RainbowChaser said @ 2010-02-27 11:39:05:

NOTICE OF PRACTICE RACE

Race 3 of practice matchracing is the last opportunity to compete against fellow SOLers to hone skills prior to the SOL race tomorrow.

ALL ARE WELCOME TO JOIN IN!!!

Start Time: 1800utc

Start: 39.02 / -28.02

To AND Round: the island of Terceira at (38.72 / -27.21)

Finish: 39.02 / -28.02

Racers will leave the start and choosing their own route (left- or right-about Terceira) will round the island and return to finish at the start point.

See attached for pic of proposed routing!!

REPORT OF RACE

The gun fired at 1800utc and seven boats appear to have started in the race - africa (CRO), Bacchus (NED), Calamity (NED), newsartist (USA), Rainbow (GBR), sassy (SWE) and Scott (AUS). Smo (FIN) also started but appears to be heading for the Race 2 rounding point!


By1849 the fleet had grown by one,welcome to Tazumaki (GER), Smo had realised the new rounding for today and the fleet had split into two groups.

Heading E,for a clockwise rounding of Terceira were newsartist,sassy and Scott,while heading S with a counter-clockwise rounding in mind were africa, robert, Calamity, Bacchus,Smo,Rainbow and Tazumaki.

At 1854 africa discovered that he had been planning to round a different island.. sadly this meant his gybing was left a little late. Smo, meanwhile, had stopped for a quick run ashore!! In the N group, newsartist and Scott were running v close together with sassy a little further to the south. In the S group, Bacchus, Tazumaki and robert were neck and neck, with Rainbow a little further back.

sassy63 19:49: MATCHRACE DTG: south group: Bacchus 79.3 nm, TAZ 79.6 nm, RC 79.7 nm, robert 79.8 nm, africa 81.1 nm, Calamity 84.7 nm, smo 93 nm.

sassy63 19:50: North group: sassy 73.4 nm, scot AND news 74.4 nm.

sassy63 21:39: STANDINGS IN MATCHRACE DTG: sassy 41.8 nm, scott 41,9 nm, Taz 45.6 nm, robert AND africa 46.6 nm, Bacchus 46.8 nm, news 49.0 nm, smo 54.8 nm, RC 58.3 nm, Cal 61.0 nm.

As Calamity continued south, it became clear that she was no longer matchracing!


sassy63 23:54: MATCHRACE STANDING DTG: Taz 19.2 nm, africa 19.5 nm, robert 20.2 nm, sassy 23.3 nm, scott 23.4 nm, news 23.6 nm, Bacchus 23.7 nm, RC 26.5 nm, smo 31.3 nm, Cal 57.8 nm.

--- Last Edited by RainbowChaser at 2010-02-27 23:59:31 ---

sassy63 said @ 2010-02-28 02:00:02:

RainbowChaser said @ 2010-02-27 11:39:05:

NOTICE OF PRACTICE RACE

Race 3 of practice matchracing is the last opportunity to compete against fellow SOLers to hone skills prior to the SOL race tomorrow.

ALL ARE WELCOME TO JOIN IN!!!

Start Time: 1800utc

Start: 39.02 / -28.02

To AND Round: the island of Terceira at (38.72 / -27.21)

Finish: 39.02 / -28.02

Racers will leave the start and choosing their own route (left- or right-about Terceira) will round the island and return to finish at the start point.

See attached for pic of proposed routing!!

REPORT OF RACE

The gun fired at 1800utc and seven boats appear to have started in the race - africa (CRO), Bacchus (NED), Calamity (NED), newsartist (USA), Rainbow (GBR), sassy (SWE) and Scott (AUS). Smo (FIN) also started but appears to be heading for the Race 2 rounding point!


By1849 the fleet had grown by one,welcome to Tazumaki (GER), Smo had realised the new rounding for today and the fleet had split into two groups.

Heading E,for a clockwise rounding of Terceira were newsartist,sassy and Scott,while heading S with a counter-clockwise rounding in mind were africa, robert, Calamity, Bacchus,Smo,Rainbow and Tazumaki.

At 1854 africa discovered that he had been planning to round a different island.. sadly this meant his gybing was left a little late. Smo, meanwhile, had stopped for a quick run ashore!! In the N group, newsartist and Scott were running v close together with sassy a little further to the south. In the S group, Bacchus, Tazumaki and robert were neck and neck, with Rainbow a little further back.

sassy63 19:49: MATCHRACE DTG: south group: Bacchus 79.3 nm, TAZ 79.6 nm, RC 79.7 nm, robert 79.8 nm, africa 81.1 nm, Calamity 84.7 nm, smo 93 nm.

sassy63 19:50: North group: sassy 73.4 nm, scot AND news 74.4 nm.

sassy63 21:39: STANDINGS IN MATCHRACE DTG: sassy 41.8 nm, scott 41,9 nm, Taz 45.6 nm, robert AND africa 46.6 nm, Bacchus 46.8 nm, news 49.0 nm, smo 54.8 nm, RC 58.3 nm, Cal 61.0 nm.

As Calamity continued south, it became clear that she was no longer matchracing!


sassy63 23:54: MATCHRACE STANDING DTG: Taz 19.2 nm, africa 19.5 nm, robert 20.2 nm, sassy 23.3 nm, scott 23.4 nm, news 23.6 nm, Bacchus 23.7 nm, RC 26.5 nm, smo 31.3 nm, Cal 57.8 nm.

--- Last Edited by RainbowChaser at 2010-02-27 23:59:31 ---

At 01.39 the first boat stranded at finish.
1. sassy63 Time +0
2. Tazumaki + 1.45 mins
3. Scott_76 + 2.28 mins
4. Robert1 + 3.16 mins
5. africa + 5.02 mins
6. Bacchus + 12.48 mins
7. newsartist + 34.12 mins
8. RainbowChaiser + 1h 05.22 mins
9. smo + 1h 14.39 mins
10. Calamity set TWA0 at the last part of the race.