HB2016 (with 11th hour foils) is doing better than HB2020, but hb2020 is meant to be truly VG optimised, however I wonder whether constant curve foils were just a bad idea, ok they retract, but in any other kind of other situations, they are clearly worse : for simple reasons, planes and birds have straight wings, no bird has cylinders as wings
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LeoV
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In one of the dock talks; curved ones suck upwind.
LeoV
Super Anarchist
Non foiling conditions it is now. So Benjamin Ferre in the lead, a rookie. Will make him smile all morning.
Foilers routing to the West for more wind later and non F going North.
Foilers routing to the West for more wind later and non F going North.
Bebmoumoute
Anarchist
Well, could be the boat, foils, or could be that the skipper is not up to the top level (yet?)
Bebmoumoute
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Watch out for Dalin's coming lead on Apivia !
Yeah, looks like he touch the wind already, or he will touch it first for sure
bucc5062
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Nice to be back watching a good ocean race 
Not sure how the tracker is setting up positions. Is it distance to the first mark or the very top of the course?
It looks to me like the southern more boats will get the gain as they get back into wind though it looks like they may have to beat up to the "mark". it's been a bit, but didn't the previous tracker have a look forward capability or was that someone else's?
Not sure how the tracker is setting up positions. Is it distance to the first mark or the very top of the course?
It looks to me like the southern more boats will get the gain as they get back into wind though it looks like they may have to beat up to the "mark". it's been a bit, but didn't the previous tracker have a look forward capability or was that someone else's?
Bebmoumoute
Anarchist
Nice to be back watching a good ocean race
Not sure how the tracker is setting up positions. Is it distance to the first mark or the very top of the course?
It looks to me like the southern more boats will get the gain as they get back into wind though it looks like they may have to beat up to the "mark". it's been a bit, but didn't the previous tracker have a look forward capability or was that someone else's?
Ranking is based on distance to the gate at the East of Iceland. Doesn't really make any sense until the fleet is out of the dorsal.
LeoV
Super Anarchist
South Westerlies actually, very stable low between Green and Icy land for next 3 days.
yes the stability of this low is quite amazing, almost doesn't move!
LeoV
Super Anarchist
Downwind to Iceland, beam reach back With waves building up due to steady low there. Short fetch, but long time same wind direction can create nice waves south of Iceland.
With waves building up due to steady low there. Short fetch, but long time same wind direction can create nice waves south of Iceland.
Knut Grotzki
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the higher you foil the less draft you have. Images not easy as quite foggy up there. Reminds me about this epic picture
Sailbydate
Super Anarchist
Tough break for, Isabelle. She's had a particularly brutal ridge crossing. She's dropped back, sadly. But I'm sure she'll be back.
Sailbydate
Super Anarchist
Conrad is happy.
Bebmoumoute
Anarchist
It's not played well for the foilers group... Top 4 (Apivia, LinkedOut, Charal and Bureau Vallee) will be ok but the rest...
What a performance from rookies Ferre and Soudee.
What a performance from rookies Ferre and Soudee.
wildbirdtoo
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..and it looks like it may get worse.. strong winds for the ones nearer the back, as that depression moves east over Iceland
