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#231331 04/20/11 05:48 AM 04/20/11 05:48 AM |
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Posts: 6,049 Sebring, Florida. | Gusting to 29 and they went out to practice? Practice what, bleeding? And they fipped...geez, did not see that coming...
Have they decided what the limits will be for the bigger cats in the actual AC Regatta yet?
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#231333 04/20/11 06:46 AM 04/20/11 06:46 AM |
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | Gusting to 29 and they went out to practice? Practice what, bleeding? And they fipped...geez, did not see that coming...
Have they decided what the limits will be for the bigger cats in the actual AC Regatta yet? Limits for the big cats will be 33knots. ... They need to be practicing!
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#231341 04/20/11 09:02 AM 04/20/11 09:02 AM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 3,906 Clermont, FL, USA David Ingram
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Posts: 3,906 Clermont, FL, USA | And if they had stayed on the beach the forum response would have been... "good call guys, you don't want to break a nail"
The pucker factor on those things in that breeze has to be off the chart! Lucky bastards!
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#231343 04/20/11 09:12 AM 04/20/11 09:12 AM |
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Posts: 186 Chattanooga, TN | It is got to be easier to go out in upper wind conditions when you know that if it breaks someone else will fix it and pay for it. And the response of we are testing the limits works to get you out of trouble for breaking the boat.
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#231344 04/20/11 09:13 AM 04/20/11 09:13 AM |
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Posts: 172 Anacortes | Gusting to 29 and they went out to practice? Practice what, bleeding? And they fipped...geez, did not see that coming... WTF? These are professional sailors, going after a major international trophy. Did you read Barkers quote? You could turn the boats over in 15 knots too, but the fact they are out in the breeze is laudable. Not everyones balls are as small as yours, and their boats are probably much more capable too. Back off on the BS criticism and accept that at least some people push the limits.
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#231345 04/20/11 09:20 AM 04/20/11 09:20 AM |
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Posts: 6,049 Sebring, Florida. | I'm reminded of an old saying we have in flying, "There's a thin line between brave and stupid."
So tell me Mr. Big Nutz, at what point does Big Balls turn into Fkng stupid? And how much "practice" did they accomplish? About all they learned was, "Well, I guess we won't do that again." Brilliant.
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#231347 04/20/11 10:10 AM 04/20/11 10:10 AM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 3,906 Clermont, FL, USA David Ingram
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Posts: 3,906 Clermont, FL, USA | I'm reminded of an old saying we have in flying, "There's a thin line between brave and stupid."
So tell me Mr. Big Nutz, at what point does Big Balls turn into Fkng stupid? And how much "practice" did they accomplish? About all they learned was, "Well, I guess we won't do that again." Brilliant. As Jake pointed out 33 is the upper limit for the big boats and they were still below that limit. I'm quite sure they learned more than just "we won't do that again"? Props to NZL for going out and learning how to go fast in ALL conditions! Watching these guys run the big rigs in 30 knots is going to be spectacular and by the time they get to the big show they will make it look effortless.
David Ingram F18 USA 242 http://www.solarwind.solar"Do or do not. There is no try." - Yoda "Excuses are the tools of the weak and incompetent" - Two sista's I overheard in the hall "You don't have to be a brain surgeon to be a complete idiot, but it helps"
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#231350 04/20/11 10:32 AM 04/20/11 10:32 AM |
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Posts: 6,049 Sebring, Florida. | "Props to NZL for going out and learning how to go fast in ALL conditions."
Um, note to Ding, swimming is not "...fast in ALL conditions."
If they had NOT flipped it and had actually gone sailing instead of swiming, then yes, but swimming is slow and they learned -nothing- of going fast in 29 knots...only how NOT to go fast in 29knots.
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#231352 04/20/11 10:37 AM 04/20/11 10:37 AM |
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Posts: 6,049 Sebring, Florida. | Do they have any C class racers on board who can help them with the wing adjustments? I'm sure they know how to drive so I'm thinking the wing trim has got them a little confused, unless something broke or got jammed up that caused them to flip it. And if it's blowing 29 at the surface, I'm sure it was over 40 up at the wing tip. Can't wait to see how the bigger cats do in 33 (with over 50 at the top of the wing!)
