Giblets
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Best of luck to all the forumites who are taking part. 
Rolex Fastnet 2013 Race
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capnsensible
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Good luck to all who are taking part!
Thanks for the reminder, a friend has sailed his racy boat to Cowes from Gib to do the race, got them on the race tracker now.
Thanks for the reminder, a friend has sailed his racy boat to Cowes from Gib to do the race, got them on the race tracker now.
capnsensible
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Enjoying e starts on internet. Its some years since I was racing on that start line!
sarabande
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What's MartinJ's boat name please ?
I think she's a Moody xxx.
I think she's a Moody xxx.
Giblets
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Jubilant in IRC4 group
sarabande
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ta - that was quick ! 
EDIT
Gottim on the Yellwobrick pages
http://fastnet.rorc.org/2013-fleet-tracking.html
Are we allowed to push ?
EDIT
Gottim on the Yellwobrick pages
http://fastnet.rorc.org/2013-fleet-tracking.html
Are we allowed to push ?
Giblets
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There's a long way to go yet.
Martin has promised to bring out his "secret weapons" on passing the Needles.
1. Cat 'o nine tails for the scurvy crew!
2. 15 pounder for the rest of the fleet!
Martin has promised to bring out his "secret weapons" on passing the Needles.
1. Cat 'o nine tails for the scurvy crew!
2. 15 pounder for the rest of the fleet!
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Talulah
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Clipper CV2 has had to retire.
http://m.iwcp.co.uk/news/newsitem.aspx?rurl=news%slsnews%slsfire-on-yacht-50532.aspx
http://m.iwcp.co.uk/news/newsitem.aspx?rurl=news%slsnews%slsfire-on-yacht-50532.aspx
Giblets
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As have Toe In The Water with winch failure and Dasher following collision with other boat. Particularly sad for TITW as there were a number of injured service men and women on board. http://www.toeinthewater.org/
Bajansailor
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A considerable proportion of the race fleet have AIS transmitters as well, and it is interesting comparing the MarineTraffic chart with the Yellowbrick Tracker :
http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/default.aspx?level0=100
http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/default.aspx?level0=100
Talulah
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Shame about TITW. I just wonder what the winch failure was? You would expect these guys to be pretty practical in working up a solution instead or retiring.
The reason I posted about Clipper CV2 retiring was because of the reason. "Fire on board."
skip50
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I think all the fleet have AIS transmitters, it is compulsory for them. The trackers only update every 30 minutes IIRC. That's a long way at 20 knots. Saw Spindrift in Lorient a couple of weeks ago-what a machine.
macd
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Looks like wind on the nose all the way to the Rock so don't think we'll be seeing much 20knot stuff. Probably broad reaching on the return with 2m seas.
Woodlouse
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Those trimarans should be in Plymouth by tomorrow morning.
Moonshining
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For some reason one of them, Prince de Bretagne, appears to be heading at 18 knots due South. Retiring? Trying to give the others a chance?
Woodlouse
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Who knows. I like the Class 40 thats wound up in Cherbourg.
skip50
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Just checked (1026) Spindrift reported as doing 19.8 knots!!
l'escargot
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It wasn't just a failure, the winch left the boat leaving a "gaping hole"
From their blog:
The shortest Fastnet i have ever done...
We had been as prepared as we could be. The start was a great start for us with lots of pace crossing the line, a small incident with a Volvo 70 saw him completing penalty turns. Then we were swept up Cowes Rhodes with the tide, although a dwarf in comparison we were competing with the top boats in the class.
A stunning upwind beat saw being posted as 2nd in Class on the tracker with the guys all looking nervous with their heads out of the boat hiking hard for that extra 5% of boat speed to reel in our rivals. The race was on, finally they were given the opportunity to show everyone what they were worthy of, legs or no legs!
It was due North of the needles where disaster struck. The port primary winch pulled itself from the boat taking with it the internal fixings for the grinders for the winches. There was a quick evaluation of the situation as the headsail was lowered by the crew in a smart military like fashion but then reality struck. The damage was so great that there was no way that we could carry on.
The winch left a gaping hole not only in the hull but in the stomachs of the boys who had achieved so much through the adversity of rehabilitation post-conflict / injury and qualifying through the RORC races that they could even consider being on the start line of such a prestigious race only for that chance to be taken away so easily. As one of the boys said whilst removing his prosthetic limb on the trip back "lets face it you've only got to look at us and you can see were not the luckiest guys in the world!"
I beg to differ. I have had a great time with these injured servicemen through the qualifying races and the preparation period and, except for the pirate jokes, I have to say I was very lucky to share their journey. We will see you again in 2 years on the start line of the Fastnet 2015!
Lloyd hamilton, Skipper
Toe in the Water - Team Endeavour
Sent from my iPad
Talulah
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Strewth.
SailorPete
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The world would be a sadder place without supremely brave guys on TITW and their humour. Bad luck guys and see you in 2 years!
