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Re: Olympic Tornado TV Coverage??? [Re: mbounds] #152411
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Have the same been done for other classes?
Messing with the starting line in the medal race.. This is not the first time PU oversees a Tornado event, so he knows it is a golden rule to not tack more than you have to. One tack is worth a lot.

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Re: Olympic Tornado TV Coverage??? [Re: mbounds] #152412
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From Andy Rice

It was a dramatic finale for the Tornado class as it made its exit out of the Olympics after 32 years. With a heavily pin-end-biased line, the fleet would have struggled to start on starboard. So all but one of the 10 boats elected to start on port.

The rest of the great report can found here http://sailjuice.squarespace.com/

Re: Olympic Tornado TV Coverage??? [Re: Rolf_Nilsen] #152413
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Have the same been done for other classes?
Messing with the starting line in the medal race.. This is not the first time PU oversees a Tornado event, so he knows it is a golden rule to not tack more than you have to. One tack is worth a lot.


The short answer is yes. They want the race as close as possible to the spectators on the breakwall - which when the wind is coming from the south east, takes away a big chunk of the course's left side.

You could almost say that the media considerations spoiled Bundy & Ashby's chance to get a gold, rather than the Greeks.

Re: Olympic Tornado TV Coverage??? [Re: mbounds] #152414
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Also, did you notice how the signal and pin boats were oriented? Instead of pointing into the wind (at 125°), the current was making them point at 215°. That would make port the longest tack to the mark, thus the one you want to sail first. Another reason 9 of 10 boats started on port.

When I saw all the boats lining up for a port start, I was going, "Postpone! C'mon, PU, postpone!". But he let them go.

I guess all you could really do is make the committee boat favored, but then you'd have a huge pileup at that end and the first ones to tack to the right would win.

Re: Olympic Tornado TV Coverage??? [Re: mbounds] #152415
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Somebody has got to help me find that link where I proclaimed it was going to blow at this Olympics...

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Mitch Booth said this was the windiest Olympics he has competed at. When asked the same question, Bundock agreed. Qingdao wasn't so bad after all. Another welcome case of that favourite sailing cliche: "It's not normally like this!"


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Re: Olympic Tornado TV Coverage??? [Re: ] #152416
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Don't want to sound bitter but the Greeks cost their Aussie training partners any hope of a gold with that start.



Not according to the Sailjuice quote from AUS:

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Meanwhile the Aussies had got on to the tail of the Spanish and looked in a position to threaten. However they dropped away again up the final beat, as Darren Bundock explained afterwards: "The mast rotator broke and so we couldn't set the mainsail properly so we were a bit slow up that leg." The Spanish pulled away again and finished ahead of Australia, bagging the gold medal.



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So, even if GRE hadn't done the Starboard start, it's not a given the outcome would have been any different.


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Re: Olympic Tornado TV Coverage??? [Re: Tornado] #152417
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Epic race to watch - loved the camera work. The commentary was L*A*M*E!!!! Seriously - "I just had a Hershey bar" ????? W*T*F???? I had to turn it off and provide my own commentary, which was quite colorful. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

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Re: Olympic Tornado TV Coverage??? [Re: John Williams] #152418
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Yes, Jobson was in "fine" form last night:

"Wonder if any of those guys will be sailing 49'ers next time"!?!?

He's got no clue...just because the T & 49'er share an excitement/speed level that his beloved mono's can only dream about doesn't equate them to being the same skill sets to sail competitively.

Comparing the comments made during the Star medal race was a treat....he actually got into the tactics and focused on the teams experience levels during the Star race...didn't seem to know what was going on with the T's or team histories.

Gotta love him for "Don't Stars just look beautiful" comment! All I could think of was don't they look like outdated tubs plowing along.


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Re: Olympic Tornado TV Coverage??? [Re: Jake] #152419
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Somebody has got to help me find that link where I proclaimed it was going to blow at this Olympics...


Here you go: http://www.catsailor.com/forums/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=153314

Re: Olympic Tornado TV Coverage??? [Re: Rolf_Nilsen] #152420
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Anybody discover why GER could not right their boat and keep going? It was on its side for quite a long time...they never did re-join the race.
The carbon mast is easy to right from that position. maybe they got separated for the boat?


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Re: Olympic Tornado TV Coverage??? [Re: Tornado] #152421
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Comparing the comments made during the Star medal race was a treat....he actually got into the tactics and focused on the teams experience levels during the Star race...didn't seem to know what was going on with the T's or team histories.

Gotta love him for "Don't Stars just look beautiful" comment! All I could think of was don't they look like outdated tubs plowing along.


I was at a Sailing Youth Clinic in the early 90’s with roughly 20 other sailors (under 20 yrs) who were sailing in Olympic classes or just sponsored into the classes by the national class authority. Gary was the key speaker.

