PaulR 3 Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 and does anyone know who physic is? Might be Mike or one of the other crew from Psychic (S34) No it is Mike himself, hopefully IRL doing S34 W/L this evening. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Say hi to Mike from Bardy... Link to post Share on other sites
PaulR 3 Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Say hi to Mike from Bardy... That will cost me rum. Send money, more than that!! Link to post Share on other sites
PaulR 3 Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Don't know for certain but wind speed seems to be in that International Metric System understood by the French and Spannish of metres per second. (roughly half the speed in knots). What makes you say that? It says "KTS" and the boat speeds seem to be reasonable for knots. Yes boat speed in knots but no units for wind speed. Further the speed seems 1.5 times that of wind. Normally its the other way, and the arrows show a wind dead astern, hence guessing, but normally with a wind astern, running flat not reaching, one loses the wind or has a wind over the deck. But I did say "Don't know for certain". Is there an official explaination KNothing like a little hismitory as wells to edumacade thems that be younger Oh Ahrrrr!! Link to post Share on other sites
PaulR 3 Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Say hi to Mike from Bardy... Are you racing a boat? If NO, WHY KNOT If yes, WHY are you knot in the NZL_TEAM Send me your details + a bottle of rum and you will get the NZL_TEAM spreadsheet with psychic's email & phone numbers etc. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Say hi to Mike from Bardy... Are you racing a boat? If NO, WHY KNOT No. Because when I play Virtual Loup de Mer or SOL I get obsessive, and end up not sleeping longer than 2 hours at a stretch, in case the weather changes unexpectedly. I tell myself it won't happen like that 'this time', and that i will only race 1 boat, not 9, and that I will limit myself to checking it 4 times a day... ...but it never happens that way. 9 months of not sleeping properly is not good for me. I get ratty, and snap at friends, and start to lose concentration when I am sailing IRL. So it is not worth it. So I have banned myself from both Virtual Loup de Mer and SOL. Send me your details + a bottle of rum and you will get the NZL_TEAM spreadsheet with psychic's email & phone numbers etc. I've got Mike's email address etc. I sailed on Phsychic a few times before I moved to Wellington, and sailed Virtual Skipper with Mike a bit too. Don't even think about offering me a bottle of rum to make me sail SOL again... that'd just be cruel. Link to post Share on other sites
PaulR 3 Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Don't even think about offering me a bottle of rum to make me sail SOL again... that'd just be cruel. Take a concrete pill. There IS A BOTTLE OF MT GAY as a prize here as well as the time guessing competition = TWO bottles. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Anyway, back on topic... Looks like this could be a telling break for Camper and Telefonica... they are extending on Groupama and Puma and as they do so getting into more and more pressure sooner, extending more... and getting into more and more pressure sooner... Link to post Share on other sites
Grinna 2 Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 OK, so Camper has Telefonica (!!) hard on their heels and the two of them have a 20 mile jump on Puma and Groupama. Significance of this??? Or is it still early, early days? Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 It's a weather break, first into the new pressure are reaping the benefits. Link to post Share on other sites
BvanVugt 0 Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I think the biggest factor in this leg is going to be getting through the doldrums quickly, 20miles is only a little over an hr if they are becalmed so it wouldnt take much to catch up, however it could also be that the first boats get through nicely and the rest get left behind, either way its probably a little to early to predict anything from it, but it sure is nice to see Camper out in the lead Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I think the biggest factor in this leg is going to be getting through the doldrums quickly Unless you drop your rig or hit something and suffer major hull damge that is... ...but yes, very likely it will be quite important. Nevertheless this break could also keep growing and growing over the next 36 hours... and could be very significant. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Everyone bar the non racers are out of the straights now and its been pretty even with small gains made by all but camper who went a little all over the place (at least compared to telefonica). Nothing drastic has change recently though and everyone is still following the game plan so far. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 The boats have hit the mine field and it is going to be slow and painful, but at least they will be able to get some rest after that punishing first 36 hours. Camper has struggled in these fluky conditions, while everyone else has made small gains. Link to post Share on other sites
