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  1. 1 hour ago, CoTex said:

    I'm not saying it's impossible, but with the size and the weight of these boats, their movements are somewhat predictable.  When that guy brings all those wimmens and dudes wearing the brand new Musto gear up on the bow to pull in some spinnaker - those are VIP's that want to have a story for the bar later.  If there was substantial likelihood of ass over elbows, they wouldn't be there.

    Try not to step on anything slippery and keep your weight low.

    As I mentioned, no inshore match racers have lifelines. Not Js, not 12 meters, IACCs, etc..

  2. 1 hour ago, Sbbruin said:

    No lifelines.  Seems like it'd be pretty easy to go ass over elbows into the drink.  At least for me.

    Yeah, they are day racers just like all the America's Cup boats.

  3. 2 minutes ago, CoTex said:

    I guess they "race" them for entertainment, but surely they're not trying too hard.

    Eh, they are going pretty damn hard. Big egos involved.

    But spiking the kite off is only way to do it.

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  4. 56 minutes ago, CoTex said:

    Question, there's got to be a better technique, right?  G650, I know, I know, use a sprit and you don't have these problems, but for these guys, wtf?  You can hurt someone like that.

    No, that's pretty standard. You just always have your face away from the direction the pole is going to jump. There are remote triggers but they are not used in most cases or very reliable. With a sprit you usually rig a martin breaker for offshore, but inshore would spike it from the sprit. The biggest risk is hardware failure while you are out there. That's what killed Jamie Boeckel on Blue Yankee about 20 years ago.

    Backing up a bit, the guys who run these boats are hyperspecialists. They are not just pros, but very specific ones. I know the name of the crew boss barking orders but it's escaping me now. It's a hell of a dance to coordinate the maneuvers on these things. Our main trimmer sailed on Endeavour once, and I know a a couple other guys who have done foredeck on Ranger and Haunuman.

  5. On 7/5/2019 at 7:01 PM, Thetexashammer said:

    It's that time of year again. Fuck yes. Most beautiful and arguably most difficult sporting event in the world.

    Story of the race is that the field is wide open. Tom Dumoulin crashed out of the Giro. https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/giro-ditalia/tom-dumoulin-abandons-giro-ditalia-2019-423516 Froome crashed on a training ride a couple months ago, but good news he was release from the hospital just today. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cycling-froome-idUSKCN1U02DK

    The talk is that Froome's crash was an error in judgment by Froome. Geraint Thomas, the reigning winner, isn't (apparently) in the same form as last year. 

    Lawson Craddock, the last place finisher last year who raised money for the Velodrome, and whose t-shirt I wear often, was left at home. Four Americans total. Two domestiques Ben King and Chad Haga, a new guy Joey Rosskopf who may make some noise, and Teejay who is riding as 1st LT to Rigoberto Uran.

    Much worse than losing Lawson, Mark Cavendish the Manx Missile is watching from home. He wants the record for stage wins, only thing I think he'll get is a new team next year, sucks he's out. The other sprinters aren't as epic. 

    Of course, Sagan is in. He'll never have yellow in Paris but he's an inspiration and a badass. He should get another green jersey, assuming the refs don't fuck him like in 2017.

    As a reminder, Paul Sherwen has passed. First tour without him. He will be missed. I still find it upsetting. 

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    There's an entire thread already.

     

     

  6. 12 hours ago, Knoxtnhorn said:

     

    Getting ready to do the Tour de Rocky Top next Sat.  My favorite ride of the year.  Ride into the mountains in the morning; all you can eat/drink pizza and beer + the 1st Stage of the Tour de France.

    Ah, that sounds fantastic. 

     

    I'm doing the Capital Trail here in Va. with a couple buddies. Last bigger ride before the Mountain Mama century in August. 

  7. 2 hours ago, Sbbruin said:

    It is one of my big fears.  When I am solo, I am ALWAYS tethered outside of the cockpit.  Over the side alone and that's all she wrote.  But what about going over and still being tethered?  If the boat is on autopilot, which it likely would be, would I have the strength to pull myself back up, especially if I'm on the windward side?  I'm not sure.  Or get drowned on the leeward side.  Headed to Catalina solo on Sunday.  Note to self: don't fall overboard. 

     

    My first recommendation to anyone is don't fall off the fucking boat.

     

     

    1 hour ago, CoTex said:

    Oh, I know it's amateur hour.  I bumped into these guys in 1996 in Southhampton or Portsmouth.  They were "training" in the Solent and all I saw were a lot of boats broad reaching back and forth, and a lot of sails flapping for a long while after every tack.  It reminded me of 8 year old yacht club camp with some big bulletproof boats that sorta looked fast but on close inspection were overbuilt so you could crash them into the dock. 

    I read this overboard report as "we did some really big things badly, and then when the small part broke, it cost a man his life."  My thought was "uh, don't do the big things badly and the small part won't be the only thing sparing your soul."

    Shit, if you're going to wipe out, at least go to weather.  You break less shit and have less to untangle.

    When do we get to see your afterschool special about mob?

    Yeah, that's generally the call. Don't put yourself in a position for a small thing to be the issue. Control the controllables. 

    I need to find a link, its posted somewhere or other. I'm glad they didn't make me do all the dumb posing Mark had to do at least.

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