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andy101 
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 Topic: Anyone doing the Vendee Globe?Posted: 04 Jan 13 at 10:50pm |
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I think all Forumites should sail the passage right through the middle of the Falklands then send an e-mail to the President of Argentina telling her how nice it is.
I won't be there for a while yet mind  arrived at a gate just in time to spend a good 24 hours sitting smack in the middle of the low with no obvious way out! Have been catching RS700 for the last couple of days but unless he gets caught in it he will gain min a further 24 hours. ps who is Marmitelova? I think you may have missed the gate as your track shows passing just south and and your placings are behind both me & RS700 but you are further East.
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rb_stretch
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Posted: 05 Jan 13 at 9:37am |
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Yep, the wine was already affecting me! Should have said West of Falklands which I'm doing. I'm dropping places fast though. No fun if a few risks aren't taken.
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Dougal
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Posted: 05 Jan 13 at 9:49am |
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Looking at the wind patterns this morning, going west of the Falklands, is looking ok. It is too early to see if it is a good call, but I don't think you will lose much. I seriously thought about it last night but I would have had to change course in the early hours (which wasn't going to happen) to get the angle. Also by me going East then I have a chance to overtake you if it doesn't pay!
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What could possibly go wrong?
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Dougal
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Posted: 05 Jan 13 at 9:51am |
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Marmitelova is Getafix. And unfortunately it looks like you are right re: the gate.
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What could possibly go wrong?
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rb_stretch
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Posted: 05 Jan 13 at 10:25am |
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Yes I considered going through the middle of the Falklands, but it would have meant a couple of course changes in the early hours which I wasn't going to be doing.
If you look at the virtual satellite image a surprising number of people are going through the middle! On the sailing front I'm trying to get used to only making 2 squares in a 12 hour period. I'm so used to covering 6+ that it makes planning much more difficult now.
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pondmonkey
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Posted: 05 Jan 13 at 10:35am |
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just heard from the organising committee... anyone who posted on this thread is deemed be in breach of article 3.2 of the Notice of Race and hereby summarily disqualified.
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rb_stretch
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Posted: 05 Jan 13 at 11:56am |
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We'll just get every other competitor to write a letter to the race committee and we'll be back in again.... Are you in this race?
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pondmonkey
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Posted: 05 Jan 13 at 12:08pm |
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Nope- I believe pretending to race on the computer is crossing over 'that' line, it's almost as bad as RC Laser... ;-)
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rb_stretch
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Posted: 05 Jan 13 at 12:20pm |
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It's just like your Solo....armchair racing...
PS. I should add that I'm a past owner of a Solo Edited by rb_stretch - 05 Jan 13 at 4:56pm |
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Contender 541
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Posted: 05 Jan 13 at 5:21pm |
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I could be wrong but.............. I think you have to leave the
 Malvinas to port - its in the RRS IIRC |
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