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Forum: General Sailing Forum 28-12-2015, 01:03
Replies: 389
Views: 71,170
Posted By Jim Cate
Re: Sydney To Hobart 2015-2016

I agree, and consider that both of the boats ahead of WO subsequently were damaged. As it happened, they both were able to continue... but what if they had not been able? Then WO might have "limped"...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 27-12-2015, 20:37
Replies: 389
Views: 71,170
Posted By Jim Cate
Re: Sydney To Hobart 2015-2016

Re dropping out of the race when damaged:

I keep forgetting that this is a business, not a sport. Makes sense as a biz decision.

And there is a rumour running around Eden that WO had engine...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 27-12-2015, 12:19
Replies: 389
Views: 71,170
Posted By Jim Cate
Re: Sydney To Hobart 2015-2016

Well, I dunno about shame, but consider what a cruiser would do if their main blew out in that position...

Were it me, I'd clean up the mess of tattered thousand dollar bills and continue on...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 25-12-2015, 21:29
Replies: 389
Views: 71,170
Posted By Jim Cate
Re: Sydney To Hobart 2015-2016

In fact, I could swear that I saw folks working the grinders on Comanche... wonder what t hey were doing??

Sure a pretty boat... amazing what you can do when you have a spare billion or two lying...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 22-12-2015, 14:03
Replies: 389
Views: 71,170
Posted By Jim Cate
Re: Sydney To Hobart 2015-2016

RC, I sorta understand your POV, but to say that skipper needs to rely on "sound information coming to them" seems wrong to me. The duty of the skipper is to be sure that he has indeed got sound...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 22-12-2015, 12:32
Replies: 389
Views: 71,170
Posted By Jim Cate
Re: Sydney To Hobart 2015-2016

Delay the start???? Good grief, mate, think what it would do to the TV scheduling!! Lets keep this in true perspective: if the sponsors don't get enough air time the world will come to an end...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 21-12-2015, 00:03
Replies: 389
Views: 71,170
Posted By Jim Cate
Re: Sydney To Hobart 2015-2016

There seem to be two events going on here: a media event for the maxis and a sailboat race for the rest of the fleet. The great unwashed may have a fleeting interest in the maxis, and could give...
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