Select to expand quoteSerb1980 said..
But nobody mentioned my favourite boat Currawong! Moored near me ladies are top! What a spirit!
That's exactly who we are talking about in the last few posts!
My daughter just left Hobart this morning on Navy One, she is on the crew doing the delivery back to Sydney.
Select to expand quotejdfoils said..From livesaildie...
The finish of the 2023 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, the 78th edition, was nail-biting, to say the least. Everyone watching was on the edge of their gunwales as they witnessed Andoo Comanche and LawConnect go toe-toe and bow-to-bow in a dying breeze. It was one of the most intense finishes in race history and proves that watching sailing isn't boring, even with no wind!Just moments before the finish, LawConnect gybes over with Andoo Comanche following, then all of a sudden we see a cruising catamaran named "Let's Go" reversing away from Andoo Comanche in an attempt to get out of the way.Let's Go was in the wrong place - inside the exclusion zone, which is an area where spectators aren't allowed to ensure the yachts can finish the race safely without interference.
"Let's Go" Catamaran at the end of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
From what we know, the skipper of Let's Go was spoken to by the police and was issued a fine for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.In this morning's Rolex Sydney Hobart morning broadcast, we learned that John Winning Jr (Herman), skipper of Andoo Comanche, was keen to find the skipper to have a chat.That chat was to advise them that they didn't get in the way of Andoo Comanche finishing the race and didn't affect the overall result.Herman's Mum said that he was trying to get in touch with the owner of the catamaran to tell them that it had no role in the way the boats got over the finish line.Peter Shipway joked "Maybe he might have to go up to Hobart jail to find the guy" - of course, this was said in jest.Do you know who owns the cruising catamaran "Let's Go"? I'm sure the skipper would love to hear that even though he was in the exclusion zone, he played no part in Andoo Comanche losing out to LawConnect.There's always some kind of drama in this great race!
I take it that you are in the US?
If that is correct then you may not be aware that the rules, regs and conditions of being a part of the specator fleet were ' splashed ' all over the Tasmanian yachting and boating ' world ' several days before the race started...just like every year.
The biggest one...and the simplest to understand ( imho ) is ' don't get in front of the yachts dopey!! '
It ain't rocket surgery, is it?
But some folk think the rules don't apply to them...specially those from Sandy Bay.
Select to expand quoteRamona said..Serb1980 said..
But nobody mentioned my favourite boat Currawong! Moored near me ladies are top! What a spirit!
That's exactly who we are talking about in the last few posts!
Sorry, didn't catch that.. I love that lady. I am occasionally lucky to met her on the wharf where our dinghies are and I must say that I really wish them to somehow win TH division soon..
There have been a few outstanding photos from this year's race. I like this one borrowed from Facebook.
Select to expand quoteRamona said..
There have been a few outstanding photos from this year's race. I like this one borrowed from Facebook.
Sydney 38, the Hi lux of the ocean
Unbreakable!
Select to expand quotelydia said..Ramona said..
There have been a few outstanding photos from this year's race. I like this one borrowed from Facebook.
Sydney 38, the Hi lux of the ocean
Unbreakable!
This is a pic on me in the 2022 race sitting on one of those broken unbreakable boats.
Select to expand quotecammd said..lydia said..Ramona said..
There have been a few outstanding photos from this year's race. I like this one borrowed from Facebook.
Sydney 38, the Hi lux of the ocean
Unbreakable!
This is a pic on me in the 2022 race sitting on one of those broken unbreakable boats.
Not a Sydney 38 there!
a hull left in the mould and finished differently
different rudder , keel , rig ,deck
Where is the shot with the "Sydney 38" taken? Off Tassie's East Coast? IT looks like awful conditions although a good telephoto can do amazing things to make waves bigger. (I was amazed to see what I could do at Lord Howe with a telephoto lens making the waves outside the lagoon look like Hawaii 5 O waves although with the naked eye they were benign) but still that wave off their windward bow looks nasty.
I believe it was off the Northern section of the coast as they approached the East coast of Tasmania. Looking at the other photos and watching the interviews of the two handed competitors I would say the photo is a good indication of the conditions. The two handed competitors reckon they had 50 knots and unpleasant seas in the area.
