2021 Sydney to Hobart
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lahana
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paps49
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Back to racing, Black Jack is looking good for making the turn in front but what then?
Really puts into perspective the efforts of LB in consistently finding that 2nd place Div 3 PHS in offshore races.
Wait is this for real?
Are we saying no boats have an internet connection offshore, don’t get updated models or updated paid forecasts specific for their boat?
And if that game of Chess involves me winning a new yacht master then of course I’d get the assistance from the AI if it was an option…
I’m being called a dumb ass because the boats that follow their nav software will have the best route 8 out of 10 times.
yeah there is an art to being a tactician / navigator.
but it’s 2021 if you want to be competitive you aren’t going to depend on joe blow and his sextant.
My point being you can put any 18 year old with no sailing experience in-front of an iPad with the best info available and you’ll get it right 7 out of 10 times.*
Local knowledge and experience is also highly valuable don’t get me wrong.
To the above comment of the 18 year old let’s say he’d get you there 70% with the best route. The Derwent where the race can be won and lost picking the shifts and breeze when there is almost none is where a good navigators money will be made.
They are few and far between (call it the grandmaster level) but they’ll still use the models the majority of the way.
Anyhow thanks for feeding the troll.
Are we saying no boats have an internet connection offshore, don’t get updated models or updated paid forecasts specific for their boat?
And if that game of Chess involves me winning a new yacht master then of course I’d get the assistance from the AI if it was an option…
I’m being called a dumb ass because the boats that follow their nav software will have the best route 8 out of 10 times.
yeah there is an art to being a tactician / navigator.
but it’s 2021 if you want to be competitive you aren’t going to depend on joe blow and his sextant.
My point being you can put any 18 year old with no sailing experience in-front of an iPad with the best info available and you’ll get it right 7 out of 10 times.*
Local knowledge and experience is also highly valuable don’t get me wrong.
To the above comment of the 18 year old let’s say he’d get you there 70% with the best route. The Derwent where the race can be won and lost picking the shifts and breeze when there is almost none is where a good navigators money will be made.
They are few and far between (call it the grandmaster level) but they’ll still use the models the majority of the way.
Anyhow thanks for feeding the troll.
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paps49
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Bucket Mouth
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lahana
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(p)Irate
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And so are these mate. Don't jump to conclusions based on the reflection from green as grass Sydney Harbour water.
lahana
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BJ has tacked in towards Storm Bay now. Hope they get to squeeze past the rock. Nice going!
animeproblem
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Except now & then, somebody must be jiggling a wire that makes things look less like doing a fair bit of speed going backwards, or sideways (kind of joking about the sideways bit, now that would be impressive!)
