Ribnobbers take on the yachties

Brambles · 20 June 2005, 20:10

Martin (Ashley D) kindly left me in charge of Scooby for the day whilst he & Rob M took part in the Round the Island Race. How difficult could that be? How long would it take? Rather a long time, as it happened.

Here is the abridged story of a very long day!

Our heroes make a scortching start

Brambles · 20 June 2005, 20:12

Martin "Are we nearly there yet"

Brambles · 20 June 2005, 20:14

13 hours later: "Are we nearly there yet?"

Brambles · 20 June 2005, 20:17

Sunday Morning, and the all is well with the world.

Reunited with 250 of the finest horse power!

Ian.

The Jackeens · 20 June 2005, 22:17

Hahaha

Cool photos Ian

Us

Mark Halliday · 20 June 2005, 22:51

Ian

That looks like a Westerly STORM, not living up to its name.

A chum of mine finished at 21:50. How does that compare?

tcwozere · 20 June 2005, 22:54

This evening Mark??

Mark Halliday · 20 June 2005, 23:01

Naa, it was still saturday when he finished.

There is a time limit and anyone who crossed the finish line at 10:00.01 or later had done the whole thing for nothing.

Brambles · 21 June 2005, 07:23

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Originally Posted by Mark Halliday

Ian

That looks like a Westerly STORM, not living up to its name.

A chum of mine finished at 21:50. How does that compare?

Hi Mark,

I think it is a Westerly Tempest.

Unfortunately they got to the line at about 22.20.

Ian

Scary Des · 21 June 2005, 09:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark Halliday

......There is a time limit and anyone who crossed the finish line at 10:00.01 or later had done the whole thing for nothing.

There were two boats that crosses the wrong finishing line

so they did it all for nothing too

Des

Pete7 · 21 June 2005, 09:17

Why did it take them so long? did they stop for Pimms in Ventnor ? could they not go a bit quicker? marshalls must have been really quite cross hanging around for the stragglers who have been on a booze cruise.

Pete

jackeen · 21 June 2005, 09:39

I rekon it took em that long as Martin was having a few scoops in the Folly the nite before when we seen him , the place was packed

so set of late the next morning with a hang over.

Like the pics of the scorp . So what was the quickest time round the island. On the day it was hard to tell who was racing and who wasnt at the finish line.

Mark Halliday · 21 June 2005, 09:41

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Originally Posted by Pete7

Why did it take them so long?

From the photo:-
The main is over sheeted.
The kite is over sheeted.
The spinny pole is too far forward.
The crew should be off the bow.
The crew should be heeling the boat to leeward.
The helmsman should be awake.
There is too much beer on board. (It should have all been drunk the night before.)

To name 7 reasons.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pete7

marshalls must have been really quite cross hanging around for the stragglers who have been on a booze cruise. Pete

The finish team retire to the bar for pink gin and hot totty at 21:00 and you have to log your own time between then and 22:00.

Ian
I stand corrected. I think the Storm and Tempest have the same hull.
Team Scooby must have been very tempted to start the iron horse.
I am sure they still had a great day.

Scary Des · 21 June 2005, 09:49

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Originally Posted by jackeen

.............So what was the quickest time round the island. ..............

7 hours ish for a mono hull, the multi hulls don’t count because they aren’t real yachts

We did it in 11 and half hours

which is a personal slowest time

Des

Brambles · 21 June 2005, 10:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark Halliday

From the photo:-
The main is over sheeted.
The kite is over sheeted.
The spinny pole is too far forward.
The crew should be off the bow.
The crew should be heeling the boat to leeward.
The helmsman should be awake.
There is too much beer on board. (It should have all been drunk the night before.)

To name 7 reasons.

Mark,

Apart from those things was it ok?

BTW can you ever have too much beer on board?

Ian.

Mark Halliday · 21 June 2005, 11:05

More or less Ian.

Re Beer. I always found beer onboard was unwanted weight. (Fingers crossed behing back). In theory you should have had so much the night before you could not face any for days.
A stonking hangover is one of the best incentives to get a race over and done with as fast as possible so you can get back to the bar for a hair of the dog.

timboli · 22 June 2005, 06:20

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Originally Posted by Brambles

Mark,

Apart from those things was it ok?

BTW can you ever have too much beer on board?

Ian.

Mark didnt mention the luff of the main is way too tight,look at the canvas behind the mast,a looser outhaul may have helped also

A friend of mine had a Tempest,he found it quick but only in a bit of breeze!

Richard B · 22 June 2005, 07:01

I heard that Alan Priddy, in Liveley Lady, finished at 22:00:01 and therefore also recorded as DNF

Brambles · 22 June 2005, 07:29

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Originally Posted by Richard B

I heard that Alan Priddy, in Liveley Lady, finished at 22:00:01 and therefore also recorded as DNF

I think that could be true. I picked him & his crew up from the Lively Lady on a swing mooring at about 22.30 and gave them a lift to the yacht club, where he dashed off to register a time. I am pretty sure that he told me that they missed the deadline by a minute or so

Ian.

Mark Halliday · 22 June 2005, 10:14

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Originally Posted by timboli

Mark didnt mention the luff of the main is way too tight,look at the canvas behind the mast,a looser outhaul may have helped also

A friend of mine had a Tempest,he found it quick but only in a bit of breeze!

Spot on Paul.
It looks like it has in-mast roller reefing. Main halyard tension tends to be ignored with them things.
It also looks like it needs strop or car on the clew too.

Also who is trimming the kite and I hope the guy is not cleated off. Lost all the cutlery and crockery overboard doing that once.