Which way are people heading after the mark?

[Dipper]

Staying North of the line keeps you in steady winds but is a long slow beat.

Heading South will give better boat speed but the weather is very changeable and there are a few mini doldrums about. Lots of course changes may be required.

Hmm. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[fireball]

I'm going to cape town .... where are you off to?

 

[Dipper]

Judging by my last course change attempt, New York looks a strong possibility. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[fireball]

We'll see you on the way back then ... /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Whitelighter]

South and a bit west - probably

 

[Frontier]

well my track is like a demented drunken snail, but maybe a not so fast! /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif where i'm going? who knows! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[fireball]

Erm - we're going to Cape Town ... directly there usually - if you want to go via the southern ocean, underneath Oz etc etc then be our guests ... /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[flaming]

My view is if you go east you're basically banking on not losing too many places. You'll probably finish about the same as your ranking at the mark.

Going south has the potential for big gains, and big losses.

The holy grail of south is a southern ocean low right down south, but you're probably not going to be south in time to catch anything that we can currently see... So you're relying on something else coming along at the right time....

Given that my boat is called slotmachine... Guess which way I'm going!?

 

[Whitelighter]

crud,

I meant the other west, you know - the one to the east

/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[Dipper]

And there was me thinking you were going to pull into Rio for the carnival. Your crew will be very upset.

 

[Spyro]

Can't argue with that, think how boring it would be if we all went east /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

 

[BrendanS]

I'm going to set course along the green dotted line, and leave it there until I arrive /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Spyro]

Interesting strategy /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[BrendanS]

I've removed the mast and keel, and installed two humongous 400 HP diesels, as I can't see anyother way of winning now! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Dipper]

I'm going to risk South but it looks a bit labour intensive.

I sense a divorce coming on. She can have the house as long as I get the computer. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif