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Just found this on youtube from the volvo. 1st 4 minutes should get your underwear moistened, 4.5 mins to about 7 should make most of us thankful theres other boats around when we race. The guy going over the side at about 5 mins is justin Slattery and about 7 is damian foxall 2 of our most accomplished modern ocean racers0 -
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I had a double cover on it one of the silver ones and then a cheep blue tarpaulin over it, the silver one is ok but the blue one is like a spiders web :eek: I also lost a few sheets of corrugated perspex from my lean to
but at least the boats are ok I had visions of going out the next morning and seeing a slate sticking out of the deck.
I hope all your boats are ok it was a good breeze
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It beggars belief the things some people are getting up to even after the warnings, I saw one video of a guy jumping off a high board into the sea in the hight of the storm I guess just for a few min's of youtube fame
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It beggars belief the things some people are getting up to even after the warnings, I saw one video of a guy jumping off a high board into the sea in the hight of the storm I guess just for a few min's of youtube fame
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Think that was in 2011, but your point still absolutely stands.
It boils my blood to think that he (and all those other gob****es acting the hero) take up the time - and risk the lives - of the emergency services while there might be other actual emergencies happening :mad::mad::mad:0 -
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Had to laugh at the hyping up of TV3 just now... pics of boats straining on their moorings in Crosshaven - "some of them looked in danger of capsizing"
There will be one owner though who'll be in need of a new jib....a lovely shot the whole thing unfurled and flapping furiously :eek:
A few others will be in need of new covers, there was a lot of flapping going on in DL coal harbour as well!0 -
Dramatic video of double wave over the sea wall at Spiddal Pier..
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Woohooo, just booked accomodation in Kinsale for Cork week, I'll be sailing and the OH is coming along to do some touring around Cork He's also my designated chauffeur for the week
Any tips from any veterans on what to expect of the four days racing?0 -
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Wasn't there for the last two, but was there for the two before that (when it was five days racing).
Best organised racing in the country (that I've come across anyway).
When we were down there there were 400-500 boats on five courses - I think I heard last time there were in or around 100, so I don't know how that has affected the setup, but there can't possibly have been the same atmosphere. May well have been better though, it was an awful scrum the years I was there!
You will be fleeced at every turn. Beers in the RCYC, beers in the pubs in town, accomodation, meals out, everything. Have deep pockets.
Brilliant, brilliant fun.
The Harbour Course (assuming they still have it) was my favourite of all - a romp all the way from outside Roche's Point up to Cobh where we practically stuck the nose of the boat under the boardwalk and could see the whites of the pedestrians' eyes - and half the fleet ran aground
It was a brilliant week, you'll have a great time. And learn LOADS. There's a lot to be said for a solid week of racing all day every day, you'll learn ten times as much as doing the same number of hours over a few months of Saturdays.
Jealous!!!
ETA - hold on.... Kinsale? Cork Week? Are you sure? Kinsale has Sovereign's Week (I think!), Crosshaven has Cork Week....... I'm on about Cork Week in Crosshaven. Hope I haven't got wires crossed here!0 -
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HeidiHeidi wrote: »Wasn't there for the last two, but was there for the two before that (when it was five days racing).
Best organised racing in the country (that I've come across anyway).
When we were down there there were 400-500 boats on five courses - I think I heard last time there were in or around 100, so I don't know how that has affected the setup, but there can't possibly have been the same atmosphere. May well have been better though, it was an awful scrum the years I was there!
You will be fleeced at every turn. Beers in the RCYC, beers in the pubs in town, accomodation, meals out, everything. Have deep pockets.
Brilliant, brilliant fun.
The Harbour Course (assuming they still have it) was my favourite of all - a romp all the way from outside Roche's Point up to Cobh where we practically stuck the nose of the boat under the boardwalk and could see the whites of the pedestrians' eyes - and half the fleet ran aground
It was a brilliant week, you'll have a great time. And learn LOADS. There's a lot to be said for a solid week of racing all day every day, you'll learn ten times as much as doing the same number of hours over a few months of Saturdays.
Jealous!!!
ETA - hold on.... Kinsale? Cork Week? Are you sure? Kinsale has Sovereign's Week (I think!), Crosshaven has Cork Week....... I'm on about Cork Week in Crosshaven. Hope I haven't got wires crossed here!
Yeah it's Crosshaven, but as I'm trying to combine Cork week with a holiday with the OH and LOATHE hotels as I travel a lot with work, I found a great apartment in Kinsale, don't mind driving each day, and the OH doesn't drink so he will happily schedule what he's doing with any social activities that take place And it means that we can have a night or two together outside of somewhere like Carrigaline heaving with sailors (he's not a fan of sailing at all!)
THey do still have the Harbour course, looking forward to that
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Yeah it's Crosshaven, but as I'm trying to combine Cork week with a holiday with the OH and LOATHE hotels as I travel a lot with work, I found a great apartment in Kinsale, don't mind driving each day, and the OH doesn't drink so he will happily schedule what he's doing with any social activities that take place And it means that we can have a night or two together outside of somewhere like Carrigaline heaving with sailors (he's not a fan of sailing at all!)
THey do still have the Harbour course, looking forward to that
Thanks for the post
Yeah, just checked, seems Sovereign's Cup is every second year opposite Cork Week. I thought it was yearly.
I thought Kinsale was a lot further from Crosshaven than it seems to be - and if you've a non-drinker to chauffeur you to and from, then you're sorted! You'll still have very early starts, though! Sailing courses can be an hour from the pontoon/raft.
But it's a blast of a week, you'll have a great time!0 -
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Kinsale is a great spot, especially good if you like seafood restaurants
Yup, love my seafoodHeidiHeidi wrote: »Yeah, just checked, seems Sovereign's Cup is every second year opposite Cork Week. I thought it was yearly.
I thought Kinsale was a lot further from Crosshaven than it seems to be - and if you've a non-drinker to chauffeur you to and from, then you're sorted! You'll still have very early starts, though! Sailing courses can be an hour from the pontoon/raft.
But it's a blast of a week, you'll have a great time!
It's less than 20 mins drive and I expect I'll be driving to Carrigaline and meeting the lads there as they are staying there. The OH is great about the sailing/chauffeuring side of things tbh, and it's a quarter of my holidays from work to go, so using it for him to visit relatives (he's from Cork), do history stuff which drives me bats, and other random stuff while I'm out sailing makes sense
Come the longer days I'll be out sailing up to six days a week (evenings and weekends) and he is very very accomodating about that, so it will be nice to combine the two 0 -
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