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Re: Florida 300 Race Updates [Re: Jake] #272655
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Originally Posted by Jake
Beach cams are showing more breeze on shore than I would have expected...looks like the seabreeze is setting up early so expect teams to be glued to the shoreline for the entire trip to Cocoa.


**** I need to hit the road soon :P

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Re: Florida 300 Race Updates [Re: ThunderMuffin] #272656
05/22/14 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Undecided
Originally Posted by Jake
Beach cams are showing more breeze on shore than I would have expected...looks like the seabreeze is setting up early so expect teams to be glued to the shoreline for the entire trip to Cocoa.


**** I need to hit the road soon :P


It's not much seabreeze....don't rush too much.


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Re: Florida 300 Race Updates [Re: Jake] #272657
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huh...nope. The wind is out of the south west. The forecast is now a crap shoot. [I've thrown my hands up in the air]

I would now be focused on sticking with my competition and try to understand any small shifts (and try to take advantage of them like lake sailing). Watch out for large buildings / land features that will disturb the breeze that is currently blowing offshore.


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Re: Florida 300 Race Updates [Re: cyberspeed] #272658
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We all go to the ocean for the better breezes. I hate when it's lake sailing conditions in the ocean. Although, if you excel in those conditions, and have the patience of a saint, you can come out smelling like roses...

Mike

Re: Florida 300 Race Updates [Re: brucat] #272659
05/22/14 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by brucat
We all go to the ocean for the better breezes. I hate when it's lake sailing conditions in the ocean. Although, if you excel in those conditions, and have the patience of a saint, you can come out smelling like roses...

Mike


Absolutely! I love those conditions - especially when everyone else is so bent on being upset by it they can't even think straight. It's just more of a challenge to contain your anxiety and maintain a high level of patience in your tactics. The randomness is pretty even so as long as you understand the things that affect the randomness and can either avoid them or take advantage of them but remain patient (and confident) that the randomness that makes you look behind one minute will even out and you'll get yours in a moment (it's when you bail on that randomness that you get bit hard).


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Originally Posted by Jake
huh...nope. The wind is out of the south west. The forecast is now a crap shoot. [I've thrown my hands up in the air]

I would now be focused on sticking with my competition and try to understand any small shifts (and try to take advantage of them like lake sailing). Watch out for large buildings / land features that will disturb the breeze that is currently blowing offshore.


Waves are your friend today....


Re: Florida 300 Race Updates [Re: cyberspeed] #272661
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I know Newkirk is good in light air. Don't know about Moss, but I'm sure he and Casey aren't too shabby either.

Re: Florida 300 Race Updates [Re: Andy Humphries] #272662
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Originally Posted by Andy Humphries
I know Newkirk is good in light air. Don't know about Moss, but I'm sure he and Casey aren't too shabby either.


They're tactically good in light - but having raced them in a couple of Steeplechases, I believe the curved foils on the Marstrom become a bit of a liability when the wind gets light. We were able to almost keep pace with them on our F18 in the last light air steeplechase I did.


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Re: Florida 300 Race Updates [Re: brucat] #272663
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Every time I go to the ocean the wind goes away!


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Re: Florida 300 Race Updates [Re: Jake] #272664
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Originally Posted by Jake
HOLY COW. Ladies and Gents, we have a race. Overall (handicap) between the Marspeed on the Marstrom and Key Sailing on the Nacra Carbon 20 are separated by a whopping total of 8 seconds going into the last leg today. That race basically resets for these two today and this one is for the marbles.


10 minutes, 8 seconds on corrected time and 7 minutes, 22 seconds on elapsed time.

Still going to be a tight a race, though.


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SMS racing is off pace and look to be heading toward the beach at 1.9 knots. Let's hope it is something repairable like a broken spin halyard.


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Team Solar Wind is showing some agility in the light stuff. They're leading the F18s with Waveyhaven giving close chase.


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Re: Florida 300 Race Updates [Re: Redtwin] #272667
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Today should be a longer day with shorter distance. For the start, winds were light with small swells and shore break. Another tangle at the start in the breaking waves and SMS Racing's bow was damaged without knowing it. Once they realized they were taking on water, they pulled to shore. Their crew is with them and they are not continuing.

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Re: Florida 300 Race Updates [Re: cyberspeed] #272668
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I may have missed it but were there any additional boats doing the dogfight?
Was the single start today because the wind and surf were so light?


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Re: Florida 300 Race Updates [Re: cyberspeed] #272671
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pretty light winds here at Kennedy Space Center....

Re: Florida 300 Race Updates [Re: cyberspeed] #272672
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Considering the light air, their speeds are pretty good right now, Key sailing's going around 11kts. and most of the others are between 8-10kts.

Yesterday, with a lot more wind, they were only going 12. But yesterday they were close reaching, without kites, and today I think they are using the kites.


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Re: Florida 300 Race Updates [Re: cyberspeed] #272673
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Originally Posted by cyberspeed
Today should be a longer day with shorter distance. For the start, winds were light with small swells and shore break. Another tangle at the start in the breaking waves and SMS Racing's bow was damaged without knowing it. Once they realized they were taking on water, they pulled to shore. Their crew is with them and they are not continuing.

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Awww, that stinks. A little epoxy and they could finish this thing. Looks like they're lucky and there is beach access about 3/4 mile south of them at 46th place.


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On the beach at the finish pier. Blowing 10 from SSE

Re: Florida 300 Race Updates [Re: cyberspeed] #272675
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Maybe more than 10. White caps past the surf line

Re: Florida 300 Race Updates [Re: cyberspeed] #272677
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Are they finishing off the pier or on the beach just past it? I guess it doesn't matter much.


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