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cyberyacht
cyberyacht Forum Participant Posts: 10,218
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edited January 2017 in Sports #1

How frustrating for Alex Thompson after 70 odd days to miss out on a win by an hour or so.  So near and yet so far.

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  • Kennine
    Kennine Forum Participant Posts: 3,472
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    edited January 2017 #2

    Could be worse -- Two boats heading for the line and a sudden windshift enables one boat to cross the line a few seconds before the other. -------------- After 70 odd days, how exciting would that be ?.

     

    Cheers..................K

  • Wherenext
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    edited January 2017 #3

    Sailing is so behind the times, not a whiff of corruption and competitors giving up just to save other people. 

    It'll never catch on.smile

  • Wherenext
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    edited January 2017 #4

    But what a glorious "failure" ( which is the wrong word but seems right).

  • cyberyacht
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    edited January 2017 #5

    His 'average' speed was just over 16.5 knots for 74 days. That's just mind-blowing. The cruise we did recently on the Queen Elizabeth was around that sort of speed for comparison.

  • Bakers2
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    edited January 2017 #6

    Thanks for the comparison.  I have no idea about sailing and the sea so it really helped my understanding.

    All I can say is wow that's some going 😃. Congratulations to that man. I think I heard it said that sleep was snatched in 20 minute blocks. That along with boring food and only yourself to rely on in an alien environment. Should we congratulate or certify? 😉

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited January 2017 #7

    B2, have you seen the video of him sailing, taken from a helicopter?

    Try the link below....you may have to copy it and then post it in your search engine.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/wales/38188492

  • cyberyacht
    cyberyacht Forum Participant Posts: 10,218
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    edited January 2017 #8

    He broke the daily total for a sailing boat, 546 miles in 24 hours. If my boat had managed a quarter of that, it would have been a good day. The absolute 24 hour record is held by a multihull at 718 miles in 24 hours.

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