RTI this Saturday

[Chiara’s slave]

Not a single kite visible, we have maybe 20 boats visible in the murk. Flaming is duelling with a Dragonfly 40 right at the needles. The dragonfly for some reason hasn’t been able to point, right from the start. Possibly a problem with the nut on the end of the tiller.

 

[wonkywinch]

If you look at Vesselfinder/Marine Traffic and click any boat in Yarmouth, heading east or into Lymington, you'll see loads of retirees who turned back at Hurst narrows. Must be bad out there.

 

[Chiara’s slave]

I think I see Flaming. Going well, off Freshwater.

 

[wonkywinch]

 

[wonkywinch]

 

[Seven Spades]

If you look at AIS about 95% of boats have turned round before even passing Hurst.

 

[Boathook]

Hurst Castle had a 42 knot gust earlier !

Ais app shows a lot of boats heading east back up the Solent.

Hurst Castle live weather WeatherFile.com | Real Time LIVE Wind Data | GBR00002

 

[creeks]

post in error

 

[creeks]

This gives a better view:

Edit: If you scroll back in time you can see the earlier boats in the fleet.

 

[dunedin]

Interesting to see the IRC Leaderboard at the Needles - after a presumably pretty bumpy upwind, the top three boat typres were a Sigma 38, JPK 1080 and a J109.
One would expect a heavy Sigma 38 to be beating its handicap upwind in strong winds, but amazing to see how well a (well sailed) light weight boat can get upwind also.
Expect leaderboard will change a lot by the end of the downwind legs.

 

[B27]

Only 80-odd boat past the Needles?
Or is that excluding multihulls?
Fairly pleased not to have entered this year.

First multihulls have finished
Round the Island Race - Results for the 2024 race

3:39:05 elapsed time!

 

[wonkywinch]

Holy moly, all the RETs and DNCs.

 

[Wandering Star]

Does anyone know how the OP is getting on?

 

[Mark-1]

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Not very nice this morning, 54 kn gusts at the Needles. Flaming is almost there now.

Yeah, we saw 48kts. We got past Hurst Castle and quit. There was a stream of retiring boats. I guess HC was a decision point for a lot of people and a lot of people didn't fancy several more hours.

 

[Never Grumble]

having seen all that I have come to the conclusion that yesterday morning I made the right decision to stay at home.

 

[jlavery]

Not a good time to be rounding Bembridge or starting beat to finish!

 

[Chiara’s slave]

Does anyone know how the OP is getting on?

Finished, and in a pretty good time.

 

[Boathook]

Yeah, we saw 48kts. We got past Hurst Castle and quit. There was a stream of retiring boats. I guess HC was a decision point for a lot of people and a lot of people didn't fancy several more hours.

Seemed to be more boats heading east than west in the Solent when I looked on AIS midmorning.

Be interesting to see the figures on number entered, did not start, retired, etc. Just wondering whether this has been the worst year.

 

[Mark-1]

Seemed to be more boats heading east than west in the Solent when I looked on AIS midmorning.

Be interesting to see the figures on number entered, did not start, retired, etc. Just wondering whether this has been the worst year.

Thst's how it felt on the water between Cowes and the Needles. A stream of boats sailing East.

 

[Chiara’s slave]

It’s not exactly chicken to turn around with 54kn showing on live data. Very relieved to see some sensible behaviour. We wouldn’t have started if we had entered. I think the 40ft ‘Harley’ and a 32 were the only Dragonflys to compete. Neither had a fast race.