A thread to discuss the one of the ultimate sailing races in the world.
rolexsydneyhobart.com/
i will regularly update ??
amp.abc.net.au/article/101808684
it's looking interesting.
i imagine someone on here must be/ been a participant?
whats it like?
Is it just me or is up to date information on S-H ?looks like Oats is out but CYCA site shows it as racing!
they scream we want more interest and their sight is a joke, yesterday three our after the start their most recent 'News' was the pre race weather briefing.
cheers,
SoloCmv
Select to expand quoteSoloCMV said..
they scream we want more interest and their sight is a joke,
Yes, the "race that stops the nation" is in November. I'd wager a bet that even a small percentage of sailors bother to follow the S2H these days.
Select to expand quoteSoloCMV said..
Is it just me or is up to date information on S-H ?looks like Oats is out but CYCA site shows it as racing!
they scream we want more interest and their sight is a joke, yesterday three our after the start their most recent 'News' was the pre race weather briefing.
cheers,
SoloCmv
Solo, AFAIK Wild Oats the 100'er is still racing but it's race name is Hamilton Island Wild Oats. There's another Wild Oats in the fleet and is much smaller so will appear further back.
"Avalanche sustained a broken prod in the contact, forcing it to pull out"
Don't you hate that.
sending thoughts and prayers too the sunfish
Avalanche busted their bowsprit rounding the last harbour mark. Didn't even leave Sydney.
re Wild Oats (Hamilton) my wife's friend who thinks he knows everything said she had blow the keel ram and had to withdraw. Tracks with dropping the main.
Isn't it also true ( slight pedant moment) that when the CYCA state the boats go out the heads into the Pacific then cross Bass Strait that they only ever sail wholly in the Tasman Sea?
Select to expand quoteChopesBro said..
amp.abc.net.au/article/101808684
it's looking interesting.
i imagine someone on here must be/ been a participant?
whats it like?
Done five. It makes most other races look easy; last time I did it was a fairly tough year. There were quotes in Seahorse magazine from the Volvo Round the World racers (five of them did the race that year for practise) that it was tougher than any part of the RTW, and the owners of Sunstone (four times British offshore racer of the year, winners of the Cruising Club of America and Royal Cruising Club awards for cruising Alaska and Cape Horn) wrote in their blog that the seas were the worst they had ever met.
I stopped when the little boats largely stopped racing, partly for family reasons. With the introduction of the 2H division and the growth in 33-36 footers sailing two-up I'm seriously considering taking our boat down in a couple of years, if it passes the stability test without too many modifications. The switch to two-up racing takes emphasis off the boat and back on the sailors.
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I stopped when the little boats largely stopped racing, partly for family reasons. With the introduction of the 2H division and the growth in 33-36 footers sailing two-up I'm seriously considering taking our boat down in a couple of years, if it passes the stability test without too many modifications. The switch to two-up racing takes emphasis off the boat and back on the sailors.
Your feeling is shared by many!
I am truly hopeful that Currawong[1] makes to Hobart. The boat is crewed by Kathy(70 yo) and Bridget(62 yo) and is essentially a self-funded endeavor.[2]
Or as put by CYCA's Commodore[3]:
""[Currawong's Kathy Veel and Bridget Canham] personify so much of the original spirit of the race," said commodore Lane. "They have been sailing within their means. And I really hope they finish this.""
[1] rolexsydneyhobart.com/the-yachts/2022/currawong-th/
[2] www.smh.com.au/sport/sailing/six-metre-waves-dehydrated-food-and-no-sleep-why-would-anyone-do-the-sydney-to-hobart-20221214-p5c6dc.html
[3] www.smh.com.au/sport/sailing/why-comanche-s-sydney-to-hobart-victory-was-defined-by-decision-in-first-12-minutes-20221228-p5c95b.html
Here they are doing 7 knots reaching in an ESE breeze with just 300 nautical miles to go in 100th place!
Select to expand quoteGravy7 said..
Here they are doing 7 knots reaching in an ESE breeze with just 300 nautical miles to go in 100th place!
So where do we look to see what yachts can still win?
Updates here: rolexsydneyhobart.com/Standings
Better tracker with Windy overlay here: gis.ee/sh/
