Sydney Hobart 24, well underway.

[Cariadco]

...and their off.
1/4 way and Comanche's just in front by 4 miles, from Law Connect.
Both flying along at 28 kts.
URM snapped her mast.
Everyone expecting chaos, when the wind changes in a few hours.

 

[dunedin]

Quite a few masts gone already. And one favourite retired early due to "engine issues" !

 

[Cariadco]

Comanche's out.
Torn Mainsail.

 

[mrming]

Two deaths now. Horrible business. Hope the rest of the boats and crews make it back safely.

 

[st599]

2 deaths in two separate incidents, both "boom interactions", both off the coast of NSW.

 

[Snowgoose-1]

2 deaths in two separate incidents, both "boom interactions", both off the coast of NSW.

That's terrible.
Isn't it about time the rule makers set a minimum height for a boom ?

 

[John_Silver]

Livestream running, from the deck of LawConnect, for the full race distance.....

 

[dunedin]

Two deaths now. Horrible business. Hope the rest of the boats and crews make it back safely.

Horrible. Very sad - Tragic deaths in Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

 

[mrming]

Reports of a MOB on Porco Rosso successfully recovered (and doing fine) having drifted 1.2nm from the boat.

 

[Seven Spades]

I find it sobering as my son sailed Flying Fish Arctos from Hobart to Sydney and it was a beat the whole way. What a terrible thing for the families.

I am not convinced that taking paying crew on offshore races is a good idea. I suspect that the majority of boats that complete the course will be those that are owner skippered with regular crew.

 

[Neeves]

That's terrible.
Isn't it about time the rule makers set a minimum height for a boom ?

Helmets would be a good start.

Jonathan

 

[Neeves]

Quite a few masts gone already. And one favourite retired early due to "engine issues" !

If you have a large yacht, 100', canting keel and powered winches - you need an engine.

Ban engines....smaller yachts, it might be a good idea and become more affordable for a larger section of a very small number of the population.

Jonathan

 

[Neeves]

I am not convinced that taking paying crew on offshore races is a good idea. I suspect that the majority of boats that complete the course will be those that are owner skippered with regular crew.

On many yachts the crew is stiffened by one professional (paid) crew member. Other combinations are permenantly employed crew, sometime more than one who deliver and maintain the yacht.

I'm not sure many would employ the complete crew.

Jonathan

 

[flaming]

I am not convinced that taking paying crew on offshore races is a good idea. I suspect that the majority of boats that complete the course will be those that are owner skippered with regular crew.

It seems that the first victim named was on his 5th Sydney-Hobart.

 

[Muddy32]

It doesn't look like fun or enjoyable to me.

 

[st599]

Helmets would be a good start.

Jonathan

Would a helmet really protect against a gybing boom in 40 knot winds?

 

[st599]

On many yachts the crew is stiffened by one professional (paid) crew member. Other combinations are permenantly employed crew, sometime more than one who deliver and maintain the yacht.

I'm not sure many would employ the complete crew.

Jonathan

I think it's the other way round, you're not paying the crew member to race for you, they're paying you to be on the boat.

Flying Fish is a well known sailing school, so presumably Flying Fish Arctos is one of their boats.

 

[Neeves]

I think it's the other way round, you're not paying the crew member to race for you, they're paying you to be on the boat.

Flying Fish is a well known sailing school, so presumably Flying Fish Arctos is one of their boats.

Read the thread, specifically Post 10.

Paid crew - I speak from observing crew practice for Blue Water RORC races in HK.

Of course we were contenders and have the glass ware - so people did want to be crew on our boat

Jonathan

 

[st599]

Read the thread, specifically Post 10.

I have thanks, Flying Fish crew pay Flying Fish £6k for a place on the boat.
Sydney Hobart Race

 

[Skellum]

I have thanks, Flying Fish crew pay Flying Fish £6k for a place on the boat.
Sydney Hobart Race

The paying crew are more than likely their Yachtmaster Trainees for whom the race is part of their course.
When I did mine it was the Pittwater to Coffs Harbour races. I seem to recall some of the other courses did Hamilton Island race week.