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Profile for Vince Nel (WW)



Name Vince Nel (WW)
Email Address vincen@fgate.co.za
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I like to talk a lot... sometimes I even make sense, mostly not...
  • 2025-01-01 09:27:36
    Re: Another good Soler leaves us
    Board » In memoriam
    My condolences George. Our SOL family shrinks by the day.
    Cheers. Vince
    I like to talk a lot... sometimes I even make sense, mostly not...
  • 2022-08-10 15:51:32
    Re: 2022 Vasco Ocean Race IRL
    Board » General Discussion
    Tadaaa!!!

    The IRL winners with the silverware


    --- Last Edited by Vince Nel (WW) at 2022-08-10 15:55:42 ---

    --- Last Edited by Vince Nel (WW) at 2022-08-10 16:14:09 ---
    I like to talk a lot... sometimes I even make sense, mostly not...
  • 2022-03-07 07:42:26
    2022 Vasco Ocean Race IRL
    Board » General Discussion
    An opportunity exists for a SOL crewed boat (similar to the SOL Fastnet campaign) for the 2022 Vasco Ocean Race from Durban to East London.
    a Boat has become available for a crew to race this (the oldest offshore race in South Africa) ocean race irl. The boat called Flyer is a Benneteau First33 and she is race ready with new sails etc. She has done the race quite a few times in the past and she stands a decent chance of overall race honours due to a favourable handicap rating.

    Is there an interest in such a venture?
    I like to talk a lot... sometimes I even make sense, mostly not...
  • 2020-06-30 08:00:41
    Re: Saffa Skippers
    Board » General Discussion
    Sorted Seb
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  • 2020-02-17 13:00:51
    Re: Public testing new HTML5 client
    Board » General Discussion
    Nice job techs. Will take a bit of getting used to from my side... and not having been on SOL for some time it's a big user interface change straight up. Will play around with it a bit and see what's what.
    I like to talk a lot... sometimes I even make sense, mostly not...
  • 2019-08-12 05:24:39
    Re: Closure of Puffin browser
    Board » General Discussion
    Yip... seen the Chrome message as well... SOL will be more challenging in future for sure unless some of the brainy folk can come up with some magic.
    I like to talk a lot... sometimes I even make sense, mostly not...
  • 2019-04-11 06:59:12
    QUAY OF REMEMBRANCE
    Board » General Discussion
    Can I make a suggestion?

    Can the SOL powers that be create a page / link for SOLers who have sailed on?

    We have lost quite a few loved fellow SOLers through the years and for the new SOLers who have joined in recent times as well as new SOLers to yet join it would be good to know in whose wake they sail.
    I like to talk a lot... sometimes I even make sense, mostly not...
  • 2019-04-09 07:31:04
    Re: RIP psail - Joao Malafaia
    Board » In memoriam
    Devastated to say the least. When we last spoke on email Joao had extended an invitation to us to visit him at home as soon as I can get a yacht kitted and make the passage to Portugal... that was not that long ago. Was looking forward spending some time with him and his family and go sailing together... That will now have to wait for a while.

    I for one will miss him a lot as we shared many a story on email and chatted quite a bit through the years...

    Bugger... don't know what else to say really... Will write a more coherent post later. Day suddenly gone strangely dark here by us.

    --- Last Edited by Vince Nel (WW) at 2019-04-09 07:45:13 ---
    I like to talk a lot... sometimes I even make sense, mostly not...
  • 2018-09-25 15:22:38
    Re: LONG TO MEDIUM TERM WEATHER MODELS / DATA
    Board » General Discussion
    Does NOAA not give out medium to long term prediction models?
    I'm talking IRL cruising here and not SOL just for the record.


    --- Last Edited by Vince Nel (WW) at 2018-09-25 15:23:34 ---
    I like to talk a lot... sometimes I even make sense, mostly not...
  • 2018-09-24 12:28:20
    LONG TO MEDIUM TERM WEATHER MODELS / DATA
    Board » General Discussion
    Hi SOLers... Which are the best long to medium term weather and atmospheric data models to use for long distance cruising?

    asking for some guidance here.

    Thanks.

    Vince
    I like to talk a lot... sometimes I even make sense, mostly not...

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Africa by Sea 2025 - Port Said to Tangier


Back in the 7th C BCE, pharaoh Necho II may have commissioned Phoenician sailors to explore south down the Red Sea and if possible return north via the Straits of Gibraltar. Herodotus was inclined to dismiss the story as it included reports of the sun standing in the north, which had to be nonsense. Silly old Herodotus, but who cares, 2800 years later we will repeat the feat, but we’ll go the other way round, and not in a galley but in different modern sailing yachts, beginning with the comfort of an IY 14.98 for the first leg of 1900nm from Port Said to Tangier.
Race #1854
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Aden to Goa 2025


Europeans are primarily acquainted with the historical narrative of how spices reached their continent from distant regions. However, the spice trade from Goa to Aden predates the modern era, as detailed in this article. Sailonline is now reversing this route, organizing an eastbound yacht race of approximately 1700 nautical miles across the Arabian Sea for our 21st-century Archer 78 yachts. Wishing you fair winds and may the enticing aroma of spices guide you safely to your destination!
Race #1887
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Race starts: Jan 20th 17:00 Registration Open!
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Lake Namtso Ice Race


To kick off our annual Ice Yachting Series, we will travel to Tibet and to one of the World’s highest lakes, Namtso, the “Heavenly Lake”, at an altitude of 4720m. Just fly to Gonggar Airport via Kathmandu, and get a taxi to Lhasa where the Dali Lama lives, then hire a truck with guide to take you and your DN and gear a further 200km north across the Nyenchen Tanglha mountains to Xianga where a 95nm triangle will be beaconed out on the ice for your enjoyment. Although like most of the Tibetan lakes, Namtso is a saline sump with no outflows, rest assured it is bitter cold there and ice is guaranteed. Mind the monks, you’ve no PL!
Race #1850
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DN PARTICULARS
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January 23 at 2300 UTC.
Race starts: Jan 19th 09:00 Registration Closed
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Vendee Home - Cape Horn to Olon 2025

Welcome to our 2025 Ocean Race Championships starting off with the classic 6900nm drag race from Cape Horn back to the coast of Brittany leading or following the boats of the Vendee Globe fleet. A new polar from the board of the BNH Design Partnership is being made available to you for this one, in the hope that aboard her you too will be able to cover 600nm in a day when the conditions are right! It's winter outside, so like the IRL sailors, enjoy and stay inside!
PRIZE: SMPF
Race #1874
INFO by brainaid.de
IMOCA 60 Foil v2 PARTICULARS
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Ranking: OCQ1 - OCCH - SUPSOL - SYC
Race starts: Jan 06th 11:00 Registration Closed
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