Fastnet 2021

[TPG]

https://yb.tl/Leaderboard/fastnet2021?tag=51384&useRecentVMG=true%2F

And now 38 retirements if i'm counting correctly.

Jeeze, sailmakers gonna be busy.

 

[Roleur]

They seem to have put afterburners on- he hasn't dropped much below 18knots for the last hour.  1-2knots faster than Charal. Amazing!

Watched them shortly after the start.  They were directly behind HB and abeam to weather of Charal.  They put the bow down 10 degrees and started going 5 knots faster.  Within a few minutes they were well ahead to leeward of HB and many boat lengths directly in front of Charal.  It was very clearly a different mode.  

 

[Potter]

And now 23 retired, 6.9%. This is silly.

Bit of an over reaction.  This is the Fastnet Race, not a pillow fight.

The toughest conditions in this race are often in the first 10 miles.  20-30kts of breeze and wind over tide is going to test most well prepared boats.

Saddest news is the retirement of Maitre Coq due to collision with a non competitor. 

No doubt there is quite a bit of gear failure on the more Corinthian entries. 

 

[JL92S]

A few snapped from hurst

 

[Zonker]

A friend of mine, Brad Baker, who lives in Seattle, has been fighting a brain cancer for several years. He's sailing there this year. 

Go Brad!

 

[TPG]

Maserati headed in the wrong direction. Looks like a whole bunch more gonna retire and head to France.

 

[Hitchhiker]

 Looks like a whole bunch more gonna retire and head to France.

Not too surprising really.   Crappy conditions at best for the smaller boats.  Good to Oystercatcher XXXV showing well in IRC Z at the moment.

 

[Dacron]

2.08.00

ouch!

 

[JL92S]

Maserati headed in the wrong direction. Looks like a whole bunch more gonna retire and head to France.

Yeah this happened…

 

[Hitchhiker]

1 hour ago, Dacron said:

 

[shanghaisailor]

Franck is driving. He never lets Charles drive. 

Sodebo's tracker update in the middle of a tack?

You think? You are joking about Franck hogging the helm?

 

[Tender]

Is there an updated list of retiered boats somewhere..?

 

[ttc546]

A small sample of the many hundreds of photos I took today from the Hurst Castle vantage point.

Skorpios, Hugo Boss, Apivia, 11th Hour Racing etc.

I will add more tomorrow when I have time to edit - the Ultims etc. Enjoy the boat porn....   ;-)

 Linky here :-    Fastnet 2021

 

[Fiji Bitter]

You think? You are joking about Franck hogging the helm?

Not quite, methinks. It's indeed the little one on the helm in nearly all pictures and video's, and the bigger one on the foredeck or checking the rudder. Makes sense though, and Franck used to be Charles' skipper after all...

 

[JL92S]

View attachment 456288

 

[Mid]

- Alex’s heart rate peaked around the race start at 161 bpm 
 - HUGO BOSS is heeled over at 35 degrees, as they beat upwind
 - Wave heights are currently reaching 3.5m

 

[Mid]

 

[kramecian]

Is there an updated list of retiered boats somewhere..?

Bottom of the tracker?: https://www.rolexfastnetrace.com/en/2021-tracking-player

 

[terrafirma]

HB not impressive ..

Yeah doesn't like upwind sailing. And I think he sails the wrong angles compared to Apivia for example. If he gets beaten by 11th hour racing it will confirm my theory that his last boat was his best. 11th Hour in the Imoca Lead as we speak but Apivia has picked a good angle and is going 5 knots quicker so not for long IMO.. Hugo Boss is being smoked by Varuna (Ker56) and Oyster Catcher IRC52. 

 

[terrafirma]

Tracker showing Maserati as being finished she's in France LOL..!