Volvo ocean race coming to Galway

workaccount · 08-05-2008 01:29PM #1

Hi,
There is going to be a simulator coming to Galway on the 22nd of this month.

Meant to be like the real thing assuming the journalist isn't talking sh*te (galway first - Monday). These boats go up to about 60 knots..about 70MPH :eek:

Aparently you will have to put on rain gear (provided) as there will be real water for the simulator.

Anyone ever been on it before?

http://www.volvooceanrace.org/index.aspx

preilly79 · 08-05-2008 01:33PM

workaccount wrote: »

These boats go up to about 60 knots

No they don't. http://www.sailspeedrecords.com/content/view/14/16/

workaccount · 08-05-2008 01:34PM

preilly79 wrote: »

No they don't. http://www.sailspeedrecords.com/content/view/14/16/

That's a 500 metre record

preilly79 · 08-05-2008 01:41PM

workaccount wrote: »

That's a 500 metre record

Exactly, those boats (if you can even call them that, they're more like aircraft when they reach speeds like that), are designed for use on a 500m stretch of water with no waves, obstacles etc. These are the fastest yachts period, and even they don't come close to 60 knots.

Top speed for a Volvo Open 70 currently stands at 39kts (i'm pretty sure)..

po0k · 08-05-2008 02:13PM

Nice one.
I was at the Tall Ships in Cork in 91 as a young lad.

preilly79 · 08-05-2008 02:18PM

po0k wrote: »

Nice one.
I was at the Tall Ships in Cork in 91 as a young lad.

sure if you were a young lad in '91 you're still a young lad in my book

po0k · 08-05-2008 02:20PM

You'll die first

Sherifu · 08-05-2008 02:33PM

Simulator eh.

cornbb · 08-05-2008 02:44PM

Nice one. Is the race itself coming to Galway or just the simulator?

No sailing vessel has ever broken the 50kt record AFAIK, and only windsurfers have come close

po0k · 08-05-2008 02:50PM

The race http://www.volvooceanrace.org/abouttherace/raceschedule/
6th June it says.

Deckchair and beer cooler on top of the oil silos I says.

workaccount · 08-05-2008 02:56PM

po0k wrote: »

The race http://www.volvooceanrace.org/abouttherace/raceschedule/
6th June it says.

Deckchair and beer cooler on top of the oil silos I says.

The Irish team will be based in Galway here and should be here in a few weeks.

There boat is just finished or nearly finished. It took 90 men and 40,000 hours labour to build in Hong Kong.

cornbb · 08-05-2008 02:59PM

Wicked, I'll look forward to watching them.

CrowdedHouse · 08-05-2008 03:08PM

po0k wrote: »

The race http://www.volvooceanrace.org/abouttherace/raceschedule/
6th June it says.

That's next year though according to that.

JohnCleary · 08-05-2008 03:24PM

po0k wrote: »

The race http://www.volvooceanrace.org/abouttherace/raceschedule/
6th June it says.

Deckchair and beer cooler on top of the oil silos I says.

2009

I'll beat you one - I'll be in the boat driving alongside them as they enter the bay

workaccount · 08-05-2008 03:33PM

JohnCleary wrote: »

2009

I'll beat you one - I'll be in the boat driving alongside them as they enter the bay

Ha ha

As if you'd be allowed. If you bumped into one you would probably spend a large amount of the rest of your life paying for the damage!

What kind of boat do you have btw? I think I remember seeing you selling a boat on adverts before....if I recall correctly twas a nice one.

JohnCleary · 08-05-2008 04:27PM

workaccount wrote: »

Ha ha

As if you'd be allowed. If you bumped into one you would probably spend a large amount of the rest of your life paying for the damage!

What kind of boat do you have btw? I think I remember seeing you selling a boat on adverts before....if I recall correctly twas a nice one.

Um 'allowed'? I'm getting paid to do it

It's a sports cruiser, and yes it's nice

Not the one you seen on adverts though, that was much smaller than the one I have now

workaccount · 09-05-2008 12:06AM

JohnCleary wrote: »

Um 'allowed'? I'm getting paid to do it

It's a sports cruiser, and yes it's nice Not the one you seen on adverts though, that was much smaller than the one I have now

Ye must be loaded ye fecker.

JIZZLORD · 09-05-2008 12:58AM

JohnCleary wrote: »

Um 'allowed'? I'm getting paid to do it

It's a sports cruiser, and yes it's nice Not the one you seen on adverts though, that was much smaller than the one I have now

For a second i thought you said you had a battle cruiser

JohnCleary · 09-05-2008 08:00AM

JIZZLORD wrote: »

For a second i thought you said you had a battle cruiser

You sunk my battleship

JohnCleary · 09-05-2008 08:01AM

workaccount wrote: »

Ye must be loaded ye fecker.

I never thought babies could sell so well on eBay

po0k · 09-05-2008 10:41AM

JohnCleary wrote: »

2009

Balls.

It even says "6 June 2009"

Volvo ocean race coming to Galway

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