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#231353 04/20/11 11:32 AM 04/20/11 11:32 AM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 3,906 Clermont, FL, USA David Ingram
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Posts: 3,906 Clermont, FL, USA | Tim are you for real or are you just f'in with me?
David Ingram F18 USA 242 http://www.solarwind.solar"Do or do not. There is no try." - Yoda "Excuses are the tools of the weak and incompetent" - Two sista's I overheard in the hall "You don't have to be a brain surgeon to be a complete idiot, but it helps"
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#231354 04/20/11 11:35 AM 04/20/11 11:35 AM |
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Posts: 267 Ocean Springs, MS | Capsizing is all a part of the game! Its one of the things that set us apart from the 1/2 boats. you have to admit walking that thin line of brave to stupid is exciting. Even more so when you are on a 45 foot cat. sign me up! I pitch poled my 18HT 2 weeks ago reaching with the kite at 19.3 kts. (Speed puck confirmed after the fact) That was fun! Flew around the boat just forward of the leeward bow. No one got hurt and nothing broke. WIN/WIN I can hardly wait for the AC!!
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#231355 04/20/11 12:04 PM 04/20/11 12:04 PM |
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Posts: 2,844 42.904444 N; 88.008586 W | Capsizing is all a part of the game! Its one of the things that set us apart from the 1/2 boats. you have to admit walking that thin line of brave to stupid is exciting. Even more so when you are on a 45 foot cat. sign me up! I pitch poled my 18HT 2 weeks ago reaching with the kite at 19.3 kts. (Speed puck confirmed after the fact) That was fun! Flew around the boat just forward of the leeward bow. No one got hurt and nothing broke. WIN/WIN I can hardly wait for the AC!! Capt'n, your story, and I'd stick to it, was that you were just checking out the jib and bridle wire while underway!
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#231358 04/20/11 12:37 PM 04/20/11 12:37 PM |
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Posts: 6,049 Sebring, Florida. | Tim are you for real or are you just f'in with me? Well Dave, here's the thing. These guys are profesionals, and they are going out to "Practice" in high wind, on a big, expensive, cat. I don't know what their objective was for the day, maybe it was; "Let's see what it takes to flip this thing!" In that case, good job. Maybe they were trying to get some "practice" for their rescue team and shore team too. These are not beach cats, you can't just right it and contiue on. These things are very expnsive and it takes a lot of time and money to repair them. Maybe they have a big budget and lots of time, I don't know. It seems stupid to me to waste the time and money on reparis, instead of working up slowly to the max winds. Afterall, they were not racing, they were out to learn the boat, right? I'd say they learned what not to do...so maybe it was time and money well spent. Like I said earlier, "We won't do that again!"
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#231359 04/20/11 12:44 PM 04/20/11 12:44 PM |
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Posts: 302 Daytona Beach Florida | Expensive is a very relative term. And they said they would be back on the water the next day.
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#231366 04/20/11 01:53 PM 04/20/11 01:53 PM |
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Posts: 3,906 Clermont, FL, USA | Tim I get the impression you feel these guys acted irresponsibly, in my opinion that could not be further from the truth. The fact of the matter is that they must know how to sail these boats on the ragged edge even at the upper wind limit. What would be irresponsible is to have never sailed the boat at the upper wind limit during practice only to be forced to sail in those conditions at the championship totally unprepared.
I have no doubt that during the post day debrief they saw exactly what they did wrong and figured exactly what they have to to fix it. I think you really underestimate the talent, discipline and dedication these guys have.
If you're a player in the AC game you better have the scratch to play otherwise you're just wasting your time.
David Ingram F18 USA 242 http://www.solarwind.solar"Do or do not. There is no try." - Yoda "Excuses are the tools of the weak and incompetent" - Two sista's I overheard in the hall "You don't have to be a brain surgeon to be a complete idiot, but it helps"
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#231375 04/20/11 07:19 PM 04/20/11 07:19 PM | Scarecrow
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