RORC Caribbean 600

[opusone]

Varuna VI

Rooting for VARUNA - Jens, Tim and the guys. It is amazing how fast that boat goes in the right conditions. 1.537 IRC for a 56 footer.

Jens builds and maintains a boat very well....and we'll see them again on the West Coast for Pac Cup.

Cheers,

opusone

 

[huey 2]

....theÿ are moving pretty well but will be interesting to see as they head upwind for a bit. Can they foot well with the sea state? then the long leg ..all good stuff .. the other kerr speedster doin good , as well

 

[jonas a]

If the wind turns more to south, it will have some impact on handicap. Tonerre doing well. Faster than Lucky. That 82 footer teasing those minimaxis is apparently a Wally. And also Momo is losing ground

 

[trt131]

If the wind turns more to south, it will have some impact on handicap. Tonerre doing well. Faster than Lucky. That 82 footer teasing those minimaxis is apparently a Wally. And also Momo is losing ground

Lucky had some sort of hiccup about 50 miles back, was down to 2 knots for some time and pointing the wrong way. She seems to be going OK now and reeling in some boats

 

[jonas a]

^ok that explains. shouldn't be slower than a 51 footer. Teasing Machine seems to be overtaking Adix Also the Class40 Tales II is doing really well and so does the TP52 Spookie

 

[Icedtea]

Clean, you say Comanche is just as obsolete as a J Class- that's an interesting point of view. I can't agree with that for a number of reasons, first of them being that monos are still by far the most often sailed and raced kind of boat around the world, so the fastest of them is still a pretty incredible piece of tech.

I think it's more of a horses for courses situation

 

[MR.CLEAN]

I'm not sure when Phaedo was constructed, but according to this article, the first 5 mod70s were sold for $3.5 Million which was actually below cost, boats 6-9 sold for $4.25 Million and subsequent boats for $5 Million. None of those are less than half of the $4 Million figure I cited. Regardless, in my opinion they are awesome boats as are the big Maxi's like Comanche.

They are all used. no new boats have been constructed since the first batch.

 

[MR.CLEAN]

Clean, you say Comanche is just as obsolete as a J Class- that's an interesting point of view. I can't agree with that for a number of reasons, first of them being that monos are still by far the most often sailed and raced kind of boat around the world, so the fastest of them is still a pretty incredible piece of tech.

I think it's more of a horses for courses situation

Of course it is, just as it is for the J/Class. Thing is that there is only one course for which Comanche is better suited than a MOD, and that's round the world via the capes. If Comanche goes and sets that record, it will be a hell of an accomplishment...everything else is just a fast J/Class for old owners.

And if Comanche sets that record, it will still be a record that no one has even attempted in a dog's life.

 

[MR.CLEAN]

nd so does the TP52 Spookie

Bora's last race before full time olympic training

 

[Terrorvision]

I'm not sure when Phaedo was constructed, but according to this article, the first 5 mod70s were sold for $3.5 Million which was actually below cost, boats 6-9 sold for $4.25 Million and subsequent boats for $5 Million. None of those are less than half of the $4 Million figure I cited. Regardless, in my opinion they are awesome boats as are the big Maxi's like Comanche.

They are all used. no new boats have been constructed since the first batch.

So no new MOD70s have been built since the first batch but at least one new J Class has been built in that time. Let's revisit the definition of obsolete.

 

[Edith Bicknell]

does anybody have a link to the SI's?

can't find it on the web site

i'm actually looking for the url low bandwidth position reports

I bet Spookie goes through the Sluiceway

 

[jonas a]

Big C will have a tough job beating the Rambler100 ghost boat from 2011

 

[TANGO QUEBEC]

If the wind turns more to south, it will have some impact on handicap. Tonerre doing well. Faster than Lucky. That 82 footer teasing those minimaxis is apparently a Wally. And also Momo is losing ground

Highland Fling...ex Wally.

 

[us7070]

does anybody have a link to the SI's?

can't find it on the web site

i'm actually looking for the url low bandwidth position reports

I bet Spookie goes through the Sluiceway

i heard it never works...

 

[jonas a]

Those mod70's should do an extra penalty lap. Too fast. Not healthy to stay ashore waiting for the last boat with all that liquor at your disposal. Concise is not giving an inch . Nice racing

 

[Braddw25]

I'm not sure when Phaedo was constructed, but according to this article, the first 5 mod70s were sold for $3.5 Million which was actually below cost, boats 6-9 sold for $4.25 Million and subsequent boats for $5 Million. None of those are less than half of the $4 Million figure I cited. Regardless, in my opinion they are awesome boats as are the big Maxi's like Comanche.

They are all used. no new boats have been constructed since the first batch.

Oh ok. I didn't know that. That's a shame that no more were built. They are certainly very cool boats.

 

[BGeff]

Go Lucky Strike! Gotta love my old favorite boat and how she is doing down there. Fred is the BEST! Wish I knew who he has on board with him. Even more, I wish I was on board with him for this circuit.

 

[Edith Bicknell]

 

[jonas a]

Phaedo's got a little better handicap than Concise. It could determine the outcome of the duel, although they both probably only care about line honor

 

[Terrorvision]

The Gunboat 62 is a long way behind a few of the 52s and sub-62 monos.