The Ocean Race 2023 leg 3: Capetown to Itajaí, Brazil

[cbulger]

This is nonsense! If MALIZIA wants to win Antoine Auriol needs to stop droning until Itajai, they need to stop being a "Party & Love Boat" and get serious.

No team is more serious - remember "no cash no splash"

TM just might save the event, and they're doing pretty good sailing too.

 

[Herman]

HPRB just gybed due east

 

[Qtrfoil]

HPRB just gybed due east

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Lets see if TM covers.

 

[Herman]

Lets see if TM covers.

Not atm. Going NNE. Going along the coast it seems.

 

[dg_sailingfan]

Congrats to TM, you have won. They didn't have to do the gybe! Holcim now 6 Miles behind.

THAT'S IT! HOLCIM will not get this deficit back.

 

[noaano]

Holcim staying in relatively deeper waters.

I would not want to brave those waves breaking in the shallow stuff.

edit. there is no escaping the shallower stuff for either boat further on.

 

[despacio avenue]

Or Rosie changing her tampon.

Back to my sandpit, now...

This is a disgusting comment. Shame on you.

 

[tiljim]

Congrats to TM, you have won. They didn't have to do the gybe! Holcim now 6 Miles behind.

THAT'S IT! HOLCIM will not get this deficit back.

What happened to Holcim in that gybe? TM will still have to do it

 

[TheDragon]

I still like Holcims Postion more. Yes, the Tracker is showing Malizia in the lead BUT being on the inside, closer to shore is very powerful. If Holcim can hold that "Lane" and then sail parallel to the Brazilian Coast they are in a very strong Position.

This did not age well!

 

[dg_sailingfan]

This did not age well!

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Holcim bailed out, Kevin is clumsy. Why not follow them? Why did they gybe when Malizia did not? Completely puzzling to me.

 

[Fabricensis]

Holcim staying in relatively deeper waters.

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I would not want to brave those waves breaking in the shallow stuff.

edit. there is no escaping the shallower stuff for either boat further on.

Now my wave dynamics lectures were a few years ago and I might have made mistakes but with the current wave heights and lengths they should only start to break at ~5m so they have some way to go still

Edit: That's 5m of water depth, not 5 m wave height

 

[Fabricensis]

Holcim bailed out, Kevin is clumsy. Why not follow them? Why did they gybe when Malizia did not? Completely puzzling to me.

Mate what is your problem? Did you put your life savings on Holcim or something?

 

[dg_sailingfan]

Mate what is your problem? Did you put your life savings on Holcim or something?

I wanted a Race all the way to the line, make Malizia earn it. Now TM is probably going to win by 5 Hours or more.

 

[Herman]

True wind range is 35-40 kts according to Malizia dashboard. HPRB gybed back. Both are following the coast atm.

 

[Fabricensis]

I wanted a Race all the way to the late, make Malizia earn it. Now TM is probably going to win by 5 Hours or more.

Earlier today you were sure Holcim would win it.

If you consider a match race on the second to last day of an ocean racing leg not 'to the late' you are following the wrong sport

 

[dg_sailingfan]

Earlier today you were sure Holcim would win it.

If you consider a match race on the second to last day of an ocean racing leg not 'to the late' you are following the wrong sport

You are fabricating my words. Read what I said: I said if Holcim could hold their "lane" and stay on the inside of Malizia they would be in a very strong position. I did not expect them to bail out first.

 

[Tines]

Just as our leading couple is sailing through quite windy conditions towards the finish line, also the tension here seems to go up 😜

 

[Tines]

True wind range is 35-40 kts according to Malizia dashboard. HPRB gybed back. Both are following the coast atm.

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Was this the Leg 2 „TM surprise & confusion“ gybe now done by Holcim?

 

[tiljim]

You are fabricating my words. Read what I said: I said if Holcim could hold their "lane" and stay on the inside of Malizia they would be in a very strong position. I did not expect them to bail out first.

Serious question: why did you consider that lane as so strong? They are so close to each other - anything is still possible

 

[Herman]

Was this the Leg 2 „TM surprise & confusion“ gybe now done by Holcim?

Two gybes by HPRB. Could be to get around that tanker in their way.