Mini Transat 2017
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Virgulino Ferreira
Super Anarchist
Nice ketch!
Virgulino Ferreira
Super Anarchist
Thank you!
LeoV
Super Anarchist
That ketch does this guiding for so long as I can remember, between doing its own racing.
Sometimes there is place on one of the boats as a paying guest, nice way to do a crossing.
Sometimes there is place on one of the boats as a paying guest, nice way to do a crossing.
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Knut Grotzki
Anarchist
Parking on Main Street - 4 kts sboxes. What a pity that Arkema can not show its full potential. Just think about that you would have decided to pass Funchal to port. The additional miles would have been a good investment. Anyway - looks as if the rich get richer.
LeoV
Super Anarchist
4 knots is a luxury right now.
Virgulino Ferreira
Super Anarchist
On the very left of this picture it looks to me like Jean-Luc Van Den Heede's boat.
And right behind it another skinny beauty. Anyone knows who is she?
(I like them skinny!)
Coconuts.is
Member
It looks as if Ian is a little better placed to the right but it is going to come down to the wire for sure. In twelve hours or so the wind strengthens slightly.
Knut Grotzki
Anarchist
Have a look at Paolo´s nice site where he is introducing some minis
http://interestingsailboats.blogspot.de/
http://interestingsailboats.blogspot.de/
Virgulino Ferreira
Super Anarchist
GO CLARISSE!!!
Schakel
Dayboat sailor
In order to follow the finish in Las Palmas (and I know it's a stop-over) I tried to find a webcam of the harbour.
This is the closest that I came to thanks to google.
https://nl.webcams.travel/webcam/fullscreen/1429130108
You can't see boat arriving. It's a beach cam.
Anyone has a better address?
https://www.skylinewebcams.com/en/webcam/espana/canarias/las-palmas-gran-canaria/playa-las-canteras.html
The last one has better quality but still a beachcam.
This is the closest that I came to thanks to google.
https://nl.webcams.travel/webcam/fullscreen/1429130108
You can't see boat arriving. It's a beach cam.
Anyone has a better address?
https://www.skylinewebcams.com/en/webcam/espana/canarias/las-palmas-gran-canaria/playa-las-canteras.html
The last one has better quality but still a beachcam.
Why would they do that? The Mini class rules says that the drinking water reserves are each skipper's responsibility. The rule if anything sets a max volume for each race. And the emergency water, like the emergency bucket is sealed.
Generally the water dumping comes in the last couple of days when they're certain they're not going to be in trouble and want to change pace.
Kenny Dumas
Super Anarchist
Clarisse may be 10th, but she's rolling the fleet right now at VMG 5.9, a knot better than the next. Very committed to the rhumb line it seems.
Go Clarisse!!
Go Clarisse!!
Virgulino Ferreira
Super Anarchist
Right now she is 6th.
GO CLARISSE!!!
GO CLARISSE!!!
LeoV
Super Anarchist
miffy, they have a minimum amount of water on board plus the sealed reserve, some dump a part of their normal amount. Opening the reserve cost a dear penalty, and I bet it will be checked on.
