Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2016

[scrapsD40]

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.

[Foo]

Nup, I find it the same as cricket these days = like watching paint dry or the grass grow.  Sorry but I do listen to the news on which boat is in front.  Also have much respect for those that do it. 

Foo

[Bird]

Nup, I find it the same as cricket these days = like watching paint dry or the grass grow.  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.

[scrapsD40]

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....

[dales133]

I like the start. Alot of tactics at play

[weeds]

I'm in Hobart waiting for first boat to cross the line

[austastar]

Hi,
    Yep, they go past our kitchen window.
Cheers

Sent from my GT-N5110 using Tapatalk

[tracker]

Is there a race on ?

[grc]

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 

[JB]

I did the race back in 2000.  I don't know why anybody would do more than 1. 


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[LC]

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.

[GBC]

It's a yearly event around here. I gave up sailing when I had kids. Might get back to it one day.

[Alien]

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.

[Bird]

Is there a race on ?

[speewa158]

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     

[scrapsD40]

Wild Oats is out with a broken hydraulic ram.

[Desert lover]

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....

[stabicraft]

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.

[scrapsD40]

Another year over.

[Alien]

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.

[weeds]

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.

[speewa158]

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 

[DaveR]

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?

[JD-120]

Freyja, although I thought it pulled out early, well before eden

[Bird]

crew of almost nardowewlls

I had to google that and it had a fit.. closest I could get was 'ne'er-do-well'