Having a race within a race

[fireball]

you're right -it's a long race .... I'm not intending on going east of the canaries .... I think it'll be a gybe for me in the next hour ....

 

[TigaWave]

Closing and seem to be in the strongest wind for the next few hours, no silly mistakes like going the wrong way and I might make the tope 100!!

 

[Bejasus]

8m/s where the bloody hell do you find that. I am sitting back here in 3.3 and jezbanks in 3.4. Best I have is the 17m/s we have sitting here offshore Denmark at the moment. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

'tis breezy down here by the Canaries...... in 24hrs we might even get a spell at 10m/s....

During practice when we had that, I hit 27kts boat speed!!!!!

 

[WayneS]

I am trying very had to let the back of the fleet catch me up.

But, if we all stick together then we are never really going to climb the ranks.

I am going radical. Will either smile or slink off into the background. /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif

 

[BrendanS]

Don't worry about radical, I've done that several times. Probably explains why I went from 7th to high 300's! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[fireball]

Wow - improved your score from a measly 7th to a massive 300 ... !!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Dipper]

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Dipper and I are having a private race (even if he's not totally aware of it)

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I'd better start trying then. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

I've been down at the club since before dawn helping to crane boats out. It's my turn tomorrow so I hope I'm past the islands soon so I can get some sleep tonight.

 

[BrendanS]

Pretty impressive you must admit! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[fireball]

Oh, very .... if the aim was to get as many points as possible ..... /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[BrendanS]

I'll bet I have more points than anyone on ybw by the end of the race!

 

[fireball]

Well, I can start a second boat and I'll take that bet ..... it's easy to bet that you'll be last!! Now come on - try harder!! Whitelighter IV is over 400Nm behind you!!

 

[BrendanS]

OK, I'll try and broadside and board you, like I did in the practice race! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[Abestea]

i am making a good effort at being catchable at the moment.

I was stuck out in the lighter winds and a gybe followed by an 11 hour cross fleet kamikaze has thrown myself wayyyyy down in 348th.

 

[Dipper]

Fireball, I think Figaro is pinching your supplies off the beach. You'd better turn round and stop him. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[fireball]

Nah - it's ok - not that island ....


Nice one HYC_Trev - up to 3rd place now - looking good!!

I'm going round the west of Tener Reef ... not sure it was the best idea, but I hope not to loose out too much...

 

[Dipper]

Trev is certainly going well. He just keeps climbing.

 

[fireball]

The higher they climb, the further they (can) fall .... just look at Brendan!! /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[BrendanS]

doing flippin well!. He's in 2nd now. I'm going to tuckin behind him and just do what he does. Though I'll be hours behind him, so the wind will be differerent, and it won't work will it. Damn. I'll just have to wait for the pm's to tell me what to do next, though I haven't had any for hours, so will have to wing it.
Though I do seem to have made up over 100 places with no pm's to help me. Miserable buggers, I'll have to win on my own instincts, as you're obviously too scared to help me now! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[BrendanS]

I'll soon be back up at 7th again