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| There was a bit of a tangle at the start but no casualties. Craig, standing by if needed. Will be a great excuse not to cut the grass tonight... Mike | | | Re: Florida 300 Race Updates
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South Carolina | The Nacra 20s (non carbon variety) seem to be holding their own upwind...interesting.
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Greenville SC | Looking at the reported speeds. The N20's and F18's are around 11, 12 knots.
N20C - 17.
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South Carolina | Looking at the reported speeds. The N20's and F18's are around 11, 12 knots.
N20C - 17.
Wish we could see what the Marstrom is doing. I'm thinking the spots only transmit location data and the software interpolates speed and heading? Maybe? If that's the case, the speed data may be off quite a bit from boat to boat.
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Naples, FL | Props to Gramps on somewhat 'trying' conditions. Definitely needs a gimbaled cupholder on shroud.
With the ENE conditions the past few days, I would suspect that the surf around Jupiter/northward might be a bit challenging? I know Stuart used to get nice 6 foot lefties after a decent blow which made windsurfing fun.
JC and a few other notables know that one T-500 Jensen Beach start that was "spicey" due to rollers and light E wind.
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South Carolina | Props to Gramps on somewhat 'trying' conditions. Definitely needs a gimbaled cupholder on shroud.
With the ENE conditions the past few days, I would suspect that the surf around Jupiter/northward might be a bit challenging? I know Stuart used to get nice 6 foot lefties after a decent blow which made windsurfing fun.
JC and a few other notables know that one T-500 Jensen Beach start that was "spicey" due to rollers and light E wind. It was Jupiter Beach that had a crashtastic start during a Tybee. The well known Jensen Beach calamity was during a Worrell event.
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Williamston, sc | Looks like "Knot 2 slow" is heading toward the beach....
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South Carolina | The race committee tracker is apparently on a bit of an errand run. After a short stop at Publics (or, perhaps, lunch at Pascalli's), they're headed south on Seminole Pratt Whitney Rd well inland.
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South Carolina | Looks like "Knot 2 slow" is heading toward the beach.... Oooo...dead downwind too and not the shortest route to the beach. Reported speed is 0.5 knots - rig problem? (that was the Tiger F18 I believe)
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Naples, FL | Actually, I think that's the clothing optional beach. Maybe just a pit stop..?
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Naples, FL | hmmm... forecast shows 3-4 foot swell (12s period) with light chop. Tide's running out, which shouldn't cause too many problems with beaching at Riviera, right?
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South Carolina | hmmm... forecast shows 3-4 foot swell (12s period) with light chop. Tide's running out, which shouldn't cause too many problems with beaching at Riviera, right? Surf forecast is for 1 to 2' - so not bad...should be navigable although if they had rig problems, it could be a bit of a liability coming through the surf. Tracker shows them on the beach now.
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South Carolina | dang...was news this hard to come by during the Tybee 500s?
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Portland, Maine | dang...was news this hard to come by during the Tybee 500s? Jake, I think that during the T500 early on digital reporting was still in its infancy, but I'd like to think that at least you and me were doing our best to make sure that we had a digital footprint during the race. Its also easy for us to complain - remember how hectic the crews are... sitting here we think that they're lounging on the beach. I still think its necessary to have a dedicated media person on the teams.
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South Carolina | dang...was news this hard to come by during the Tybee 500s? Jake, I think that during the T500 early on digital reporting was still in its infancy, but I'd like to think that at least you and me were doing our best to make sure that we had a digital footprint during the race. Its also easy for us to complain - remember how hectic the crews are... sitting here we think that they're lounging on the beach. I still think its necessary to have a dedicated media person on the teams. Oh, I know - and I understand. I've just never looked at it from this side of the window.
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On the Water | Are you guys not watching the live view? Royal Yellow just hit the beach.
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Williamston, sc | Having Rick and Bonnie involved made a huge difference in the reporting.
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