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Title: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2016
Post by: scrapsD40 on December 26, 2016, 11:51:27 AM
Anyone else watching the start and following the race? Looking like a clean start leading to a power race south down the NSW east coast.
Title: Re: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2016
Post by: Foo on December 26, 2016, 11:58:35 AM
Nup, I find it the same as cricket these days = like watching paint dry or the grass grow.  ;D Sorry but I do listen to the news on which boat is in front.  ;) Also have much respect for those that do it.  :cheers:

Foo
Title: Re: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2016
Post by: Bird on December 26, 2016, 12:04:51 PM
Quote from: Foo
Nup, I find it the same as cricket these days = like watching paint dry or the grass grow.  ;D Sorry but I do listen to the news on which boat is in front.  ;)
yup, I'd agree with that, except for listening to whose infront... couldn't give a Shit...
to be honest I didn't even know it was still going.
Title: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2016
Post by: scrapsD40 on December 26, 2016, 12:20:59 PM
yup, I'd agree with that, except for listening to whose infront... couldn't give a Shit...
to be honest I didn't even know it was still going.

There's more female crew members again this year....(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161226/ae9b5bcb4e7a7b1757c8847254de3aca.jpg)
Title: Re: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2016
Post by: dales133 on December 26, 2016, 12:31:01 PM
I like the start. Alot of tactics at play
Title: Re: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2016
Post by: weeds on December 26, 2016, 01:07:57 PM
I'm in Hobart waiting for first boat to cross the line
Title: Re: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2016
Post by: austastar on December 26, 2016, 01:13:09 PM
Hi,
    Yep, they go past our kitchen window.
Cheers

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Title: Re: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2016
Post by: tracker on December 26, 2016, 02:41:30 PM
Is there a race on ????
Title: Re: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2016
Post by: grc on December 26, 2016, 03:01:55 PM
Yes I watched the start and keep updated on the progress of the race
Remember as a kid on holidays down the south coast watching the boats go past

CHEERS GRC  :cheers:
Title: Re: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2016
Post by: JB on December 26, 2016, 04:20:26 PM
I did the race back in 2000.  I don't know why anybody would do more than 1. 


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Title: Re: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2016
Post by: LC on December 26, 2016, 05:38:38 PM
Yep - love it. Cant get enough of it. Will check the tracker every few hours. Went out on the harbour today on one of the captain cook boats to watch the start.
Title: Re: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2016
Post by: GBC on December 26, 2016, 06:11:07 PM
It's a yearly event around here. I gave up sailing when I had kids. Might get back to it one day.
Title: Re: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2016
Post by: Alien on December 26, 2016, 06:58:18 PM
We are in Hobart and looking at going down the dock on Wednesday.
I got to watch the first 30mins while having lunch at Bothwell.
Title: Re: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2016
Post by: Bird on December 26, 2016, 06:59:04 PM
Quote from: tracker
Is there a race on ????


:cup:
Title: Re: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2016
Post by: speewa158 on December 26, 2016, 07:02:42 PM
It's a yearly event around here. I gave up sailing when I had kids. Might get back to it one day.
l have never given up power to sail , A good screw beats a Blowjod   ,  Any Day      :cup:
Title: Re: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2016
Post by: scrapsD40 on December 27, 2016, 09:50:50 AM
Wild Oats is out with a broken hydraulic ram.
Title: Re: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2016
Post by: Desert lover on December 27, 2016, 07:29:53 PM
Interesting about Wild Oats.... all their gear problems over the past few years both in races prior to and during the Sydney to Hobart seem to have occurred since they cut it up and rebuilt as a longer hull.... I'm guessing their was a fair bit of gear changed during that rebuild to cope with the additional stresses/strains and tuning requirements and a boat which then handled differently....
Title: Re: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2016
Post by: stabicraft on December 27, 2016, 07:36:30 PM
I need to loose some weight.

Perhaps I should go in the race.

I could burly up all the way and Id loose Kilos.

