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  • 2023-09-09 11:03:50
    Re: Carib Rum Run 2023
    Board » Sailonline Yacht Club
    Arrgh... Feared across the seven seas and known for ruthlessness and sword fighting (but not necessarily sailing ability), I'll once again take the mantle DreadPirateRoberts

    Avast, ye brave soul! Yer wish of the name "DreadPirateRoberts" be granted, and ye shall be known as such across the seven seas. Set sail with pride, me heartie, and may yer reputation for ruthlessness and swordsmanship precede ye on every swashbucklin' adventure!

    --- Last Edited by Patrick70119 at 2023-09-09 13:15:32 ---
  • 2021-09-11 11:54:01
    Re: CARIB RUM RUN 2021
    Board » Sailonline Yacht Club
    Dread Pirate Roberts be my name. ARRRGH!!!

    Ye be mighty welcome back again, yer moniker be one well recognised!
    ________________

    --- Last Edited by RainbowChaser at 2021-09-11 12:59:14 ---
  • 2020-09-08 14:10:04
    Re: Carib Rum Run 2020
    Board » Sailonline Yacht Club
    If there be enough characters, I'd be DreadPirateRoberts For the race to pillage and drink all the rum!

    Brewman

    yer moniker is safe, yer boat needs to be afloat, though
    _______________

    --- Last Edited by RainbowChaser at 2020-09-08 14:24:21 ---
  • 2018-09-13 13:19:16
    Re: Carib Rum Run 2018
    Board » Sailonline Yacht Club
    Arrgh - Ye better change my name to Brewbeard, or suffer the splash to Davey Jones Locker!!!

    be yer challengin' me yer bespittled gargoyle? Ye be Brewman orlright!
    ____________

    --- Last Edited by RainbowChaser at 2018-09-14 09:35:28 ---
  • 2018-07-02 03:06:58
    Re: Golden Globe Races 2018 - Seat Of The Pants commitment
    Board » Sailonline Yacht Club
    SOTP for me!!!
    Enjoy my full night's sleep...
  • 2018-06-12 10:55:33
    Re: Golden Globe Races 2018 - Seat Of The Pants commitment
    Board » Sailonline Yacht Club
    I pledge to sail SOTP for these races. Not a big commitment as it is how I always sail.
    Hopefully all entrants will sail SOTP so that we won't be able to check our individual dead reckoning against those that use routers and other aids.
  • 2017-08-16 20:54:15
    Cross up in Lisboa Timed race Aug 16, 2017
    Board » Technical Support
    Help!!!
    My boat, brewman, has rounded all marks today in the Lisboa timed race, but only the Vasco de Gama Bridge & Barrerio marks show "Rounded". The boat track clearly goes around Bugio Lighthouse, yet it does not say "Rounded"> All other marks beyond have same issue.
    How can this be?
    What Can be done?
    Thanks, Bruce Flournoy
  • 2016-09-17 05:17:29
    Re: Carib Rum Run 2016
    Board » Sailonline Yacht Club
    Aye, Ye can call me Dread Pirate Roberts, feared across the seven seas for his ruthlessness and sword fighting prowess, and well known for taking no prisoners.

    and all shall know this name, arrrr

    --- Last Edited by RainbowChaser at 2016-09-17 11:31:33 ---
  • 2015-09-15 23:31:19
    Re: Carib Rum Run 2015
    Board » Sailonline Yacht Club
    RC
    Might I be Brewbeard for the coming race?

    Thx
    brewman

    arrrrrrrr that ye may be





    --- Last Edited by RainbowChaser at 2015-09-16 11:14:35 ---
  • 2015-03-03 13:07:57
    SYC Ranking System
    Board » Sailonline Yacht Club
    Was pondering the mechanisms of the SYC overall rankings and noticed that all races are given equal weight, regardless of number of entrants. So, for example, a 150 finish in a popular race with 500 entrants is worth the same as a 150 finish of 151 in a less popular race. This seems somehow inequitable, as one is a top 30% finish while the other could have merely crossed the start line.
    I don't have a solution, or even pretend to know if it needs a solution - Just want to throw it out for discussion...

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Welcome once again to what these days is Sailonline’s almost annual virtual Melbourne to Osaka Yacht Race. In real life, this double-handed 5500 nm race between these two sister cities, one deep in the southern hemisphere, the other high in the northern hemisphere, is run every four to five years, and this year is such a year. So, this year’s online version is in sync with the Melbourne Osaka Cup 2025 organised by the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria (ORCV), and the Sandringham (SYC) and Osaka Hokko (OHYC) yacht clubs. We’ll be racing the well-known First 40, a popular size of boat which should be a good match for many of the boats entered in the real race. With the doldrums unavoidably lying across our course, you can expect to be at virtual sea for at least a month!
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INFO by brainaid.de
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Lake Ladoga Ice Race


For our second race of the 2025 Ice Yachting series, we shall risk disturbing another sect of monks, these of the Orthodox persuasion rather than Buddhist. Good ice is often found in remote places, and remoteness breeds contemplation, and Valaam Island at 61.3N in the north east corner of Lake Ladogo is as remote as it gets. Surrounded by pristine ice in winter, we find there one of the great monasteries of Russian Orthodoxy. So, get your visa’s, fly to St Petersburg, take the N-121 north to Vladimirovka, and get your DN-skates on for another no-PL monk-minding race, this time of 110nm in length, out around Valaam, then Derevnya, to finish near Berezova.
Race #1851
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Walyalup Sprint 2025


Once upon a time, aboriginal legend has it, the country of the Whadjuk people extended west from the present day Fremantle shoreline out to Rottnest island, but Walyalup as they called it was lost to the sea, and this sprint takes you across those inundated lands, round reefs and across shoals, 25nm in a Dufour 34. For the Walyalup, March fell in Bunuru, the hottest season of the year, which meant living near the water. Expect hot easterly winds, and cooling afternoon sea breezes with little to no rain. Perfect weather for a sail.
Race #1897
INFO by brainaid.de
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March 12 at 2300 UTC.
Race starts: Mar 08th 03:00 Registration Closed
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Tristan da Cunha to Coronation Island 2025

The adventure continues as we embark on the second leg of the RWW series, racing from Tristan da Cunha to the remote and uninhabited Coronation Island, NO, Elephant Island. Nestled between the Scotia Sea and the Weddell Sea, both island were named by 19th C British whalers. Prepare for a thrilling journey through the Roaring Forties and Furious Fifties, where relentless winds and challenging seas will test the mettle of every crew. This leg will be sailed aboard the historically iconic Steinlager II and is part of the prestigious OCCH 2025 series. The RWW series ranking will be determined by each team's best 7 out of 8 race results, so every moment counts! Are you ready to face the ultimate test of skill and endurance?
PRIZE: SMPF
Race #1890
INFO by brainaid.de
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Race starts: Mar 03rd 11:00 Registration Closed
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Sinbad by Balloon 2025 - Dondra to Toamasina


Above you see a stratospheric balloon, that if only we had gribs at that altitude would get blasted along quite rapidly and predictably. Alas we just have our SOL balloon that sails rather lower to the sea and that we have crossed the Atlantic in, west to east, last year for the first time in the southern hemisphere. So much fun was had by all, that this year we will attempt the Indian Ocean, but in four legs. Another great piece of fiction, the voyages of Sinbad By Balloon not magic carpet, although you may need a bit of magic to make any progress at times. Pack your wicker basket full for your first leg of at least 2300nm from Sri Lanka to Madagascar; it’s not a picnic hamper, you could be in the air for longer than you hoped!
Race #1883
INFOby brainaid.de
SOL Balloon PARTICULARS
WX Updates:
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Ranking: SYC - SBB
RACE CLOSE: Tuesday,
March 18 at 2300 UTC.
Race starts: Feb 05th 11:00 Registration Closed
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