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Post annotated by RainbowChaser :
This thread was moved from the category Races.
As always, all SOLers are very welcome to join in the informal and mostly social matchraces that will be held during the run-up to the SOL race-start.

Tonight I propose a positioning cruise/race to a location that, for forecast winds, should be a better location as a matchrace start-point over the next day or so.

SO... TONIGHT (24 April 2010)

TIME: 1800utc

FROM: SOL race start

TO: 64.938 / -23.336

See you there!!

POSITIONING CRUISE/RACE

From the gun

advoplaz3375 (ITA)
Perenkist (NED)
RainbowChaser (GBR)
robert1 (SWE)
Smo (FIN)

NED Pano (NED) and Bardos (NED) are waiting a little down-course and will join in.

africa (CRO) started 22mins after the gun.



--- Last Edited by RainbowChaser at 2010-04-24 18:25:56 ---
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can i play?
claudio - OF COURSE you can play!! EVERYONE is invited to join in.. these matchraces are run by SOLers for SOLers and everyone is most welcome.

Practice matchracing is a grand way to test out a boat polar, learn how SOL works (if you are new) and get to know a few of the other SOLers a little better than before :-)

You see me shouting about the races 'cos I am just bossy like that hehehe

--- Last Edited by RainbowChaser at 2010-04-24 17:39:17 ---
MATCHRACE ONE - 25 April 2010 - 1800utc

africa has created for us an excellent challenge race here: http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u204/capada/?action=view&current=clipperrace-1.jpg

FROM: 64.938 / -23.336

OVER the SLI at 65.02 / -23.01 - if you decide to NOT jump then you must sail between the island and the shore

TO and CLOCKWISE round the SLI at 65.01 / -22.85

TO and ANTICLOCKWISE round the SLI at 65.08 / -22.76

FINISH: on the coastline between 64.95 / 23.32 and 64.97 / -23.36

As always, everyone is invited to join in for some informal competition and fun!



FROM THE GUN RACING ARE:
africa (CRO)
AUS Scott (AUS)
batchg (AUS)
glynnwi (GBR)
NED_pano
newsartist (USA)
Rainbow (GBR)
robert1(SWE)
sassy (SWE)
Smo(FIN)
stoertebaker (AUT)


Perenkist (NED) started +17mins.

All successfully SLI jumped the little island and approaching thefirst rounding the ranking is:

1 africa (CRO)
2 Smo(FIN)
3 batchg (AUS)
4 newsartist (USA)
5 sassy (SWE)
6 glynnwi (GBR)
7 stoertebaker (AUT)
8 Rainbow (GBR)
9 NED_pano
10 AUS Scott (AUS)
11 robert1(SWE)
12 Perenkist (NED)


FINAL RANKING

1. batchg
2. Smo +2.30
3. sassy +3.02
4. africa +4.01
5. glynnwi +4.35
6. scott +5.21
7. robert +8.09
8. news +8.31
9. stoerte +9.07
10. RC +10.03
11. Perenkist (29.12-17)=+12.12
13. Pano +12.33

--- Last Edited by RainbowChaser at 2010-04-25 22:33:25 ---
MATCHRACE TWO - 25 APRIL 2010

Due to public demand (well, matchracers enthusiasm) africa's race-course is going to be run again from last night's finish point.

FROM: 65.009 / -23.126

OVER the SLI at 65.02 / -23.01 - if you decide to NOT jump then you must sail between the island and the shore

TO and CLOCKWISE round the SLI at 65.01 / -22.85

TO and ANTICLOCKWISE round the SLI at 65.08 / -22.76

FINISH: on the coastline that has 65.009 / -23.126 as its centre.

ALL ARE WELCOME TO JOIN IN AS ALWAYS!!

--- Last Edited by RainbowChaser at 2010-04-25 22:41:50 ---
MATCHRACE TWO - FROM THE GUN

africa (CRO)
Gilles (ITA)
glynnwi (GBR)
NED_pano (NED)
newsartist (USA)
Perenkist (NED)
Rainbow (GBR)
robert1(SWE)
sassy63 (SWE)
Smo(FIN)
stoertebaker (AUT)
WairuaExpress (NZL))

AFTER 90 MINUTES

sassy63 19:28: STANDINGS IN MATCHRACE: #1 Gilles, #2 africa, #3 Perenkist, #4 sassy, #5 stoerteb, #6 smo, #7 news, #8 robert AND RC, #9 Pano, #10 glynnwi 8late start)

AMENDMENT TO COURSE

FINISH will be the beach between 65.045 / -22.806 AND 65.034 / -22.868.

FINAL RANKINGS

Unfortunately due to thinking someone else was making a note of finishing times there was some confusion over final rankings.

The best available info was

glynnwi 20:38: africa, gilles, perenkist and smo third,news rob1...or its a draw


--- Last Edited by RainbowChaser at 2010-04-26 20:40:47 ---
MATCHRACE 3 - 27 April 2010

START: 1800utc

FROM: 65.040 / -22.837

ROUND: island at 65.14/-22.67

SLI JUMP OVER: 65.14/-22.54

LEAVE TO STARBOARD: island at 65.12/-22.55

LEAVE TO PORT: island at 65.11/-22.60

FINISH: the beach between 65.045 / -22.806 AND 65.034 / -22.868

ALL ARE VERY WELCOME TO JOIN IN AT ANY POINT DURING THE RACE IF UNABLE TO MAKE THE START

--- Last Edited by RainbowChaser at 2010-04-26 20:47:16 ---

--- Last Edited by RainbowChaser at 2010-04-26 21:02:15 ---
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MATCHRACE TWO
JOKE STANDINGS IN MATCHRACE: #1 africa(god in waiting), #2 Gilles(true god of race), #3 Perenkist(true gent govenor),smo,(jump-champ but still only joint third)#5 news(its a draw you came 5th, get over it), #6 robert1( excellent getting better all the time), #7 Pano( too many boinks), #8 glynnwi,(well done considering started race 1.3 miles behind others) # 9RC(true goddess. would have been 5th if Newsrooms, its an anagram.
hadn't steered boat off course) , #10 sassy (sas you caused all this trouble)& stoertebacker ( an innocent bystander) (still running).its only practice,,,,
thanks again rc and once again africa for course.
MATCHRACE 3 - 1800utc - 27apr10

RACING FROM THE GUN

africa (CRO)
glynnwi (GBR)
NED_pano (NED)
newsartist (USA)
Perenkist (NED)
Rainbow (GBR)
robert1(SWE)
stoertebaker (AUT)
YBWvictorious (GBR)

NZL Spindrift (NZL) started +23mins
Smo (FIN)started +43m 50secs

UPDATE

RainbowChaser 19:51: looks like 1. africa 2 SB and Rob.. 4 Per and Vic...then news, Pano and me followed by glynn, then Spin (who started late) and Smo who started VERY late


FINAL RANKINGS

1. africa @ 20:48
Spin @ 21:11-23m = 20:48
3. robert @ 20:49
4. stoerte @20:49++
5. perenkist @ 20:50
6. vic @ 20:51
7. rainbow @ 20:57
8. pano @ 20:57++
9. news @ 20:58
10. glynn @ 21:03




--- Last Edited by RainbowChaser at 2010-04-27 21:13:23 ---

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