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Board » Flag Officers » Races » Jubilant's Fastnet Campaign

Posted by RainbowChaser Posts 2656 Registered at 2009-06-14 09:44:50	2013-05-26 10:31:14 - Slow Race Rule - Time Limit?
	The RORC says this about slow races: "Reporting in a Slow Race When during an offshore race such time has elapsed that a yacht can at best achieve an average speed at the finish of less than 4 knots, she shall make every effort to inform the Race Committee at the finish of her position and progress, and shall continue to do so at reasonable intervals until she reports finishing or retiring." and... as it happens, the current race in reality has no time limit!
Posted by RainbowChaser Posts 2656 Registered at 2009-06-14 09:44:50	2013-05-26 10:50:53 - Re: Jubilant's Fastnet Campaign
	TEXT (reply) from CG: "All is good....wind dropped out. Signal intermittent "
Posted by RainbowChaser Posts 2656 Registered at 2009-06-14 09:44:50	2013-05-26 11:02:08 - Re: Jubilant's Fastnet Campaign
	RORC UPDATE 1000utc: "1100 BST 26.05.13 Myth of Malham Update: Approx. 24 hours since the start of the race and the fleet are enjoying beautiful sunshine. RORC Racing Manager Nick Elliott reports that this morning 5 knots of tide was measured in the Hurst Narrows and with no significant wind increase expected. The Race Committee have decided to go on station at North Head just outside of the Hurst Narrows to allow for the possibility of shortening the course."
Posted by RainbowChaser Posts 2656 Registered at 2009-06-14 09:44:50	2013-05-26 11:18:28 - Re: Jubilant's Fastnet Campaign
	VIDEO FROM JUBILANT! NOTE we are working to get this viewable by all! Sorry that it isn't at present. and ybw_mjm had this to say "Martin (MJM) here on board Jubilant IRL.. we’re through the wind hole and moving again... six hours of West going tide now to take us to the Eddystone before tide turns East again..we are hoping the East going tide will then take us back past Dartmouth (and Start Point)... then we’ll be against the tide across Lyme Bay.. then six hours more of East going tide to help us pass Portland Bill and get back to the Solent.. we’ve picked up to 5.2 knots through the water and 5.9 knots over ground.. wind has been <4 knots for past 3-4 hours.. sometimes no wind at all!" _________________ --- Last Edited by RainbowChaser at 2013-05-26 12:29:45 --- Attachments MoMVID26may.png (49.1 KB)
Posted by RainbowChaser Posts 2656 Registered at 2009-06-14 09:44:50	2013-05-26 14:26:07 - Re: Jubilant's Fastnet Campaign
	1200 approx Wind now filling in from the SW and we're back up to a better 5.6 knots through the water... Sun cream going on..We are hoping to have the East going tide take us back past Start Point, perhaps have to stem the West going tide as we cross Lyme Bay then have another East going tide take us past Portland Bill and back towards the Solent on Monday.. ETA Eddystone about 17:00 - 18:00... This should be just as the west going tide (that is helping us now), turns and should then take us back to the East again...Boat speed through the water picked up to 5.3 knots and we're doing over 6 knots over the ground... Sun is shining and we're thinking of lunch... _____________ --- Last Edited by RainbowChaser at 2013-05-26 14:26:34 ---
Posted by RainbowChaser Posts 2656 Registered at 2009-06-14 09:44:50	2013-05-26 14:29:24 - Re: Jubilant's Fastnet Campaign
	ybw_mjm 14:20 Eddystone Rock in sight 13.3 miles away on a bearing 260 degrees.. ybw_mjm 14:22 A lot of boats appear to be rounding Eddystone and spinnakers are up.. We've tacked south to make the most of a lift ahead.. (as in Sailonline to take the smaller curved track).. ybw_mjm 14:24 fleet position.. hard to tell.. a lot of boats do not have AIS.. ybw_mjm 14:24 and a lot took the northerly Lyme Bay route whilst we took a route that took us out to mid-channel.. we're only just seeing other boats now..
