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Posted by ita10267 Posts 88 Registered at 2008-12-29 10:33:09	2015-03-16 17:26:18 - Re: RTW start
	Well Done! It was the right decision to make. One of the reason SWR is the main event of SOL year is that we really get to test ourselves against the top navigators. And with 18 hours of headstart (and a totally different wx configuration) it would have been a pity to race this one on our own. Thanks to the SRC and management for the reaction in such a short time!
Posted by Viking Posts 4 Registered at 2009-11-12 02:25:18	2015-03-16 19:35:26 - Re: RTW start
	Does that mean that you are going to follow the ice restrictions of the IRL-race, ita?
Posted by ita10267 Posts 88 Registered at 2008-12-29 10:33:09	2015-03-16 20:29:54 - Re: RTW start
	will you?
Posted by JB Posts 305 Registered at 2013-03-07 08:54:34	2015-03-16 20:31:55 - Re: RTW start
	Again, I'm totaly in tune with SRC. Good decision and great courage (avoiding the use of the precise word...)! Sail Fair.
Posted by Viking Posts 4 Registered at 2009-11-12 02:25:18	2015-03-16 21:23:35 - Re: RTW start
	Only if it's faster Don't get me wrong. I support the decision. And with current wx, it might be a more interesting leg. But I do think that this leg is the least comparable to the irl race because SWR don't have to take the course restrictions into account.
Posted by Rod Posts 392 Registered at 2010-06-24 22:30:48	2015-03-17 01:24:57 - Re: RTW start
	Why not??? We have restrictions in every race---marks to leave to stbd, marks to prt, islands to miss, etc etc. If it breaks, it's not strong enough--if it doesn't, it's too heavy.
Posted by kroppyer Posts 344 Registered at 2010-02-05 15:25:55	2015-03-17 10:55:45 - Re: RTW start
	Rod, ice marks/gates/boundaries, as often used in real races, were considered, but could not be achieved. As sol is currently programmed, we cannot have marks that do not alter the rhumb line. So we cannot place a mark to be passed north, south of the rhumb line. The other possibility is to use the course boundaries, but moving the course boundary so far north that it functions as a realistic ice restriction would leave us unable to round cape Horn.

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