Dark Cloud
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Spot on Chucky. And last I checked, autohelms can't steer in big seas as well as a human, somewhat depending on wave angle
Sydney to Hobart 2020
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SPORTSCAR
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Schakel
Dayboat sailor
Is there any rule this 125 footer can't be raced in the S2H?
Jethrow
Super Anarchist
Yep, max length is restricted to whatever the current iteration of WO is... 
Trovão
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Schakel
Dayboat sailor
Well that is a hard blow for the nautor Swan designers team.
Still they depict their exuberant 125' as a carbon racer with the tasmanian basalt rocks.
Perhaps for the bucket cup?
notice of race S2h
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Livia
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Livia
Super Anarchist
All academic as I can't see anyone from NSW or Victoria let ashore!
MRS OCTOPUS
Anarchist
Should n"t affect the WO guys to much.
Possibly beneficial in fact.
They normally only hang around long enough for Richo to step ashore and put his foot in his mouth before shoving off.
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Livia
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Or Qld now!
Livia
Super Anarchist
From the Oz.
Bugger!
Sydney to Hobart race sailing against wind
CYC Commodore Paul Billingham. Picture: Michael Bilbe-Taylor
It hasn’t been called off yet, but the organiser of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race have a message for fans – “don’t ask me to predict what that outcome might be”.
The chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic collided with the yachting world last week, after the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia was shut for deep cleaning and its vice-commodore, Noel Cornish, tested positive.
The CYC is the spiritual home of the Sydney to Hobart, and despite the coronavirus pandemic, commodore Paul Billingham is not calling time on one of the most famous races in the country.
“Not at this stage,” Mr Billingham said. “I think it’d be naive for us to assume that we’re not going to have to adapt it in some way, but don’t ask me to try to predict what that outcome might be because none of us know.
“Who knows what will be the end of August, let alone the end of November when we make the decision?”
With 54 boats already registered, Mr Billingham said he was confident the race would run with between 80 to 90 yachts, despite the absence of international crews.
Then there’s another, more pressing, problem: it’s not possible to travel from Sydney to Hobart under restrictions put in place by the Tasmanian government.
Race organisers are talking to the Tasmanian government and the Hobart City Council, Mr Billingham said.
“We’ll obviously adapt the finishing experience whether it’s a constitution dock or prize-giving — or whatever the rules are at the time,” he said.
The pandemic has already claimed one of the CYC’s mainstays. Its second-largest race, the Noakes Sydney to Gold Coast yacht race, has been postponed until at least October.
Then there’s the financial situation at the Rushcutters Bay institution, a club which has long featured on the Sydney scene with a high-powered board of directors.
The CYC posted a $1.02m loss last year, despite revenues of nearly $9m. For the 12 months ending last March, it lost another $680,000, new financial records show. It has about $129,000 in the bank.
And there was a warning.
“The effect of (the coronavirus) on the company has been a drop in revenue from bar, food and merchandise sales as a result of the closure of the clubhouse and certain racing and training events being cancelled or postponed indefinitely,” financial statements lodged with the corporate regulator last month show.
But Mr Billingham said being closed at this time of year had actually helped the club’s bottom line. “Money is the least of our concerns right now,” he said.
Bugger!
Sydney to Hobart race sailing against wind
CYC Commodore Paul Billingham. Picture: Michael Bilbe-Taylor
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It hasn’t been called off yet, but the organiser of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race have a message for fans – “don’t ask me to predict what that outcome might be”.
The chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic collided with the yachting world last week, after the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia was shut for deep cleaning and its vice-commodore, Noel Cornish, tested positive.
The CYC is the spiritual home of the Sydney to Hobart, and despite the coronavirus pandemic, commodore Paul Billingham is not calling time on one of the most famous races in the country.
“Not at this stage,” Mr Billingham said. “I think it’d be naive for us to assume that we’re not going to have to adapt it in some way, but don’t ask me to try to predict what that outcome might be because none of us know.
“Who knows what will be the end of August, let alone the end of November when we make the decision?”
With 54 boats already registered, Mr Billingham said he was confident the race would run with between 80 to 90 yachts, despite the absence of international crews.
Then there’s another, more pressing, problem: it’s not possible to travel from Sydney to Hobart under restrictions put in place by the Tasmanian government.
Race organisers are talking to the Tasmanian government and the Hobart City Council, Mr Billingham said.
“We’ll obviously adapt the finishing experience whether it’s a constitution dock or prize-giving — or whatever the rules are at the time,” he said.
The pandemic has already claimed one of the CYC’s mainstays. Its second-largest race, the Noakes Sydney to Gold Coast yacht race, has been postponed until at least October.
Then there’s the financial situation at the Rushcutters Bay institution, a club which has long featured on the Sydney scene with a high-powered board of directors.
The CYC posted a $1.02m loss last year, despite revenues of nearly $9m. For the 12 months ending last March, it lost another $680,000, new financial records show. It has about $129,000 in the bank.
And there was a warning.
“The effect of (the coronavirus) on the company has been a drop in revenue from bar, food and merchandise sales as a result of the closure of the clubhouse and certain racing and training events being cancelled or postponed indefinitely,” financial statements lodged with the corporate regulator last month show.
But Mr Billingham said being closed at this time of year had actually helped the club’s bottom line. “Money is the least of our concerns right now,” he said.
terrafirma
Super Anarchist
The race will be cancelled let's not kid ourselves. And will Tasmania want 2 thousand odd sailors into their state? Victorian boats and people will not be allowed into any state for at least another year with some forecasting up to 2 years? Flights into and out of anywhere are rare and restricted. Reading the above the CYCA bottom line is better when the whole placed is closed as opposed to being open but having a small number of people through. Too many reasons for this race to happen unfortunately but they won't announce it because they are still hoping the virus will magically disappear.
Bill E Goat
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They will run it with a quarantine area in Hobart with all crew having to return on the boat. They will setup a bar, provisioning area and off you go and no stopping and setting foot on the land on the way
terrafirma
Super Anarchist
Yes bit silly of Swan to show the boat theoretically competing in the Hobart helicopters and all. No Hobart this year anyhow.
terrafirma
Super Anarchist
What about toilet and showers etc can't see the crew wanting to go back to the boat after the race. Most want to get off and fly home.
Livia
Super Anarchist
I did suggest Quarantine Bay a while back.
but given that the currents boats are at least twice as fast as boats from the early 1970s be easy to go the cast ray esplanade mark to starboard and south head to port
most would be back by just after New Year’s Eve
SPORTSCAR
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