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    Posted: 02 Jan 15 at 4:54pm
We are getting a steady flow of calls to the SailRacer office today,  from those keen to go to the Oxford Blue but have missed the deadline.

Oxford have confirmed they cannot fit any more boats,  but if anyone has entered but cannot now sail,  please let us know so we can re-allocate your place

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Originally posted by Jeepers

Thats a bit wimpy Null! Reckon you need to have 'Aero Eater' in big letters down the side of the boat...make sure they all see it...charge around at the start being noisy and 'buzzing' a few. Come the start, none of them will want to be anywhere near you (nice new shiny boats) so immediately your away unencumbered at the start. Same crossing tacks upwind and encounters at marks. End result Zero's 1, Aero's nil. A statement needs to be made on the water and I reckon you could be the man to do it

Ha ha, you made my day keepers thanks.  But I would not be betting against Pete!  He is a miles better sailor than I could dream of being.  As are several of the other aero fleet whom I know of old.  Oh and Dan Holman is alright too.  But I have already beaten him in the beard growing stakes.  

Sadly for me it's not looking like my conditions at all (making excuses) I only seem to do well in very very windy conditions or in very very light drifters.  The condition for tomorrow look set to be the 'thinking' sailors race.  I'm more of a brute force and ignorance kind of guy.
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Forecast gor tomorrow looks epic.  Very, very windy indeed.  At what point would they say it's too windy? Do they do that with the Bloody Mary?  Shall we make it easier for everyone now and just say a 420 won it!?  
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Originally posted by Null

Forecast gor tomorrow looks epic.  Very, very windy indeed.  At what point would they say it's too windy? Do they do that with the Bloody Mary?  Shall we make it easier for everyone now and just say a 420 won it!?  


Abandoned once, in 1991 - I'm sure it will be fine

Race director Andrew Craig commented: “It’s a strong wind forecast, but provided the race officer can get on to the start boat, the Bloody Mary will most likely go ahead. Of course, competitors still have to use their own judgement as to whether it is sensible for them to take part, taking into account their own competence and the type of boat they’re sailing.”


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Hi Null
the other really under ragged boat is the 2000 so 420s might not have it all there own way, especially if it shifty.
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Post Options Post Options   Quote iiiitick Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Jan 15 at 10:22am
A few years ago the BM was very windy! I spectated. The race was won by a Fireball  sailed by Chips Howarth and  Viv Townend. It was awesome! All the top places were filled by Fireball and 29ers as I remember. It was so bad that Simon Hoskins and ???? then our current 49er Olympians never made the start line. Two of my friends in a 505 crossed the line late then the crew punched a man shaped hole in the main as he fell off the wire. Their race was over but they were classified since they crossed the line. I do not remember the figures but only about one third of the usual finishers did.  The wind was blowing onto the clubhouse and to see those Ball' crews standing up and stowing the kite on the biggest chop I ever saw!
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Post Options Post Options   Quote turnturtle Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Jan 15 at 10:35am
I'm sure it will go ahead, but given that forecast I wouldn't be travelling to go if I were registered.  It would be chaos - or that's my perception anyway

I still plan to sail tomorrow afternoon at the local club, but if it's just too much or the water gets shut (for dinghies), then I won't have lost a load of time and hassle.

Windguru - it's a very powerful tool isn't it?  On a personal level it makes decisions far easier, but on a group or community level, it's got to be the biggest irritation going for clubs wanting to run events.
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Post Options Post Options   Quote Steve411 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Jan 15 at 10:39am
XC Weather has 24mph gusting to 43 at Heathrow at noon tomorrow - so, very top end force 5 to mid force 8 in the gusts. Winguru has 21 knots gusting to 37. Trapeze boat day.

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You could always go as 'Blue'beard
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Post Options Post Options   Quote turnturtle Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Jan 15 at 11:02am
5m pink beard.... in fact I have a North Volt 5.3 that might just fit in the mast step if I can find a 430 SDM..... would be good to get a wishbone boom back on the Punk/D-Zero!!!!
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