Round Island Race

[derekgillard]

Anyone make any sense of the conflicting forecast for the race this weekend.

One appears to see a high coming in and another a low. That many boats going round in a blow would be interesting.

Must admit I am looking forward to it.

Del Buoy.



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[brianhumber]

Looks like you will get a good spinny run from Ventor to Bembridge in the rain.
More wind over the other side forecast than this side, so if you see a Barra going towards Weymouth, thats me wimped out till Sunday. Have a safe successful race

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[boatless]

Is there a race on this weekend?

<hr width=100% size=1>my opinion is complete rubbish, probably.

 

[AIDY]

just a gathering of a few boats in the solent !

<hr width=100% size=1>/forums/images/icons/wink.gif <font color=blue> Regards Andy </font color=blue>

 

[A_7]

I'm more worried about The Festival of Speed on Friday! Have a good 'race' in any case! Just keep the island on your left.

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[iangrant]

It'l blow and you are going to get wet,, should be a fast race if a little lumpy! Certainly round the Needles will be fun- port tack with all boats turning starboard in front of you!! Go wide!!

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[qsiv]

and just when you are really tired at the end, it'l be a nice beat past the Forts to the line ...

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[flaming]

That's not what I'm seeing.....

http://www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?odh=2&doh=22&wj=knots&tj=c&fhours=180&userp=&psswd=&uid=&user=&pageid=0&odeslano=1&num=&spotcislo=415&viewspot=Go!&search=&uid=5d6d82493c438a4a568a9f738b087390&id_user=0

(how do you just make that a nice easy link?)

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[tome]

...and they are not seeing what <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.chimet.co.uk/default.shtm>I'm seeing</A>

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[robp]

Like this: (url=http://www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?odh=2&doh=22&wj=knots&tj=c&fhours=180&userp=&psswd=&uid=&user=&pageid=0&odeslano=1&num=&spotcislo=415&viewspot=Go!&search=&uid=5d6d82493c438a4a568a9f738b087390&id_user=0)CLICK HERE(/url)

Only replace all the ( ) with [ ]

Gives you

<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?odh=2&doh=22&wj=knots&tj=c&fhours=180&userp=&psswd=&uid=&user=&pageid=0&odeslano=1&num=&spotcislo=415&viewspot=Go!&search=&uid=5d6d82493c438a4a568a9f738b087390&id_user=0>CLICK HERE</A>


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[robp]

BBC R Solent said this morning that it was 60 knots at the Needles, gusting 68 Knots. What are the web cam addresses around the Solent?

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[BlueSkyNick]

Erm, the windguru site seems to be underestimating by almost 100%.

ie For 1300 today, they were predicting 27knots off Sandown, and Chimet shows gusts to 55kts - and they are not that far apart !!

<hr width=100% size=1>Never test the depth of the water with both feet.

 

[flaming]

Cheers, now I know!

I so hope the forecast is wrong, the idea of a downwind, downtide start is really not what the doctor ordered. Particulary when the whole class arrives at the needles in one big multicoloured blob.


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[waterboy]

The likely wind direction seems much like last year, maybe a tad stronger. Then there was no rain last year. I did enjoy the spinnaker runs for the start and finish but tacking south between the Needles and St Cats so we could enjoy a liesurely lunch did put us into the adverse tide for too long. This year I have a folding prop and my handicap has only been altered from 1.032 to 1.035. 9 hours, here we come.

<hr width=100% size=1>I never make the same mistake twice. I always make new ones.

 

[PIGLETSDREAM]

Paint ball guns going cheap, for those slightly hairy moments

<hr width=100% size=1>Must go, Matron is coming