[MR.CLEAN]

Anyone wanna do a little weather forecasting?

I don't read Canadian.

[KarmaFish]

MR.CLEAN, on Oct 13 2007, 07:50 AM, said:

Anyone wanna do a little weather forecasting?

I don't read Canadian.

Should be blowin the zebra muscles off the rocks by afternoon


..small craft advisory now in effect through late tonight...

.today...west winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to 30 knots.
chance of showers. waves 2 to 4 feet building to 5 to 7 feet.

[MR.CLEAN]

Holy Crap. Guess I gotta bring the foulies...

TORONTO, October 12, 2007 – Canada’s Cup Defender Honour, helmed by RCYC member Alec Krstajic, thrilled dozens of spectator boats off Toronto today, beating U.S. Challenger Team Heartbreaker in two of three matches sailed on the waters of Lake Ontario. While forecasted strong winds never materialized, shifty breeze between 7 and 18 knots tested the abilities of the yachts’ highly skilled crews as they battled for sailing supremacy on the Great Lakes.

Thousands of fans followed the drama from the internet, though a satellite issue delayed the live tracking of the races until late in the afternoon. http://www.cancuplive.com

[FINS]

Clean sorry I can't make it today. Rock on and Go HB!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For you Hollywood - O Canada ....... still know it after all these years as an expat.


Sailflow reports are different that Marine forecast. But thay is the way Sailflow has been all late season.

11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p Time
5 8 9 9 10 10 10 Wind Speed
From the South West all day
43 49 52 54 54 54 54 Temp (cold)



12/12) Latest Nearshore Marine Forecast by KBUF
Valid through 10/13/2007 11:15 AM local time.
niagara river to sodus bay along lake ontario
including irondequoit bay-
321 am edt sat oct 13 2007

...small craft advisory remains in effect through late tonight...

.today...southwest winds 10 to 20 knots becoming west and
increasing to 30 knots. chance of showers. waves 3 to 5 feet
building to 5 to 8 feet.

.tonight...west winds 20 to 25 knots becoming northwest and
diminishing to 10 to 20 knots. showers. waves 6 to 9 feet
subsiding to 3 to 5 feet.

.sunday...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. chance of showers. waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.

the water temperature off rochester is 65 degrees.




7/7) Latest Great Lakes Forecast by KBUF
Valid through 10/13/2007 11:15 AM local time.
lake ontario open waters from hamlin beach to the saint lawrence
river-
316 am edt sat oct 13 2007

...gale warning in effect from this afternoon through this
evening...

.today...west winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to 35 knot gales.
rain showers. waves 3 to 5 feet building to 6 to 9 feet.
.tonight...west winds to 30 knots becoming northwest and
diminishing to 10 to 20 knots. showers and thunderstorms in the
evening with small hail possible. waves 7 to 10 feet subsiding to
4 to 6 feet.

.sunday...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. chance of showers. waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.sunday night...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to
10 knots or less. chance of showers. waves 1 to 3 feet.

.monday...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
chance of showers overnight. waves 2 feet or less.

[Hollywood]

"For you Hollywood - O Canada ....... still know it after all these years as an expat."

Thanks Fins!

Good luck to the competitors today, Clean Mer, Ames and Jerry

I hope everything comes together for you guys today

Cheers

Wood

[Helm Hog]

CLEAN - glad to see you're awake...er..up...well..posting. Good thing you missed NYC last night...I feel like I've been set on fire and put out with a rake :)

I'll see ya on the water...

Weather prediction...winds W 20-23Kts....should be fairly consistant. Chance of showers this aft..

[bgulari]

i cant get the tracker to work or replay any of yesterdays races. anyone got some instructions?

[Grinder]

Have a great day everyone, I will be checking in a lot today.
Go Team USA!

jim

[181Li]

From the RCYC website:

***PLEASE NOTE: The Jury has granted a 2hr delay to the start of the races due to Honour needing repairs (9:41am)***

[Shife]

181Li, on Oct 13 2007, 09:58 AM, said:

From the RCYC website:

***PLEASE NOTE: The Jury has granted a 2hr delay to the start of the races due to Honour needing repairs (9:41am)***

So who's got the scoop on this?

[Ren]

Shife, on Oct 13 2007, 10:00 AM, said:

So who's got the scoop on this?

After reading the tiller vs. wheel thread, they decided to put a tiller on the boat.................

