Tornado Code Zeros...
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Topic: Tornado Code Zeros...
Posted By: laser4000
Subject: Tornado Code Zeros...
Date Posted: 10 Aug 08 at 8:50pm
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Sounds like this is http://sailjuiceblog.com/2008/08/08/you-can-have-the-code-zero-but-not-the-dolphin-striker/ - creating a lot of kerfuffle. . I think it's great actually - nothing quite like "grabbing something out of the bag" 1 week before the start of the games and having all your competitiors spitting as they didn't think of it..and it's not like the tornado has one design sails.. After all it's not that new a concept, essentially isn't it similar to what they use on volvo 70s... |
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Posted By: JimiQuik
Date Posted: 10 Aug 08 at 9:49pm
| They're never going to use it, it might work in light winds but there is good wind forecast for Friday and Saturday and they will get absolutely thrashed on those days if they decide to go for it. Considering that those are the first two days for the Tornado their regatta will be over before it even starts. |
Posted By: Worthy
Date Posted: 10 Aug 08 at 10:28pm
| It's all head games, and it seems to be working! |
Posted By: Lukepiewalker
Date Posted: 11 Aug 08 at 6:08am
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Well if they aren't going to use it, they made a big mistake by measuring it in yesterday...
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Posted By: laser4000
Date Posted: 11 Aug 08 at 8:10am
Interestingly enough USA's measurement day is the day before the start of the event, giving them the max possible time to select which sail to use, the NED was 3 days earlier... |
Posted By: Lukepiewalker
Date Posted: 11 Aug 08 at 8:56am
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Indeed it is... There were mumblings that Booth was wanting his pushed back but they were having none of it.
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Posted By: Tornado_ALIVE
Date Posted: 11 Aug 08 at 12:40pm
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Event starts Friday. Booth measured in on Sunday WITH his code zero USA measures in on Tuesday Austrailia measures in on Wednesday
Wind for the first 2 days have been downgraded to 12 knots and less. Bundy and Ashby have apparently also been experimenting with the code zero as far back as 18 months ago. Expect them to measure in with it also. They will have the luxury of watching what the US does and waiting the longest for a accurate forecast. ------------- 
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Posted By: Guest
Date Posted: 11 Aug 08 at 1:39pm
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This phasing of the measurement dosn't seem very fair; why can't they measure all the boats & sails and then allow them all to finalise the sail choice all at the same deadline. ... or at least keep the choices of the early measured boats secret. ------------- |
Posted By: Tornado_ALIVE
Date Posted: 11 Aug 08 at 1:57pm
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Very good point and as far as I am concerned would be a very fair request. Supprised Booth did not try it on. -------------
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Posted By: JimiQuik
Date Posted: 11 Aug 08 at 10:20pm
Well bugger me sideways! Thats a bit of a risk innit!? I've heard its not as quick around the course when there is decent breeze has anyone heard different? Also I was just thinking unless it gets re-instated who ever wins gold could be Olympic Tornado Champion for ever.  |
Posted By: Guest
Date Posted: 11 Aug 08 at 11:08pm
I guess no-one ever expected measurement to be such a big issue ... best bit of the games so far as the racing has been dire ... ------------- |
Posted By: laser4000
Date Posted: 11 Aug 08 at 11:44pm
Are you GRF in disguise? |
Posted By: JimiQuik
Date Posted: 12 Aug 08 at 9:52am
Ummm No! Ever since hes been banned a couple of people have been accused of being GRF in disguise. Maybe people are just that desperate for him to come back? Anyway this thread is seriously in danger of going off topic!... Save that sort of guff for banter! |
Posted By: Stuart O
Date Posted: 12 Aug 08 at 10:09am
Rick obviously you are not aware of Mitch and his past measurement big issues.... Mitch has this uncanny way of arriving at measurement with something new...this year at the worlds it was his centreboards |
Posted By: Stuart O
Date Posted: 12 Aug 08 at 10:11am
| Look out for the North sails boats to measure in with a code Zero...ARG and/or GBR |
Posted By: Guest
Date Posted: 12 Aug 08 at 10:13am
What was the deal with the boards?
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Posted By: Tornado_ALIVE
Date Posted: 12 Aug 08 at 11:07am
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Anybody know what sail the US measured in today....... Code Zero???? -------------
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Posted By: Tornado_ALIVE
Date Posted: 12 Aug 08 at 11:11am
Slighty different shape at the head of the board which completley closed up the centeboard slot when in the fully down position. Something himself and Johny Goldsmith the class measure have been sparing over for some time now. Day one of the T Worlds was really cancelled when the tryed to outlaw Booths boards. He then protested the way board measurments were done at the event, resulting in remeasurements...... Hence the practice day was scraped.
