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Public Area => Sports and Gambling => Topic started by: Belker on July 27, 2022, 04:08:35 pm
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https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2022/0726/1312348-pat-lawless/ (https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2022/0726/1312348-pat-lawless/)
I have been watching this fella fer a while now.
The race kicks off on Sept 4th, should be interesting to follow.
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Looks like a wonderful adventure. I really hope that he achieves his dream, and even if he doesn't, at least he knows he tried, and won't die "wondering".
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Looks like a wonderful adventure. I really hope that he achieves his dream, and even if he doesn't, at least he knows he tried, and won't die "wondering".
Totally agree Harry.
I'm going mad that he left Crosshaven this morning (only about 20 mins away from me) and I didn't know about it, I would have been there to show my support and wave him off.
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The runners and riders;
https://goldengloberace.com/skippers/#2022
The Yank Guy de Boer looks like a proper serious sailor.
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AND THERE OFF !
Pat Lawless (IRL).
"My strategy is to push the boat as hard as I can when it is safe to do so. If it’s not safe, I’ll respect the ocean. The last thing you want to do is cause damage to the boat. This is a long race. You have to be patient. I entered to compete and I think I have a great chance of winning, and by Christ I’m going to have a good crack off it."
https://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2022/0904/1320515-kerry-sailor/ (https://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2022/0904/1320515-kerry-sailor/)
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May the force be with him.
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May the force be with him.
Gael force. 8)
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That 'Live tracker' thing is hard to follow;
https://goldengloberace.com/
If anyone knows how it works you might post it.
It seems like the whole field is close enough after day 1 with 100NM each done, I think.
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It's only day 2 but Pat Lawless is top of the leaderboard with the top speed of 3.8 knots.
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Day 3 and Pat is still in the lead. But a long way to go, race will finish next June or July.
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Pat Lawless back in to 2nd place by a whisker behind the Brit Simon Curwen, the Finnish fella Tapio made a very daring move to fall in to third place.
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These 3; Simon Curwen (UK), Tapio Lehtinet (Fin) and Pat Lawless seem to be pulling away from the pack.
Simon and Pat seem to be steering a straightish course through Portoguese waters while Tapio has done some haphazourdous moves.
https://goldengloberace.com/live-tracker/
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Guy De Boer steering to windward will get the advantage when he tacks .Should see him move up into first two .
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The runners and riders;
https://goldengloberace.com/skippers/#2022
The Yank Guy de Boer looks like a proper serious sailor.
Not that I know anything at all about boats, but on first glance at the skippers photos I thought that the 'Yank' Guy de Boer was the man to beat !
If'n your interested in a small wager to keep us occupied fer a lorra months John M, then I will put up a Nifty against a Pony of yours that Pat Lawless either finishes ahead of Guy de Boer, or Guy de Boer retires/gets eaten/drowns/sinks or in general is out of the race before Pat Lawless ??
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Head to head for a Nifty .Guy V Wacker .For the interest .I know fuck all about sailing .But we will get a bit of entertainment out of watching the plot on the map .Your on for a Fifty .
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Head to head for a Nifty .Guy V Wacker .For the interest .I know fuck all about sailing .But we will get a bit of entertainment out of watching the plot on the map .Your on for a Fifty .
Naw, not fair, Lawless is ahead by a few knots (whatever a knot is ?), can we settle on my Fifty Vs your Forty ? and we get months of entertainment outta it !
To add out of respect, bet void if either demises along the perilous journey.
Here's your 'Guy';
https://goldengloberace.com/skippers/guy-de-boer/
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Leave it an even 50 .A few knots wont matter this will be won by weeks if any of them survive .Great to see a real sport for Lunatics .
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Leave it an even 50 .A few knots wont matter this will be won by weeks if any of them survive .Great to see a real sport for Lunatics .
OK, Grand, we are 'ON'. Impossible to set any hard and fast rules as neither of us know Fook all about yachting, but I'm sure we will work it out as gentlemen. And as Pat has a slight advantage then I will add a 'Score Bobo' if Guy beats Pat home by over 24 hours, and bet void if either demises on the journey, if such an event happened then I could not stomach making a profit on it.
It's a great sporting event and I admire all the nut-jobs whom participate in the 'Voyage fer Madmen'.
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Pat still holding 3rd place, Guy sailing a bit further off the coast seems to be moving faster and holding 5th place overall.
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AHARRRR Ken Lad Guy sailing close to the wind down the Old Rum runners track .He be a shrewd old Salty Dog ,Probably singing a few Shantys to stir the blood ....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLGLUSzzuWU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLGLUSzzuWU)
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AHARRRR Ken Lad Guy sailing close to the wind down the Old Rum runners track .He be a shrewd old Salty Dog ,Probably singing a few Shantys to stir the blood ....[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLGLUSzzuWU[/url] ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLGLUSzzuWU[/url])
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhANueW-EV0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhANueW-EV0)
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On the good ship Venus
You really should of seen us .
