savageseadog
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£25 will buy a child a lifejacket......................
Sport Relief Volvo65 challenge
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SteveSarabande
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why do they call it keeling, is that a volvo thing or just Alex getting heeling wrong
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Alex getting it wrong, but never mind.
DFL1010
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Them rounding the Lizard:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/H...QTrjmqf_hc49RbRlx3CT0OxbVMJIM8U=w1168-h876-no
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Y...5UaBHJL6heWztSHiVeTiSHXiTs05dJU=w1168-h876-no
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1...?key=RGxUN25JZjNnYV83cVRIUzBJS3I2UmRPQXFJZWdB
They're going to have a bit on tonight...
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/H...QTrjmqf_hc49RbRlx3CT0OxbVMJIM8U=w1168-h876-no
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Y...5UaBHJL6heWztSHiVeTiSHXiTs05dJU=w1168-h876-no
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1...?key=RGxUN25JZjNnYV83cVRIUzBJS3I2UmRPQXFJZWdB
They're going to have a bit on tonight...
Mistroma
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Yes, I noticed it on Monday night when Alex said they were keeled and later that they were keeling. I assumed that someone would have pointed it out to her by now but tonight other people were using the word.
To be honest Alex triggered it asking someone how they felt when the boat keeled over suddenly . The correct use of that phrase got a comment back about "when the boat keels to this angle".
I guess that worrying about surviving the night trumps learning context for nautical terms.
AIDY
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Arrived Plymouth mid night...
savageseadog
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Probably a sensible decision
Gwylan
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Sitting on the Channel coast with the wind ripping at the tiles and threatening the garden shed roof, think the decision to park was a smart one.
I would have gone to Falmouth, looked like that was the plan for a while.
Altogether daft idea at this time of year with a novice crew and the way the weather is.
Were the celebs really able to give informed consent on their decision to participate?
But that's sailing for you.
I would have gone to Falmouth, looked like that was the plan for a while.
Altogether daft idea at this time of year with a novice crew and the way the weather is.
Were the celebs really able to give informed consent on their decision to participate?
But that's sailing for you.
dunedin
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Arguably a bit of a failure of their weather routing strategy. Before they left the wind in the channel was known, and the northern route looked less stormy. And might have sounded more of a challenge
Tam Lin
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Been following them on TV and their tracker. Saw them heading for Plymouth last night and that they are there this morning. Checked the shipping forecast, gale eight to storm ten. Think they made the right decision!
A1Sailor
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I read somewhere that they were anticipating big waves in the Pentland Firth, or around the Orkney Isles, bigger than the skipper had ever experienced anywhere else in the world!
thecommander
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I imagine they (the celebrities) would have been sent on a competent crew type course beforehand?
markhomer
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Yes, I noticed it on Monday night when Alex said they were keeled and later that they were keeling. I assumed that someone would have pointed it out to her by now but tonight other people were using the word.
To be honest Alex triggered it asking someone how they felt when the boat keeled over suddenly . The correct use of that phrase got a comment back about "when the boat keels to this angle".
I guess that worrying about surviving the night trumps learning context for nautical terms.
Tis on website too , wonder who the marine consultant is , bob fisher taking the pish ??? ,
Keen_Ed
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If you look at the twitter/instagram feeds of participants (sailors and celebs), it looks like they did about 1 day sailing and a sea survival course. So not really worried about teaching them to sail, but more concerned about health and safety/risk planning.
A1Sailor
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Perhaps not:
Was she expecting the boat to be kept upright, not to be hooked-on and for it to be warm and dry in March?
Anyway - lots of publicity and talking points. I wish them luck when their voyage resumes.
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MissFitz
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I commented to my other half that two words seemed to feature heavily in the celebs' video update: deteriorating & debilitating. He said that pretty much summed up sailing as far as he's concerned.
Mistroma
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I see that they are off again. I saw a clip on the One Show and think that they said something about how bad things would still be out in the channel and that tonight would be pretty bad. The reason given was that the sea would remain very rough after the wind died and it would take quite a long time for the waves to die down.
I thought that was a bit odd as it was very windy off the land all day (at least that's what I thought). Surely that makes it pretty calm close to the shore as there won't actually be any swell. Some of the best sails I've had have been in strong wind off the land. They obviously won't hug the coast but I wouldn't have thought it would have been too bad soon after the wind drops.
I thought that was a bit odd as it was very windy off the land all day (at least that's what I thought). Surely that makes it pretty calm close to the shore as there won't actually be any swell. Some of the best sails I've had have been in strong wind off the land. They obviously won't hug the coast but I wouldn't have thought it would have been too bad soon after the wind drops.
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Mistroma
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Odd, not only are they not hugging the coast, they are heading off-shore and in the wrong direction. I'd expected them to head around 120 deg. but they have been on 220 deg. for ages and are more than 10nm from shore. I thought that wind was meant to be from due N just now. I wonder if the detour is just to round something they can film to make a more interesting video.
Perhaps it will make sense in the morning, must look at a chart of the area tomorrow. Could be safest route if there are fishing boats and buoys around and they just keep to route large vessels use until well off-shore.
Perhaps it will make sense in the morning, must look at a chart of the area tomorrow. Could be safest route if there are fishing boats and buoys around and they just keep to route large vessels use until well off-shore.
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SteveSarabande
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Looks like they rounded eddystone rock. Not sure that makes great video in the dark.
Winds sre forecast to drop, maybe they are just getting further offshore
Winds sre forecast to drop, maybe they are just getting further offshore
Gwylan
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Watching the track on http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/shipid:384982/zoom:10
Why did they tack out quite so far before heading up the channel?
Also notice the boat is registered in Cayman Is, any particular reason not registered in the UK or even Volvo's home country?
Why did they tack out quite so far before heading up the channel?
Also notice the boat is registered in Cayman Is, any particular reason not registered in the UK or even Volvo's home country?