Sydney Hobart

neris

Link to the start of this years race. Wild Oats has already retired.

http://www.rolexsydneyhobart.com/news/2015/pre-race/rolex-sydney-hobart-race-start/

pedroeibar1

Wind went southerly and strengthened as forecast/expected. Worst hit are the big boats/Maxis. The retirements so far are:

Ark323 (deck damage)

Lupa of London (bow damage)

Cougar II (hull damage)

M3 (broken forestay)

Dare Devil (broken rudder)

Wild Oats XI (torn mainsail)

Cex Dolce (broken mast)

Perpetual Loyal (broken rudder)

St Jude (broken rudder)

Koa (steering damage)

All retirees report crews are safe.

neris

That comanche is some beast. She came around the mark and just ate perpetual before pissing off. Also ramblers some weapon at only 88 foot. Be brilliant to see more then just rambler off wicklow next june.

Ps ill blow a Howth trumpet for this one

hyc.ie/news/369-winds-might-favour-big-boats-and-howth-sailors-for-sydney-hobart

HeidiHeidi

Jaysus, 27% gone, and they're not even a day and a half into it... one broken leg, some broken ribs, and an awful lot of broken boats.

I'd have said that race was on my bucket list, but I'm rapidly going off the idea at the moment :eek:

fergal.b

pedroeibar1 wrote: »

Wind went southerly and strengthened as forecast/expected. Worst hit are the big boats/Maxis. The retirements so far are:

Ark323 (deck damage)

Lupa of London (bow damage)

Cougar II (hull damage)

M3 (broken forestay)

Dare Devil (broken rudder)

Wild Oats XI (torn mainsail)

Cex Dolce (broken mast)

Perpetual Loyal (broken rudder)

St Jude (broken rudder)

Koa (steering damage)

All retirees report crews are safe.

A few more :eek:


Pazzaz - mainsail
Pretty Fly III - broken forestay
Brindabella - sail
Takani - rudder
Patrice - mainsail
GYR WOT EVA
Dekadence - electronics Issues
Samurai Jack - sail damage
HASPA Hamburg - rig
Black Jack - returning to Jervis Bay with injured crew
Victoire
KLC Bengal 7 - mainsail
Frantic - mainsail
Triton - mainsail
Hollywood Boulevard - hull
Great Xpectations
Landfall - hull
China Easyway - sail damage
Jaffa - starter motor

neris

That boat Black Jack doesnt seem to enjoy S2H much. She dropped her rig last year and retiring again this year. Shes a Volvo 70 aswell so well suited to this. Good to see Brindabellas still on the go even if shes retired. S2H is a defo bucket list race. Was down there in 2001 and was impossible to get on a boat. Memories of 1998 were still raw and owners were very cautious of taking a crew to Hobart even more so when one of them might be a 20yo foreigner

Stheno

Comanche wins the race, over 50 nautical miles ahead of it's nearest rival.
First time since 1998 it's been won by an American owned boat, and first time ever it's been won by a female co-owner, who also crewed, and said that at times she felt "pure terror"

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-35188693
http://www.rolexsydneyhobart.com/news/2015/day-3/american-victory-as-comanche-takes-line-honours-in-rolex-sydney-hobart-yacht-race/

Also the first time a crew have retired, sailed back to Sydney, then restarted and won

Tom Dunne

Can I ask what makes the race so significant? Is it the constant difficult conditions/tides? Or what?

neris

Tom Dunne wrote: »

Can I ask what makes the race so significant? Is it the constant difficult conditions/tides? Or what?

If the winds from the south its usually blowing stink big seas and miserable. Theres also the crossing of bass straight where seas can be a mess as its exposed and open to the west. The finish is up a river which can be very tactical especially if its light weather and adds to the drama if 2 boats are close or the record is under threat. The race has always got a good turn out of maxis and big boats aswell which adds to drama. And with nothing major sailingwise at that time of year it gets an interest from sailors around the world.

Stheno

neris wrote: »

If the winds from the south its usually blowing stink big seas and miserable. Theres also the crossing of bass straight where seas can be a mess as its exposed and open to the west. The finish is up a river which can be very tactical especially if its light weather and adds to the drama if 2 boats are close or the record is under threat. The race has always got a good turn out of maxis and big boats aswell which adds to drama. And with nothing major sailingwise at that time of year it gets an interest from sailors around the world.

Plus the tragedy of 1998