Transpac 2017

[Code 2]

Go Varuna!

 

[HypnoToad]

Hmmmmm.......

 

[~HHN92~]

So... Rio lost a rudder, had to make "at sea repairs", limped in a day and a half behind Comanche, but still beat her!

Kind of takes away some of Comanche's thunder or is the rating system that skewed?

Go Merlin and Hobie 33!

Rio is the Barn Door winner for the first monohull to finish that is not power assisted. Comanche gets the first monohull of any type finish, and Mighty Merloe gets the multihull trophy. This was broken out a number of years ago once more than traditional monohull's started racing.

 

[Thisnametaken]

Rio is the Barn Door winner for the first monohull to finish that is not power assisted. Comanche gets the first monohull of any type finish, and Mighty Merloe gets the multihull trophy. This was broken out a number of years ago once more than traditional monohull's started racing.

Is it that Comanche has a powered canting keel and RIO doesn't?  Comanche's sail handling systems are all human powered I believe

 

[Kack]

Is it that Comanche has a powered canting keel and RIO doesn't?  Comanche's sail handling systems are all human powered I believe

correct.

Rio story is pretty bitchin.  Could have gone waaaayyyyy worse.

 

[RKoch]

Where are the sleds? 

 

[Car Ramrod]

Going all over Tarnation! What the hell! Mr. Bill 400+ miles separated from Pyewacket and 150 miles back on DTF... and the southernmost boat? 

Talk about losing the plot!

 

[Shu]

There is a massive hole developing over most of the fleet.  I think Mr. Bill to the south and Medusa to the north are trying to sail around it.

 

[Shu]

Go Varuna!

I think Varuna is staying ahead of the hole.  Class leader Resolute is starting to slow, and could hand the lead over to Varuna.  Projected finish times at their current vmg has Varuna winning, but average vmg still has Resolute winning.

 

[Shu]

Invisible Hand just finished.  7 days 1 hour and 20 minutes.  Impressive.  Very very impressive for a 52-ft non-canter.

 

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Invisible Hand just finished.  7 days 1 hour and 20 minutes.  Impressive.  Very very impressive for a 52-ft non-canter.

forgive me for asking. i've been confused for a bit on the days. if they started on friday at 1:00pm california time and finished thursday...doesn't that put them at six days? this is for all boats that have been finished. why is it a day longer than actual days? again, forgive me, I clearly am missing something.

 

[Shu]

forgive me for asking. i've been confused for a bit on the days. if they started on friday at 1:00pm california time and finished thursday...doesn't that put them at six days? this is for all boats that have been finished. why is it a day longer than actual days? again, forgive me, I clearly am missing something.

Yes.  Duh.  Stupid math mistake on my part.  Even more impressive!

 

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Yes.  Duh.  Stupid math mistake on my part.  Even more impressive!

no, i'm sure you are correct. same with comanche. scored as 5 days but finished on the eleventh. wouldn't it be a four day run?

 

[J.A.G.]

Because they're sailing west...

 

[J.A.G.]

ha ha ha!  The last start was Thursday, the 6th.

 

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ha ha ha!  The last start was Thursday, the 6th.

oh shit! I was thinking it was friday. man, I give up...

thanks j.a.g.

 

[DtM]

Time for a beer !!

 

[Shu]

ha ha ha!  The last start was Thursday, the 6th.

I uh... yeah, I knew that all along... Today is Thursday right? Sheesh.  Anyway, the Pac52 class seems to have hit what the TP 52 class was originally shooting for.  Good for them!

 

[madohe]

Respect, from a midwest sailor, for any long distance, offshore, sailor.

Chicago-Mac is about all I can take at one stretch...

 

[J/120]

Is it that Comanche has a powered canting keel and RIO doesn't?  Comanche's sail handling systems are all human powered I believe

Weird. Comanche is man powered with a hydro keel. Rio is powered winches with a fixed keel. 

Maybe time to rethink things?