Down To The Wire

[MR.CLEAN]

Both boats back to the left - this is getting to "connect the dots" weather. Separation up to 100 yards now. Crew are on the low side now.

 

[MR.CLEAN]

This is just amazing - 2 knots of boatspeed, downspeed tacks, and HB is starting to work it.

 

[FastrSailr]

Little bitter still?

Yup, and so am I.

 

[MR.CLEAN]

HB just ducked Honour to get to the right, just a small bit from the mark...looks like a really bad decision. Honour almost at the mark!

 

[MR.CLEAN]

HB just ducked Honour to get to the right, just a small bit from the mark...looks like a really bad decision. Honour almost at the mark!

 

[MR.CLEAN]

WOW - Honour goes almost in irons, luffing HB up to keep them out of the layline, then bow down and barely, barely moving, HONOUR just ahead at the mark!!!

 

[MR.CLEAN]

Boats are completely split. Heartbreaker is headed toward us over on the left, while Honour is separated by 500 yards over on the other side. Heartbreaker seems to be moving a little better, but it's damned hard to say.

 

[MR.CLEAN]

This is officially the most people I've ever seen in a forum at one time. 20 more than the max we saw during KW last year. Pretty impressive, y'all. Too fucking bad that we didn't have the time to get a proper sponsor for this report beforehand.

Honour looks screwed to me right now.

 

[MR.CLEAN]

You can just feel the anxiety - i find myself tip-toeing around the spectator boat, just like I know they are doing on the Farrs. Sphincter tight- shhh - quiet, gentle...there is a one-hour limit per leg.

 

[MR.CLEAN]

Heartbreaker is in more pressure, but Honour is now headed straight to the mark. HB will still have to head down to it.

 

[Chuck L]

This is officially the most people I've ever seen in a forum at one time. 20 more than the max we saw during KW last year. Pretty impressive, y'all. Too fucking bad that we didn't have the time to get a proper sponsor for this report beforehand. Honour looks screwed to me right now.

Honour did a DD?

255 people are hanging on your every word...

 

[LateNite]

IonEarth shows HB around the leeward mark and Honour???

 

[newbury]

AAARRRGGGGHHH. About 12:45 Honour's display stopped updating. She had been consistently sailing lower than HB, at the same speed. Then HB gybed a total of 5 times until she crossed the line. Honour's display never changed.

Someone take pity on me and do a play by play....please

 

[Slyguy]

Last call I got (5 minutes ago):

HB Ahead 20 secs at the bottom of the 4th leg. on the way upwind.

 

[Slyguy]

HB Down by 15 secs at the final ww mark.

 

[LateNite]

From RCYC web site here is a summary so far:

Honour is leading at the first windward mark by 15sec (1:52pm)

Heartbreaker is ahead at the first leeward mark by 39sec (2:09pm)

Heartbreaker is leading at the second windward mark by 9sec (2:30pm)

Heartbreaker is ahead at the second leeward mark by 19sec (2:43pm)

Honour is leading at the final windward mark by 15sec (3:04pm)

Question is: What happened on the last Windward leg??

 

[B.C.H.]

Unofficial text I just got had US winning by 1 sec.

 

[LateNite]

IonEarth shows the race is over but ...

Heartbreaker Wins!!!!

 

[FINS]

I called Clean.... USA by one second he is going nuts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[hcadieux]

HB wins final race by a nose - IonEarth