Sydney To Hobart 2018

[bigrpowr]

so i haven't seen the forecast yet, i'm figuring it'll favor the 50 somethings again.

Will Sandy let Ricko on the boat .

Will BJ increase RM to have a chance at the other big boys?

Will R88 come back for a chance at glory ?

Will LB pilot the Big C to a respectable 3rd place?

so many questions with the race just 10 months away !!

 

[Jethrow]

Wild Oats isn't racing so the race has been cancelled by the TV sponsor!  :lol:

 

[bigrpowr]

Wild Oats isn't racing so the race has been cancelled by the TV sponsor!  :lol:

time to pack it up then ! LB will be sad though.

 

[Svanen]

Ricko will almost certainly be on the boat. Sandy is quite invested in his ongoing participation.

Does Wild Oats XI compete in any other races besides the Hobart?

 

[Jethrow]

Gold Coast race then Bris - Keppel to deliver to Hammo.

 

[Swanno]

Ricko will almost certainly be on the boat. Sandy is quite invested in his ongoing participation.

Does Wild Oats XI compete in any other races besides the Hobart?

I thought Oats was sold and the crew were told that it was the last trip south?

 

[SCANAS]

I thought Oats was sold and the crew were told that it was the last trip south?

Rumour was that was to be the last one. Probably why Richo was so shitty. 

 

[SCANAS]

Ricko will almost certainly be on the boat. Sandy is quite invested in his ongoing participation.

Does Wild Oats XI compete in any other races besides the Hobart?

Over the years it's done all the major east coast races + numerous HI race weeks. Did one maxi World titles & one transpacific too. Being home at Xmas to defend the SH kinda makes OS trips hard.

If it was absent from Woolwich surely keen Sydneysiders would have let us know. 

Disney would be the most likely buyer I could think of, they changed the TP rules to allow canters, prob others though. 

 

[inebriated]

would the Oatlys sell the boat and bail from the comp?

or would they invest in a faster, sleeker boat and hold the cup for another 20-15 years...

oooohhhhhh

 

[SCANAS]

I don't think Sandy has the same passion for it as Bob did but the Sandys son is pretty keen. 

 

[bigrpowr]

I don't think Sandy has the same passion for it as Bob did but the Sandys son is pretty keen. 

it would really suck to see WOXI retired. its been the center piece of my entertainment during the holiday season.

 

[SCANAS]

Fear not. Good chance at least 1 more tilt with Oatleys & sure it'll be used if sold. 

 

[Last Post]

so i haven't seen the forecast yet, i'm figuring it'll favor the 50 somethings again.

Will Sandy let Ricko on the boat .

Will BJ increase RM to have a chance at the other big boys?

Will R88 come back for a chance at glory ?

Will LB pilot the Big C to a respectable 3rd place?

so many questions with the race just 10 months away !!

Whats the weather doing?

 

[SCANAS]

Cloudy, with a chance of WWIII. 

 

[Couta]

Ok...so here's the challenge.

Your goal is to win the S2H (on handicap - the real race!)

You have a very comfortable budget.

You have to buy an existing yacht (not build a new one) from anywhere in the world.

Now....what do you buy & why?

Serious kudos to the best (serious) answer........

 

[huwp]

Could you buy a multi and take that or is the forecast no good ?

 

[shaggybaxter]

Ok...so here's the challenge.

Your goal is to win the S2H (on handicap - the real race!)

You have a very comfortable budget.

You have to buy an existing yacht (not build a new one) from anywhere in the world.

Now....what do you buy & why?

Serious kudos to the best (serious) answer........

Cookson 50. I just love those boats. 

I reckon I'd do ok with my existing ride if the conditions were like last year. But any sustained light air and I'd be fucked.

 

[Recidivist]

Cookson 50. I just love those boats. 

I reckon I'd do ok with my existing ride if the conditions were like last year. But any sustained light air and I'd be fucked.

My pick too!

Or Envy Scooters (ex Itchy Bum ex Shogun V, ex Azzurra) with a larger rudder.  That boat is just a life support system for spinnakers.

 

[PIL66 - XL2]

My pick too!

Or Envy Scooters (ex Itchy Bum ex Shogun V, ex Azzurra) with a larger rudder.  That boat is just a life support system for spinnakers.

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