Volvo Ocean Race 2012

dinneenp · 02-07-2012 12:02pm

The bridge. not dodgy, just very cheap looking.

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dinneenp · 02-07-2012 12:03pm

I heard that Dara O Brien was very pis&ed off.
marquee had 2,500 in it and he was getting paid for a crowd of only 2,000.
He was livid and close to not going on stage. Ended up ripping into the state of the marquee a bit/took out his fustration....

dloob · 02-07-2012 12:05pm

vulcan57 wrote: »

Boats have rounded the Fastnet and are now heading up the SW coast. Camper, Groupama and Telefonica are on AIS.

http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/default.aspx?mmsi=512003181&centerx=-9.459105&centery=51.29276&zoom=10&type_color=9

Camper seem to have taken the lead from Telefonica.

So is the leader puma as Mar Mostro.
The AIS only updates every few minutes and out of sych between them too so they appear to keep leap frogging each other.

Rickwellwood · 02-07-2012 12:09pm

GB FM news just now saying boat arrival to start between 3 and 4 am Wednesday morning at Galway docks

dastardly00 · 02-07-2012 12:11pm

J o e wrote: »

Galway advertiser and independent are saying 8-9pm this evening. Wonder where they're getting that from.

Some unreliably informed businesses who want more of a crowd in the city tonight

Brad768 · 02-07-2012 12:12pm

vulcan57 wrote: »

Boats have rounded the Fastnet and are now heading up the SW coast. Camper, Groupama and Telefonica are on AIS.

http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/default.aspx?mmsi=512003181&centerx=-9.459105&centery=51.29276&zoom=10&type_color=9

Camper seem to have taken the lead from Telefonica.

Groupama is now ahead

This will be tight!

EDIT: woops didn't see Puma

GastroBoy · 02-07-2012 12:14pm

dinneenp wrote: »

The bridge. not dodgy, just very cheap looking.

bridge1.jpg

bridge2.jpg

Whats the story with the other eyesore in the water down from the bridge?
Surely its not there just for advertising?

vulcan57 · 02-07-2012 12:26pm

Rickwellwood wrote: »

GB FM news just now saying boat arrival to start between 3 and 4 am Wednesday morning at Galway docks

WHAT !!, I know they've slowed down a good bit as they're heading into the wind at the moment, but I doubt very much if its going to take them 40 hours to get up the west coast !

vulcan57 · 02-07-2012 12:28pm

dinneenp wrote: »

The bridge. not dodgy, just very cheap looking.

bridge1.jpg

bridge2.jpg

Yeah, don't like to knock the Lets do it Galway group too much as overall they are doing us proud, but that bridge does look a bit like a Mecano set job !

Rickwellwood · 02-07-2012 12:32pm

my bad vulcan - should of course have been 3-4am tuesday morning - cheers - thats my allowance of 1 senior moment for the day used up hopefully;)

PhoenixParker · 02-07-2012 12:52pm

Rickwellwood wrote: »

GB FM news just now saying boat arrival to start between 3 and 4 am Wednesday morning at Galway docks

It's tonight, not tomorrow night.

Mars Bar · 02-07-2012 12:53pm

dinneenp wrote: »

I heard that Dara O Brien was very pis&ed off.
marquee had 2,500 in it and he was getting paid for a crowd of only 2,000.
He was livid and close to not going on stage. Ended up ripping into the state of the marquee a bit/took out his fustration....

I didn't get that impression to be honest.

He said it was the longest tent he has played in in a long time.
He also said welcome to the Global arena despite it being neither global or an arena!

squonk · 02-07-2012 1:08pm

dinneenp wrote: »

I heard that Dara O Brien was very pis&ed off.
marquee had 2,500 in it and he was getting paid for a crowd of only 2,000.
He was livid and close to not going on stage. Ended up ripping into the state of the marquee a bit/took out his fustration....

It didn't even come across like that. The only three comments I remember was him referring to it as the Claddagh tent, the fact that it was bright outside the length of the tent and that 'despite commitments being made, you could still hear the music from the ice rink'. Sounded fairly good natured in fairness but he's a pro.

Ticketing seemed a shambolic affair. I went over to the Steamhouse to collect my tickets about 4 to be met with guys carting a PC out in a box. Once I went in there wasn't a PC to be seen and I was told that they were moving over to the Arena and ticketing would commence again at 6 over there. I headed over and had a few beers and took the place in and headed over to the Arena about 8. My tickets weren't printed out so I needed to chat to a guy there driving a computer. After queuing for him I got my tickets eventually and walked off but had a look before I went in to see that they were for another person with the same name as me and were for Apres Match the following day. I went back to the counter and, fair play to the people on the queue already who let me cut as I was beginning to wonder at this point if they'd even recorded my tickets or not. I got the right tickets the next time round but I came away thinking two things...

