Stockholm race now open

[Dipper]

Looks like we'll need to keep the fenders out!

 

[sarabande]

hmm, with the wind on the nose for the first 13 miles, I can see everyone relishing having to set up fifty DCs to get to the first mark.

If you look at Google Earth, you can see why these Svedes are such good sailors.

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[monkfish24]

Hmmm definitly not suited for skiffs...

 

[Dipper]

I see you have already registered. You can practice up until 1700 hrs. I set off yesterday and am now listed as No1 but that will be the only time I reach that lofty height.

Edit - I see you have set off on a practice already. I hope you won't always be one step ahead of me!

 

[Dipper]

B****r. Run aground already.

 

[monkfish24]

Just went for some dinner and found i'm near the back of the fleet

glad i don't do that in real life!

 

[monkfish24]

.2 nm between us


who is jolini?

 

[sarabande]

b*gger ! 22 minutes late for the start.

Wait for me ! Wait for me !

 

[Dipper]

.2 nm between us


who is jolini?

Chrisgee is his ybw user name.

I've run aground again. I don't think that beer was a very good idea.

 

[monkfish24]

I've not been as hot as i should be, i'm pinching it to get round the first large headland :s

 

[monkfish24]

YBW_Trev is in 2nd, keep it up!

 

[monkfish24]

Yeah, I've been using a bit of both rhumb line methods, TWA and CC


Edit: Time error! that was a reply to the question below!

 

[Dipper]

Are you using the compass rose to set your courses?

 

[Dipper]

I don't know if you've spotted it yet but if you use the compass rose, you get a predicted boat speed and VMG reading to the lower right of the polar. The VMG is relative to the wind direction and not the next mark.

 

[monkfish24]

Ahhhhh that's helped a lot !

thanks for that!

 

[Alistairr]

Go Trev!

 

[chrisgee]

Go Trev!

I think he did ! Well done Trev on your YBW win.
I guess we can go back to the big one now only 170 odd mls to go: although after the Swedish race I think I need a lie down in a dark room for few days ,never seen so many obstacles.
Chrisgee ( Ybw - Jolini)

 

[Dipper]

I guess we can go back to the big one now only 170 odd mls to go: although after the Swedish race I think I need a lie down in a dark room for few days ,never seen so many obstacles.
Chrisgee ( Ybw - Jolini)

I forgot about the big one during this race and went aground. I don't think it will affect my ranking much though.

Well done Trev around the islands and well done to Alistair in the trans Atlantic. Brilliant second half to get near the front of the fleet.