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Posted by RainbowChaser Posts 2656 Registered at 2009-06-14 09:44:50	2013-12-28 22:09:58 - Sailonline's Round The World Race 2014
	In 1989, a group of widely differing boats set off from Southampton, England, on the first leg of the Whitbread Round the World Race. The race was to prove to be a resounding success for Peter Blake and yacht Steinlager 2, an 84ft ketch, although one of the smallest boats in the fleet, Tracy Edwards' Maiden, a 58ft sloop, crewed by the first ever all-female round-the-world crew, did pretty well too! Thanks to SOLer WetWing, Sailonline’s database includes the polar of Steinlager 2 so as part of the Sailonline Ocean Championship 2014, the Sailonline Race Committee has decided to include all six legs of the 1989/1990 Whitbread Round the World Race. The legs are: 1. Southampton, England – Punta del Este, Uruguay 2. Punta del Este, Uruguay – Fremantle, Australia 3. Fremantle, Australia – Auckland, New Zealand 4. Auckland, New Zealand – Punta del Este, Uruguay 5. Punta del Este, Uruguay – Fort Lauderdale, USA 6. Fort Lauderdale, USA – Southampton, England To make starts DC-able, Sailonline’s Race Committee has made minor adjustments to the real start and finish points – the idea is to provide a clean ocean-racing competition (after all, there are no onshore spectators to appease!). This will be a magnificent opportunity for SOLers of all ages, not only to recreate a little bit of yachting’s history, but, perhaps, to try and beat the amazing records set by Peter Blake and Steinlager in the original race! Tell everyone to come and recapture yachting history on Sailonline! Leg 1 starts on 2 January 2014 at 1900utc. __________ --- Last Edited by RainbowChaser at 2013-12-31 18:09:12 --- Attachments 2014_SRTW_THUMB.png (12.2 KB)
Posted by captjack1942 Posts 239 Registered at 2008-01-18 03:24:03	2013-12-28 22:46:05 - Re: Sailonline's Round The World Race 2014
	Am I correct in assuming that Leg 2 (Punta del Este, Uruguay – Fremantle, Australia) is really from west to east and not as shown in the logo?
Posted by RainbowChaser Posts 2656 Registered at 2009-06-14 09:44:50	2013-12-28 23:30:49 - Re: Sailonline's Round The World Race 2014
	captjack - yes that is correct. The logo/map used is the Wikimedia Commons image of the original race, which I thought was a nice idea! I didn't even see it could be confusing Here is some info I just dug up: ____________ --- Last Edited by RainbowChaser at 2013-12-28 23:46:21 --- Attachments whitbread_1989_historyP2_THUMB.png (22.1 KB) whitbread_1989_historyP1_THUMB.png (36.2 KB) whitbread_1989_historyP1.png (958.0 KB)
Posted by A2 Posts 347 Registered at 2009-10-26 00:39:42	2013-12-29 00:01:03 - Re: Sailonline's Round The World Race 2014
	I was confused 8^) None so blind
Posted by Alan (iomkiwi) Posts 39 Registered at 2011-11-02 07:13:43	2013-12-29 00:03:28 - Re: Sailonline's Round The World Race 2014
	I say go whichever way you want
Posted by RainbowChaser Posts 2656 Registered at 2009-06-14 09:44:50	2013-12-29 00:32:57 - Re: Sailonline's Round The World Race 2014
	As folks have been confused by the original logo/map of 1989, I shall tweak it on the morrow and repost it! iomkiwi - the SOL chart of the Legs will, as always, reveal the choices available We are, simply, racing the original race... -------------------- Its now updated.... and I am zonked so heading for my bunk!! _________________ --- Last Edited by RainbowChaser at 2013-12-29 01:26:58 ---
Posted by Vince Nel (WW) Posts 101 Registered at 2011-11-05 09:30:13	2013-12-29 06:55:08 - Re: Sailonline's Round The World Race 2014
	Thanks RC & Race committee... Been waiting for this one for a long time. 2014 Looks to be a mega ocean racing year... First this one and then the V.O.R. starting at the end of the year... Let's Go! I like to talk a lot... sometimes I even make sense, mostly not...
Posted by Vince Nel (WW) Posts 101 Registered at 2011-11-05 09:30:13	2013-12-29 08:55:09 - Re: Sailonline's Round The World Race 2014
	Hopefully we can soon be in a position to run more than1 type of boat polar in a race... Seeing as I have the polar for Belmont II as well... I like to talk a lot... sometimes I even make sense, mostly not...
Posted by A2 Posts 347 Registered at 2009-10-26 00:39:42	2013-12-29 16:47:52 - Re: Sailonline's Round The World Race 2014
	Just Curious . . . The Map now makes Perfect sense & as this is based on a Historical Race the Legs are as they should be but not having a familiarity with this iconic tradition I was struck by the fact that South Africa was not utilized in lieu of Uruguay being visited twice. Was this an expedient logistical choice or were there other considerations for this particular routing ? None so blind
Posted by Jawz Posts 154 Registered at 2009-07-21 09:51:19	2013-12-30 05:41:36 - Re: Sailonline's Round The World Race 2014
	1989 was quite a turbulent time here in South Africa. I would suggest the decision was because of the politics here. George

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