Not a lot of wind for the ISLANDS RACE today but it still beats workin

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cutting through the Bombing Zone didn't matter does it ????

FYI: PLEASE Don't look at YellowBrick after a boat has finished as it's Rude to follow the Vehicle hauling the Tracker :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

I would take it to a Titty Bar and do a screen capture just for S's & G's :)

 
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Harry Pattison said:
Looks like Varuna and Timeshaver may be racing for nothing, tracker seems to show both sailed well up into the exclusion zone. At least the boats closing in on the finish seem to be getting into some breeze.
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Bet you wished they had that excursion zone when you hit the island on a SC-50 huh

 
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Unfortunately, Pyewacket sailed the entire race NOT transmitting their AIS data. The race was sailed under the new US Sailing Offshore regs which require you to have the equipment on board. The SIs required that all boats be transmitting AIS position while racing. Regardless of whether it was an oversight, equipment failure or intentional, simple violation of the SIs and DSQ is the result. I am a fan of AIS in general, but aboard Medicine Man, it resulted in our downfall in the race. We had a 15 mile lead on the sleds at the east end of SC Island in a match race with Bud, just 1.5 miles ahead of them. As Bud and us hit the transition zone between the seabreeze and the offshore, we parked up for close to 2 hours. The rest of the fleet saw the 2 sitting ducks on AIS and sailed around us. AIS is good for safety, but pretty painful if you are leading a race like this.

 
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I don't think they were alone in not transmitting while racing...

realestatebroker said:
Unfortunately, Pyewacket sailed the entire race NOT transmitting their AIS data. The race was sailed under the new US Sailing Offshore regs which require you to have the equipment on board. The SIs required that all boats be transmitting AIS position while racing. Regardless of whether it was an oversight, equipment failure or intentional, simple violation of the SIs and DSQ is the result. I am a fan of AIS in general, but aboard Medicine Man, it resulted in our downfall in the race. We had a 15 mile lead on the sleds at the east end of SC Island in a match race with Bud, just 1.5 miles ahead of them. As Bud and us hit the transition zone between the seabreeze and the offshore, we parked up for close to 2 hours. The rest of the fleet saw the 2 sitting ducks on AIS and sailed around us. AIS is good for safety, but pretty painful if you are leading a race like this.
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It appears that Varuna and Timeshaver may have entered the restricted area.

islands race YB 2014.JPG

 
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Doing things the right way goes miles in this sport because so many don't. The Varuna team are all gentlemen and the respect you gain doing this is more valuable than any trophy. If you are looking for a new navigator, I know a guy. :) ))))

 
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Why would the NHYC require competitors to constantly disclose their positions to each other (via AIS transponders) in a race like this?

Does anyone think these things through? If I was heading up a competitive program I would choose another race.

 
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+1 BobJ

+1 NoStings

This is the 1st race in the USA that I've heard of using this rule (or should I say excluding it). What happened to sailing your OWN race. Another reason to be glued to the Nav Station instead of sailing.

 
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