2009 Sydney-Hobart:WOXI vs Alfa and more

Wonder whats happened to Oats? Started off with a mistake and now they seem slow...

I forgot: Go Wild Oats!

 

actually in the harbout they could not carry the kite up, so hadda drop, but I watched the first two hours, she ddi not punch as well as Alpha, who seems to be increasing the gain all the time
i dunno what weather will do, but if it comes in heavy Leopard will catch Alpha, , Leopard has sailed a very good race so far
Alpha just took off sog13

 

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Have you tried the "Yacht Tracker" on the race website? I can't make it work....

 

NZ news site article

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/3195692/Wild-Oats-fighting-to-keep-touch-with-rivals

for race tracking this one seems to be working
http://media.theaustralian.com.au/multimedia/projects/sydneytohobart/ge.html

 

this is a world sailing classic, yet only 3 of us are interested?
i cant believe it
I sailed dingys in comp since 13 years, I love racing, the maxis ok they are great, but racing ANYTHING is great too
amazin thing is, Lep and oats are in same long, 4 miles apart yet Lep hold off Oats, ? this must be very good crewwork, Lep is far heavier, it is jsut so bloody gripping

 

there is much more here, over 40 pages in fact

http://forums.sailinganarchy.com/index.php?showtopic=92944&st=750

 

More words: http://rolexsydneyhobart.com/news.asp?key=4580

Go Oats(please)!

 

alpha romeo will most probably make it...
both wild oats and leopard are almost 30 nm behind...
http://rolexsydneyhobart.com/yacht_tracker.asp

 

Some of us are mildly interested ... but it has become a powerboat race with truly fast boats still banned.

NOT trying to start an argument, just pointing out that adding engines to sail boats reduces the interest, as does following an ocean race where the leaders are only doing 15 knots instead of 30 knots.

 

Sydney-Hobart 2009

The big monos like Alfa,Wild Oats, Loyal, Leopard and others represent the highest level of large monohull technology for the time being. They are extraordinary sailing machines! To blame them for "mild interest" in some quarters seems a bit unfortunate and unrealistic given that there are probably EIGHTY other monohulls with the traditional ball and chain, I mean fixed keel. And those boats are still contesting the "Tatersals Cup"-the "real"
prize of the Sydney-Hobart-so I'm told.

Go Wild Oats(please)!

 

Flash!

Wild Oats over 20 knots Alpha 12-maybe ,maybe Oats had a plan all the time! ICAP Leopard is just behind Wild Oats and doing 22 knots! They have gotten a real blast of wind....

Go Wild Oats!

 

A would have to park 3 hours to lose, but it may get v tricky
the big race is between 2 and 3, whatever it feels almost like you are there, nail biting
The days of the big alloy yachts were so brief
I have never seen the keel canting mech in a carbon boat, but the loads must be gigantic

 

The website is not functioning! 4:48est partially up

Look at the keel:

 

standings are not but tracker is, hold mouse on baots gives all detail A is slowed others closing
spose so RHough, do not disagree, obviously you are cat man too

 

Looks like it might get real exciting.....

Go Wild Oats!