Sailing

[Shebeen]

this EPIC 18ft skiff footage from 25 years ago has been recently uploaded

 

 

this was called "Grand prix sailing"

huge money

huge crowds

awesome TV

 

and it's back!

sort of

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaEZXrciQxs

[Shebeen]

what could possibly go wrong?

 

 

Edited December 7, 2017 by rider#35

[@ndy]

this EPIC 18ft skiff footage from 25 years ago has been recently uploaded

 

 

this was called "Grand prix sailing"

huge money

huge crowds

awesome TV

 

and it's back!

sort of

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaEZXrciQxs

I sailed an imported Murray 18 in Europe for 2 years. They are amazing boats to sail. But also very expensive to run. I found once I'd sailed one of those in 30 knots no other sailing in any conditions was quite as scary.

[Shebeen]

went for a sail yesterday, got a little bit wet!

 

[Sepia]

I sailed an imported Murray 18 in Europe for 2 years. They are amazing boats to sail. But also very expensive to run. I found once I'd sailed one of those in 30 knots no other sailing in any conditions was quite as scary.

Very, very, very lucky.

[@ndy]

Very, very, very lucky.

Tell me about it. If I could have those days again!!! It was also in the early 2000's so videos and photographs were not as readily available. I have a few photo's but none of them when we are doing anything exciting.

[Sepia]

Tell me about it. If I could have those days again!!! It was also in the early 2000's so videos and photographs were not as readily available. I have a few photo's but none of them when we are doing anything exciting.

Yip, that is for sure!

I was in 90's so we did not use (have) Garmins, mobile phones.  The pics are all yellowed out but I do have a pic which comes from the newspaper when I launched my boat at Crystic Week.  Only pic I have and now framed.

Those were the days!

Edited February 27, 2018 by Sepia

[bj horn]

Going to be some exciting sailing at the start of The Volvo Ocean Race  from 2pm .

Wind up to 65kmp

[Shebeen]

sailing to mykonos tomorrow, supposed to be a downwind dash.

 

i know we can't really complain about rain, but the weather is disastrous!

 

 

 

 

[Pants Boy]

myk18.pngsailing to mykonos tomorrow, supposed to be a downwind dash.

 

i know we can't really complain about rain, but the weather is disastrous!

Quit yer belly-achin an' grow a pair. I'm gonna be stuck in a hospital tomorrow and you'll be sailing ... lol.

 

   

[Shebeen]

Quit yer belly-achin an' grow a pair. I'm gonna be stuck in a hospital tomorrow and you'll be sailing ... lol.

 

   

more bleak that it is ruining my braai plans.

[Shebeen]

https://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/live.html

 

epic close finish to Volvo leg in auckland

[kosmonooit]

Seems you need to be in favor with  Lady Luck to get a result

[Shebeen]

pretty kief

 

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

holy crap that looks exhilarating!

[Shebeen]

so the okes are SCHMOKKING it to cape horn way down south.

 

https://youtu.be/u7PqI67mSJc?t=1300

 

 

which is why it is terrible to report that a crew member from Scallywag washed overboard yesterday, and is now presumed dead.

 

UPDATE 0830 UTC

An update on Team Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag crew member John Fisher, from Richard Brisius, the President of the Volvo Ocean Race:

This morning I am extremely sad to inform you that one of our sailors, John Fisher, from Team Sun Hung Kai / Scallywag, is now presumed to have been lost at sea.

This is heart-breaking for all of us. As sailors and race organisers losing a crew member at sea is a tragedy we don't ever want to contemplate. We are devastated and our thoughts are with John’s family, friends and teammates.

Yesterday, just after 1300 UTC, Race Control for the Volvo Ocean Race were informed of a man overboard situation by Team Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag.

We immediately coordinated with the team as well as the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre, who have located a ship and diverted it towards the scene. But at current speeds it remains over a day away.

With the rest of the Volvo Ocean Race fleet approximately 200 miles downwind, sending them back upwind to assist, against gale to storm force winds, was not a viable option.

The Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag team conducted an exhaustive search for several hours in extremely challenging weather conditions, but they were unable to recover their teammate.

Given the cold water temperature and the extreme sea state, along with the time that has now passed since he went overboard, we must now presume that John has been lost at sea.

All of us here at the Volvo Ocean Race organisation send our heartfelt condolences out to John’s family, his friends and his teammates and we will do everything in our power to support them in this very difficult time.

Team Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag has now resumed heading in a north-easterly direction.

In fact, the team is currently in a challenging position – the weather is deteriorating and is forecast to be quite severe over the course of today.

The crew is, of course, emotionally and physically drained after what they have just experienced.

Our sole focus now is to provide all the support and assistance that we can to the team.

We are sure that there will be many questions about how one of our sailors was lost overboard yesterday.

We can address those after the team has been fully debriefed.

Today, our thoughts and prayers go out to John’s family and the entire Scallywag team.