chrsgrain
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| posted on 27/10/08 at 08:09 AM |
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Well... now we're all (pretty much) in the trade winds, it looks to me like WibblyWobbly and YQUSTA will round the mark first/second...
I'm pinching too much to get a lot of speed - and BigT has already had to put a tack in, which has cost him ground.... its all pretty close
though, which is good
Question is now - where to head once we're round the mark - Deep south into the Southern Ocean winds, or more direct, with a head wind all the
way...... anyone decided yet??
Chris
[Edited on 27/10/08 by chrsgrain]
Spoing! - the sound of an irony meter breaking...
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MikeR
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| posted on 27/10/08 at 09:30 AM |
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i've decided (I'm WibblyWobbly by the way).
Not telling mind you 
Oh ok, i'm heading south.
Just wish i'd stuck to my plan a few days ago and not tacked hard west once past the islands, i'd be in the lead now.
Can't believe how much ground i've made up. To those behind who are thinking "i've got no chance" stick with it. I made
up huge amounts over a couple of days.
Probably best bet is to see what i do & see what the full race leaders are doing, our group leaders then try and read the 36 hour forecast,
sacrifice a chicken and make up a strategy (its what i do).
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chrsgrain
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| posted on 27/10/08 at 09:42 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeR
sacrifice a chicken
I knew I was forgetting something!!! 
Chris
Spoing! - the sound of an irony meter breaking...
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Simon
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| posted on 27/10/08 at 08:59 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Hugh_
Simon, I just added you (boat name Floating a Loan) and we appear to be right next to each other, could be a good race!
Hugh,
You may have noticed I closed the gap last night - tucking in behind you and now, having not checked the winds seem to be 40 odd miles behind you
Just crossing equator now
ATB
Simon
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MikeR
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| posted on 27/10/08 at 10:29 PM |
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Oh yeah baby, i'm da man, i'm da man!
Wooohoooooooooo
Just technically overtaken YQUSTA - reality is he's in front of me but a little more off the 'racing' line so i'm 4 miles
infront.
To all the new starters - use the pro sails, you get them free this leg and get an extra bit of speed from them.
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Hugh_
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| posted on 28/10/08 at 12:37 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Simon
quote:
Originally posted by Hugh_
Simon, I just added you (boat name Floating a Loan) and we appear to be right next to each other, could be a good race!
Hugh,
You may have noticed I closed the gap last night - tucking in behind you and now, having not checked the winds seem to be 40 odd miles behind you
Just crossing equator now
ATB
Simon
Simon,
I saw your sneeky bear away for a little more speed but decided that the boat on boat dynamics of the game were probably non-existent and that
maintaining height in order to reach into the mark was what I would do.
I'm still not sure which I'm going once beyond the mark, but erring towards south at the moment!
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chris_smith
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| posted on 28/10/08 at 09:51 PM |
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found this in the news area thought it was quite apt any of you lot have the same thing goin on lol
Tue 28 Oct 2008
My husband has been acting most strangely for the past week. He works from home and has his one office he seems to de getting very depressed
lately.
He's locked in there for hours at a time, we use to go to the pub four or five times a week. The other day he came screaming out off his office
something about he had broken a sale? I thought it was something to do with his work. Then the other night it was 3 am before he came to bed, moaning
all night about the forecast being late again. I haven't seen him for two days just passing from his office to the bathroom and back. All I get
from him is those sodden doldrums. I just cannot stand it anymore.
He mumbled something (in passing in the early hours off the morning) about Il de femando de noronha and cape town, I asked him if we were going there
for a holiday but he said ‘you just don't understand’.
To top the lot I went to bed last night and caught him in bed with another laptop - I just don't know what to do and IM OFF TO MY MOTHER. Help
me!
Fair winds and calm seas to you all
‘pipers song’ out
The secret of success is to know something nobody else knows."
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Simon
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| posted on 28/10/08 at 10:51 PM |
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Hugh,
Was getting depressed last night, what with what had been a 13 mile lead to you, increasing to 45 miles, then you took a dubious turn......
