12,000 miles, here we come!

[Dyflin]

Ready or not its time for the leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean race series. Its a epic leg all the way from Quindgdao China around The Horn To Rio De Janeiro. A 12.300 nm jouney in a VO70.

Race starts: Feb 14th 05:00

 

[fireball]

I'll assume the competitor list is the same as Leg4 .....


www.dexam.co.uk/mytemp/sailonlineleg5.asp


Course looks interesting .....

 

[ash12]

is this the sail online one your on about or the volvo online one? if its the volvo online one im in please

 

[fireball]

It's the sailonline one we're on about .... the one which you don't have to pay to get round the course!!

 

[Dyflin]

Sail online, the preferred choice of discerning racers /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[Spyro]

You can still enter SOL

 

[Alistairr]

Anyone have any ideas how long its going to take us to do the 12300mls?

I'm away on business early March, so will maybe need a help...................Spyro!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Cheers

Al.

 

[Spyro]

No problem Al. 41 days if we can average 300 miles a day, so I would say it could be a bit longer bit longer. No doubt Braindead will have it worked out by now and will be able to tell you give or take an hour /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Some say, he sleeps upside down with his head in a bucket of seawater.

 

[Carolwildbird]

LOL!!!!! Perhaps he's a new species - a sea-bat?

Perhaps we need a replacement skippers rota.. a one and a half month race seems OK as a real proprosition, but on-line? Life goes on and I have a real boat to fit out for a real voyage! Anyone want to share?

 

[Whitelighter]

less than 48 hours to go and registration isnt open yet??????

 

[Spyro]

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less than 48 hours to go and registration isnt open yet??????

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It is now. We're not going to get far in practice though

 

[Alistairr]

Is it just me or is there no red route line?

Al.

 

[goosewing]

Don't even think about it Carol..... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Dipper]

Apparently, I've nearly earned a full Brownie point. On the basis that I should cash it in as soon as possible before it is withdrawn, I have entered leg 5. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[Spyro]

have you mentioned how long it is?????????????

 

[Resolution]

Can you add me to the list please?
Boat name is eithe YBW-Resolution or just Resolution - I get confused easily.

And how come half the fleet had gone already when I logged on at 0600 this morning? Bit keen really.
Thanks
Peter

 

[Malish]

most people who do not want to get up at 5 in the morning set the autopilot for the start.

 

[BrendanS]

oh bugger, I forgot again. 8.5 hours after everyone else, off I go /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif

 

[Dyflin]

I'm off on a weeks holidays tomorrow, anyone fancy keeping me clear of the land (not bothered about competitiveness while I'm away)?

 

[Carolwildbird]

don't worry- you're still ahead of lots of us (including me) in the rankings!