Boating chit chat thread.

POBox19 · 21-07-2023 7:13pm

From the RORC facebook page:

How To Follow The Rolex Fastnet Race

The historic 50th edition of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s Rolex Fastnet Race sets sail with the first start at 1300 BST this Saturday (22 July) from Cowes, Isle of Wight bound for Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France via the Fastnet Rock off southwest Ireland.

HOW TO WATCH:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RORCRacing

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RoyalOceanRacingClub

Website: https://www.rolexfastnetrace.com

neris · 23-07-2023 5:28pm

1st 24 hours of the Fastnet has been carnage. Dismastings, grounding, broken hulls & a sinking.

rje66 · 24-07-2023 10:52pm

https://youtu.be/8UL8nyjs7r4

HeidiHeidi · 26-07-2023 4:40pm

It's late on Wednesday, 4 of the last 5 boats are just rounding the Fastnet now...... paddy last boat is only half way to the rock from the Scillies.....

You'd want great patience!!!

neris · 26-07-2023 5:29pm

3rd last is an Irish boat from Waterford or Wexford

HeidiHeidi · 26-07-2023 5:33pm

Waterford.

Met them at plenty events.

AndyBoBandy · 19-08-2023 8:59am

Ouch!!

HeidiHeidi · 19-08-2023 10:16am

Another one sent to me

neris · 19-08-2023 10:17am

Heard a few boats in Clontarf broke their moorings too.

Just aswell last night's Isora was postponed

Tow · 19-08-2023 10:17am

Where was the first photo taken?

neris · 19-08-2023 10:18am

Royal Irish

Tow · 19-08-2023 10:24am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120999169#Comment_120999169

Thanks. It looked familiar, but I could not place it. Irish Lights building in the background.

neris · 19-08-2023 10:33am

This was on twitter or whatever is called now

https://twitter.com/damiengeoghegan/status/1692609322625139075?t=YGlRYl7oZ3e6kejUMA80Tg&s=19

AndyBoBandy · 19-08-2023 10:33am

Another angle

nokiatom · 19-08-2023 11:39am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120999212#Comment_120999212

very sad

neris · 19-08-2023 12:01pm

https://twitter.com/niallcarsonpa/status/1692652004290535497?t=EGeWsuGxCH6hzD190cggKw&s=19

....

neris · 19-08-2023 1:19pm

Laser/ILCA nationals getting ready to launch after a long postponement

neris · 25-08-2023 9:04am

See the Dublin Bay & buoy is down aswell as all the other Irish lights weather buoys because of Twitter/X policies

AndyBoBandy · 25-08-2023 9:25am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121023915#Comment_121023915

I noticed that yesterday..

is it because they’d re effectively bot accounts which publish automatic tweets every 30 minutes?

neris · 25-08-2023 3:58pm

Not sure but the Fastnet wasnt working properly before the Fasntnet race started and I dont think has come back online properly. Every report it sent out was saying it was blowing 130 knots so not sure if that was Twitter or a software glitch with Irish Lights

neris · 30-08-2023 11:43am

Dublin bay and a few of the other weather buoys are back up and working on twitter/X

AndyBoBandy · 05-09-2023 2:34pm

While out for a long overdue sail on Sunday I discovered that I’ve lost my VHF aerial/windex…

I was wondering why I didn’t hear a peep on ch16 at all…..

I guess it was the recent storm that finally took her away!!

When I replace it, I’m pretty sure I’ll have to run the new coaxial cable down through the mast to the foot where the deck connections are, as as fas as I’d be aware, there is no connection point at the mast head right? So it’ll be a bit of a pain to replace!!

I also noticed (while sailing through a patch of fog) that my radar reflector is also gone!!! So it was either taken by the storm, or it was stolen….. Im guessing the former as it’s been held onto an inner shroud with 2 cable ties for the last 5 years or so…

Tow · 05-09-2023 5:26pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121072458#Comment_121072458

The base of your antenna may have a socket (SO239) the coax is plugged (PL259) into.

Mick Tator · 05-09-2023 5:57pm

I had to replace a broken aerial a while back. There was a mast socket BUT the ’whip’ replacement had the coax cable pre-fitted, so it had about 10 metres to be fed through and a new coax plug fitted to the radio end when finished. A heavy iron (not SS) shackle pin on fishing line is ideal to drop down and a magnet can be used to help if stuck.

Alkers · 05-09-2023 11:01pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121072458#Comment_121072458

If you're having to run new cable in the mast, it might be neater to just run it straight to the radio than having a connector at the foot of the mast which is surely a vulnerability?

Van Doozy · 06-09-2023 10:44am

i would imagine it would be preferable if you can disconnect all the mast cables at a single point like a junction box at the base of the mast in order to facilitate removing it.