waikiore 62 Posted December 17, 2020 Report Share Posted December 17, 2020 North Head -go by bike its great, Montcommentary and TV missed starts -Bens big moment etc etc. They need to sharpen up on TV coverage North Head is the spot but PJ needs to be eased out and stop interviewing old mates whilst the real racing is on . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erice 327 Posted December 17, 2020 Report Share Posted December 17, 2020 yeah, at least 1 of the small car parks on north head has been turned into bicycle only parking looked like they may have put up some triathlon? bike stands Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erice 327 Posted December 18, 2020 Report Share Posted December 18, 2020 back with C today There was speculation earlier this morning that the light conditions would force organisers to shift racing to the less fan-friendly course A, however the same course as the opening two days of racing, C, will again be employed today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deep Purple 218 Posted December 19, 2020 Report Share Posted December 19, 2020 Someone should set up a name and shame page with photos of the spectator boats that are delaying racing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fish 595 Posted December 19, 2020 Report Share Posted December 19, 2020 I think the problem was the late shifting of the course. I could have told them course C wouldn't have worked today... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fish 595 Posted December 19, 2020 Report Share Posted December 19, 2020 Word from friends that were out there say they didn't have any course markers out, so no one could tell where to anchor... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jon 144 Posted December 19, 2020 Report Share Posted December 19, 2020 We are one of the Stake Boats marking out the spectator fleet boundary Its all a big learning curve with 3 different organisations organising different parts, plus on top of that the race marks can only be towed at 4.5kts and then someone has to climb inside to anchor then. Be patient and just head for the general area and it will all become apparent. The organisation has improved heaps since the practice days earlier in the week. ex Elly 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Addem 34 Posted December 19, 2020 Report Share Posted December 19, 2020 (edited) I think one of the purposes of the regatta is to test the logistics as well as the boats. Not sure about the on water stuff but the TV commentary was awful In places. They didn’t know how many laps to be done, the graphics didn’t line up with the markers, the commentators weren’t listening or couldn’t hear race radio so didn’t report what the judge was saying, on and on. Compared to Bermuda they have a looonnng way to go. Fantastic race watching nonetheless. Edited December 19, 2020 by Addem Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twisty 35 Posted December 19, 2020 Report Share Posted December 19, 2020 Watching the youtube coverage is way better than TVNZ. I like Peter Lester and the couple of others that know something, but the rest are just awful Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJohnB 154 Posted December 19, 2020 Report Share Posted December 19, 2020 17 minutes ago, twisty said: Watching the youtube coverage is way better than TVNZ. I like Peter Lester and the couple of others that know something, but the rest are just awful Roll out the celebs! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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