Practice for Finns and Ynglings Abandoned
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Forum Name: Olympic Sailing
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Topic: Practice for Finns and Ynglings Abandoned
Posted By: Guest
Subject: Practice for Finns and Ynglings Abandoned
Date Posted: 08 Aug 08 at 10:16am
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http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/?article=142816 - 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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Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 08 Aug 08 at 11:14am
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So, the race to the hoist is going to be the most interesting thing about the sailing? ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: JimC
Date 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... |
Posted By: kanga
Date Posted: 08 Aug 08 at 11:43am
| ahhhhhhhhh the poor atheletes - you have to feel sorry for them really. |
Posted By: Guest
Date Posted: 08 Aug 08 at 12:01pm
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That was freak Jim as you well know .... no wind at the Olympic venue is the expected conditions ------------- |
Posted By: Chew my RS
Date Posted: 08 Aug 08 at 12:19pm
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Great to see Andy Rice's blog www.sailjuiceblog.com - www.sailjuiceblog.com back up and running. Sounds like the T's are having fun and games already! ------------- http://www.sailns14.org - http://www.sailns14.org - The ultimate family raceboat now available in the UK |
Posted By: JimC
Date 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. |
Posted By: Adam MR 1137
Date Posted: 08 Aug 08 at 2:14pm
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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. ------------- Merlin rocket 1137 OK 2049 Can be seen at http://www.wellandyachtclub.co.uk/ - WYC |
Posted By: GraemeB
Date Posted: 08 Aug 08 at 2:23pm
Jim is never wrong..........never forget that.
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Posted By: Guest
Date Posted: 08 Aug 08 at 3:15pm
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yeah ... silly me all this hype of fog, weed and no wind will of course come to nothing. ------------- |
Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 08 Aug 08 at 7:35pm
I have no idea, but I didn't think they lost many... I think they had some delays waiting for wind, but nothing unusual about that. I don't suppose its a vintage Olympic venue, but then they mostly aren't... there was Atlanta in the US for instance, which as I remember was portacabins or something in a swamp with the racing area a hour and a half tow away or something stupid. There've been a number of events at this venue, none have been abandoned for no wind that I have heard of, and funnily enough the winners always seem to have been from amongst the best sailors... I just get irritated at what seem to me to be exaggerated prophecies of doom... It may be a crap regatta with no wind and make me look silly. It may also get blown away by a typhoon half way through according to some reports! We'll know before long. No doubt whatever the weather is the locals will tell everyone that its not normally like that... |
Posted By: theycallmegod
Date Posted: 08 Aug 08 at 8:48pm
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http://windguru.com/int/index.php?sc=37855 - We might get some good spectator sport at the end of the week..... ------------- B14 698 Laser 135776 |
Posted By: HannahJ
Date Posted: 08 Aug 08 at 9:23pm
Wind direction a little changeable, no?
------------- MIRROR 64799 "Dolphin" The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist hopes it will change; the realist adjusts the sail |
Posted By: Lukepiewalker
Date Posted: 09 Aug 08 at 5:20am
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I'm refusing to let my Olympic enthusiasm to be dampened.
------------- Ex-Finn GBR533 "Pie Hard" Ex-National 12 3253 "Seawitch" Ex-National 12 2961 "Curved Air" Ex-Mirror 59096 "Voodoo Chile" |
Posted By: Contender 541
Date Posted: 09 Aug 08 at 7:22am
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A Bit of wind, but may be a bit damp too - I will never complain about 3mm per hour again
------------- When you find a big kettle of crazy it's probably best not to stir it - Pointy Haired Boss Crew on 505 8780 |
