RORC 600

[Rum_Pirate]

Anyone following this?

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There are several of the Hydro flying foil boats here to break the record.

Have heard that several of the regular mono-hulls may sit out as the weather is really rough and windy and will be 3 to 4 days of sleepless nights and pounding.

 

[ridgy]

I've got a mate doing it on a First 47 so keeping an eye on him.
Looking on Windy the weather looks ideal, bit of a lively start but then great sailing.
I'd take it over the light airs misery that I got in 2020.

 

[Martin_J]

Live start on YouTube
RORC Caribbean 600 | Start | LIVE from Antigua

 

[Martin_J]

Although it's hard to trek what is live because there is a live feed on the main website that seems different...

2023 RORC Caribbean 600 Race - Live | Live

 

[Martin_J]

It appears that the live feeds are not live..

 

[Martin_J]

The YB Tracker has the race as free to track. Screenshots from the App

 

[Rum_Pirate]

Maserati Multi 70 is currently screaming along at 27.8 knots towards the St. Baths mark.

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[Rum_Pirate]

WIND GURU prediction:

 

[Rum_Pirate]

They should likely pass on the horizon south of my house on St.Kitts in around 5-6 hours.

This will be around sunset.

Multi hulls may pass by earlier. [Edit : the leading two already have ]

 

[Rum_Pirate]

I've got a mate doing it on a First 47 so keeping an eye on him.
Looking on Windy the weather looks ideal, bit of a lively start but then great sailing.
I'd take it over the light airs misery that I got in 2020.

Which yacht is he on?

 

[Rum_Pirate]

Two multi hulls should be rounding the South of Nevis and be visible shortly - provided it was a little less hazy.

Persons on the South side of News should have a great view of Masarati Multihull 70 and Zoulou.

With Zoulou having a +/-2 nm lead.

 

[ridgy]

Which yacht is he on?

EH01
Seems an odd name to me, hardly rolls of the tongue on the radio.

 

[Rum_Pirate]

Will follow him

seems to be in the pack spot approaching theBarbuda mark
To left of the pink boat

 

[Rum_Pirate]

The two trimarans are sailing at 30+ knots in a 17 knot breeze.

 

[Martin_J]

Crazy isn't it...

It was difficult to know what to think in the Fastnet race... As we were passing Plymouth on the way towards the Fastnet rock each time, the finishing trimarans were already finishing in Plymouth.

It was surreal seeing them finish in the knowledge that we still had two trips across the Irish Sea ahead of us... yet we still had a chance to beat the fast boats on handicap!

We tried to tell ourselves that we had more value for money in the race (more nights at sea) and could enjoy a roast dinner, freshly made sorbet and a rum as we rounded the rock.

 

[Rum_Pirate]

 

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[Rum_Pirate]

The three pictures are basically taken within minutes of each other

 

[Martin_J]

Did you snooze and miss Zoulou finishing?
And if you then turned away, you'd have missed Maserati finishing just eleven seconds later.

Just shows that every tweak for speed counts..