Posted on 17 Dec United States SailGP Team's front-row seat The smallest, lightest, strongest, most versatile load sensor Originally developed for the America's Cup, since 2020 smartlink sensors have brought wireless load sensing to a wider audience-allowing sailors to take control of performance with live load data displayed. Posted on 17 Dec The New 'Supercharged' Sensor from Cyclops The first ever gold medals for Peru and Bermuda in the 50 year history of the Youth Worlds were awarded. If you’re game it’s an option but be warned: for the experienced and inexperienced it’s an addictive pastime.įrance wins Nations Trophy, first time victories for Peru & Bermuda Blue skies and winds of 8 to 10 knots rounded off five days of world-class competition in Mussanah, Oman. As in any real race the camaraderie, the country pride, and the obsession with doing it are all there. Tempest has been happy to get a seat at the final race in Galway and the prize giving: time to rub shoulders with the real sailors. The reports from those running in the top 10 overall, and chasing a brand new Volvo with wheels, show daily living has been turned on its head by the dedication that has had to be applied from day 1 to achieve the necessary consistency. One racer reported a business meeting during the time when the crucial tack was needed nearing Sao Miguel and his chances in the leg were lost. Mind you the dedicated virtual sailor is seriously challenged in this aspect and often has to hoodwink an employer into thinking they are still working or if it’s your own business to keep some work moving to pay the bills. We do live in a techo age and virtual racing has allowed an incredible number of sailors and would be sailors around the globe to enjoy the challenge, after all not everyone can make a living sailing.
No broken rudders or record-setting speed runs but the boats can still loose speed by damaging sails and exhausting the crew if you don’t feed them (I like that touch). Sao Miguel to Lorient it was a run down-wind trying to cover the fleet through storm and raging winds. Still his second boat on the leg managed 34th place.įor Leg 8 Tempest determined the leg would be won in the up-wind stage so the boat had to get to the Sao Miguel gate in the Azores Islands first, something he managed with all his three boats. Even crossing the line in the top 20 in Lisbon to find that hitting land in too short a time after finishing wiped your boat out and kicked you back 40 odd places (although that bug was fixed). That’s alright when you’re out on the Southern Ocean with everyone else in the same boat, but on land, not so great to be around.īy Leg 8 all lessons appeared to be learned. His beard was growing and his hair was going in any direction with showers not a priority. With no computer connection in the house, nights were spent amongst the spinnakers in our nearby sail loft. Leg 7 out of Miami and Tempest was getting into a rhythm. It didn’t stop there with 879th, 176th, and 73rd placings in Legs 4 to 6. This, along with a bit more dedication to the process, produced a 1491th placing: things were happening. So taking Zezo on board during Leg 3 somewhere in the Malacca Strait and reduced navigational calculation times up to 90%. Navigation skills are to the fore in this sailing world and my racer, alias Tempest, was told that another navigator had produced a program after deciding there had to be another way to manage the endless calculations involved by the serious sailor.
But the sailor was learning and competition was mounting. The first leg was pretty normal, a few encounters with the land mass of North Africa, several over-sleeps during weather changes, and some real work getting done, so a 95,907th placing seemed appropriate. So as number one supporter, and the Kiwi in the family, I was somewhat accustomed to being a computer sailor’s wife when the he undertook the VORG challenge. Cava and messages flow in - Volvo Ocean Race © Lorraine MacIntosh
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