Sydney to Hobart 2014

ALL@SEA

ALL@SEA

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Just to get the ball rolling, and i know it is a bit early - but Easter isn't far off, and it never seems too long after that that Christmas decorations start going up in shops!

There was a story in yesterday's local paper (page 3, must've been a slow news day http://www.themercury.com.au/sport/wild-thing-at-home-in-hobart-waters/story-fnj4f7j4-1226841480297 ) detailing why Wild Thing is still in Hobart, and noting Grant Wharington's hopes for line honors in this year's (the 70th) race. Wharington also alludes to modifications, saying "I cant say what the work is, but we are going to do something out of left field, it will give us a 15% improvement in performance, which is massive."

Let the speculation, the sun fish comments, and the doubting of Wharro begin!

 
greasy al

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forss said:
It is pointless race without multihulls
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You know, I still have to think that the folks who were the driving forces in the early days of the French multihull scene did not see sitting around whining that they were not allowed to enter the blue ribbon monohull events of the day as le grande fromage of getting multihulls to the forefront of the French public mind, but rather set about establishing their own narrative. The Australian and New Zealand multihull fraternity might be best served by going and doing likewise.

Also, sunfish.

 
Terrorvision

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greasy al said:
forss said:
It is pointless race without multihulls
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You know, I still have to think that the folks who were the driving forces in the early days of the French multihull scene did not see sitting around whining that they were not allowed to enter the blue ribbon monohull events of the day as le grande fromage of getting multihulls to the forefront of the French public mind, but rather set about establishing their own narrative. The Australian and New Zealand multihull fraternity might be best served by going and doing likewise.

Also, sunfish.
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Please don't muddy this thread with considered and thoughtful posts that are based in merit- we have just over 9 months of whining left that will inevitably end up in the same result come Boxing Day.

After all, the race is so pointless that it has only been running since 1945.

 
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forss

forss

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I have heard that there are some modifications for the fastest super-maxi Wild Oats XI

 
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PIL66 - XL2

PIL66 - XL2

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Yawn.....blablablablablablablablablabla..multi.blablablabla...weather..blablablabla..Oats..blablabla...Warro..blablablabla..Shaun..blablablablablabla

RIP Lou

 
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DtM

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The 50th pulled a lot more than 20-30% more.

Not sure that will happen this time. A lot more cost and I don't think the interest is there. What does 70 mean is the likely response I suspect.

 
Flatbag

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ALL AT SEA said:
Just to get the ball rolling, and i know it is a bit early - but Easter isn't far off, and it never seems too long after that that Christmas decorations start going up in shops!

There was a story in yesterday's local paper (page 3, must've been a slow news day http://www.themercury.com.au/sport/wild-thing-at-home-in-hobart-waters/story-fnj4f7j4-1226841480297 ) detailing why Wild Thing is still in Hobart, and noting Grant Wharington's hopes for line honors in this year's (the 70th) race. Wharington also alludes to modifications, saying "I cant say what the work is, but we are going to do something out of left field, it will give us a 15% improvement in performance, which is massive."

Let the speculation, the sun fish comments, and the doubting of Wharro begin!
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The best yacht optimisers in the business probably aim to create a 1-2% improvement so we would have to put this 15% down to Wharro's usual bullshit bravado that vanishes in to thin air as fast as the smoke dissipates when the S-H starters canon fires.

Either that or he has devised a dastardly plan to render all species of Sunfish extinct by December 26 2014.

 
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I reckon the forecast is for some wind, some water, and probably alot of sunfishes.

Are the multies immune from the mighty sunfish <_<

 
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Actually not quite Clean.

He says let "some" in.

Does not really say let in the crap build zippy board cruiser shitboxs sailed by punters that make up most of what passes as the Oz multihull fleet.

 
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