Occupation: General Trouble Causer Salterns Boatyard
Interests: Official smartass
Boat name: Seahorse.org
Boat make: a V24 and a SLOW unstable ICE Bladerunner
Engines: 2x300 promax, 320 Volvo
Cruising area: England/France & Med
Join Date: May 2005
Location: On the farm
Posts: 2,681
Due to an unfortunate incident in Dallas, I have to go sort out an issue there right now. I will be out of the country for 24 hours, and unable to put up the race-instructions or entry form till Wednesday. *IF* there is a longer delay, I will get them posted up on the internet by someone else.
They will be up by Thursday morning no matter what.
having never done this type of event before and the fact that my navigator (even tho they dont know it, thanks for volunteering Simon/Dan . . . ) is happy to find the way to the bar, round an island might be a bit more difficult. Not so much getting round but whats underneath worries me. We would also need to sort out extra fuel as tank is only 120 litres. How many miles round the island is it approximatley?
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Boat name: tba
Cruising area: south coast France and med
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very easy just turn left all the way around if going out via Needles and stand 50 plus yards offshore......................piece of piss....................or follow ginger nuts
thanks, and thats the problem reading the instructions first . . . . lol
will speak to the "volunteer" and take it from there
Guess its down to me and Simon to fight it out who dont want to go in the boat then!!!
All joking aside I dont mind, I'm as capable as the nest person in sitting there holiding on for life with my eyes shut, so you can count me in if your stuck! Or if Simons, already said yes then I will act as the support team, either way I'll make the trip!
indeed I do, you ran your boat aground recently nobba?
OK, lets tell the two stories.
last week, I touched the shingle bottom leaving the Island Harbour marina lock at low tide, on tickover. just a few scratches on the tips of the blades, now polished out, and perfic.....
Tell us about your near miss (they do share the common factor that both events were hitting, or nearly hitting the Isle of Wight)
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You'll be taking the same course next time then.
As it's now been proven you were right, don't go following the locals again, follow your instinct next time.
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well i'll have to take all the usual factors into consideration before making any decisions.. . . whether or not my navi has tossed the chart on the floor, whether i have my eyes open, that sorta thing!
Occupation: General Trouble Causer Salterns Boatyard
Interests: Official smartass
Boat name: Seahorse.org
Boat make: a V24 and a SLOW unstable ICE Bladerunner
Engines: 2x300 promax, 320 Volvo
Cruising area: England/France & Med
Join Date: May 2005
Location: On the farm
Posts: 2,681
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Originally Posted by CB1
Anyone know what the course is????
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Originally Posted by Matt
Keep turning left
Almost...
Muster north east of Gurnard, then off to needles, st caths, bemberidge, ryde and finish off egypt point. Full course and lat/long of marks of the course in the race instructions which will be published tomorrow.