2014 Moth UK & World Championships (July 16 to 25th)

[Richard Jackson]

So Hawaii is over and now we look forward to the 2014 Moth World and UK Nationals which are on in a little under 6 months. The entry list is already at 82!

Event website here: http://www.mothworlds.org/hayling/

Any early bets?

 

[Jethrow]

I'll lay down some money on more entries rolling in.

 

[couchsurfer]

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...........I'll put one down for the biggest moth fleet -ever-

.....''As of this evening, entries have now gone past the 70 mark. In accordance with the Notice of Race, the fee will rise once we pass 100 boats. Don’t delay!''..........that's a smart way to get entries and fund$ flowing early

 

[Phil S]

As usual the weather will be unlike anything they have had before.

 

[Richard Jackson]

As usual the weather will be unlike anything they have had before.

Yeah I'm tipping it'll be like Rob Gough's home waters

 

[dogwatch]

^

There is no such thing as weather unlike anything Hayling Island has had before. Freeze, heat-wave, tornado, hurricane, calm, storm, it's had them all. OK, I'd be surprised if a typhoon appeared.

 

[RobG]

There is no such thing as weather unlike anything Hayling Island has had before. Freeze, heat-wave, tornado, hurricane, calm, storm, it's had them all. OK, I'd be surprised if a typhoon appeared.

Yes, since typhoons occur in the western Pacific Ocean. If such a storm appeared at Hayling, it would be a hurricane.

As for picking a winner, better to wait as there are a few big names yet to enter.

 

[johnfreame]

Whoa whoa whoa. lets keep this weather chat in hand!

Seeing as I'm a dinghy sailor and therefore, of course, a weather expert (despite having no discernable qualifications of any sort) I am using this fact, together with the fact that it's at my home club, to personally GAURANTEE* the following weather stats:

There is a 49.5% chance it will be lighter winds than the mean wind strength for that time of year

There is a 49.5% chance it will be windier than the mean wind strength for that time of year

There is chance that it will be the same wind as the mean wind strength for that time of year for every second of the entire world championships...but that chance is not very big, almost as small as the chance of me winning.

So, based on those facts, hopefully no one else will enter. that way I might have a chance of making the top 100.

*not a gaurantee

 

[dogwatch]

Yes, since typhoons occur in the western Pacific Ocean. If such a storm appeared at Hayling, it would be a hurricane.

But have you considered the possibility that a tornado might first pick up Hayling and drop it in the Pacific?
P.S. Thanks, however I know what "typhoon" means.

 

[Major Tom]

It could be interesting getting back to the club over the sandbar on an outgoing tide with a nice 20 knot sea breeze, fun on my Laser, but wouldn't want to do it on my Moth!

 

[RobG]

Yes, since typhoons occur in the western Pacific Ocean. If such a storm appeared at Hayling, it would be a hurricane.

But have you considered the possibility that a tornado might first pick up Hayling and drop it in the Pacific?

I'm sure the Hayling–ites would love to be transported from dear old Blighty to a tropical location.

GIven Scott's handling of the Yeppoon slop, he'll go pretty well if it gets messy. But so will a few others…

 

[dogwatch]

It could be interesting getting back to the club over the sandbar on an outgoing tide with a nice 20 knot sea breeze, fun on my Laser, but wouldn't want to do it on my Moth!

Normally the club tries to schedule racing to avoid that necessity. It can mean however that if you are out, you are out until the race officer intends you to come in.
Sea breeze doesn't really kick up the waves that can appear in the entrance. It takes more southerly to do that, when in the right conditions it gets very interesting for a couple of hundred yards. Unless by "sandbar" you mean the Winner, in which case the simple answer is to avoid it.

 

[GSJ]

So expect waves if you are to enter for hayling island? What sort of waves?

 

[dogwatch]

^

The club is just inside Chichester Harbour. On mid-ebb in a strong southerly, you get large steep waves in the channel for about 200 yards, near the harbour entrance. This isn't part of the racing area but it is on the way to/from. These aren't common conditions, especially not in summer but they can happen. Race officers will normally aim to schedule racing so competitors aren't sailing home against mid-ebb if those conditions apply.

Racing is likely to be in Hayling Bay where waves are generally small/medium and wind-blown chop rather than swell, especially in summer.

 

[Richard Jackson]

Promo video up (a week ago)

 

[Phil S]

130 entries, two weeks to go, stilll no Bora?

 

[SimonN]

130 entries, two weeks to go, stilll no Bora?

Bora posted on f/b about 2 hours ago that he isn't going to be there.

 

[couchsurfer]

130 entries, two weeks to go, stilll no Bora?

Bora posted on f/b about 2 hours ago that he isn't going to be there.

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........Bora too bu$y now,,,he's sending his brother....

 

[GSJ]

Another all aussie podium to be expected? Who else is going fast? Are the Kouton or burling expected to be last minute entries?