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2010-04-15 17:03:01 - FRISIAN ISLES - PRACTICE MATCHRACING
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I am suffering withdrawal symptoms from matchracing so, with a course approved by an IRL sailor on SOL, I am proposing the following.

WHEN: TONIGHT (15apr10) at 1800utc
AND 16apr10 at 0800utc

FROM: SOL Race start

ROUTE: To and anticlockwise round the little island at 53.64 / 6.89 (Waypoint A on the attached GE pic)

FINISH: 53.50 / 7.04


ALL SOLers ARE V WELCOME TO JOIN IN - THIS IS INFORMAL, SOCIABLE AND A FUN WAY TO GET TO KNOW YOUR BOAT!

-----------------------------------------

FIRST RUN

STARTING FROM THE GUN WERE:

Bardos (NED)
Farmor (SWE)
glynnwi (GBR)
Hew565 (USA)
Jepsom (SWE)
NED Arthur (NED)
RainbowChaser (GBR)
sassy63 (SWE)
Smo (FIN)

Africa (CRO) started48mins late.


By 2140 there were five clear front-runners... Jepsom, Smo, Hew, Farmor and sassy with only 0.2nm separating them! It will be a close finish.

FINAL RANKING

1. Jepsom
2. sassy
3. hew
4. Farmor
5. Smo
6. Arthur
7. Rainbow
8. Bardos
9. glynnwi

africa joined in the final run and made good pace, as did Perenkist,with newsartist finishing a little later.

-----------------------------------------

SECOND RUN

RACING FROM THE GUN ARE:

batchg (AUS)
RainbowChaser (GBR)
Spindrift/Thomas (NZL)
victory (GBR)

RANKINGS AFTER 1hr approx

1. Spindrift/Thomas
2. victory
3. batchg
4. Rainbow

11:21: DTG RANKINGS

1. victory
2. batchg
3. Spin
4. Rainbow

which belies the fact that victory and batchg will be running neck-and-neck to the finish!!

FINAL RANKINGS

1. victory
2. batchg
3. Spin-Thomas
4. Rainbow

Considering that Spin-Thomas was steering around lunchtime and a swimming race he is to be commended for a v good performance!!

--- Last Edited by RainbowChaser at 2010-04-16 12:26:18 ---
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2010-04-15 22:52:16 - Re: FRISIAN ISLES - PRACTICE MATCHRACING
Matchrace 2 will be

TIME: 1800utc 16 April 2010

FROM: 53.50 / 7.04

ROUTE: To and clockwise round the island of Borkum

FINISH: back at 53.50 / 7.04

ALL ARE MOST WELCOME TO JOIN IN - FROM THE START OR AT ANY TIME DURING THE RACE

STARTING AT THE GUN WERE:

africa (CRO)
Bardos (NED)
crzycanuk (CAN)
glynnwi (GBR)
Jepsom(SWE)
jocru (POR)
NED Arthur
NED_pano
newsartist (USA)
Perenkist (NED)
Rainbow (GBR)
ricos0 (USA)
sassy (SWE)
Smo(FIN)
YBWvictorious (GBR)


RANKING AT ROUNDING OF ISLAND N POINT

The front group all pretty much jumped together but I could discern the following:

1. Arthur
2. ricos
3. africa
4. Jepsom
5. Smo
6. sassy
7. Perenkist
8. glynn
9. news
10. Vic
11. Rainbow
12. Bardos
13. Pano
(14. Canuk)
(15. Jocru)

( ) denotes boat not seeming to be actively monitored

FINAL RANKING

1. Arthur AND ricos
3. Jepsom
4. Smo
5. sassy
6. africa
7. Vic
8. Perenkist
9. glynnwi
10. Pano
11. news
12. Rainbow
13. canuk
14. Bardos
15. jocru

--- Last Edited by RainbowChaser at 2010-04-16 21:40:44 ---
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