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britinusa
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Response Posted - 12/20/2008 :  20:02:37  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
Can't see the Bouy!



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Response Posted - 12/20/2008 :  20:21:59  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by britinusa</i>
<br />Can't see the Bouy!



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Hit the fourth icon (with the little boats) up from the bottom right corner of the screen. That will take away all the boats but yours.
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Response Posted - 12/20/2008 :  20:26:41  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
Got that Gary, just making the point that there's are few boats nearby

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Response Posted - 12/20/2008 :  20:52:05  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
I'm hoping I can clear the mark w/o turning. Should know in a couple of hours. Then it's on to the drag race down the straits.
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Response Posted - 12/20/2008 :  21:06:58  Show Profile
I've run aground three times in the last hour. I'm losing ground rapidly!
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Response Posted - 12/20/2008 :  21:11:49  Show Profile
I cleared all the boats away and still don't see a buoy in that area. I'm presently right in the wake of Short Bus. Could the buoy be under my boat, and hidden by it?
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Response Posted - 12/20/2008 :  21:21:06  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
Steve,
From my perspective, you're about 30 miles north of the mark, and you should be able to turn down the strait in whichever direction is most favorable. Maybe you're zoomed in too tight to see it?
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Response Posted - 12/20/2008 :  21:24:19  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
The bouy just turned green! Does that mean I'm past it??

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Response Posted - 12/20/2008 :  21:24:35  Show Profile
Are you saying I probably passed the mark on the correct side? I sailed as close as possible to the little island that looks like a tooth with a cavity, like most of the other boats.
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Response Posted - 12/20/2008 :  22:28:08  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
I'd say you passed on the right side, but I don't know for sure. I don't think there's any requirement for how close you have to round the mark. I know I passed the mark on leg 2 from hundreds of miles away. As far as the buoy changing color, no idea if that happens, but it sounds promising.
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Response Posted - 12/21/2008 :  01:21:25  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
Paul,
JD's at zero knots at 23:20 PST, dunno if you're up to fix it or not.
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Response Posted - 12/21/2008 :  02:06:50  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
And yes, the mark does turn green after you've rounded it.
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Response Posted - 12/21/2008 :  03:02:53  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
Looks like I hit it despite it turning green! Dang! 8500 steps back! Grrrrr.

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Response Posted - 12/21/2008 :  03:14:50  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
Steve! Hard a Stbd!

Duane! Hard a Port!

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Response Posted - 12/21/2008 :  03:32:13  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
Roused the Crew, shoved off a few hundred other boats, I think our rub rail was caught on several. Some guy on the shore was shouting at us to get off his mark, could hardly hear him due the dozens of screaming skippers! It's a nightmare gone bad!
5 guys walked across the cockpit with their sleeves rolled up and looking to make bruising on the boat on our port side.
I just told my crew to stay focused and push us off backwards, not easy.
Now that we're out of the way, and looking forwards, I see Dave up ahead, he's waving on the stern, right now he's 7miles and 800 boats ahead of me. The grin on his face is priceless. What's he shouting? Can't quite hear it over the din of skippers... oh! Got it!

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Response Posted - 12/21/2008 :  06:25:15  Show Profile
Steve, I get the feeling you will not be the only one running aground over the next two days. That s a tight pass down to the finish, Much of that during the wee hours of Tuesday morning perhaps.

Plenty of wind shifts and sail changes as well.

Could be anyone's race.
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Response Posted - 12/21/2008 :  06:27:59  Show Profile  Visit Loonsong1's Homepage
Hey All,
SV LoonSong checking in. I've been pretty silent this week having spent the predominance of this leg of the race with no electricity due to the ice storm in New England I'm very happy to say I HAVE MY POWER BACK!! I've spent the past week with twice daily firing of the generator to cool the refrigerator refill my water supply, check emails and check on the race making adjustments to my course knowing it would be on its own for another 12 hours. Overall I guess I'm not too far behind most of you and ready to take on the straits with all I've got. See you all in Singapore. Scott
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Response Posted - 12/21/2008 :  10:20:56  Show Profile
Having jumped into this game late, I have some catching up to do. Is there someplace where I can find the sailing instructions for this leg of the race, so I'll know the locations of all the marks of the course, and not bypass one? I'd hate to get a DSQ after sailing for umpteen days (and nights). I've looked on this website and on the real VOR website and haven't found it yet.
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Response Posted - 12/21/2008 :  10:37:19  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
i ran aground early this morning, woke up, changed course and was apparently doing 12 kts. only about 80 miles off you suckers ready to make my move.

Went to church, went to the grocery store and came back to find myself back on the same rocks. I'm heading to the slopes this PM, hopefully I don't wind up back in Cochin by the time I get home.
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Response Posted - 12/21/2008 :  11:05:27  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Steve Milby</i>
<br />Having jumped into this game late, I have some catching up to do. Is there someplace where I can find the sailing instructions for this leg of the race, so I'll know the locations of all the marks of the course, and not bypass one? I'd hate to get a DSQ after sailing for umpteen days (and nights). I've looked on this website and on the real VOR website and haven't found it yet.
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Steve,

Go to this link and scroll all the way to the bottom of the page to see the details.

http://www.volvooceanracegame.org/news.php?id=239
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Response Posted - 12/21/2008 :  11:20:43  Show Profile
What a great concept. Imagine having mini-regattas off season (I'm up north so we have a lot of off season) where the computer simulates a typical Sunday afternoon regatta and members form different clubs who would typically be sailing instead were participating on-line! Even better for off season junior regatta participation -- especially for those who do not frostbite. Does anyone know if there is such a game or site?
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Response Posted - 12/21/2008 :  11:53:35  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
Peter, have you joined the race? if so, what's your boat name.

Right now the wind is really squirrely! George is in 2.7knts, Dave is just ahead of me in simlilar winds of 11.3knts, but if you look at the leaders, you'll see their wind varies between the top 4.


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Response Posted - 12/21/2008 :  17:54:10  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
Not again! Unable to login, and I know I'm heading NE, ~90ยบ to the left of my desired course! more Grrrrrrrs!

Paul

Back in, but all my buds dissappered!

Paul
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delliottg
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Response Posted - 12/21/2008 :  18:03:24  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
Can't log in either. They're probably letting all their countrymen catch up.
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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 12/21/2008 :  18:21:43  Show Profile
This game has a cruel aspect to it. I just sailed into a hole, and the next time it refreshed, it flashed me a message telling me that I lost thirty places and nobody wants to be my friend.
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