Sail online Leg 3 - Jan 14th 10:00

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Race starts: Jan 14th 10:00


http://www.sailonline.org/races/282/register/

don't forget!!

 

[Fantasie 19]

I'm registered..

 

[Dipper]

Hang on chaps. I'm still adjusting my warps then I'm off for a shower.

 

[BrendanS]

I might actually finish leg 2 tonight!

 

[sarabande]

I must not stop for BBQs

I must not stop for BBQs

I must NOT...

660 and something, but I did just beat Indiana by a few seconds

 

[Dipper]

You just pipped me last leg and I just beat you this one. Three of us finished within 4 places of each other. The others don't know what close racing is all about.

 

[Spyro]

This one looks better, plenty wind for the start thank god, I don't think I could have stood heading out the way we came with no winds again. I know it's only make believe and the same for everyone but it can be so frustrating. It actually makes you feel like you are going no where

 

[chrisgee]

This one looks better, plenty wind for the start thank god, I don't think I could have stood heading out the way we came with no winds again. I know it's only make believe and the same for everyone but it can be so frustrating. It actually makes you feel like you are going no where

yes much better

Somehow I have a tiny tiny lead in our fleet --- just you all be nice and let me keep it , even 5 minutes would be nice!!
Jolini

 

[Fantasie 19]

Missed the start by 10 minutes - was getting the sausages out of the grill for brekkie - now 580th!

 

[chrisgee]

yes much better

Somehow I have a tiny tiny lead in our fleet --- just you all be nice and let me keep it , even 5 minutes would be nice!!
Jolini

Hang about . as I was actually posting previously I had already lost my lead must have been all of a minute ---still long way to go yet -- good sailing everyone.

 

[Spyro]

Why did I think it was Sunday (tomorrow) it started?
Ah well only 26 miles behind

 

[Dipper]

Missed the start by 10 minutes - was getting the sausages out of the grill for brekkie - now 580th!

That was probably a good move. You don't know when you will get the chance to eat again.

 

[Whitelighter]

I thought it was tomorrow too but a friend at work corrected me yesterday.

Thank god for the CAA Calibrator

Places mean nothing in the open miles as the pack is so tight 1st and 500th are only separated by 0.5 miles

 

[fireball]

Why did I think it was Sunday (tomorrow) it started?
Ah well only 26 miles behind

yer - well, I forgot too.... only 50 minutes late for the start ... good job the boat was ready to go ...

Still - it's a long race and some tight courses so plenty of opportunity to catch up - or cockup !!

 

[TopDonkey]

I'm having a go too, but missed the start by 4.5 hours I'll give it a go anyway as i've now started

 

[Fantasie 19]

Trust me 4.5 hours is nothing... I started the last one a day late...

It's a bit of a drag race at the moment, but things will get interesting when we get to the turning marks - you can pick up lot of places...

 

[Dipper]

I had a good night. I'm sailing in the leaders wake. He should dump his weather routing software and use my patented time software. Just before I go to bed, I think of any whole number of hours at random and stuff in a delayed gybe at that time. It seems to be working this time.

 

[Dipper]

I'm #1. What do I do now?

 

[Spyro]

I'm #1. What do I do now?

Well usually you head of on some crazy course hoping to out flank all of us but there's not many options for that where you are. I'm sure you'll come up with something though
Congrats anyway, nice to see a YBW boat leading the fleet.

 

[Dipper]

Wow. That was worrying but I'm OK now. I gybed and I'm working my way back into the fleet.

I don't like being in front. When I raced my bilge keel Hurley 22 in a pursuit race I had to set off first. I took the wrong course and everyone else followed. It scarred me for life.