same course and its like looking into a agitator washing machine washing clothes all jumbled.

     

    The 34th was impressive because they where large for the first time with new technology like GRETEL, and  KZ7. I suppose the races by them selves would not have been that interesting to watch but for the new technology and something special happening. Gretel after some 40 or so years it was thought that AMERICA could not be beaten and they where and the racing for your information was not even close. The yanks got beaten by miles. The news media did not it report it from a purest sailing point on view as great races but

     

     "the aussies have stuffed the yanks" and asked how.

     

    It was sailed with light winds and the race took ages with not much action except the yank boat was loosing by a long shot which allowed the viewing public to think, say to there mates "bloody good show",  longer and with a good reason to drink more rum.. A sight that had never been seen before. 

     

    Then the  wing keel was exposed which if you where bored you suddenly became impressed, interested and joined the discussion and opinion groups .

     

    After that KZ 7 Got the yachting fraternity excited but not the general public until GLASS gate appeared. Plus Chris Dickson was setting  a new AC YACHT racing record, 32 straight consecutive match race wins during the challenges series at FREEMANTEL AUS. 2 boats again racing on a short course per race.

     

    The twelve's where rubbish and NZ proved that when their boat broke into 2 pieces and became sub marine the crew swimming. Oh what a sight to see.

    All the one design class races have become a bore with small entries, like the Volvo but the Whitbread before the renaming got 20,000 or more at the viaduct basin at 01 hrs and later to see the vessels arrive. I was there. It was so packed that if some person gave the crowd a shove the persons on the edge went for a swim. That was also exciting it kept, [ like a Mexican wave does when there is not much happening at other sporting activities ] the crowds entertained. The difference the boats where all different sizes, shapes, designers concepts, sail, rig configuration for comparisons all racing against each other which the present AC format does not, plus the extreme series from a public, sailor viewing point on view are boring, confusing as they are piddley small like the new AC's, with the squabbling, that goes on which is part and parcel the millionaires, billionaires like doing to each other to get their egos stroked with the extreme Cats series disillusioning the public and making them non interested.

     

    Which one class is growing, they are all struggling to get entries.

     

    ONE Size design has nothing to do with getting the public excited. What gets the crowds excited is perhaps a small boat beating a larger boat, the ordinary beating the giants, and non professionals beating professionals. Watch some of the old roman day HISTORY movies. What got the crowds roaring?  

     

    Racing close and speed differences small.

     

    I must have been watching a different race when barker was winning by more that a mile and the cup was NZ's when the course, the rules that where designed to allowed the yanks to blow the whistle and laugh got you again which Dalton should have thrown a watch over the course by computer and protested, be fore the racing started but he did not did he.  That is part of the AC Cup not only who has the biggest boat, the fastest, who spending the most money but who has the most intelligence.

     

    OC

    Is there anything in this post that is correct?

    Buying overseas

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    Are you being charged GST in Australia on the purchase?

     

    If so I think you might be able to claim it back when the boat is exported. I know this is possible for new items, not so sure for second hand items.

    Stolen Yacht

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    I don,t think thieves worry about that stuff, safety gear, trip logs etc...

    I was thinking more along the customs flights looking for illegals/smugglers.

     

    Is there not some sort of border security monitoring NZ waters?

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