Perhaps next year.
Title: Re: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2016
Post by: scrapsD40 on December 28, 2016, 05:41:40 AM
Another year over.
Title: Re: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2016
Post by: Alien on December 28, 2016, 06:38:32 AM
Another year over.
Just checked the standings and there is only 3 that have finished so far and around 80 still sailing ;)
We are going to wander down soon and hopfully see a few arrive while doing the Taste Of Tasmania.
Title: Re: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2016
Post by: weeds on December 28, 2016, 08:43:54 AM
We managed to get to constitution dock 30 sec after Loyal crossed the line.....just missed it by a bees dick

An early morning arrival is very subdued compared to the race start. I'm guessing around 300 people at the finish.

The owner/skipper spoke well and also mention they radioed up wild oats when it come to a sudden stop offering to stop racing and assist if required as they thought the sudden stop was due to a man overboard.

He mentioned Loyal is now for sale as he has a new venture in sailing.

Title: Re: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2016
Post by: speewa158 on December 28, 2016, 08:48:40 PM
4  sale  1 Used Baronial Barge only sailed to Hobart after Xmas by a bunch of hopefully sailers  of some merit  .  Used & abused by a motley crew of almost nardowewlls . Hi tek  complicated yacht to be improved if you want to tip a HUGE amount of $$ inti water  .
Offers accepted if your silly enough  , or have the cash at hand                  & then  :cheers:
Title: Re: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2016
Post by: DaveR on December 29, 2016, 07:15:38 AM
It was over before it begun, must have been one hell of a trip sth.
Its on my bucket list, being a crewman....
One day.
How did the guys go with the very old small yacht, anyone know the name?
Title: Re: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2016
Post by: JD-120 on December 29, 2016, 10:35:28 AM
Freyja, although I thought it pulled out early, well before eden
Title: Re: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2016
Post by: Bird on December 29, 2016, 01:39:32 PM
Quote from: speewa158
crew of almost nardowewlls
I had to google that and it had a fit.. closest I could get was 'ne'er-do-well' ??? ;D
Title: Re: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2016
Post by: weeds on December 30, 2016, 11:05:15 PM
It was over before it begun, must have been one hell of a trip sth.
Its on my bucket list, being a crewman....
One day.
How did the guys go with the very old small yacht, anyone know the name?


I checked out all the yachts today st constitution dock...yacht no. 99 was small and old complete with hand tiller for the rutter, they beat at least a few others in.

Bugger It's just out of shot....bloody tiny

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Title: Re: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2016
Post by: speewa158 on December 31, 2016, 05:45:31 AM
This year didn't take long ,, So lets drivk :cheers: up  :cup: & get ready for next year  :cheers:
Title: Re: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2016
Post by: DaveR on December 31, 2016, 07:12:26 AM
I checked out all the yachts today st constitution dock...yacht no. 99 was small and old complete with hand tiller for the rutter, they beat at least a few others in.

Bugger It's just out of shot....bloody tiny


Your description matches the one I am thinking of, 6 guys on it, hand tiller, open stern cockpit. Beautiful timber.
Glad they made it then, if it is them.
Title: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2016
Post by: weeds on December 31, 2016, 11:13:51 AM
Your description matches the one I am thinking of, 6 guys on it, hand tiller, open stern cockpit. Beautiful timber.
Glad they made it then, if it is them.

Yep that's its and it was the brides favorite boat when we were walking around.

The don't post the Race numbers so I'm stumped on its name.
Title: Re: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2016
Post by: DaveR on December 31, 2016, 08:54:23 PM
Saw them on the telle tonight, what an effort, beating their own record by day and a half.
As much as I admire the effort, I think I'll hope for a ride on something more dry and bigger for that bucket listof mine....  ;D
Title: Re: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2016
Post by: LC on January 01, 2017, 10:07:38 AM
Yep that's its and it was the brides favorite boat when we were walking around.

The don't post the Race numbers so I'm stumped on its name.

#99 is Sean Langman's Maluka.

Title: Re: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2016
Post by: weeds on January 01, 2017, 10:42:13 AM
#99 is Sean Langman's Maluka.

That's it.....cheers
Title: Re: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2016
Post by: Hoyks on January 01, 2017, 11:12:28 AM
The French Backpacker entry had to withdraw.

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