benny14 6 Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Anyone else having trouble getting the iPhone Tracker app to update? Mine hasn't updated since 3 hours after the start... Link to post Share on other sites
VERGE 1 Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Android phone traker is updating ok, can't see why it is not working for iPhone Link to post Share on other sites
RushMan 31 Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Both iPhone and iPad tracker appear to be working for me. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 The amount of time that it is taking the tracker to update from the race data is a little annoying as I missed the last update with the discovery of a big looser in the lottery. Groupama have lost 16nm on the leaders and I imagine that it is just because they were stuck in a hole, but I guess we wont know untill later on this morning. Nice to see camper back out in front again. Being that it is now midnight, this will be my last update untill the more reasonable time of 7:30-8:00 am so feel free to stick up what happens over night. Im still waiting on more info from Volvo to come about the conditions of the boats and of a press conference with Abu Dhabi, but nothing has arrived as of yet so hopefully ill have some more goodies for us by lunch Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Well I cant get to sleep so heres some info about team Sanyas possible withdrawl from leg 1 INFORMATION ON BEHALF OF TEAM SANYA Mike Sanderson’s Team Sanya have confirmed that they are 100% focused on trying to get their boat shipped to Cape Town after picking up structural damage in the first 24 hours of action in the Volvo Ocean Race. The decision was taken yesterday to suspend racing in the first leg of the 39,000 nautical mile race following an assessment of the damage to Sanya’s hull. It is still unclear exactly what had caused the damage, which occurred when the boat was 30 nautical miles southeast of Motril, on the southern coast of Spain. Sanya pulled into Motril and a closer inspection revealed structural damage to a large section of the Volvo Open 70’s bow section. The team’s management are this morning holding a meeting to assess options and plan their next move. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 From Adil Khalid about Abu Dhabi's broken rig. Khalid, who at 23 years old is one of the Volvo Ocean Race’s youngest sailors, said his “heart was beating really fast” as the 31-metre mast broke into three pieces just six hours into Leg 1 of the Volvo Ocean Race. “It was the scariest day of my life for sure,” said Khalid, who was chosen from more than 120 hopefuls to be the first ever Emirati to compete in the Volvo Ocean Race with Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. “Being out at sea, in the dead of night, and having that happen... We were well drilled for the situation and behaved so calmly and professionally. However, your heart is beating really fast and you thank god everyone is safe.” Disaster struck for the Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing team at 1915 UTC on Saturday when their Volvo Open 70 yacht Azzam fell off the back of a wave in violent seas around 30 miles southwest of Cartegena. They were just six hours and 84 nautical miles into the 6,500 nautical mile leg from Alicante to Cape Town. During the recovery, carried out in total darkness, boat captain Wade Morgan had to jump into the sea to release the locks that keep the mainsail attached to the mast. “Everyone was really inspirational, especially Wade,” Khalid said. “Getting in the water to cut away the rigging was very brave; I have a lot of respect for him. When you are faced with a situation like this, you really see what you are made of. We handled it very well and I think that says a lot about the crew that has been put together.” The crew, led by British skipper Ian Walker, managed to recover the rig and motor back to Alicante before launching into a round-the-clock repair effort. “The name of our yacht, Azzam, means determination, and that is what we all feel right now,” Khalid said. “We want to get back out on the water and give it 110 per cent. Of course, it is scary to think about it, so I try not to. What will happen will happen and we still want to win this race.” Abu Dhabi’s replacement mast arrived in Alicante last night where a team of specialist riggers set about preparing it for racing. The team will also carry out a complete check of the boat’s hull, which was damaged during the recovery of the rig. Walker told a press conference yesterday he hoped to be back in the race within three days. Link to post Share on other sites
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