32000th on 23/10 to 13363 now
ATB
Simon
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MikeR
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| posted on 28/10/08 at 11:18 PM |
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i've dropped back a little again, wish i'd checked my course before going to work this morning, would have left me in a much better
position.
Its sooooo close!
G.f has dropped a comment about "playing that game again"
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YQUSTA
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| posted on 29/10/08 at 08:23 AM |
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I feel like a fox being hunted
work has for once been busy so I have just had to set a course and go with it but its ok at the moment.
Not sure which way is going to be best in the long run but I also think there will be very little difference as the distance saved from cutting
straight accross will be lost by the speed and vice versa.
YQUSTA
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chrsgrain
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| posted on 29/10/08 at 08:45 AM |
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I'm sitting just behind you guys - but I have a plan..... whichever way you go - I'll go the other way... otherwise I think it will just
be a procession to Cape Town now...
Chris
Spoing! - the sound of an irony meter breaking...
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Simon
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| posted on 29/10/08 at 05:39 PM |
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Is it me, or is there another waypoint that needs passing down south as a lot of boats seem to have gone a long way south, but west of the route line,
or can we go whichever way we like to CT.
Cheers
ATB
Simon
[Edited on 29/10/08 by Simon]
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MikeR
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| posted on 29/10/08 at 06:11 PM |
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I think any way you want.
Basically you have a choice - direct through (currently) calmer winds. Indirect (down south) and hit the gales......
Me i'm ..... hoping someone makes the decision for me. I don't like being near the front, i like like to hunt people down (it seems).
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Simon
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| posted on 29/10/08 at 07:00 PM |
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South it is, then
Maybe
ATB
Simon
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Omni
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| posted on 29/10/08 at 10:21 PM |
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It is getting closer
Can we all post our Forum names and boat names in one place to make it easier to know who is who????
O
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YQUSTA
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| posted on 29/10/08 at 10:22 PM |
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YQUSTA = YQUSTA
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Simon
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| posted on 29/10/08 at 10:25 PM |
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YQUSTA = YQUSTA
Omni = Omnipotent
JacJos = Simon
ATB
Simon
[Edited on 29/10/08 by Simon]
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Richard Quinn
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| posted on 29/10/08 at 10:25 PM |
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Richard Quinn = Locomille
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Omni
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| posted on 29/10/08 at 10:26 PM |
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YQUSTA = YQUSTA
Omni = Omnipotent
JacJos = Simon
Richard Quinn = Locomille
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dave r
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| posted on 30/10/08 at 06:59 AM |
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dave r = angus thermopyle
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chris_smith
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| posted on 30/10/08 at 08:14 AM |
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chris_smith = smitstar
youll know its me im the one at the BACK
aaarrgh
The secret of success is to know something nobody else knows."
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Stuart_B
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| posted on 30/10/08 at 10:21 AM |
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stuart_b on here
stuart_b on the game
black mk indy, 1.6pinto on cbr600 bike carb's.
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MikeR
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| posted on 30/10/08 at 10:49 AM |
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To make it easier i've put all the names together so far, please cut and paste this reply and add yoru name to the bottom.
Locost Builders = Volvo Race
MikeR = WibblyWobbly
stuart_b = stuart_b
chris_smith = smitstar
dave r = angus thermopyle
YQUSTA = YQUSTA
Omni = Omnipotent
JacJos = Simon
Richard Quinn = Locomille
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chrsgrain
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| posted on 30/10/08 at 12:14 PM |
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MikeR = WibblyWobbly
stuart_b = stuart_b
chris_smith = smitstar
dave r = angus thermopyle
YQUSTA = YQUSTA
Omni = Omnipotent
JacJos = Simon
Richard Quinn = Locomille
chrsgrain = chrsgrain
Chris
Spoing! - the sound of an irony meter breaking...
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Hammerhead
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| posted on 30/10/08 at 03:05 PM |
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MikeR = WibblyWobbly
stuart_b = stuart_b
chris_smith = smitstar
dave r = angus thermopyle
YQUSTA = YQUSTA
Omni = Omnipotent
JacJos = Simon
Richard Quinn = Locomille
chrsgrain = chrsgrain
Hammerhead = Hammerhead
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