Volvo Ocean Race

[ALawson]

Anyone else monitoring this online, the monohull 24 hr record has already fallen with Ericsson 4 clocking over 600 miles

http://www.volvooceanrace.org/

[schmalex]

Looking at the course map, they don't seem to spend anywhere near as uch time in the Southern Ocean as they did when it was the Whitbread

[ALawson]

Correct, its been toned down this year. However, looking at the average boat speeds for the last few days and the weather they have been exposing the boats to it would appear that the design changes have resulted in a more robust boat, touch wood.

Also I think the circuit is a bit more sponsor friendly wrt to attracting new sponsors from the far east etc.

I am thing about going to the finish for my stag do or the leg leaving Ireland!

[Bushmaster]

Anybody else doing the online game?

Oh,I see that they are!

Edited by Bushmaster on Sunday 23 November 20:13

[XJSJohn]

Should be interesting in January ....

They leave Singapore on the second day of the Straits Regatta ... starting 5 minutes after us in the J's .... that's gonna be one hell of a wind shadow!!!

[schmalex]

XJSJohn said:

Should be interesting in January ....

They leave Singapore on the second day of the Straits Regatta ... starting 5 minutes after us in the J's .... that's gonna be one hell of a wind shadow!!!

Just take them all the way up as they are coming off the line at full chat

Edited by schmalex on Wednesday 26th November 10:33

[XJSJohn]

schmalex said:

XJSJohn said:

Should be interesting in January ....

They leave Singapore on the second day of the Straits Regatta ... starting 5 minutes after us in the J's .... that's gonna be one hell of a wind shadow!!!

Just take them all the way up as they are coming off the line at full chat

It will be quite hectic, there will also be a few TP52's, Sydney 40's and MUMM30's in the mix, plus the PY boats (few 70 foot swans, big elans and benny's) and coming through from behind 20 plus F16 class cat's.

If it gets televised it should make for quite a hairy start to the first mark!

I think we will just try and be upwind boat, our J fleet is known for taking close quarters racing to extremes!!!