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Posted by
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2013-03-05 20:41:36 - NY-SF start time
Hi all,
NY-SF is a record attempt, as such we should want the fastest possible conditions... I requested the start time change to Thursday, it is now clear that a later start is much faster.

Since postponing a race twice is unprecedented and there is another race on Friday, please post if you support another move!!!

*update for 2230 wx*
Well nevermind. A later start still is favored, but the huge differences in the first 72h have been erased, and what happens in the light air is ultimately luck.

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PLEASE NOTE THAT TO CHANGE THE START A SECOND TIME WILL REQUIRE OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FOR IT BEFORE 1200utc TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, 6 MARCH.
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2013-03-05 20:52:51 - Re: NY-SF start time
Faster is better.
Nuff said....

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2013-03-05 21:04:46 - Re: NY-SF start time
Friday seems to be the fastest day of the race, go for it!
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2013-03-05 21:10:47 - Re: NY-SF start time
As a first-timer on SOL I am just looking forward to a challenging race with realistic weather and helming scenarios.
I will be happy to go along with the majority even if Thursday noon looked like the start of a hairy ride.
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2013-03-05 21:16:36 - Re: NY-SF start time
robert1 21:9 Well....This race will take 6-7 weeks ?....and the wx at start will mean nothing at the rounding of The Horn and the long sail up the west coast of SA.....I vote for start at schedulde time...

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2013-03-05 21:19:41 - Re: NY-SF start time
newsartist 21:11 Our boat is longer/faster than the real record holder anyway.
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2013-03-05 21:22:08 - Re: NY-SF start time
Actually the best start time to get us to the doldrums faster would be around 02:00~03:00 thur the 7th.
But I vote no more changes. Let's just race.

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2013-03-05 21:22:44 - Re: NY-SF start time
see revised thoughts @ 2013-03-05 22:15:15



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2013-03-05 21:23:30 - Re: NY-SF start time
Newbie that I am, it is tempting to abstain.

That said, I favor picking the 'best' day in a 5-day forecast ... then switching to a 48hr forecast to prevent second guessing.

Of course, there is the alternative of adding a timed race adjunct to the one with all the boats. So, keep the registration open for a while. Late entries might not win the race, but they might set the record.
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2013-03-05 21:24:01 - Re: NY-SF start time
Start as anounced!

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