-
Content Count
618 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
8
Addem last won the day on July 12 2024
Addem had the most liked content!
Community Reputation
121 ExcellentAbout Addem
-
Rank
Advanced Member
Profile Information
-
Gender
Male
-
Location
Tauranga
-
Interests
WATER!
-
Yep, the comms on board are the only reason I listen. Mr mcivor drives me nuts.
-
I might withdraw my comment. Final race was a replay of the previous 2, LRPP seemed to lose the earlier ability to match GB upwind mode. We now know that with these boats small withdraw can make that 1% that will make all the difference. How much has ETNZ improved? Especially their starts which haven't been good. Game on.
-
Prada can do it. It's all about winning the start. And prada seem to like taking the windward position. Until last night they'd shown that If they can get the right start they are hard to beat. I'd rather meet ineos in the final as I think they tend to make more mistakes, out of bound etc
-
I helped pay for that boat as little kid. Still got the little silver plaque.
-
I did this as an experiment and used plasticine and packaging tape to shape/hold/seal the joins. First version the joins didn't let go. Lots of release wax and it fell apart beautifully.
-
As he said, please no.
-
While the old 12m races were long and slow by comparison, the technical difficulty of sailing them well was demonstrable which made them compelling viewing for the purist but not much so for the novice. I think the catamaran version took viewer engagement to another level for both novice and purist But these boats are hardly worth watching. We can't see what's going on and can't appreciate the tech or tactics. The graphics on screen are uninformative and commentators don't know much about sailing. Mostly it's about watch who wins the start and then wait for the next race. But
-
exactly what I was thinking. "Don't dare touch that halyard!
-
Thanks BP. Makes sense. 'Lazy' -agree. I don't understand why owners don't take deck gear and furled head sails off, even when in the marina when a blow is forecast.
-
Thanks BP. Not sure what you mean " each side?" Did you have 3 anchors out. Storm in the centre? And had a stern anchor? I'd have thought that with 2 anchors when there is a veer in the wind, one anchor might drag until the other caught and then would hold to the wind again. (Not the same as the eye passing over and 180 degree change when I could imagine total tangles and carnage.) Nearly all the storm footage you see there is only one anchor set.
-
I've been wondering if any one has had experience using 2 anchors.
-
But I'm sure I've seen something similar in real life.... not done it exactly, tho
-
Auto correct! I wonder why Wellington has never entered the conversation.
-
I wonder why selling Tom has veneer entered the conversation. None of the issues being discussed exist there. There is heaps of space in oriental Bay and a great waterfront for grandstands. Does any one know?
-
How not. It'd be a big reminisce for me. I used to pedal down there as a kid and watch the citizen match racing. Great grandstand.