He went around the room and the sailors indicated which Olympic Class they participated in, he then indicated possible coaches, contacts to reach out to, and top equipment manufacturers in the US.

When I indicated that I sailed tornados his response was “Oh – they had some big crashes at the last games (1988)”. Really – that was all he had.

Not trying to bash Gary but it appeared that little has changed from the 1990’s in his eyes. Sad when he is considered the expert to comment on the video - he could have at least put the effort forward to know who was who and who was on form for ALL the classes - That is not to much to ask in exchange for a paycheck from NBC. Hell all he had to do was open any of the UK sailing mags or read the Daily Sail...


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Re: Olympic Tornado TV Coverage??? [Re: USA1273] #152422
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That was a great race! What a day for sailing, perfect for the gold medal. A highlight package should be sent to everyone who voted against the multihull, especially the Canadians, since fourth is the best finish ever in the class for Canada.
Canadian commentary was ok; perhaps a little lacklustre. At least they knew port from starboard.
I guess the video is now a collector's item.
Al

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Somebody has got to help me find that link where I proclaimed it was going to blow at this Olympics...


Here you go: http://www.catsailor.com/forums/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=153314


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"F" boats are out and if they go that way then they will simply keep the "T" which I wouldn't mind one bit.

Hobie 16 w/ spin in a breeze sailed by the best in the world... come on, you wouldn't watch that? Anything at Qingdao or a venue like Qingdao is going to be a yawn.

Hmmm... watch the races at Qingdao or watch my grass grow... tough call.


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I'm still saying that with the number of people betting on light air...it's going to crank. That's how it works.


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Re: Olympic Tornado TV Coverage??? [Re: USA1273] #152424
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Not trying to bash Gary but it appeared that little has changed from the 1990’s in his eyes. Sad when he is considered the expert to comment on the video -




That is not to much to ask in exchange for a paycheck from NBC.


Why not bash him? He deserves it...and so does NBC.

And...he can't even spell or perhaps type very well.

Didn't he say on the first day that his mother was a typing teacher so he learned to type at an early age?

And what about the Maritime Academy? Did they realize what a wanker he was?


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Re: Olympic Tornado TV Coverage??? [Re: Mugrace72] #152425
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And what about the Maritime Academy? Did they realize what a wanker he was?


They did. My first real job was at a shipyard and one of my co-worker/friends went to school w/ Gary.

They had a special nickname for him that played off his name and included the word "blow". <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />

My friend did pretty well for himself - left Bath Iron Works and joined the family business Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding.

Re: Olympic Tornado TV Coverage??? [Re: Tornado] #152426
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Gotta love him for "Don't Stars just look beautiful" comment! All I could think of was don't they look like outdated tubs plowing along.


In defense of "BJ"...I agree that Stars are very cool boats, just as I love the Big T.

I have sailed both and each has its place.


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Re: Olympic Tornado TV Coverage??? [Re: Al Schuster] #152427
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A highlight package should be sent to everyone who voted against the multihull...


...including the scenes that also showed boat speed (from a GPS, I guess). I remember having spotted up to 13 knots upwind and up to 18 knots downwind. A reaching leg over 20 would have been quite convincing.


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Re: Olympic Tornado TV Coverage??? [Re: Luiz] #152428
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I got an e-mail from PU that explained the port start:
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As to why I did not postpone when it was obvious they were going to do a port start. I set up the start line purposely so that they would start on port.
We did the same thing the two previous years for the test events for both the boards and the catamarans on the medal course.
Had they started on starboard they would have hit the breakwater in 300 meters which at the speed they were going would have been very quick. Add to that that like any catamaran, Tornados like to hit the corners. The wind at the start was 17 - 18 knots.
The idea was to get the course as close to the breakwater as we could for the thousands of spectators. This meant elimiating the left lay line, an acceptable procedure under the policy for the event.
We set the weather mark at 1.4 knotical miles Target time was 30 minutes. We missed the target time by 12 seconds. (30 min 12 sec)
The next start was the Stars. Stars dont go to corners so this class was able to start on starboard and short tack up the breakwater which was very special for the spectators and a concideration in laying the start line for both classes.
Many observers (Matt) may not have been aware of what we were trying to accomplish hence his comments regarding a postponement.
The angle that the signal boat and pin boat were laying was fairly normal for this venue.Seldom did the signal boat and pin boat ever lay in the same direction, and even more seldom bow to the wind.
Matt's observation regarding this is somewhat correct they went out, however not because of the position of the starting line. Rather because the current was pushing towards the weather mark, there was more pressure on the outside, there was stronger current outside and at this venue on the inside there are toilet bowl eddies due to shoals that disturb the current flow and finally there was a restriction on the inside.
On a finishing note, television pays 8 million dollars for the rights to this event. If they want the course next to the spectators, ISAF agrees even if it elimiates a left layline. Team leaders, Coaches and Athletes are well aware of this policy and accept it. We as race management follow policy.

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