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SandS
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24 Dec 2014 8:55pm

its that time of year again ,and i thought it may be good to have a thread dedicated to the race .


i,m hoping the new American boat Comanche does well . just to add a bit of spice to the event .

on the news tonight i heard wild oats , damaged her boom . I would have thought they might have had a spare boom laying around somewhere in a garage on Hamilton island


any how looks like they are in for a heavy beat down the coast ..........

MorningBird
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24 Dec 2014 10:42pm
Good idea on the S2H thread.

S&S34s are in it again. Quikpoint Azzuro, formerly Shenandoah II, is going.

Landfall, a 1935 Tassie built S&S44, S&S47 Love and War, S&S48 Ray White Spirit of Koomooloo and S&S37 Tina of Melbourne round out Olin Stephens fleet.

Something for the aficionados to watch.
Ramona
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25 Dec 2014 9:38am
MorningBird said..
Good idea on the S2H thread.

S&S34s are in it again. Quikpoint Azzuro, formerly Shenandoah II, is going.

Landfall, a 1935 Tassie built S&S44, S&S47 Love and War, S&S48 Ray White Spirit of Koomooloo and S&S37 Tina of Melbourne round out Olin Stephens fleet.

Something for the aficionados to watch.


Fresh Southerly tomorrow night will favour the older yachts initially. After that the weather moderates and the big dinghies will take over.
DrRog
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andy59
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25 Dec 2014 9:25pm
Wow nice post Dr Rog 300k can sure make a 30 year old boat look good
MorningBird
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25 Dec 2014 11:49pm
Makes mine a bargain. I'll even have it painted in any colour for the buyer for half that amount.
Ramona
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26 Dec 2014 8:17am
andy59 said..
Wow nice post Dr Rog 300k can sure make a 30 year old boat look good


Lovely looking boat. Wonder what the labour cost was in that 300k. My guess is 90%.
Ramona
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26 Dec 2014 8:20am
Southerly is already blowing on the South Coast. I reckon by the start it will be back to 15 knots offshore and round to the South East.
SandS
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26 Dec 2014 11:16am



good find Dr , i showed that to the finance minister to soften the repair bill blow, for our boat.
HG02
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26 Dec 2014 12:42pm
MorningBird said..
Makes mine a bargain. I'll even have it painted in any colour for the buyer for half that amount.


Just makes mine a slower boat
andy59
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26 Dec 2014 1:44pm
MorningBird said..
Makes mine a bargain. I'll even have it painted in any colour for the buyer for half that amount.


oh well the s and s 34 was 2nd last out of the harbour at least she's in front of Maluka!!!
southace
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26 Dec 2014 2:32pm
My Icon would be last unless I start the Perkins!
MorningBird
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26 Dec 2014 3:41pm
It is the handicap position that's important Andy. A robust wind with south in it will suit her and the other S&S designs well but it will be bouncy and wet onboard the small ones.
andy59
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26 Dec 2014 4:41pm
southace said..
My Icon would be last unless I start the Perkins!


Ha Ha They get a bit touchy about that sort of thing
southace
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26 Dec 2014 5:24pm
As long as i don't put it in gear ! They won't know ! Just heating up the hot water service!
southace
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26 Dec 2014 5:55pm
Funny not a mention on 7 news about the sydney to Hobart! Just cricket and basketball!
SandS
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26 Dec 2014 9:09pm
southace said..
Funny not a mention on 7 news about the sydney to Hobart! Just cricket and basketball!



channel 2 had a min or so in the news bulletin .

but more about the crowd on the shore than the boats !!
SandS
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26 Dec 2014 9:15pm


Comanche is going well atm , but as the skipper said when interviewed , they may get caught by the skinny boats as the breeze drops .

interesting that they are running manual winches , as opposed to wild oats electric winches !!
shoodbegood
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26 Dec 2014 9:30pm
Who's done it, and what year ?
shoodbegood
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26 Dec 2014 10:18pm
Anyone know where Wild Thing/Skandia is this year ?
HG02
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26 Dec 2014 10:20pm
southace said..
Funny not a mention on 7 news about the sydney to Hobart! Just cricket and basketball!


If they cant make money of of a sport they don't give a Dam
SandS
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26 Dec 2014 10:26pm
shoodbegood said..
Anyone know where Wild Thing/Skandia is this year ?



no , but good question ! maybe he finally run out of people willing to work for him ?
LooseChange
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26 Dec 2014 10:32pm
SandS said..


Comanche is going well atm , but as the skipper said when interviewed , they may get caught by the skinny boats as the breeze drops .

interesting that they are running manual winches , as opposed to wild oats electric winches !!


Their electrics broke, so it's back to hand cranking.
Charriot
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26 Dec 2014 10:38pm
Manual winches, sound silly, my guess is, it's all about the weight
they allready overweight compare the other maxis
LooseChange
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27 Dec 2014 1:06am
I just had a look at the AIS (midnight) at what the fleet is up to and "Pretty Fly III" a Cookson 50 is coming up as "Military ops". So the question is, is she a new stealth ship from our Navy or are we being invaded by someone else's Navy?


Even stranger again is the boat at Huskisson, mmsi 503772200 coming up as SV Amber yet the boat is "Notorious the ship" and according to marinetraffic it's a WIG.
Ramona
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27 Dec 2014 8:56am
I'm in Hay this morning on my may to Adelaide. Watching ABC 24 and there has been some excellent coverage of the race with updates and various talking heads. I'm pleasantly surprised. Commodore of the CYC on at the moment and he is handling the interview very well, young lady doing the interview asking intelligent questions! Weird.
DrRog
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27 Dec 2014 10:11am
thanks for the tip, Ramona.

seems the Tracker is buggy (showing Wild Oats waaaay out in front) but the Standings screen is accurate.
andy59
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27 Dec 2014 9:19am
MorningBird said..
It is the handicap position that's important Andy. A robust wind with south in it will suit her and the other S&S designs well but it will be bouncy and wet onboard the small ones.


Quickpoint is doing better now
andy59
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27 Dec 2014 10:08am
ABC news 24 is reporting that Wild Oats has a substantial lead over Comanche. They don't realise that the boat at the front of the fleet is Wild Oats position in 2012 and you have to hover your mouse over Comanche to see Wild Oat's position because they are so close
SandS
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27 Dec 2014 11:32am

yes only 1/2 mile in it last time i looked , looks like w/o will get the lead if the wind keeps easing.


the extra oats had me stuffed for awhile this morning as well !!!!!
LooseChange
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27 Dec 2014 11:07pm
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