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    Posted: 08 Aug 08 at 10:16am

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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So, the race to the hoist is going to be the most interesting thing about the sailing?
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Remind me, the number of days racing lost at the last high profile worlds held at our future Olympic venue at Weymouth was...
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ahhhhhhhhh the poor atheletes - you have to feel sorry for them really.
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Originally posted by JimC

Remind me, the number of days racing lost at the last high profile worlds held at our future Olympic venue at Weymouth was...

That was freak Jim as you well know .... no wind at the Olympic venue is the expected conditions

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Great to see Andy Rice's blog www.sailjuiceblog.com back up and running.  Sounds like the T's are having fun and games already!

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Originally posted by Guest#260

no wind at the Olympic venue is the expected conditions

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.
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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.
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Originally posted by GraemeB

Jim is never wrong..........never forget that.

yeah ... silly me all this hype of fog, weed and no wind will of course come to nothing.

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