Semper_Windy
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Also - LSO going to be a busy port over the next couple of days. Mini SAS just finishing!
GGR 2022
- Thread starter littlechay
- Start date
Smiley Junction
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Well, this looks obvious…
Imagine all those years of hard work and good luck in making it to the show, and then your support monkeys fuck it all up for you.
Somebody’s gonna getta hurt real bad.
Smiley Junction
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littlechay
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No real surprises in the prologue; form more or less as expected. No news from the GGR organisation since before the start and a tracker that did nothing other than show positions that we can all see via AIS anyway ... Oh well
Smiley Junction
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No word on Elliot yet? I presume he got all his coursework and requirements sorted?
Good evening from LSO,
The Prologue...................Well, it's main purpose was to allow the organisers and competitors to test their communication systems while at sea.
The YB trackers, the message functions, the SAT phones and SSB radio checks.
Unfortunately it was not much of a race because you were allowed to motor. And there were three large patches of zero wind. The first was on late Sunday afternoon, another one on Monday night and then a light wind area off LSO. The bulk of the fleet motored at least once.
The South African sailor Jeremy Bagshaw sailing Olleanna, at 32 ft, the smallest boat in the race won the start from Damien Guillo sailing PRB. These two and Simon Curwen sailing Clara were in a different league and led the fleet, soon opening a lead of some miles over the rest.
Then some hours of zero wind and most turned on motors for a number of hours. By sunset the breeze filled in and the fleet enjoyed some good downwind sailing until late on Monday when the wind dropped again. Conditions then remained light all the way to LSO.
First boat in was PLB, followed by Clara, Simon Curwen and Kirsten Neuschafer sailing Minnehaha.
But all of them used their engines in the light stuff.
I am only aware of two boats not motoring, Olleanna, Jeremy Bagshaw and Sagamatha, Guy Waites.
Then there was the unfortunate incident in which Abhilash Tomy collided with a ship. The exact details are unknown at this stage. In LSO the rush is now on to keep him in the race. The damage is confined to the stem and about 300mm back. F/G crushed, stem fittings destroyed and bent pullpit. I saw the mast being lifted out for inspection late this afternoon. My opinion is that all is highly repairable and that he will make the start.
For the Americans, your lad young Elliot is out of town doing his safety courses but his team manager tells me they are just about good to go. Nice one!
The Prologue...................Well, it's main purpose was to allow the organisers and competitors to test their communication systems while at sea.
The YB trackers, the message functions, the SAT phones and SSB radio checks.
Unfortunately it was not much of a race because you were allowed to motor. And there were three large patches of zero wind. The first was on late Sunday afternoon, another one on Monday night and then a light wind area off LSO. The bulk of the fleet motored at least once.
The South African sailor Jeremy Bagshaw sailing Olleanna, at 32 ft, the smallest boat in the race won the start from Damien Guillo sailing PRB. These two and Simon Curwen sailing Clara were in a different league and led the fleet, soon opening a lead of some miles over the rest.
Then some hours of zero wind and most turned on motors for a number of hours. By sunset the breeze filled in and the fleet enjoyed some good downwind sailing until late on Monday when the wind dropped again. Conditions then remained light all the way to LSO.
First boat in was PLB, followed by Clara, Simon Curwen and Kirsten Neuschafer sailing Minnehaha.
But all of them used their engines in the light stuff.
I am only aware of two boats not motoring, Olleanna, Jeremy Bagshaw and Sagamatha, Guy Waites.
Then there was the unfortunate incident in which Abhilash Tomy collided with a ship. The exact details are unknown at this stage. In LSO the rush is now on to keep him in the race. The damage is confined to the stem and about 300mm back. F/G crushed, stem fittings destroyed and bent pullpit. I saw the mast being lifted out for inspection late this afternoon. My opinion is that all is highly repairable and that he will make the start.
For the Americans, your lad young Elliot is out of town doing his safety courses but his team manager tells me they are just about good to go. Nice one!
Smiley Junction
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Well done. Keep it coming, please and thanks.
My concern for Abilash isn’t the damage but just how many hoops he’s going to have to jump through to satisfy McIntyre’s scrutineers. Some of shit I’ve heard them put on racers at the 11th hour is just maddening.
Smiley Junction
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Maybe the relief cowboys thought they’d show off and surf the bow wave and then got clipped…?
Smiley Junction
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This is incredible! Wish I could find a way to thank you for your time and efforts on all of this. These detailed pictures are really amazing. So much detail we don’t usually get to see all in one place. the RC displays are really cool too!
Still have no idea why the Editor hasn’t picked up on all this real time coverage of such a landmark event??? It boggles the mind.
And it’s also kind of dismissive of the spirit of this place of grass roots, on the ground reporting.
Im guessing it’s personal…?
Still have no idea why the Editor hasn’t picked up on all this real time coverage of such a landmark event??? It boggles the mind.
And it’s also kind of dismissive of the spirit of this place of grass roots, on the ground reporting.
Im guessing it’s personal…?
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Windvanes.
The bulk of the fleet is using Hydrovane.
Two, Jeremy Bagshaw / South Africa and Abhilash Tomy / India are using Windpilot Pacific.
Two, Mark Sinclair / Auz and Pat Lawless / Ireland are using Airies.
The entire fleet have fitted Watt and Sea hydro generators.
The bulk of the fleet is using Hydrovane.
Two, Jeremy Bagshaw / South Africa and Abhilash Tomy / India are using Windpilot Pacific.
Two, Mark Sinclair / Auz and Pat Lawless / Ireland are using Airies.
The entire fleet have fitted Watt and Sea hydro generators.
Team Challenge Oceans
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I just can’t get enough of your posts. This is almost as good as being there! It’s great that all this good info will be here for posterity, so I know where to find it again, lol.
Would be interesting to see the full itemized checklist for the safety inspection. Guessing that’s “racer only” information requiring a login.
I would have thought someone would have chosen to go with the Gelinas Cape Horn self-steering, but apparently not?
Thank you again! Are you on the Insta?
Would be interesting to see the full itemized checklist for the safety inspection. Guessing that’s “racer only” information requiring a login.
I would have thought someone would have chosen to go with the Gelinas Cape Horn self-steering, but apparently not?
Thank you again! Are you on the Insta?
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