Thanks go to the hosting clubs & volunteers at both the Sydney Flying Squadron & Lane Cove 12' Skiff Club. Held in very windy conditions on Sydney Harbour The NSW 12' Skiff Championship has been raced and won with all six races completed in some very windy conditions. Posted on 13 Dec NSW 12' Skiff Championship
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Posted on 13 Dec Last chance for Xmas delivery with ZhikĪ list of great gift ideas to make any sailor happy Christmas is just around the corner, and if you are still looking for something special then check out our list of great gift ideas to make any sailor happy. Italy's Beach Boys are flying into the lead Day one in Oman delivered stunning weather for the start of the 2021 Youth Sailing World Championships presented by Hempel. Posted on 13 Dec Youth Sailing Worlds in Oman day 1 RS Feva and WASZP classes will take to SailGP race course SailGP's next installment of its Inspire Careers and Racing programmes is set to provide 42 young people with once-in-a lifetime opportunities, both onshore and on the water. Youth embark on Inspire Careers and Racing program If you’re game it’s an option but be warned: for the experienced and inexperienced it’s an addictive pastime. As in any real race the camaraderie, the country pride, and the obsession with doing it are all there. Tempest has been happy to get a seat at the final race in Galway and the prize giving: time to rub shoulders with the real sailors. The reports from those running in the top 10 overall, and chasing a brand new Volvo with wheels, show daily living has been turned on its head by the dedication that has had to be applied from day 1 to achieve the necessary consistency.
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One racer reported a business meeting during the time when the crucial tack was needed nearing Sao Miguel and his chances in the leg were lost. Mind you the dedicated virtual sailor is seriously challenged in this aspect and often has to hoodwink an employer into thinking they are still working or if it’s your own business to keep some work moving to pay the bills. We do live in a techo age and virtual racing has allowed an incredible number of sailors and would be sailors around the globe to enjoy the challenge, after all not everyone can make a living sailing. No broken rudders or record-setting speed runs but the boats can still loose speed by damaging sails and exhausting the crew if you don’t feed them (I like that touch). Sao Miguel to Lorient it was a run down-wind trying to cover the fleet through storm and raging winds. Still his second boat on the leg managed 34th place.įor Leg 8 Tempest determined the leg would be won in the up-wind stage so the boat had to get to the Sao Miguel gate in the Azores Islands first, something he managed with all his three boats. Even crossing the line in the top 20 in Lisbon to find that hitting land in too short a time after finishing wiped your boat out and kicked you back 40 odd places (although that bug was fixed). That’s alright when you’re out on the Southern Ocean with everyone else in the same boat, but on land, not so great to be around.īy Leg 8 all lessons appeared to be learned. His beard was growing and his hair was going in any direction with showers not a priority. With no computer connection in the house, nights were spent amongst the spinnakers in our nearby sail loft. Leg 7 out of Miami and Tempest was getting into a rhythm. It didn’t stop there with 879th, 176th, and 73rd placings in Legs 4 to 6. This, along with a bit more dedication to the process, produced a 1491th placing: things were happening.
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So taking Zezo on board during Leg 3 somewhere in the Malacca Strait and reduced navigational calculation times up to 90%. Navigation skills are to the fore in this sailing world and my racer, alias Tempest, was told that another navigator had produced a program after deciding there had to be another way to manage the endless calculations involved by the serious sailor. But the sailor was learning and competition was mounting. The first leg was pretty normal, a few encounters with the land mass of North Africa, several over-sleeps during weather changes, and some real work getting done, so a 95,907th placing seemed appropriate. So as number one supporter, and the Kiwi in the family, I was somewhat accustomed to being a computer sailor’s wife when the he undertook the VORG challenge.
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