cpc video

chris · 07-09-2010, 06:20 PM

a friend of mine did a small video of cowes poole cowes, i cant do the link but its on facebook look up moore international and you will see the vid there , it does show the mayhem of spectator boats at the start almost impossible to see the start boat for them all in the way!!

Norty · 07-09-2010, 07:24 PM

The bit's where you see all the non race boats is between Hurst and North head(the muster area) when the Start boat has dropped the convoy flag, for the start run to Needles Faireway there are none on the racing line. I was the Rib making sure there was a clear run. Start boat is not allowed to go into procedure until that line is clear.

Cheers

A

chris · 07-09-2010, 07:35 PM

norty yes sure thanks for that ,not much you can do about it any way!but as we started and saw the first flag go up and you then started to roll forward with the flag up , as we started to go (we were doing about 30mph ) a small rib came right across us from our port side ,we chopped the throttles totally to let him through, got going again then a another came right infront of us and we even missed seeing the second flag! Not complaining about the start procedure just amazed at how the spectator boats really got amongst all of us at the start!

Norty · 07-09-2010, 07:59 PM

Hi Chris, I think the problem for you, us and the others is when the Start boat does it's two slow runs accross the race fleet, everyone follows it, including the racers!! from where we were, about 1/2 mile from North Head between it and Fairway the Start Run was clear. However ther is always one who is not paying attention!

A

chris · 07-09-2010, 08:29 PM

norty,yes know what you mean,yes sure you were well clear, as we came from muster you could see all the spec boats throttle up and push on over as you shot away in the distance,many thanks for doing the start though,those waves were just horrible at the start!

Norty · 07-09-2010, 08:32 PM

Chris, respect to all of you in CTC and CPC it was 'orrible towards the end!! Just glad I didn't have to race. Would have lost the bimini!!

chris · 07-09-2010, 08:35 PM

you should have raced it !!! that is a lovely fast boat ,went of well at the start.

neal_skyline · 07-09-2010, 09:26 PM

i did try and keep all the non race boats out the line,but was to meny over us saftyboats on both starts

chris · 07-09-2010, 10:09 PM

thanks neil great job, a hard one to , they were like flies everywhere ,did a torquay race earlier in the year at the first turn by the harbour ist lap was ok all clear and just enough room for the second lap we were faster so neede more room to turn got near to the turn and realised all the spectator boats had moved nearer to the turn giving us no option but to go around the back of them , that shocked them!!

chris · 07-09-2010, 10:11 PM

facebook page is moore international brokerage sorry!!

Ben · 07-09-2010, 10:22 PM

Ah, that's why I keep getting "Do you mean moose international"