Winter warmup 2014/15

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

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.”


Edited by sandgrounder - 09 Jan 15 at 8:10am

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!

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.

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!!!!