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Prospector
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Initially Posted - 10/30/2010 : 17:18:14

Here's somethign to keep you busy through the winter this year. Lotsa faces from the last Vendee Globe, with a few new guys mixed it...

http://www.barcelonaworldrace.org/en/

I'm betting on the ladies team - I hope they get along well.

"Iris"
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Take a minute to register your boat with the association!!
http://www.catalina-capri-25s.org/owner_questionnaire.htm

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zeil
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Response Posted - 10/30/2010 : 19:35:19

Johanna and I are going to cheer for them all and look forward to the start of the race

However, Foncia is looking very good

Too bad there doesn't seem to be any Dutchmen or Canadians in the race

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Response Posted - 12/16/2010 : 15:57:07

Only 14 days left before the Barcelona World Race with 16 competing two crew non stop boats gets underway.

http://www.barcelonaworldrace.org/en/

Two crew, non-stop, around the world
The Barcelona World Race is the first only double-handed (two-crew) regatta around the world. This is a non-stop regatta with some outside assistance permitted, although subject to rules and penalties. Routes and Gates

The Barcelona World Race 2010/11 is the second edition of the regatta. The first was in 2007/08. The third edition will take place in 2014.

The regatta is listed on the IMOCA calendar with a rating of 8 and is organised by the Fundació Navegació Oceànica Barcelona. Organisers

The start will be given on 31st of December 2010 at 13:00 (local time GMT+1) opposite Hotel W in the Port of Barcelona. The arrival of the leading entries is forecast for the end of March 2011.

The course is from Barcelona to Barcelona via three capes: Good Hope, Leeuwin and Horn, Cook Strait, putting Antarctica to starboard.

The length of the course is approximately 25,000 nautical miles (46,300 km) along the Great Circle line, the shortest route traced on a map across the world. Routes and Gates

The IMOCA Open 60

The Barcelona World Race is raced in IMOCA Open 60 yachts. These boats are part of an ‘open’ class. That means that the designers enjoy a level of freedom when designing, as long as the boats fit within the measurements of 60 feet (18.29 metres) in length, 4.5 metres of draught and a mast that must be no higher than 28 metres above the water (2010 rule). The design must also comply with a series of safety requirements that can be divided into two main groups:

Structural design regulations. These include watertight compartments and safety hatches etc.

Stability regulations. These are a series of requirements and tests performed on each boat to guarantee stability and self-righting action if the boat were to capsize.

The IMOCA Open 60s are specially designed for solo and double-handed ocean sailing. The shape of the hull and the rigging features respond to the average wind direction and swell experienced in a west-east circumnavigation of the globe. Favouring fair winds, the IMOCA Open 60s have smooth, straight hulls to plane across waves, and can reach speeds of up to 25 knots.

Core features of an IMOCA Open 60

Length: Maximum of 18.28 m (60 feet)
Beam: #8776; 5.5 m
Draught: Maximum of 4.5 m
Mast height: Maximum of 29 m
Displacement: Between 8,000 and 9,000 kg
Sail area upwind: Between 240 and 330 m2
Sail area downwind: Between 460 and 620 m2
Type of keel: Canting (pendulum)

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Response Posted - 12/17/2010 : 05:07:16

Thanks guys, I love learning about these things. ( Leekee wanted to go and I'm trying to keep the vendee globe a secret until just before we leave.)

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Response Posted - 12/17/2010 : 08:15:58

Really sweet boats, soooo freaking fast! They beat the snot out of them, or should I say the weather beats the snot out of them. Watched this last year on tv, exciting stuff.

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Response Posted - 12/17/2010 : 08:30:59

I'd love to photoshop a catalina 25 in one of those shots of a sled running in the south sea.

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Response Posted - 12/17/2010 : 10:32:33

I started a pool at the office to try and get some folks interested in sailing. $10 entry and prizes as each leg is completed. I figure it will be over in about 3 or 4 months and that is quicker than a hockey pool. We'll have to see how many people join in.

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Response Posted - 12/18/2010 : 18:38:44

Last year there were several instances where they broke rudders, booms, etc. and it was interesting to see how they did there fixes on the fly.

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zeil
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Response Posted - 12/30/2010 : 11:47:17

Confronted with the emergency appendix surgery of HUGO BOSS skipper Alex Thomson a couple of days before the start of the Barcelona race the Race Organisation decided

On the basis that there was no rule to which they could directly refer, as such a request is not directly covered by the Notice of Race, the International Jury referred the request to Regatta Organisation.

This Race Organisation decided to submit the request to the IMOCA Class for consultation, represented by all of the competing skippers. The skippers voted by an overwhelming majority to accept the request of the Hugo Boss team. In this way the British IMOCA Open 60 can make the start tomorrow, December 31st with Andy Meiklejohn and a substitute for Alex Thomson.

This substitution would allow the boat Hugo Boss to start the race on Friday December 31st together with the rest of the fleet.
The request included the permission for Alex Thomson, once he has received medical clearance, to board Hugo Boss and continue the race.

Read more... http://www.barcelonaworldrace.org/en/actualite/breves/detail/-0-6038

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Response Posted - 12/30/2010 : 22:18:23

So is swapping skippers mid-race going to be a hurdle or a lift for Hugo Boss? A new face could either upset the applecart or offer a nice change.

Hard one to call. I haven't put any money on Hugo in the pool, maybe I should. Maybe I shouldn't.

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Response Posted - 12/30/2010 : 23:09:56

Wonder how the crew of Hugo Boss is intending to make the exchange...

1) Meet up with Hugo Boss somewhere in a harbor or,

2) At sea by helicopter drop or,

3) Vessel meeting the boat or,

4) Other...

haven't seen any rules or regulations...

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Response Posted - 01/02/2011 : 16:18:33

Struggling with light winds for the 14 Barcelona around the world competitors. Follow them by using some really neat gadgets at http://www.barcelonaworldrace.org/en/actualite/breves/detail/a-chat-with-the-skippers-this-afternoons-radio-calls-0-6651 and their race tracker at http://tracking.barcelonaworldrace.org/

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Response Posted - 01/08/2011 : 09:13:40

In the office pool, I have a bunch of non-sailors who each picked different boats (mostly based on paint schemes and brand recognition) for each leg of teh race, and then guessed a time for the legs. So if you got the right boat, you win that leg. If 2 people picked the same winning boat, then the time is the tie breaker.

Our "style guru" in the office picked Hugo Boss to take it all in record time. He now has everyone in the office urging Hugo on each day, cheering when the baby was born, wondering if the skipper will recover in teh ten days allowed. Suddenly we have a weather and tactics expert who has advised us all that the fleet should stay clear of teh canaries, and watch for the currents that will adversely affect them. Another instant expert is discussing hull design and the age of teh different boats and how it affects there performance.

A more exciting pool there has never been. It is a wonderful thing to walk into teh office in the morning and hear chatter about how Foncia is going to catch Virbac by th eend of teh day, about how Estrella is doing, when the boats should swap sails, how the skippers are doing, or whatever.

I think I'll repeat this for the Vendee next.

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