Swanno
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Likely the main sheet or something like that to de power the boat if it tries to dig a hole.
The Ocean Race 2023 leg 3: Capetown to Itajaí, Brazil
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Hmm, listened to it again and still think it is the keel. To my ear he literally says 'try 1 degree less keel', which also makes sense with the aft raked keel meaning the fin generates left and drag so has to be balanced.
This is from 11th Hour (Jack Boutell)
"And the living conditions onboard aren’t easy, and we are all being thrown around alot. I can feel my body degrading from so little movement. I feel like a hunchback, always being bent over in the cockpit. We will all need a big recovery session in Brazil.”)
And look how they are living on Malizia
"And the living conditions onboard aren’t easy, and we are all being thrown around alot. I can feel my body degrading from so little movement. I feel like a hunchback, always being bent over in the cockpit. We will all need a big recovery session in Brazil.”)
And look how they are living on Malizia
Herrmann says Malizia could go up to 5kn faster if they wanted to, but they are content with controlling Holcim to minimize stress for the boat and themselves.
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The Ocean Race: 990 Seemeilen bis Kap Hoorn – Boris Herrmann berichtet
Boris Herrmann berichtet vom 50. Breitengrad Süd über die stürmische Ocean-Race-Annäherung an Kap Hoorn. Der Video-Clip zeigt "Malizia – Seaexplorer", wie man sie noch nie gesehen hat
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maybe 1 degree less heel?
Varan
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The line attached to the puke bucket?
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The boatfeed from Biotherm shows 43.5 knots true wind speed and the following seas are mountainous.
"These are proper, proper ocean waves," said Team Malizia's Will Harris. "They make it very challenging to sail in but also kind of fun. Every now and then you get an epic surf - full speed down a wave. It's nice when you feel in control. When it doesn't feel in control, when we have big gusts, then you're a little bit nervous."
"These are proper, proper ocean waves," said Team Malizia's Will Harris. "They make it very challenging to sail in but also kind of fun. Every now and then you get an epic surf - full speed down a wave. It's nice when you feel in control. When it doesn't feel in control, when we have big gusts, then you're a little bit nervous."
Qtrfoil
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I thought it was "heel" at first but later I'm pretty sure "Action!" says "keel." Either way it's amazing to me, and the two may be very much related. I'm super impressed by the systems engineering, from the software through to a hydraulic ram that can control 1 degree of roll in very dynamic conditions. I'd think it traces back to high-performance aircraft, which are usually no longer aerodynamically stable but which move the control surfaces almost continuously to maintain commanded attitude.
timotheysski
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Anyone know why 11th hour is so damn slow over the last 24 hours? 13 knots average speed, what's going on?
timotheysski
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Apparently 11th hour smashed all their battens.
TheDragon
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The drone footage clearly shows how amazingly level the keel/foil combination keeps these boats, and the TM data backs that. Takes me all the way back to racing 470s when our coach would yell at us to keep the boat flat.
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Goodvibes
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I'll stick with the story that he was instructing someone who doesn't normally drive the boat in which button to press. Those controls use 1 degree increments. The real heel is constantly changing by more than 1 degree.
Qtrfoil
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Well, sure the heel changes second by second. But Rosalin drives all the time, you can't hide anyone on a 4-person crew. Will has more experience with the boat going back to 2019, her first IMOCA, he knows how to trim the boat better.
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Schakel
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All good calculations but they are being trapped in too hard winds.
The boat that would have gone further south had a better approach to Cape Horn.
All good calculations but they are being trapped in too hard winds.
The boat that would have gone further south had a better approach to Cape Horn.
Eleventh hour racing has a chance to rounding the cape first I.M.H.O.
dg_sailingfan
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If you believe Marine Traffic Biotherm has jibed south again.
Malizia & Holcim are about 270-280 nm to the west of the Chilean Coast.
Malizia & Holcim are about 270-280 nm to the west of the Chilean Coast.
wildbirdtoo
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I disagree.. 11th hour are being hammered by the sea state. I think that the prudent move is what the leaders are doing. We shall see!!
Schakel
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dg_sailingfan
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Malizia and Holcim have jibed south again and they will cross ahead of 11th Hour Racing Team.
