Not So Fastnet
- Thread starter harry potter
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Any square riggers in the race?
harry potter
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That to me means hard work and determination.
Stemar
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This is what it looked like from Hurst
Not sorry I wasn't out there. That's a day for yarning in the pub if ever I saw one
Not sorry I wasn't out there. That's a day for yarning in the pub if ever I saw one
AntarcticPilot
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Wouldn't it have been quicker (and less painful!) to go east of the IoW?
Tranona
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Not if you are in the Fastnet race!
Concerto
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I expect that passing through Hurst is part of the Fastnet course.
LittleSister
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i wonder what is was like beyond Hurst towards the Needles.
It can get very lumpy out there at the best of times.
AntarcticPilot
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That's why I don't race!
Lightwave395
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A lot of boats turned right at Hurst and went through the North Channeli wonder what is was like beyond Hurst towards the Needles.
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"The brutal conditions caused one yacht to sink, while four lost their masts and almost 30 had to be rescued or assisted by emergency services and the RNLI." Yacht race in chaos as brutal 12ft waves and 46mph gales sink boat
The race looked like a serious endurance trial and fair enough if that's your thing, no need to go to the southern ocean, just race as hard as you can out of the Solent in July. But do the competitors make contributions for their rescues? Of part of their entrance fee? "'The club would like to thank HM Coastguard and the RNLI for their assistance." seems a bit weak.
Still, I see the Daily Mail had their top yachting correspondent on the job "Another sailor suffered a serious head injury when he was struck by a beam and knocked overboard before being rescued by his crew mates."
The race looked like a serious endurance trial and fair enough if that's your thing, no need to go to the southern ocean, just race as hard as you can out of the Solent in July. But do the competitors make contributions for their rescues? Of part of their entrance fee? "'The club would like to thank HM Coastguard and the RNLI for their assistance." seems a bit weak.
Still, I see the Daily Mail had their top yachting correspondent on the job "Another sailor suffered a serious head injury when he was struck by a beam and knocked overboard before being rescued by his crew mates."
Snowgoose-1
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Thanks for the vid. First time I have really seen yachts like this so heavily reefed.