Posted by RainbowChaser Posts 2656 Registered at 2009-06-14 09:44:50	2013-05-26 20:28:01 - Jubilant has rounded Eddystone
	While the AIS tracker refuses to update Jubilant's track nicely to show her beautifully rounding Eddystone, the SPOT tracker, her course on SOL, and her sailing-buddy, yacht Freebird, can all confirm she did round correctly! Plus, no doubt, there will be plenty of pics of the lighthouse taken from all angles on board. Jubilant after Eddystone in AIS closeup Jubilant after Eddystone in AIS overview Jubilant's SPOT track round Eddystone ______________ Attachments JubilantEddystone1.png (73.9 KB) JubilantEddystone1THUMB.png (15.4 KB) JubilantEddystone2.png (196.2 KB) JubilantEddystone2THUMB.png (17.6 KB) JubilantEddystone3SPOT.png (148.7 KB) JubilantEddystone3SPOTthumb.png (15.9 KB)
Posted by RainbowChaser Posts 2656 Registered at 2009-06-14 09:44:50	2013-05-27 07:07:28 - On the way home
	what an adventure.... racing back to Cowes! Attachments EddystoneHome.jpg (191.4 KB) EddystoneHomeTHUMB.jpg (8.3 KB)
Posted by NZL_Scotsman Posts 251 Registered at 2008-10-04 07:59:40	2013-05-27 08:01:32 - Re: Jubilant's Fastnet Campaign
	Jubilant Race 2 – race report The second qualifying race for Jubilant required sailing from Cowes to the Eddystone Lighthouse off the coast of Plymouth. The SOL fleet was challenged by the shifting light winds, but not the strong tides that hampered Jubilant on the water. The SOL Jubilant is also able to maintain slow steady progress in very light wind, but in real life it is difficult to keep the boat going when the wind fades. The start was a straightforward reach out of the Solent and sailing into the channel. The first big shift came through a couple of hours later and required careful sail trim and navigation to gain over the fleet. The best course was to keep close to the coast, especially off Portland near Weymouth. The wind settled down enough to make progress across the bay to pass close to the next major headland, Prawle Point. Another big shift came through as the fleet approached Eddystone Lighthouse, requiring careful timing of the final tack. The remarkable lighthouse is the fourth to be built on the dangerous rocks 12nm off Plymouth. The first two were destroyed by the sea and fire. Smeaton’s superb structure lasted more than 100 years before being undermined by erosion. The current lighthouse was built in 1882 and automated in 1982. "My father was the keeper of the Eddystone light And he slept with a mermaid one fine night Out of this union there came three A porpoise and a porgy and the other was me: After a quick turn at the light, the fleet took a more southern off shore route on the way home. A gybe NE was required half way, with some boats taking a few gybes to balance pressure, angle and a late wind shift. A final couple of mark roundings, with a few gybes thrown in, returned the boats to the Solent and across the line. Outlaw lead from start to finish with a superb performance. Scarabocchio held off a strong late charge from NZL Scotsman for second spot by only 12s, with Karmafish just missing out on the podium by 14s. Jubilant is also coming home strong and will challenge many of the SOL fleet to the finish line.
Posted by NZL_Scotsman Posts 251 Registered at 2008-10-04 07:59:40	2013-05-27 08:07:13 - Re: Jubilant's Fastnet Campaign
	From mjm on chat 0745: Jubilant IRL is 6.2 miles WSW of Portland Bill we have the asymmetric up and doing about 9 knots over the ground All crew well after a fun night surfing with the spinnaker up... Tide with us for the next few hours, so we should round St Alban's Head and Anvil Point with a favourable tide. A lovely meal last night (lamb tagine) as we rounded the Eddystone light and Honey Porridge this morning for breakfast..

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