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Topic: Practice for Finns and Ynglings Abandoned Posted: 08 Aug 08 at 10:16am |
http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/?article=142816 Well it seems the event has started in the expected conditions Anyone know if the boats are being tracked on line with GPS such that it's possible to watch the racing live? |
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Rupert
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 08 Aug 08 at 11:14am |
So, the race to the hoist is going to be the most interesting thing about the sailing?
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JimC
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 08 Aug 08 at 11:22am |
Remind me, the number of days racing lost at the last high profile worlds held at our future Olympic venue at Weymouth was...
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kanga
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 08 Aug 08 at 11:43am |
ahhhhhhhhh the poor atheletes - you have to feel sorry for them really.
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 08 Aug 08 at 12:01pm |
That was freak Jim as you well know .... no wind at the Olympic venue is the expected conditions |
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Chew my RS
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 08 Aug 08 at 12:19pm |
Great to see Andy Rice's blog www.sailjuiceblog.com back up and running. Sounds like the T's are having fun and games already!
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JimC
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 08 Aug 08 at 1:47pm |
Remind me then of the number of days lost to no wind at the two test events at the same venue and time of year in 2006 and 2007. |
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Adam MR 1137
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 08 Aug 08 at 2:14pm |
Jim, If I remember rightly that would be no days lost at the test events. Feel free to prove me wrong if my memory is failing.
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GraemeB
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 08 Aug 08 at 2:23pm |
Jim is never wrong..........never forget that.
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 08 Aug 08 at 3:15pm |
yeah ... silly me all this hype of fog, weed and no wind will of course come to nothing. |
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