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C squared vs. Chicken Little

#1 User is offline   Tom O'Keefe Icon

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Posted 06 July 2004 - 08:03 PM

I know the rating shows C squared should be smoking Chicken Little. But, does anyone else find it interesting that a first time out of the box, unstayed, 43 footer is match racing against a carbonfiber SC50?

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Posted 06 July 2004 - 08:46 PM

Don't ya just love it?

Unless the crew is totally mum, I wish the Pac Cup folks would include some factoids about C-squared in the daily articles.

I'm also curious about what Chicken Little and C-squared are hoping for with the more southerly route. I don't see any big + in the wind-wave forecast. On the other hand if the wind shifts a bit, they could be sailing DDW the last few hundred miles. On the other hand, they might be going to school on California Girl.

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Posted 06 July 2004 - 08:52 PM

Based on the current WX, there is substancially more breeze to the North. This trend is going to become more pronounced through Friday. Additionally, the fleet can count on a large wind shift to the right (about 10 to fifteen degrees, ouch). This is a really bad year to be South, with all of the leverage to the North. Anyway all they can do now is head to the finish and hope for the best.

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Posted 06 July 2004 - 09:03 PM

born2sail, on Jul 6 2004, 08:46 PM, said:

Don't ya just love it?

Unless the crew is totally mum, I wish the Pac Cup folks would include some factoids about C-squared in the daily articles.

I'm also curious about what Chicken Little and C-squared are hoping for with the more southerly route. I don't see any big + in the wind-wave forecast. On the other hand if the wind shifts a bit, they could be sailing DDW the last few hundred miles. On the other hand, they might be going to school on California Girl.

WX forecasts before the start were calling for the Pacific High to sink WAAAY south. So a lot of boats were talking about going as far south as 30deg to avoid getting stuck in it. I haven't looked at the WX charts, but it looks like maybe that scenario did not materialize.

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Posted 06 July 2004 - 09:06 PM

Guest, on Jul 6 2004, 01:52 PM, said:

Based on the current WX, there is substancially more breeze to the North. This trend is going to become more pronounced through Friday. Additionally, the fleet can count on a large wind shift to the right (about 10 to fifteen degrees, ouch). This is a really bad year to be South, with all of the leverage to the North. Anyway all they can do now is head to the finish and hope for the best.

I'm curious as to what WX you're looking at?

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Posted 07 July 2004 - 03:58 AM

Guest, I agree with Born2Sail. The high has moved slightly north and strengthened over the past 24 hrs and is proged to remain stationary. The Grib windfields earlier today and over the next 48 hrs are consistent with 12-18knot easterlies at the locs of Div E and gradually weakening along the rhumb line to 10knts range. If there were forecast another 5 knots of breeze north of the line, it has been mined without apparent results and has vanished by now. I see nothing that favors anywhere except rhumbline to Friday.

Anyone else?

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Posted 07 July 2004 - 09:18 AM

Back to what Tom said. I think C2 is doing great, keeping up with a fleet of bigger boats. Her rating is a guess, but her position on the course is a fact. Look foreward to seeing her on Oahu.

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Posted 07 July 2004 - 09:52 AM

There's a massive problem with that bloody Wyliecat, and that 48' cruiser-racer version.

I want one bad, and I can't afford one.

Bugger.

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Posted 07 July 2004 - 02:08 PM

Chris - I'm with you- trying to see if I can afford the 30' version with the kite. A little too cruisy, and way too many $'s.

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Posted 07 July 2004 - 10:37 PM

Damn, C-2 had another good day and it looks like Bruce is banging a corner hard.
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