The boards were then confirmed to be within the class rules. -------------
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Posted By: Chew my RS
Date Posted: 12 Aug 08 at 11:34am
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I'm sure this has been covered before, but can anyone expalin how Booth is qualified to represent Holland when he has previously medalled for Australia and lives (according to the newsapaper) in Spain? ------------- http://www.sailns14.org - http://www.sailns14.org - The ultimate family raceboat now available in the UK |
Posted By: Tornado_ALIVE
Date Posted: 12 Aug 08 at 12:23pm
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He changed his middle name to Van Mitch Van Booth -------------
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Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 12 Aug 08 at 12:53pm
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Medalling for another country is no impediment- the US Olympic team has several athletes in that position. I'd assume, then, that he's now a Dutch citizen, but as to the ins and outs of their citizenship requirments, dunno. |
Posted By: Worthy
Date Posted: 12 Aug 08 at 2:01pm
It is to do with the fact that he wanted to do the Olympics with Herb Derksen (a Dutchman) some years back, and they both had to be the same nationality to sail together. So they looked at their competitors in Aus and Holland and decided they had a better chance to qualify if Mitch changed his nationality to Dutch. Or that is the story I have heard. He lives in Spain with his Spanish wife who he met at the Barcelona Olympics. |
Posted By: Chew my RS
Date Posted: 12 Aug 08 at 2:15pm
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What a complete farce. Fair play to him though, he's just using the rules to his advantage (seems to be pretty good at that!) ------------- http://www.sailns14.org - http://www.sailns14.org - The ultimate family raceboat now available in the UK |
Posted By: laser4000
Date Posted: 12 Aug 08 at 5:33pm
Yeah and what about all the middle distance runners or weightlifters all originally from Kenya or Bulgaria and now fully paid up UAE nationals... Or erm Kevin Pietersen (England Captain) or erm Greg Rusedski or Zola Budd or even to bring it back to sailing Natasha Sturgess - sailed for Oz in '96 and GBR in '04.. |
Posted By: Stuart O
Date Posted: 12 Aug 08 at 5:44pm
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Whilst we are on the subject of nations...In the Tornado fleet Carolijn Brouwer represented Holland in the europe class is a dutch ISAF rep and represents Bel at this games...confused! |
Posted By: Chew my RS
Date Posted: 12 Aug 08 at 8:09pm
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KP never played for South Africa though. I think that is a key difference. The UAE comparison is valid, and shows what a stupid system it is. ------------- http://www.sailns14.org - http://www.sailns14.org - The ultimate family raceboat now available in the UK |
Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 14 Aug 08 at 1:17pm
| So, having upset pretty much all his competitors, destabilised their preparation and generally created chaos in the T fleet, Mitch Booth has measured in a standard kite... Mr Booth is hereby nominated for an honorary doctorate from the http://www.fosteronfilm.com/brit/schoolforscoundrels.htm - College of Lifesmanship ... |
Posted By: Contender 541
Date Posted: 14 Aug 08 at 1:21pm
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ROTFLMAO Well done Mitch ------------- When you find a big kettle of crazy it's probably best not to stir it - Pointy Haired Boss Crew on 505 8780 |
Posted By: Guest
Date Posted: 14 Aug 08 at 1:22pm
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Shame really as I would have liked to have seen how they did; has anyone measured in a code 0? ------------- |
Posted By: Chew my RS
Date Posted: 14 Aug 08 at 1:31pm
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The US have only measured a Code 0, so will definitely be using one. ------------- http://www.sailns14.org - http://www.sailns14.org - The ultimate family raceboat now available in the UK |
Posted By: Stuart O
Date Posted: 14 Aug 08 at 4:33pm
| BIG gamble by the US.... be very suprised if they have only just measured in a code0...would have thought they would have measured in both and looked at the forecast like Mitch has done |
Posted By: Stefan Lloyd
Date Posted: 14 Aug 08 at 4:38pm
| Big gamble that they won't be thrown out on protest, I'd have thought. Even if the Chief Measurer has rules it legal, I'll be surprised if red flags aren't going up. |
Posted By: tgruitt
Date Posted: 14 Aug 08 at 4:51pm
Why? If it measures then it's legal surely? It's just a different cut of spinnaker that can be used upwind. I'm sure there is nothing in the rules saying that spinnakers can not be used forward of a certain wind angle. ------------- Needs to sail more... |
Posted By: laser4000
Date Posted: 14 Aug 08 at 5:09pm
| Fantastic wind-up by the booth meister.. |
Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 15 Aug 08 at 7:29am
Can't do that. According to the rules, the second spinnaker that you're allowed to measure in must be given to the measurer at measuring*, and you only get to use it if you trash your first one, and it's a two-or-three race day. *ugh. horrible, horrible sentence |
Posted By: Scooby_simon
Date Posted: 15 Aug 08 at 9:15am
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There is enough at stake for the Code Zero to get trashed if the wind looks high for the rest of the week. Crap drop, sail over it; cut it free. Cynical, maybe..... ------------- Wanna learn to Ski - PM me.. |
Posted By: tgruitt
Date Posted: 15 Aug 08 at 10:42am
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So USA came 14th out of 15. The Code 0 didnt work then!
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Posted By: laser4000
Date Posted: 15 Aug 08 at 11:00am
Prestart we saw flying a hull, which I guess is above the wind range for the 0.. could be a long regatta for the yanks.. Hagara - equally wound up about the issue finished 12th... |
Posted By: Chew my RS
Date Posted: 15 Aug 08 at 11:06am
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Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 15 Aug 08 at 11:21am
They rounded the windward 4th and lost 5 places on the first run and two each on the next two. Breeze was on a bit I gather. |
Posted By: Scooby_simon
Date Posted: 15 Aug 08 at 7:05pm
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6th. ------------- Wanna learn to Ski - PM me.. |