[bgulari]

Ren, on Oct 13 2007, 07:10 AM, said:

After reading the tiller vs. wheel thread, they decided to put a tiller on the boat.................

haha

they are making a mistake if they want to get more racing off today. Wind should dramatically build with a good fetch for waves by 3:00

[Ren]

bgulari, on Oct 13 2007, 10:14 AM, said:

haha

they are making a mistake if they want to get more racing off today. Wind should dramatically build with a good fetch for waves by 3:00

Maybe they are installing the 5-point harness for the skipper then......I know this guy should have had one on......... http://sqwable.net/p...licopter-blades

[Grinder]

What are the conditions there now?

[Helm Hog]

Temp - 10C, Winds W at 15Kts, Waves - 2M

[Goldfinger]

In the Globe and Mail this morning (Canada's national paper), there is a picture of Honour going upwind. The caption twice mentions 'Team Heartbreak' instead of 'Team Heartbreaker'.
Seems no one can get names right in this whole thing.

I'll be out tomorrow on the 2-7 to watch.

- Goldfinger.

[Will]

Honour damage? Must be rigging, right? There were no collisions yesterday were there? Maybe they are not confident of there boat speed or handling in the big stuff and are hoping for a delay, or at least only two races instead of three.

Not trying to get the Canadians all worked up, I thought I read on this forum that it was a late effort getting Honout to meet the challenge.

Clean, more video of Mer's butt!

[cdose]

Helm Hog, on Oct 13 2007, 10:24 AM, said:

Temp - 10C, Winds W at 15Kts, Waves - 2M

This is what the buoy is reporting in western Lake Ontario.


Wind Direction (WDIR): W ( 260 deg true )
Wind Speed (WSPD): 21.4 kts
Wind Gust (GST): 25.3 kts
Wave Height (WVHT): 2.0 ft
Dominant Wave Period (DPD): 4 sec
Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.91 in
Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.01 in ( Steady )
Air Temperature (ATMP): 50.5 °F
Water Temperature (WTMP): 61.3 °F
Wind Chill (CHILL): 43.5 °F

[Grinder]

cdose, on Oct 13 2007, 09:44 AM, said:

This is what the buoy is reporting in western Lake Ontario.
Wind Direction (WDIR): W ( 260 deg true )
Wind Speed (WSPD): 21.4 kts
Wind Gust (GST): 25.3 kts
Wave Height (WVHT): 2.0 ft
Dominant Wave Period (DPD): 4 sec
Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.91 in
Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.01 in ( Steady )
Air Temperature (ATMP): 50.5 °F
Water Temperature (WTMP): 61.3 °F
Wind Chill (CHILL): 43.5 °F

damn!

[dprobable]

that makes more sense -- you never get 2m waves with a northwest wind -- even 2 ft waves would be a stretch -- it will be another millpond race course unless the wind shifts to a variant of south and east. Rochester weather is always the opposite of Toronto weather.

[Dodge Asterisk]

Shife, on Oct 13 2007, 10:00 AM, said:

So who's got the scoop on this?

The Coconut Telegraph has Honour with some sort of rudder problems. My guess is they are putting a bigger one in to go downwind today in 30 knots!

[FINS]

How about we leave this for just Clean to post the updates? it would make it faster on the refresh. Go to SA for remarks.

What do you guys think???

[Old Goat]

Sounds good...last reply...is the tracking working or is it me?

[Holdmycourse!]

bgulari, on Oct 13 2007, 05:36 AM, said:

i cant get the tracker to work or replay any of yesterdays races. anyone got some instructions?

I'm having the same issue. Tracker update? Anyone? Maybe do a test fire BEFORE the race starts today to identify any possible problem.

[Slyguy]

Lord Morningwood, on Oct 13 2007, 10:59 AM, said:

The Coconut Telegraph has Honour with some sort of rudder problems. My guess is they are putting a bigger one in to go downwind today in 30 knots!

Thats what i heard as well (the problem, not the larger foil), the problem is that the rudder bearing is not functioning correctly and the rudder has dropped down 1" or so. The fly in the ointment is that the problem had been diagnosed at least 1 week ago and Honour chose to sail yesterday with it. Yesterday was light air so they sailed, today is heavier so they want a delay, tommorrow the forecast is for lighter. Unfortunately HB is thought to have an edge in the heavy stuff so this delay could hurt HB quite a bit.