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Re:texting

Tomo needs to change his from the type where the dial goes round, praps you should explain about pressing the new fangled buttons.............................
 
Well I'm certainly watching this Round the World trip with baited breath. Thanks Dom for the initial intro to it.

Did we establish whether the timing is elapsed time or just time on the go, yet? Cos if the former, I reckon he's in a bit of bother. To Salalah he's clocked 5356 nm's and done that in 22 days (almost exactly), since leaving Cardiff, so that gives him an average of just a tad over 10 knots. So if he keeps to that average it'll take him 108 days, well outside C&W's record. Or can he pick up time on the Asian leg? Is the weather likely to be better or more of the same? Anyone any ideas?

Averaging just over 10 knots not wildly impressive, I think WE ALL KNOW SOMEONE not far from here who reckons he could average well over 25knots, and in considerable comfort too. Guess you just need someone to pay for the fuel.

So whaddya think then? Make a change from boring old SofF.

Imagine getting your haircut, "have you been away on your holidays yet sir? Go anywhere interesting?"

"Oh well we just took our boat on a round the World race and set a new record"

I reckon that's gotta be a goer tcm. Prove to 'em all you were right.

Go on, you can do it. I'm sure you'd get enough volunteers here to promote it and organise some sponsorship, (except Dom).

But apart from that, good luck to AP, at least he's got the b**s to have a go.
 
Re: green

It's true! I am very envious of AP's adventure.

One thing is certain tho, a blimmin leopard is not really going to stand much of a hope in terms of the range....unless large swathes of the boat are gtiven over to a complex series of interconnecting tanks to dramatically increase the fuel load. At least a couple of tons in the rear garage, several more in the rear cabins, and possibly using the entire freshwater tank as a spare diesel tank, perhaps liberating the fuel by means of the icemaker in the form of smal diesel-flavoured ice cubes all ready to shovel into the tank.
 
Leopard goes global

So you're obviously at an advanced stage of planning for this trip since you've got the fuel storage problem sussed already, though bit concerned that you're giving up the ice maker - what'll we be able to put in our G&T's? (Notice how I've inveigled myself into this venture? Cunning eh?).

P'raps dump one or two telly's instead (plus a dozen remote controls) and just rely on the other three. But not the big one, eh, gotta have something to watch en-route, 'cos I bet it gets boring on the long legs.

So navigations the next hurdle. Suggest not to let jfm anywhere near this, since it's him that's caused all the lectronicks to go pfft so far. How about a secondhand Decca? I think Byron's got one on offer for a fiver, so keep costs down a bit.

See AP had a bit of a skirmish with possible pirates. Can you fit machine gun on forward deck, (plus remote control) or a real good hose pipe just in case "johnny foreigner" doesn't like guns? Or perhaps borrow csscotts bowsprit. Or have your Italian friends got some cunning plan for this? Like extra fast reverse gear?

Yes I see a plan coming together here. Any other contributions??
 
Re: Leopard pumps, and 1200hp bilge pumps

already got ther monster hose pipe, i think, with sort of massive fire hydrant attachment thingy that pumps seawater.

Incidentally, I found that the boat also has massive bilge pumps, in the form of a primary inlet that immediately tees on a valve, normally routed to the engine but on turning a valve is directly open to the bilges.

I don't think the diesel storage problem is yet sorted, and your room is already theoretically full of diesel.
 
Re:it\'s from gibraltar

some blimmin navigator you are, Coliholic!

It's gibraltar -gibraltar, and they must go thru both canals. 14days 8 hrs since gib, total 4135nm in 14days 8hrs means almost exactly 12knots.

As far as I can see, Clive is measuring times from "leaving port" to the next "leaving port", so the times given include any time ashore filling up etc etc.
 
15 knot average?? On Track??

I notice from the latest update that SOC is achieveing an average of 15 knots.

But they are expecting the speed to increase as the fuel load lightens.

I guess they are going to have to get upto 25 Knots average for the rest of the leg to be on track. That will be quiet some average.

Does anyone know if they are on track???
 
Re: 15 knot average?? On Track??

i assume you mean "on track for a record"

Of course, they are only 20% thru, so they can be on track all they like but then there's the atlantic and other inponderables.

But it's not great that they are doing only 15 knots a day after leaving port, I think, in the flat seas that they report. Average to last port was 12knots, so they need to be hitting 25 knots for long long periods to get back towards a 20knot average including the stops, which take over 5% of the time.

Must say that the fanfare about cable and wireless, current record holder with much higher top speed, must've meant that they spent long periods in port, no?
 
Re: C&W

Yes C&W spent much time in port. My business partner here, just along the corridor, was a paying crew member so I have much first hand info. Stopovers were the cause of much friction on board, becos C&W HQ emailed to tell em to slow down so they arrive in such and such port at a time when press and dignitaries are all ready, not 5am. Also they had to stop at ports for publicity when they could just have blammed on. They could have shaved a week off the record if no commercial pressure. But not complaining, it WAS a commercial venture in part, if you want C&W to pay £££ for a big boat they natch get to call some shots, that's the deal
 
Re: 15 knot average?? On Track??

So TCM. What do you make of SOCs progress now. They have managed to average 19.87 knots on the last leg even though this was oily calm waters? Seems like they are improving but still marginal if they will take the record a this rate.

Thoughts..?
 
Re: on target perhaps?

I wonder if being off the pace so early on may have knocked the stuffing out of their resolve to batter on and on? - i saw that one of the stops (sri lanka?) they stopped overnight and set off again at 9am the following morning - bet they wdn't have waited like this had it been closer, but full details not there....

The damn customs etc is costing them a lot of time - praps disproving the idea of shorter faster legs with more stops being the best idea.

Still not totally sure that they're out of it - they may be closer than they think with this flat water. I have them at average over 13 knots after last leg, and remeber they need nearer 16, and remeber that they have had one canal and one 3ish day delay and v bad weather early on.

The overall sums are a bit difficult - their site says 25,000 miles. If so, divide this by 71 days and again by 24 hours...means 14.67 is the target. But if more stops means more miles, praps another 1,000, then add 4% to this speed means 15.28 knots - so target of average 16 wd probably win it for them. Possible at this rate and with flat water.

Or, put it another way - if they continue at 20 knots for the remaining (say) 19000 miles that 40 days plus 22 days already give 62 with a week to spare.

I note that dag pike rubbishes the cable and wireless "record" - i'll find the web address. He says records on powerboats are "easier" cos so few of them do it, and there are tankers etc that go rtw in 60 days quite often. Whatever, of course it would be good to see the attempt succeed cos otherwise it'll be like schumacher in F1 dead boring to watch nobody beat him every fortnight even when he's in last year's spare car...
 
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