despacio avenue
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Speaking of updates, there hasn't been an Ocean Show from TOR since 2/3. What's going on?
The Ocean Race 2023 leg 2: Cabo Verde to Capetown
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Speaking of updates, there hasn't been an Ocean Show from TOR since 2/3. What's going on?
despacio avenue
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If you watch and listen to the video of Melitzia above, they describe in detail how loud it is. Answer: excruciating.
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despacio avenue
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What a miserable environment.
euro
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Looks like they did exactly that11th Hour Racing Team has jibed north and if Team Malizia & Will Harris are smart they are going to plant themselves directly in front of them when we get the next Update
Swanno
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I really didnt think I would enjoy this event after being a fan since 92/93 but damn i refresh the tracker a lot!
Really hoping that TM can finish it off though the light patch will be a significant reshuffle I am sure.
Really hoping that TM can finish it off though the light patch will be a significant reshuffle I am sure.
The link on the site is not updated but shows still occur every two days.
See on their youtube page :
https://www.youtube.com/@TheOceanRace/videos
TheDragon
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Just watched the latest Ocean Race summary video, and don't think I saw anyone wearing gloves. Surprising?
3to1
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there's a conspicuous lack of hand steering, are the auto pilots simply faster?
despacio avenue
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I am a little surprised at how much Holcim-PRB has fallen behind, and why they went so far south, though Kevin seems pretty confident there is going to be a park up before Cape Town.
3to1
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better racing than I thought it was going to be.
shebeen
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Thanks, it definitely adds spice to the race with different boats having different modes, but i never thought it would be that much of a variation
I guess rotating crew is a factor with this, but the actual VG it is even way longer (but you're alone). These two are quite entertaining together. I know i can cancel the dance party i planned for Rosalin on sunday afternoon
There's this very interesting case for disabled people to go to space.
Apart from things like amputees literally taking up less vital space (who needs legs in a capsule?!) someone who is blind/visually impaired can be better equipped to operate equipment in an emergency.
The Case for Disabled Astronauts
In some situations, spacefarers with visual or other impairments could actually make a mission safer
blogs.scientificamerican.com
i wonder if a deaf sailor is the answer here!
Was mentioned on the Shirley Robertson pre race podcast, they have sailed and trained a lot together and she must be one of the ace ladies to drop in to the team fo r this leg.
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I remember Sam Davis and Alex Thomson talking about the auto pilots becoming so good that it became pointless to hand steer. Better focus on sail trim.
Can someone explain the decisions/strategies of the top 3 boats during the last 2 days?
So Holcim gybed south first. Why such a hurry? Were they concerned the wind would die down at their latitude and they wanted to get south as quick as possible?
Then the difference in headings on their way south. Especially 11th hour the last couple of miles before they gybed: Did they want to get further south as quickly as possible? Because TM stayed ~60nm further north and seemed rather unconcerned.
Or are their tracks solely determined by best VMG + differences in local TWA?
So Holcim gybed south first. Why such a hurry? Were they concerned the wind would die down at their latitude and they wanted to get south as quick as possible?
Then the difference in headings on their way south. Especially 11th hour the last couple of miles before they gybed: Did they want to get further south as quickly as possible? Because TM stayed ~60nm further north and seemed rather unconcerned.
Or are their tracks solely determined by best VMG + differences in local TWA?
They sure are working towards that goal!
On a serious note, there seems to be ample development to do for a comfortable, long term hearing protection. None of those they use are really designed for 24/7 usage.
Something light but effective, comfortable to wear, with active noise cancellation, integrated comms and warnings from instruments, maybe customized noise cancellation so that "important" sounds like waves can still be heard.
I guess these boats also need very reactive steering, as the movements must be rather snappy, and the computer reacts so much faster even in the middle of the night, day in day out.
I believe it will become impossible to steer at all fully manually once they allow full foiling ie lifting rudders. That has already been tried with very good results, its the class rules which still prohibit it. Would most likely add 5-10 kts depending on the wind and sea state.
Hi Minca, get the tracker on screen
go full size
hit wind button
play with the scroll at top for the hour steps in the wind guesstmates and go back and forth.... youll see a momentary bridge across the dead zone of 2 - 8 knots of fickle breeze
This is the simple version with none of the bells and whistles others can offer
go full size
hit wind button
play with the scroll at top for the hour steps in the wind guesstmates and go back and forth.... youll see a momentary bridge across the dead zone of 2 - 8 knots of fickle breeze
This is the simple version with none of the bells and whistles others can offer
As with many things, the military got there first: https://www.npr.org/sections/health...amps-explosive-noise-but-can-enhance-whispers
Any in-ear protection is gonna be problematic though if you’re wearing it 24/7. The ears ain’t designed to have things shoved inside them and after a while, even with the best custom fit protectors, they get sore & irritated.
I think the only real solution is a mix of in-ear & over-ear protectors, with the sailors swapping over from time to time. Definitely think we’re gonna see them integrate comms - in fact didn’t Alex Thomson have that on the last VG?
Would be curious if any of the teams have internal microphones to track dB levels - if not, maybe they should…
Have any of the teams spoken at all about their food supplies? ISTR it being mentioned at the Cabo Verde stopoff, can’t remember the details but think one of the teams said their allowance of provisions was a bit on the low side.
Hopefully they managed to stock up in Mindelo!
Hopefully they managed to stock up in Mindelo!
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Team Malizia has said for some time now that they are rationing food and are running out of toilet paper, however they have yet to say the ran out
It was actually not allowed to stock up in Mindelo, all the food was loaded in Spain
