BlueSkyNick
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Looks like they have already pre-empted the situation next year, as they have announced the date of 23rd June, HW Portsmouth 0620 BST, so even the later starters will have 3 hours of ebb.
RTI - Get my drift?
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Colin_S
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Any clues on the forecast for that date yet Nick?
BlueSkyNick
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a bit sunny, a bit windy, maybe showers, maybe not.
ColinHuggins
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Wotta change from the bank holiday, a so-called 'familiarisation' wekend that had them packing/unpacking the kite only to leave it firmly in the bag.
And the Big Bav seemed untroubled by 30 knots across the deck.
All that tweaking and straining almost willing the old tub along. With that surrealistic sequence off the Needles, a flotilla of boats glued together and drifting forward then back - you saw a gap only to be blocked, then another space but the swirl over that damn boiler stoppeds us dropping down, tried back out but there were three boats up our transom - crazy! And a number of cheats starting their engines to get clear without retiring.
Kedged for half-an-hour while the smaller lighter boats pulled away but the rest fell behind. Eventually we sail over the hook and get away. but it cost us dear, over 2 hours I reckon.
But we did finish, last in Divisionn nearly last in Group, but 126 out of 735 finishers.
Will we do it again? Of course. It's unique.
And the Big Bav seemed untroubled by 30 knots across the deck.
All that tweaking and straining almost willing the old tub along. With that surrealistic sequence off the Needles, a flotilla of boats glued together and drifting forward then back - you saw a gap only to be blocked, then another space but the swirl over that damn boiler stoppeds us dropping down, tried back out but there were three boats up our transom - crazy! And a number of cheats starting their engines to get clear without retiring.
Kedged for half-an-hour while the smaller lighter boats pulled away but the rest fell behind. Eventually we sail over the hook and get away. but it cost us dear, over 2 hours I reckon.
But we did finish, last in Divisionn nearly last in Group, but 126 out of 735 finishers.
Will we do it again? Of course. It's unique.
snooks
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Shot you!
With that bright yellow spinnaker and the matching shirts it was hard not to get a shot of you /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif.....Email me if yer interested in getting a photo....likewise anyone else who saw me in a blue RIB with Yachting Monthly stickers on the tubes
graham_snook@ipcmedia.com
Got some great shots of the log jam at the needles....just incase anyone need some pics for insurance purposes!!
I read the forum on the RTIR website and sadly what was predicted came true /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
With that bright yellow spinnaker and the matching shirts it was hard not to get a shot of you /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif.....Email me if yer interested in getting a photo....likewise anyone else who saw me in a blue RIB with Yachting Monthly stickers on the tubes
graham_snook@ipcmedia.com
Got some great shots of the log jam at the needles....just incase anyone need some pics for insurance purposes!!
I read the forum on the RTIR website and sadly what was predicted came true /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
snooks
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I think...
I think you need to work on your horizons a bit!!! :-D
I think you need to work on your horizons a bit!!! :-D
BrendanS
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Re: I think...
most of my shots taken from the boat when single handed are a bit skew wiff. I don't worry about horizons a great deal at 40 knots in a small boat, just that I got the target in frame at all.
most of my shots taken from the boat when single handed are a bit skew wiff. I don't worry about horizons a great deal at 40 knots in a small boat, just that I got the target in frame at all.
Solitaire
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Re: I think...
Absolutely right! But I did not have my Nikon with me, just a small cheapy digital that was a sod to hold steady with a very small screen and frankly I could not be arsed to streighten them! Only took about 6 pix and spent most of my time putting Patrick Eden where he needed to be.
Some examples
Absolutely right! But I did not have my Nikon with me, just a small cheapy digital that was a sod to hold steady with a very small screen and frankly I could not be arsed to streighten them! Only took about 6 pix and spent most of my time putting Patrick Eden where he needed to be.
Some examples
jb2006
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I agree - we payed the same entry fee to have our start delayed a further 25 mins due to shipping to 0835 (the last group) when all the other classes had started on time then, despite catching up some of the group ahead and the one before by Lymington, were unable to make enough ground against the tide through Hurst and retired. Half an hour earlier might have made all the difference - an hour almost certainly would have. As it was only one boat of the 200 that started at 0835 finished, at least £12000 for ISC - perhaps they should stage a free race for ISC classes 5, 6 and 7 entrants in a couple of months.
SteveB_Sigma33
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It would be nice for the ISC to hold their hands up and at least give us our tankards for turning up!!!
After a great start and a good cracking race from my crew I was absolutely gutted to retire! Still feel pants now!
After a great start and a good cracking race from my crew I was absolutely gutted to retire! Still feel pants now!
dulcibella
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Yup - there was plenty of light for much earlier starts, so why didn't they give the family cruisers a chance to get round rather than getting stuffed at Hurst?
davel
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Re: I think...
Thanks for the photos. That's me in the centre of the second shot (DEN 104). /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Thanks for the photos. That's me in the centre of the second shot (DEN 104). /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
EdEssery
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Nearly.
We were on the penultimate start (purple), had a reasonable start, broke free from the boats around us, got clear air on the Hampshire shore, got a good run down to just outside Hurst where we ran out of wind and into the tide. Circled NE Shingles buoy four times before finally kedging on the very edge of the Shingles (the track on the Chartplotter looks like a child's Etch-a-Sketch). The sea breeze finally filled in and we beat down the edge of the Shingles and across to Varvassi - we were all lined up to go through when we were put about by a Dehler 37 on port claiming water despite the fact he had acres of room to duck behind and refuse to do so. Got round the Needles at 13.30. Great run down to St Catherine's where we fell into another hole for an hour. Similar good run up to Bembridge followed by beat to just inside No Mans Land fort then a fetch to Old Castle Point where we finally ran out of wind at 21:45 just half a nautical mile from the finish line! Needless to say we were spitting bricks... But it was a great day with some great camaraderie on the water. It's just a pity that the ISC did not bring all the starts forward one hour.
Ed
We were on the penultimate start (purple), had a reasonable start, broke free from the boats around us, got clear air on the Hampshire shore, got a good run down to just outside Hurst where we ran out of wind and into the tide. Circled NE Shingles buoy four times before finally kedging on the very edge of the Shingles (the track on the Chartplotter looks like a child's Etch-a-Sketch). The sea breeze finally filled in and we beat down the edge of the Shingles and across to Varvassi - we were all lined up to go through when we were put about by a Dehler 37 on port claiming water despite the fact he had acres of room to duck behind and refuse to do so. Got round the Needles at 13.30. Great run down to St Catherine's where we fell into another hole for an hour. Similar good run up to Bembridge followed by beat to just inside No Mans Land fort then a fetch to Old Castle Point where we finally ran out of wind at 21:45 just half a nautical mile from the finish line! Needless to say we were spitting bricks... But it was a great day with some great camaraderie on the water. It's just a pity that the ISC did not bring all the starts forward one hour.
Ed
