Whitelighter
Active member
nah, i reckon we'll be in cape town in time for Christmas
YBW Fleet location
- Thread starter fireball
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Dipper
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Hold your nerve Dipper.
My only advantage at the moment is that I am about 6nM downwind of you.
My only advantage at the moment is that I am about 6nM downwind of you.
fireball
New member
Got ya! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Phoenix of Hamble
Active member
downwind will rule for the next 24hrs tho!
Dipper
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Whew! Thanks for the encouragement. I was losing confidence there.
fireball
New member
keep your eye out for them gusts!!
Phoenix of Hamble
Active member
yep... whoever gets into that 8m/s zone first will get a big advantage, right the way through the Canaries....
TigaWave
New member
Its just like real ocean / long distance racing (at least if you're the navigator) make your decision and hope for the following few days that it will pay off....and worry about what the crew will do if it doesn't!
fireball
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I know it is 2300Nm off .... but are we having a party for Neptune when we cross the equator? Do we have to sit (in the office?!) pooring baked beans over ourselves and generally humiliating ourselves? /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
Phoenix of Hamble
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yes you should.... please send pictures to ybwhumiliation@makinganidiotofyourself.com
fireball
New member
It'll be in about 10 days time ....
Dipper
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I think you only get to humiliate equator 'virgins'.
I remember crossing the line in the early 60s on board the Bloomfontein Castle and later the Rhodesia Castle. Beautiful working ships not like these modern floating casinos.
I remember crossing the line in the early 60s on board the Bloomfontein Castle and later the Rhodesia Castle. Beautiful working ships not like these modern floating casinos.
fireball
New member
I've never sailed across the equator before .... sailed well south and well north ... but never in the middle!
Dipper
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Right. You definitely go into the ducking stool covered in flour and water.
Bags I do the ducking.
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Bags I do the ducking.
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BrendanS
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Is that before or after the tar and feathers?
fireball
New member
look you - yes you ... there at the BACK .... /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
BrendanS
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I'm actually leading the fleet, it's just your script has screwed up a bit, and misplaced my position! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
Dipper
Well-known member
I can't seem to find my bucket to mix it up in. Rumour has it that Fireball has tied it to my keel.
fireball
New member
Which fleet are you leading? The tailenders? /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
fireball
New member
That would seem about right - now 0.7Nm in front!!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif