fanievb Posted October 17, 2014 Share http://www.dumpaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/z-funny-1115.jpg mrbaker, Captain Fastbastard Mayhem, Tromp and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmycool Posted October 17, 2014 Share http://blog.pentel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/comic_thumb.jpg MrFine and Hairy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted October 17, 2014 Share http://www.watkykjy.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/amarok.jpg amorok prototype The Rock and Tromp 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted October 17, 2014 Share https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLnCcIFGjNk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skott5 Posted October 17, 2014 Share Skip, give me 5, I just need to change my unda-rods quick ! http://i.imgur.com/hXgg7I6.gif Hairy and DJR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowbee Posted October 17, 2014 Share Skip, give me 5, I just need to change my unda-rods quick ! http://i.imgur.com/hXgg7I6.gifyou guys in the sailing world, who is at fault here ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmycool Posted October 17, 2014 Share you guys in the sailing world, who is at fault here ?AFAIK (which is not much) number 17 would have to turn right earlier and come around the back of the other craft in an anti clockwise direction. Eddy Gordo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmycool Posted October 17, 2014 Share http://www.boatingbasicsonline.com/content/images/6navrulesc5.gif Eddy Gordo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwan Kemp Posted October 17, 2014 Share you guys in the sailing world, who is at fault here ?The same as the rest of society: the other guy Slowbee and mrbaker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJR Posted October 17, 2014 Share The Tag Heuer guy that got his timing wrong and the dude that drank too much Nespresso and thought he could fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratus5 Posted October 17, 2014 Share you guys in the sailing world, who is at fault here ?Team New Zealand are on port tack. Oracle on Starboard. Port always gives way to starboard, so New Zealand are in the wrong. Rules are different for power boats. Power should always give way to sail and pass port to port when meeting (as per the give way diagram) What's really confusing about the clip, is that both boats are sailing downwind. They don't go directly downwind, but tack downwind at about 225 degrees (180 + 45) to the true wind direction. With the foils and wing masts, they can approach 50 knots (~100km/h) before the foils start to cavitate. At this speed the apparent wind moves so far forward, that they can sheet their sails all the way in, hence it looked like they were sailing upwind when I first saw the clip. Out of interest, if you let a balloon go at the top mark, these boats will beat it to the bottom mark. I think their course made good directly downwind is about 1.5* the windspeed. Some ice yachts can get well over 2* Edited October 17, 2014 by stratus5 MaXiMuM and Beattbox 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted October 17, 2014 Share Team New Zealand are on port tack. Oracle on Starboard. Port always gives way to starboard, so New Zealand are in the wrong. Rules are different for power boats. Power should always give way to sail and pass port to port when meeting (as per the give way diagram) What's really confusing about the clip, is that both boats are sailing downwind. They don't go directly downwind, but tack downwind at about 225 degrees (180 + 45) to the true wind direction. With the foils and wing masts, they can approach 50 knots (~100km/h) before the foils start to cavitate. At this speed the apparent wind moves so far forward, that they can sheet their sails all the way in, hence it looked like they were sailing upwind when I first saw the clip. Out of interest, if you let a balloon go at the top mark, these boats will beat it to the bottom mark. I think their course made good directly downwind is about 1.5* the windspeed. Some ice yachts can get well over 2*100 bazillion percent. It's pretty easy to remember - Port / Starboard = PS. left hand side of the boat is Port right is Starboard. Oracle had the right to call Starboard as they were on starboard tack (manning the starboard side of the boat) or an easier way - the wind is coming from starboard.  It gets far more complicated than that on racing though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted October 17, 2014 Share But dude... the advent of those foil sails. Freaky speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmytrap Posted October 17, 2014 Share 100 bazillion percent. It's pretty easy to remember - Port / Starboard = PS. left hand side of the boat is Port right is Starboard. Oracle had the right to call Starboard as they were on starboard tack (manning the starboard side of the boat) or an easier way - the wind is coming from starboard. It gets far more complicated than that on racing though.There is an easier way to remember!How much port is left in the bottle? DJR, Captain Fastbastard Mayhem and Tromp 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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