Sydney to Hobart 2016

[dachopper]

Wild oats is no more ....... as we know her !

Foils ?????????

http://www.wildoatsxi.com.au/news/major-modifications-planned-for-rolex-sydney-hobart-race/

 

[exanzio]

have been there for about two years.

 

[DFL1010]

Trigger's broom/George Washington's axe/Ship of Theseus (pick your preferred one) springs to mind here.

 

[DtM]

What is the forecast?

 

[LeKa]

Sunfish?

 

[DtM]

Penguin breeding cycles

 

[Ocean View]

What is the forecast?

That's a Big ask - the 2016 Hobart is 18 months away

 

[bigrpowr]

What is the forecast?

That's a Big ask - the 2016 Hobart is 18 months away

i wondered the same thing, why skip this years, it should be just as fun !

 

[duncan (the other one)]

What is the forecast?

I thought I provided one in another thread:

"shit on the nose, a bit light in spots, maybe a nice kite run somewhere, bullets over Tasman, drift in the river, exxy jugs, cracker band at the QLD."

 

[wickham]

Just checked with the penguins.

Snow on the beaches in Storm Bay.

Penguins are pissed as they were told that global warming meant they had to move south.

Now refusing to cooperate.

One of them did say that he had recently seen Lydia on the beach in Port Davey with a tape measure an old huon pine loggers punt and a canvas tarp and muttering something about the Rating Office.

 

[PIL66 - XL2]

Lots of multihulls.... oh and weather

 

[Flippin Out]

I didn't think they allowed Multi's ? Anyone know why not ?

 

[Rawhide]

Whats that Skip? Multies arn't allowed? It's an outrage. But then again maybe they arn't safe.

 

[DtM]

I heard a rumour that the CYC might be considering whether to consider letting multihulls in. The concern is how will they fare in a collision with a sunfish

 

[Trickypig]

I didn't think they allowed Multi's ? Anyone know why not ?

Your sock's name might give you a clew...

 

[terrafirma]

Obviously the Oats designers don't think a beamy boat like Comanche is the way to go otherwise they'd be building a new boat. They are looking for something new with the hull to suit the foils they have in mind imo. Lot to look forward to with these new designs like the Imoca boats. Oh and the forecast is for a South Wester at 18-23 Knots on the start and then light and variable by first morning slowly building to a Southerly buster by the 2nd night.

 

[duncan (the other one)]

Obviously the Oats designers don't think a beamy boat like Comanche is the way to go otherwise they'd be building a new boat cutting the fucker down the middle with a chainsaw and stretching her out.

FIFY

 

[FinnFish]

Obviously the Oats designers don't think a beamy boat like Comanche is the way to go otherwise they'd be building a new boat cutting the fucker down the middle with a chainsaw and stretching her out.

FIFY

+1, easier to add length than beam.

 

[terrafirma]

I thought the boats were capped at 100 feet? Is the talk they are going to go bigger? Also what happened to the 60' Ichi Bahn? Matt is sailing the TP52 nowadays.