Round Ireland Race - Page 10

hunton69 · 09-06-2010, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Cookee

Any news on why the Buzzi stopped?

Web site last night said it was electrical and they hoped to be on the start line today

They certainly push at the start if the tracker is telling the truth.

The tracker hasn't uploaded since yesterday by the looks of it

Tremlett 15 · 09-06-2010, 10:12 AM

sorry of the bad "at sea" pics but it was a wee bit rough in a fresh NE wind from the start boat ( 5 starters + 1 late starter )

Tremlett 15 · 09-06-2010, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Tremlett 15

sorry of the bad "at sea" pics but it was a wee bit rough in a fresh NE wind from the start boat ( 5 starters + 1 late starter )

sorry for double post, its the adrenalin

Tremlett 15 · 09-06-2010, 10:26 AM

a few more ( not too good ) & the late starter.............

Tremlett 15 · 09-06-2010, 10:45 AM

the "flag" team at Bangor

Mrs Smillie · 10-06-2010, 09:25 AM

Cinzano wins 3rd leg well done my hubby and Markus and Tim and ground crew including my son Max

macrib · 10-06-2010, 10:27 AM

All,
we have lots of photos of the full event being posted as we go and available at

http://www.onlinepictureproof.com/vividsync/albums

Race is going will and Cinzano is working very well indeed.
Good preparation for Cowes I should think.

Regards,

Macrib

TomLinley · 10-06-2010, 11:45 AM

Hi guys, now on our lay day I have some time to give an update on our team progress. on the first leg we were doing really well in the rough on the start on the flatter water opened her up to get ahead before we got Into the larger seas, maintaining around 75-80. When in the rough we seemed to be averaging around 40ish, however there was a very large Atlantic swell in a following sea, the then built up to a size were you couldn't get to a speed to skip across them or get the steps working.

We were powering up waves and surfing down them, after about an hour in the rough we surfed down waves to be met by a massive green wall of water. Being a very flat profile boat we just went straight in and fill the boat full completely to the top of the cockpit. I was able to keep the engines running but the water had smashed through the bulkhead and the forward disk in the mould. The water was luckily drained after about 20mins, but we had lost the VHF, gps, engine gauges the lot, including my blackberry all to the water damage.

My charts had been ripped off and were floating in the boat, i managed to plot our course using these however and get through our gates. We managed to power up again and making a good headway, sadly stopping every 20 miles for a few moments just to check the chart on our position. Then about 30 miles from the finish our fuel pumps shorted due to water damage and couldn't get fuel, we spent the next few hours rigging fuel hose from the remaining midle tank directly to the port engine(starboard engine cowl was in bit so I didn't run it)

We then got in and was welcomed with open arms and a local can do attitude, the hospitality was amazing, within a few hours we had been lifted out, a fisherman lent us his unit, so we were inside In the dry, the hotel provided us with hot food and beers and in one night we carries out the following: new plotter fitted and VHF, tube repairs, engines rebuilt and checked, gearbox oil changed, new bulkhead made, cowling repaired and strengthened, new front section disc covering the gun turret hole. All gauges re wired, seats repaired and new fuel pumps fitted, we finished at 8am went straight in the water and was ready for a quick fuel up and to the start line, we could not have done this if it wasn't for the hard work of the locals staying up with us all night helping and supplying bits that we needed. So if any on here-thank you!

The start was good and we ran slightly ahead of cinzano, only to be overtaken as our trip tabs started shorting and were stuck in the full down trim position. Luckily this was the right position as we rounded the hradland and went straight into a head sea, the kind of conditions the buzz loves and I clamped everything down, filled the ballast tank and burnt the rear fuel tank, we opened up a great lead, I wanted to head up to the islands then cut through them for protection and a fast run, althgouh about a mile from the islands we through are alternator belt on the port engine and our starboard engine was missing. So we pulled in only to wait a while while the engines were being prepared, we decided because of the weather closing in and a large job list that we use it as a testing day and retire, getting the boat sorted for the following days, therefore towed to the next leg, our final break yesterday was an earth wire and coil pack problem on the starboard engine, so the race has been very frustrating but we are fighting hard and today we are working hard to spend a whole day on the boat. Hopefully we have sorted all problems byb the end of the day and have a good race tomorrow. Finally!

Mrs Smillie · 11-06-2010, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by macrib

All,
we have lots of photos of the full event being posted as we go and available at

http://www.onlinepictureproof.com/vividsync/albums

Race is going will and Cinzano is working very well indeed.
Good preparation for Cowes I should think.

Regards,

Macrib

Hi

Are you the photographer that my son (Max) has been telling me about?

Claire

billy no boat · 11-06-2010, 10:37 AM

it would appear Cinzano is showing us rib nobbers what a real boat can do now!

68 kts on the tracker!!

Must be very gratifying for all involved to see that boat going like a train after all the hard work for so many people!!

Mark Wildey · 11-06-2010, 10:55 AM

Didn't realise they'd slowed down

motorvator · 11-06-2010, 10:58 AM

They're trying to make it look like a race.

hunton69 · 11-06-2010, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by billy no boat

it would appear Cinzano is showing us rib nobbers what a real boat can do now!

68 kts on the tracker!!

Must be very gratifying for all involved to see that boat going like a train after all the hard work for so many people!!

Nothing like that now down to 20|Knts

A little rough i suspect

Mark Wildey · 11-06-2010, 12:11 PM

According to a data bouy SW of the Irish coast there is a 6ft sea with 18 knot winds.

timtap · 11-06-2010, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by hunton69

Nothing like that now down to 20|Knts

A little rough i suspect

Cinzano seems to be suffering , Now down to 12 knots and Dreamer 20 knots and ahead !!

Tremlett 15 · 11-06-2010, 03:08 PM

winds up to Force 6 on met weather forecast, some speeds down to 2 knots.

await word from a "local"

Tremlett 15 · 11-06-2010, 03:16 PM

from the tracker it looks as if Zoolander is currently taking a "short cut"

billy no boat · 11-06-2010, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by timtap

Cinzano seems to be suffering , Now down to 12 knots and Dreamer 20 knots and ahead !!

normal service appears to be resumed!

Tremlett 15 · 11-06-2010, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by billy no boat

normal service appears to be resumed!

and now 1st home.

Mrs Smillie · 11-06-2010, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by billy no boat

it would appear Cinzano is showing us rib nobbers what a real boat can do now!

68 kts on the tracker!!

Must be very gratifying for all involved to see that boat going like a train after all the hard work for so many people!!

We are all soooooooooooooooo happy Cinzano is going like a train after all the hours (especially my hubby and son) spent working on her