volvo ocean race game off again!!!!!!!!

[silverback mike]

We're off again boys!!!!! Two years in the making. Come on farcanal and chums
The golden rivet is off and flying! Well sort of the new silverback flyer is "goldenrivet1" lets sail fellow sea dogs

[W00DY]

Awesome.

Have added you (I think), my boat is woodies89. What's all this crap about crew candy bars? Why would I need those?

[Alex@POD]

I'd join in the celebrations, but for some reason it won't let me sign in. I hope they sort it before the proper race starts!

[sawman]

Ooh looks a bit different to last time, managed to register, groups not working yet, Fatboyswim is away...

[silverback mike]

nice one chaps, will add you to my friends list. T'other half's boat is 'nildesporandum'

[neil_bolton]

[Sway]

I've just signed up, Sway is away!

Think I understand what's going on...

[silverback mike]

Nice one sway. My lad is in it as well, his boat is 'windowlicker'

Kids

[sawman]

is it just me or has the website conked out

[mikR]

Bump

The first in port race starts in a few hours.

Miksbrick 1 is my boat, feel free to add.

[Barbotage]

Jonesey is ready to set sail

Can't believe I'm about to get sucked back into this again
Bit concerned about the candy bars / 'crew fatigue' thing and lack of sail inventory without shelling out, hope the $1000 kitty lasts the whole race or is replenished?!

Just bumped the old thread in case anyone else still had it bookmarked

Fair wind fellow skippers

Edited by Barbotage on Saturday 29th October 12:56

[silverback mike]

Ahoy, the golden rivet and t'other halfs 'nil desporandum' going like billyo.

We're off once more chaps, tally ho....

[Panclan]

Outrunner I & II are under sail

[sawman]

I will admit to not reading the instructions, but I was disappointed to note that the leaders went the otherway around Mallorca ducked over the gate and returned. It vaguely occurred to me yesterday that it might be quicker but I wasn't sure if it was legal!

[sawman]

sawman said:

I will admit to not reading the instructions, but I was disappointed to note that the leaders went the otherway around Mallorca ducked over the gate and returned. It vaguely occurred to me yesterday that it might be quicker but I wasn't sure if it was legal!

Having done a bit of reading, it looks like those chancers will be getting a DNF for not taking the island to starboard

[Panclan]

The main race is now under way.

[Alex@POD]

It's finally let me log in, I'm under way. My boat's name is Alexhoc1, I didn't realise you account username was going to be the name of the boat!

I'm not sure what I'm doing, I guess I'll pick it us as it goes!

[MoleVision]

HMSMolevision has run aground twice so far. The 1st in sight of the start line, the second into an island shaped suspiciously like another boat!

This is not a promising start!

[silverback mike]

The golden rivet is giving it some beans, 5864 but silverback mike is fannying around at 19000 ish as the old girl hit the headland

Can we form a list of us pistonheaders, to add as friends then when the group option comes active we can be the pistonhead group? just a thought.

Bloody addictive. Even my son is in on it!

[Alex@POD]

I'm not going to do well with this. I can't be bothered staying up overnight for it, can't access it at work, and as a result I don't really want to pay for better sails and things...

I lost 18000 places overnight, AlexhocII was beached again, north of the first buoy. I'm now 36000 and 45000. This time yesterday I was 7000th.