dunedin
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No round the world records going to be set from this race!
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John_Silver
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Finding the meteo / routing (released as a separate clip) from the French 'Lives,' the most informative. No sous titres, but the graphics speak for themselves and rewind available, if the commentary outpaces your Franglais!
Paints the picture behind @Buck Turgidson 's description (post #159). Looks to be the potential for a big separation....
Paints the picture behind @Buck Turgidson 's description (post #159). Looks to be the potential for a big separation....
Bobc
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Pip's right in the mix now.
Ravi
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Boris also agrees with
@Buck Turgidson's reading of the metrological tea leaves.
In the clip, Boris says that that he needs to sail at 100 percent and that even 90 percent would mean that the leaders will leap a weather system ahead and he could left be 1000 behind.
Hopefully that means that Pip, who is better placed than Boris, has a good shot at making the weather gate.
What a fascinating race this is turning out to be.
dunedin
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So Le Cam hasn’t fully crossed back into the fleet, still being slightly to the East, but ultimately rejoined the peloton in about 20th place, 300nm behind the leaders.
At times it looked like it might have a chance of working out. And, as noted previously, with a slower boat it made sense for him to take more risk than somebody who is a podium challenger, as following the others would not work for him.
But again showed that extreme corner bashing, which can work on rare occasions, generally doesn’t pay off.
John_Silver
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If you are marvelling, like me, at how Charlie Dalin has hauled his way out of the pack and is consistently 2-3 knots (or more) faster than those around him, some thoughts at the start of this coverage:
The Sams looking like they could still hook up to the big low, which Charlie is headed for. Fingers crossed for Pip.
The Sams looking like they could still hook up to the big low, which Charlie is headed for. Fingers crossed for Pip.
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John_Silver
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Meteo / routing analysis, from Tip & Shaft . (Below the SailGP article). Reckons that the top 15 (including the Sams and Pip) 'catch the train.' We will find out over the weekend!
Ravi
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As you say, it was a valid gamble. I reckon that he has got away with a break-even result.
Emerging slightly to the East of the others may even give him a little edge over the trailing pack in terms of sailing angle.
Hopefully, he will make a few more Le Cam moves during the race to add interest to the non-foiler side-race. He would have to do something extraordinary to get a ticket to join the leading pack on the train around the Cape.
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Buck Turgidson
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I don't think there is a train to catch. If the early boats hook east on top of the developing low they run down a blind alley. If they go down the coast they eventually get under the new high but then they get trapped on the ice limit!
Ravi
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Yes, the train is being run by Southern Rail. Departing on time is no indication of arrival time.
Allan
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The rankings at 1400 today have no place changes in the whole fleet. Typical in the 'rich get richer' scenario that's happening now. I think it's the first time it's happened in this race.
Allan
Allan
John_Silver
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Wonder if banging the corner (v’s the top 10 pack led by Charlie) is going to pay off for Sam D (and Clarisse)?
Buck Turgidson
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as the low is moving east the corner is effectively doing the same so I think it should pay off.
John_Silver
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. Just Pip to worry about, for now, then! ( WRT becoming separated from the leaders).
Buck Turgidson
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5 days from now they will all be on an s shaped line towards Tristan de Cunha over the low and heading under the high. They will all be sailing the same weather patterns at that stage just in a long string depending on speed.
John_Silver
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Buck Turgidson
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It's working!
Buck Turgidson
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24hr record broken about 6 times overnight. The new boats are really showing their speed. Sam G doing well to hold on to 4th
John_Silver
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Relentless pace, two weeks in. Only a fluffed sail change between the leading boats, in either fleet (foiling or archimedes). And, in both cases, ‘fresh faces’ (Sam G and Violette) poised to profit, should the ‘usual suspects’ falter. Tough on board. Wonderful from an armchair!
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Sea Change
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I'm unable to load the tracker just now due to rubbish internet... any suggestions for a good way to follow the race with low bandwidth?