Offshore yacht racing
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Anybody into this?
Been doing it for the last year or so, mostly cross-channel races, often at night. You don't know what sailing is until you've had to change a foresail in pitch blackness whilst beating into a Force Seven and solid waves are trying to wash you off the foredeck as you chuck your guts up whilst tying a bowline by feel and your gortex clothes seem as thin as wet tissue paper.
Been doing it for the last year or so, mostly cross-channel races, often at night. You don't know what sailing is until you've had to change a foresail in pitch blackness whilst beating into a Force Seven and solid waves are trying to wash you off the foredeck as you chuck your guts up whilst tying a bowline by feel and your gortex clothes seem as thin as wet tissue paper.
Schmalex said:
Absolutely live for it. Did RORC & JOG offshores for about 9 years running. I was lucky enough to win JOG Junior Champion in 1992 & then the boat I raced on won our class in the Fastnet Race in 1993 (7th overall out of all classes, including the Admirals Cup boats!!), as well as our class for the whole of the 93 season. I carry some great memories from those times - Touching 17kts in a Sigma 38 with the kite up in over 35kts of breeze in the middle of the night on the run back from the Fastnet Rock is one I'll never forget!!
Still get out about twice a month, but tend to do more round the cans stuff in the Solent with the odd JOG coastal nowadays though as I just don't have the time to commit to a full offshore campaign.
I'm doing most of the offshore JOG and some RORC, culminating in the Fastnet. St Malo this weekend!Still get out about twice a month, but tend to do more round the cans stuff in the Solent with the odd JOG coastal nowadays though as I just don't have the time to commit to a full offshore campaign.
An Arcona 370.
No whales unfortunately.
Upwind, squally with lumpy seas all the way.
Didn't stop in St Malo - crossed the line, turned around and headed straight home.
15th out of 58 in class, so a bit disappointing.
Some interesting boats took part, including an Open 60 (who we slaughtered on corrected time).
No whales unfortunately.
Upwind, squally with lumpy seas all the way.
Didn't stop in St Malo - crossed the line, turned around and headed straight home.
15th out of 58 in class, so a bit disappointing.
Some interesting boats took part, including an Open 60 (who we slaughtered on corrected time).
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