Cowes 2014 Update

[the edge]

Morning

Looking to get out to watch the start but will be land based this year.

Great that the start is from within the Solent but any idea where best viewing point will be given i don't have a fancy camera?

Im guessing even high up above leap beach im not gonna get a great view?
Prehaps down at Hurst castle again? Could anyone tell me what time the start is and what sort of time we could expect them through Hurst on the way out?

Also (sorry for all the questions) does anyone know if dogs are allowed on the beach at Hurst?

Thanks in advance

Yes I'm sure dogs are allowed on Hurst Spit all yr round

 

[Dozzer]

17 entries now.......

 

[wickedtopspeed]

Brilliant Dorian.
Thank you on behalf of all fans for organising the great race.
James

 

[phantomc92]

well done

 

[the edge]

How close is the course to Hurst ? ( as in years gone by ) last time I was there a couple of years ago they were all on I O W side.

 

[Delta28]

No guarantees...

How close is the course to Hurst ? ( as in years gone by ) last time I was there a couple of years ago they were all on I O W side.

Well someone ought to give you a reply...if only out of good manners. I'm no expert, but I know a man who is!

I'm afraid the racing line looks much as it did before - so if the racing is neck-and-neck, they're going to take the shortest line (sandbanks, chalk stacks, sunken cargo ships, spectator craft, dolphins, kayaks and homicidal windsurfers allowing) between the buoys... Cowes-Torquay: Sconce to Port, SW Shingles to Starboard... Torquay - Cowes: Needles Fairway to Port, Sconce to Starboard

See Racing Instructions:

http://cowestorquaycowes.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ri.pdf

...or ask one of the competitors. I wish you luck and the faint hope that if they want a good picture of their boat in action, they'll stray over to your side!

The course will have been agreed ages ago by the race committee with the RYA / UIM, Coastguard and all the other host of authorities / interested parties, so they'll doubtless have good reason to send them that way.

Thanks to Julian and his team / race supporters / safety officials / safety boats for all their efforts to put this great race together...

 

[biffer]

You'll see something from hurst, unless it like today, poring with rain, mind you it wouldn't be the first time, you could have a close encounter from the beach at hurst, race boats have been known to come ashore there

 

[blimp]

My apologies in advance for threading on something I've no involvement with, however the passing of Mike Fiore overnight, following his crash on Saturday, has put all of our love and passion for this sport into real perspective. Please allow me to humbly suggest that the gathering of so many offshore boats at the CTC this weekend might provide an opportunity for racers to mark their sadness and respect through a rev-out, or some other display, on their own behalves and on behalf of all those who love the sport on this side of the pond.

 

[Gerbil112]

Well someone ought to give you a reply...if only out of good manners. I'm no expert, but I know a man who is!

I'm afraid the racing line looks much as it did before - so if the racing is neck-and-neck, they're going to take the shortest line (sandbanks, chalk stacks, sunken cargo ships, spectator craft, dolphins, kayaks and homicidal windsurfers allowing) between the buoys... Cowes-Torquay: Sconce to Port, SW Shingles to Starboard... Torquay - Cowes: Needles Fairway to Port, Sconce to Starboard

See Racing Instructions:

http://cowestorquaycowes.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ri.pdf

...or ask one of the competitors. I wish you luck and the faint hope that if they want a good picture of their boat in action, they'll stray over to your side!

The course will have been agreed ages ago by the race committee with the RYA / UIM, Coastguard and all the other host of authorities / interested parties, so they'll doubtless have good reason to send them that way.

Thanks to Julian and his team / race supporters / safety officials / safety boats for all their efforts to put this great race together...

I understand that the race is being kept offshore as it is an "offshore" race! Seriously, there will be major congestion in the Poole Bay between Highcliffe and Sandbanks because of the Bournemouth Air Show:

http://bournemouthair.co.uk

Hundreds of spectator boats expected with a no-boat exclusion zone between the piers, patrolled by Police and RNLI vessels.

 

[Gerbil112]

Sorry, "RN" vessels, as in Royal Navy

 

[Mike Lloyd]

Winning the Cowes/Torquay/Cowes Race

Question:
How is the winner of the CTC race determined? Is it first over the line or - as it used to be - on time elapsed?

ML.
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[Pennpromo]

Cowes Torquay Cowes

Mike,
According to Race Instructions trophies are awarded on total elapsed time for both legs, so its good that Fabio is not racing ...

 

[DoubleSix]

Yellow brick

Anybody using the Yellow Brick tracker? How often can I expect the screen (and hence, boat positions) to update?

 

[billy no boat]

watching it online it seems to be every few minutes

 

[DoubleSix]

watching it online it seems to be every few minutes

Thanks, same as mine. Wondered if it might update continuously like the flight trackers...seems not.

I'm guessing the conditions have changed going in to Lyme Bay.

 

[wickedtopspeed]

Brilliant turnout at the start again this year, well done to all behind the race.

Loved being part of it, nearly didn't get there due to Portsmouth being shut due to a triathlon, meaning I had to run 2 miles to get to my boat !!!!!

Cant wait to see the results later.

 

[blackbeard]

There was spectators packed from rys to gurnard this morning for start, thought it was the 90s,lol. That shows that people want to watch,hear and feel the power. Good show

 

[Top Banana]

Thank you to all involved in keeping this race alive. This must be the very last real open ocean race that is still active.

Watching from across the pond, but wishing very much some day to be a competitor there. My biological clock is running down as they say.

 

[wickedtopspeed]

Feel for the Langdons, see they are limping once again. Thought it might have been their year.

What happened to Dorian's boat to not make it to the start ?

 

[SamMace]

In awe from afar !

Wonderful stuff ... or at least what I have been able to gather over the ether so far of today's racing !
The Yellowbrick tracker was, as usual, great fun to follow and with my limited knowledge and experience plus past post-race driver reports to rely on, I had an exciting time here at my kitchen table in Mexico willing you all on and imagining the tactics and indeed antics that were in play.
Many congrats to all for what appears to have been a very well organised and well attended Cowes Classic 2014.
As in recent years I would be very grateful indeed if someone could let me know who is awarded the John Mace Memorial Design trophy this year and If a photo from the prize giving could be forthcoming, well that would be splendid and very gratefully received.
Enjoy that marvellous evening gathering at the RYS, best wishes to all,
many thanks
Sam