1. How come they publicised the Steamship House as the ticket office but then moved on Saturday afternoon?
2. Could they not have decided to do that on Friday even, before the whole thing had started?

snubbleste · 02-07-2012 1:24pm

J o e wrote: »

Galway advertiser and independent are saying 8-9pm this evening. Wonder where they're getting that from.

They got it from the Commander of the LE Ashling which is travelling behind them. This was based on wind speed this morning off the south coast

JoeA3 · 02-07-2012 1:29pm

I was at Dara too and I also got the impression he wasn't too impressed with the "Claddagh Tent" or the general organization, despite referring to it all in a fairly jokey manner! He said this was his first time in Galway for more than 7 years and followed that statement up with... "will ye build a fcuking venue lads!"

I also heard from a reliable source that the ticketing just before the event was chaotic and some people were turned away despite having paid?? I was sitting up near the front and stewards asked me a couple of times if all the seats on my row were taken - they were obviously looking to squeeze more people in. When I went in the door, my tickets were barely looked at - I could have had a ticket for the Eye cinema in my hand for all they knew :pac:

Pen Rua · 02-07-2012 2:11pm

GastroBoy wrote: »

Whats the story with the other eyesore in the water down from the bridge?
Surely its not there just for advertising?

That was used to put in the platform for the bridge.

squonk · 02-07-2012 2:22pm

Will it take them 12 hours to get from the bottom of Kerry to Galway? They seem to be making good progress. It'd be great to see them earlier, like 11 or 12 ish... take down the sales and use engines lads

Pen Rua · 02-07-2012 2:25pm

Volvo Ocean Race Galway are now saying between 2am and 4am.

swiftman · 02-07-2012 2:25pm

docks gates closed from 9pm - 2am due to low tide!!!!!

if there here at 10pm they wont get into the docks till 2

dinneenp · 02-07-2012 2:48pm

is there any idea of what kind of crowds will be there?
I'm guessing it won't be massive- Monday night, dodgy weather, pubs/nightclubs will be closed.
I was thinking of going in to take photos but think now it's not worth it.

dilallio · 02-07-2012 2:52pm

+1 on the comments on the ticketing box office.

I bought 2 tickets last Sun week for collection at the ticket office, and despite going there last Weds and Thurs, I was told 'The computer is down'. After waiting over 20 mins both times, I left and came back on Friday. I had to wait for another 20 mins while they located someone who knew how to use the computer.

If you've bought tickets, don't leave it till the last moment to collect them.

Sponge Bob · 02-07-2012 2:53pm

It is now 3pm. They are 120 Nautical Miles out and travelling at 12 Nautical Miles an hour....so looks like 1AM finish ( off the prom) and into the docks 30 mins later....earlier if they speed up.

brembo26 · 02-07-2012 3:03pm

anyone have info on if your allowed bring you own beers into the open air gigs?

02-07-2012 3:21pm

brembo26 wrote: »

anyone have info on if your allowed bring you own beers into the open air gigs?

You wont be let past security if they see you carrying drink but if you can conceal it for getting in, once your inside there is no problem getting away with it in the middle of the crowd.

brembo26 · 02-07-2012 3:22pm

cheers thanks! must fish out a backpack!

Rob A. Bank · 02-07-2012 4:52pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhULJDfdEkA

Leading boats through the Blasket Sound now at 16:45.

Less than 100 nautical Miles to go !

Outside · 02-07-2012 5:24pm

New ETA 02:00 GMT ! http://twitter.com/volvooceanrace/status/219827837144801280

Discodog · 02-07-2012 5:46pm

Outside wrote: »

New ETA 02:00 GMT ! http://twitter.com/volvooceanrace/status/219827837144801280

New ? That was posted at 9am ! I reckon earlier.

jkforde · 02-07-2012 5:47pm

hey, the wifey is all disappointed, she was salivating at the notion of noshing into a pie from piemiester or one of the pie vans, are they back this time?, we were down at the docks and the village earlier and didn't see them

would've loved to have seen the leaders pass through the Blasket Sound from Dunquin, would've been a gorgeous sight as they'd have had to slow it down through those shallows, roll on 2am!

connemara man · 02-07-2012 5:48pm

jkforde wrote: »

hey, the wifey is all disappointed, she was salivating at the notion of noshing into a pie from piemiester or one of the pie vans, are they back this time?, we were down at the docks and the village earlier and didn't see them

would've loved to have seen the leaders pass through the Blasket Sound from Dunquin, would've been a gorgeous sight as they'd have had to slow it down through those shallows, roll on 2am!

there is a pie place behind the harbour hotel?

cheesemaker · 02-07-2012 6:10pm

Some job done on the Famine memorial. The stonework is very uneven in four or five places and half the bricks around border have chips and the corners gone off them. Presumable they came that way.

