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  • 2011-10-03 15:27:14
    Re: October 2011
    Board » Flag Officers » Race Calendar
    You are faster than lightning. :)
  • 2011-10-03 13:51:47
    Re: October 2011
    Board » Flag Officers » Race Calendar
    Hi RC!

    Just let you know I saw a little "glitch" in the big "SOL-Around-the-World-Race-Week", it seems like the date for the start of the first leg should be the 6th of november (if it should start on a sunday).
    Looks like both tuesday and wednesday that week has the same date (1st of nov). Not the end of the world - just wanted you to know so there will be no confusion when the big race is getting closer. :)

    Regards, V71
  • 2011-09-05 12:00:40
    Re: NAME THE OCEAN RACE 2011-2012
    Board » General Discussion
    "SOL ECLIPSE 2011-2012"

    (An extra edge in this is that SOL in swedish means SUN)

    A team challenge with best 4 boats from each country each leg would be fun.

    If SOL could contribute with small prizes as mentioned above, it would be great (membership to individual winner, maybe t-shirts or caps to best team), nothing fancy or expensive, just to spice it up a bit. :-)



    --- Last Edited by theviking71 at 2011-09-05 12:05:44 ---
  • 2011-03-22 20:58:03
    Imoca leg 5 - the humble beast
    Board » General Discussion
    There once was a humble dane called Mouthansar starting from Cape Horn East
    The longer the race went on, it turned out he really was a determined Beast
    The persevering man held the lead throughout the Race
    The difficult weather along africas coast was almost like a Mace
    Let´s hope it will be the humble beast who in Gibraltar will arrive first and start the Feast!
  • 2011-02-20 11:47:27
    IMOCA Leg 4... ETA GUESSING!
    Board » General Discussion
    The guessing of ETA for leg 4 starts again!

    Latest time for giving your guess is monday 21 feb at 1800 UTC.

    I´ll start:

    ETA (UTC):
    Mar 1st
    18 hrs
    18 mins
    18 sec

    Good Luck!

    /V71

    ps. (To make it easier to decide the winner: please write down your ETA with date, hour and mins.)
    The winner gets a drink (or two) of free choice at this beautiful place at the harbour in Cape Town:

    http://www.waterfront.co.za




    --- Last Edited by theviking71 at 2011-02-20 17:18:19 ---
  • 2011-02-01 15:09:39
    Re: IMOCA Leg 3...GUESSING !
    Board » General Discussion
    17 days
    17 hours
    17 minutes
    17 seconds

    /V71

    Translated to ETA:
    Feb 19th UTC 00:17:17


    --- Last Edited by theviking71 at 2011-02-01 16:20:22 ---
  • 2011-01-28 17:36:28
    Re: Poetry Saved for Posterity
    Board » General Discussion
    I am honored to be dedicated a limerick by the great poet. I bow and take my sailinghat off.
    I also hope I can live up to the poetry and be the first boat to arrive the port of Cape Town.
    The first cold beer, is going to be marked with your name on it, Mouthansar!

    Cheers, V71
  • 2011-01-19 12:29:02
    Re: Mark Rounding
    Board » Technical Support
    To clarify, I´ll show you in the attached picture my own rounding of the bouy.
    A lot of space!
    :-)

    Fair Winds!

    --- Last Edited by theviking71 at 2011-01-19 12:38:01 ---

    Sorry for triple pics - something went wrong and I couldn´t figure out how to delete the attachments? (Is there a way to do that? - or maybe to delete the post and do it all over again, couldn´t find that option neither...) The smallest pic (118,4kb) is the only one you have to check...)

    --- Last Edited by theviking71 at 2011-01-19 12:39:52 ---

    --- Last Edited by theviking71 at 2011-01-19 12:41:54 ---
  • 2010-10-08 15:30:17
    The Velux 5 Oceans, ultimate solo challenge
    Board » Flag Officers » Race proposals
    The ultimate solo challenge, round the world in 6 legs, Open 60 class.
    http://www.velux5oceans.com/#/the-race/race-route/36

    I don´t know if this has been a subject of discussion here before, the departure of the first leg La Rochelle-CapeTown is scheduled to 17th of october.

    Maybe a bit late to squeeze into the SOL's racecalender, but it would be fun!

    Fair Winds!
  • 2010-09-20 13:08:23
    Re: Poll / Discussion on Number of Races on SOL
    Board » General Discussion
    Howdy!

    I do understand that this is a very difficult issue and to meet everyone's needs are probably quite impossible.

    My personal view of it all, is if the server allows it:

    1) pretty much always try to have a "long race" on it´s way - that is, oceanraces spanning 2-3-4-5 weeks (in these races it´s often enough to check your boat once or maybe twice a day). ( ---> About 8-10 races/year)

    2) Furthermore, weekraces (5-10 days duration) could be held say, twice a month. ( ---> About 20-25 races/year)

    3) And weekend/sprint races could be held every weekend. ( ---> About 50 races/year)

    However, this is just my humble opinion - nothing is wrong and nothing is right, I think the important thing is that there should be races for all tastes and the different opportunity to spend the time, we all do this because it´s fun!.

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Kapil Muni, incarnation of Lord Vishnu, founder of the Samkhya school of philosophy, disturbed from his meditation, in his wrath reduced the 60,000 sons of Sagar to ashes, as they dug the earth to retrieve the sacrificial horse that Lord Indra, the king of the Gods, stole off Sagar, thus creating the Sagara (ocean). Aeons later, Bhagiratha, a descendant of Sagara, asked Ganga to cleanse the ashes of the 60,000 princes, and her resultant torrential fall from heaven created the great river and where it met the ocean, the princes’ souls were washed and raised to heaven and Gangasagar (Sagar Island) was formed. So, let us join the pilgrimages to Kapi Muni’s Temple (see above) and race 2400nm from Cocos Island deep in the Sagara thence, in rather rapid Rapido 60s.
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