Not sure if it was rushed, done by amateurs or both but it looks terrible.

vulcan57 · 02-07-2012 6:47pm

Rough panoramic view today.

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Discodog · 02-07-2012 6:54pm

My rough calculations are 42 NM left. So at their current speed they should be off Spiddal at 10.45pm

ben.schlomo · 02-07-2012 6:56pm

What time are Thin Lizzy on, would i be right in thinking around 930, no interest in the other crowd that are on.

vulcan57 · 02-07-2012 7:06pm

ben.schlomo wrote: »

What time are Thin Lizzy on, would i be right in thinking around 930, no interest in the other crowd that are on.

Listed as 8.30 - 10.00

muskyj · 02-07-2012 7:28pm

according to volvo eta is between 1 and 2am. does anyone know if the fireworks are on for tonight?

gordongekko · 02-07-2012 7:58pm

muskyj wrote: »

according to volvo eta is between 1 and 2am. does anyone know if the fireworks are on for tonight?

fireworks are on 4th July

Rob A. Bank · 02-07-2012 8:06pm

The Top Gear type challenge where a car was racing the boats from Lorient to Galway continues... Loser buys the drinks !

Looks like the car drivers will not have to buy that round of drinks for the 66 sailors !

Click the Google map icon top left of tracker screen

Brad768 · 02-07-2012 8:14pm

"Latest updates on Fleet ETA to Galway!

1st boat expected to cross finish line in Gaway Harbour at approx. 1am & Dockside at 2:15 am!

Bring your sunglasses and a smile - Bonfires will be lit the whole route in from the Aran Islands

"

Tempting....anyone heading down?

yaledo · 02-07-2012 8:15pm

marinetraffic not showing them yet, but some of the boats are shown on the commissioner of Irish Lights' website:

http://cilpublic.cil.ie/aisdatafeed/charting.aspx#tabs-2

Doc Ruby · 02-07-2012 8:30pm

Brad768 wrote: »

"Latest updates on Fleet ETA to Galway!

1st boat expected to cross finish line in Gaway Harbour at approx. 1am & Dockside at 2:15 am!

Bring your sunglasses and a smile - Bonfires will be lit the whole route in from the Aran Islands "

Tempting....anyone heading down?

I might yeah, what would be the best vantage point? And where will the bonfires be?

Discodog · 02-07-2012 8:44pm

Brad768 wrote: »

"Latest updates on Fleet ETA to Galway!

1st boat expected to cross finish line in Gaway Harbour at approx. 1am & Dockside at 2:15 am!

Bring your sunglasses and a smile - Bonfires will be lit the whole route in from the Aran Islands "

Tempting....anyone heading down?

1am looks way out - they are approaching Aran !

Storm 10 · 02-07-2012 8:53pm

I guess they will hang around as the dock gates just closed and wont open until 2am.

Sponge Bob · 02-07-2012 8:54pm

They are off Aran and due around 12:30 am at the finish line and perhaps 11:45pm in Spiddal.

If you want to see them in real time they will appear on the ShipAIS live tracker some time between now and around 9:30pm .

Here is the correct link > http://www.shipais.com/showship.php?mmsi=250002417

PhoenixParker · 02-07-2012 8:54pm

The volvo race tracker has them at 2am now.
It's usually been fairly accurate to date.

Rickwellwood · 02-07-2012 8:55pm

Here a link for a live webcam on Galway harbour its pretty good quality to have a gawk at whats happening around there

http://www.farsondigitalwatercams.com/live-webcams/ireland/Galway-Harbour/Galway-City/

McTigs · 02-07-2012 8:55pm

Discodog wrote: »

1am looks way out - they are approaching Aran !

can you see them? they still look a good way off on the rce tracker

Discodog · 02-07-2012 8:57pm

Storm 10 wrote: »

I guess they will hang around as the dock gates just closed and wont open until 2am.

Exactly. People are confusing the race finish time & arrival in the docks.

Discodog · 02-07-2012 8:58pm

Sponge Bob wrote: »

They are off Aran and due around 12:30 am at the finish line and perhaps 11:45pm in Spiddal.

If you want to see them in real time they will appear on the ShipAIS live tracker some time between now and around 9:30pm .

Here is the correct link > http://www.shipais.com/showship.php?mmsi=250002417

They haven't shown on AIS during the whole run & they are not showing on the main AIS site now.

I make them about 33 miles from Spiddal so at 14 knots they get there at 11.15.

Storm 10 · 02-07-2012 9:02pm

Discodog wrote: »

They haven't shown on AIS during the whole run & they are not showing on the main AIS site now.

They showed up for around half hour this morning but nothing since, cant understand why they turn it off, more than likely so the other boats dont know where they are

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