Sucking a dead mans Penis .
The First mates name was morgan
A bastard from Stillorgan ,
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On the good ship Venus
You really should of seen us .
Sucking a dead mans Penis .
The First mates name was morgan
A bastard from Stillorgan ,
Ahoy scurvey's !
Listen to this then,
It was on the good ship Venus,
By Christ, ya should've seen us,
The figurehead was a whore in bed,
And the mast, a mammoth penis
The captain of this lugger
He was a dirty bugger
He wasn't fit to shovel shit
From one place to another
Friggin' in the riggin' !
Friggin' in the riggin' !
There was fuck all else to do.
Captain's name was Morgan
By Christ, he was a gorgon
Ten times a day sweet tunes he'd play
On his fuckin' organ.
The first mate's name was Cooper
By Christ he was a trooper
He jerked and jerked until he worked
Himself into a stupor,
Friggin' in the riggin' !
Friggin' in the riggin' !
There was fuck all else to do.
Hold on !
Give it some bollocks !
The second mate was Andy
By Christ, he had a dandy
'Til they crushed his cock on a jagged rock
From cumming in the brandy,
The cabin boy was Flipper
He was a fuckin' nipper
He stuffed his ass with broken glass
And circumcised the skipper,
Friggin' in the riggin' !
Friggin' in the riggin' !
There was fuck all else to do.
The Captain's wife was Mabel
To fuck she was not able
So the dirty shits, they nailed her tits
Across the bar-room table.
The Captain had a daughter
Who fell in deep sea water
Delighted squeals we knew the eels
Had found 'er sexual quarters
Friggin' in the riggin' !
Friggin' in the riggin' !
There was fuck all else to do !!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMxALY5IaAs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMxALY5IaAs)
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AHARRRR Ken Lad Guy sailing close to the wind down the Old Rum runners track .He be a shrewd old Salty Dog ,Probably singing a few Shantys to stir the blood ....
After all the infantile stuff is over....
Some Indian guy 'Tomy' has snook up in to 3rd place,
Simon and Tapio still hold Top spots at a fraction,
with Guy sneaking up in to 4th ahead of Pat in Fifth.
The South African 'Auld doll' Kirsten is in 6th place
and could be a contender.... (If She had a Prick !).
As they head in to African waters it might tell a few Boy's from the Men !
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Guy knows what he is doing as he goes the Round the Cape of Good Hope he will surge into the lead only to be becalmed before entering the roaring Forties .Where Sea creatures and monsters and Craggans come up from the deep and the Mari Celest or the Flying Dutch man appears to him as sunstroke and sea Feaver begin to really turn the mad men mad .
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Checking out the Field Ken a lot of fallers .Its worse than the old Grand National and they havent gone a few fences yet .
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Guy knows what he is doing as he goes the Round the Cape of Good Hope he will surge into the lead only to be becalmed before entering the roaring Forties .Where Sea creatures and monsters and Craggans come up from the deep and the Mari Celest or the Flying Dutch man appears to him as sunstroke and sea Feaver begin to really turn the mad men mad .
I was in Cape Aghulas in 2007, the southernmost tip of the African continent.
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A good day fer Guy now showing in 4th place just ahead of Pat.
Guy was at 7 knots yesterday, I never seen any of them over 7 knots before.
Keep an eye on the South African beur in the outside lane !
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A good day fer Guy now showing in 4th place just ahead of Pat.
Guy was at 7 knots yesterday, I never seen any of them over 7 knots before.
Keep an eye on the South African beur in the outside lane !
its a trade off The Young Men have the strength ,the older lads were married will enjoy the peace and quiet .To win our bet all you might have to do is finish .Recon there wont be many finishers .Hard to keep going when you are days or even weeks behind the leader .
how do they know exactly where they are when no tech is supposed to be allowed on board ?
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It's not no tech, it's 1968 tech only, as in the first year the race was held.
What 1968 tech actually is I have no idea but you could prob find it on the race website.
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It's not no tech, it's 1968 tech only, as in the first year the race was held.
What 1968 tech actually is I have no idea but you could prob find it on the race website.
Tech in 1968 was probably a Tinopener and soft jacks roll.
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It's not no tech, it's 1968 tech only, as in the first year the race was held.
What 1968 tech actually is I have no idea but you could prob find it on the race website.
Tech in 1968 was probably a Tinopener and soft jacks roll.
I'll check it out later and see what I find ?
I think they had 2-way radio's back then.
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Joint third with a long way to go.A good bit behind where yer man was in '68. De Boer seems to be following yer man's course at the mo where the rest are heading inland.
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Guy lost a bit of ground yesterday, now 5th, with Pat up to 3rd.
The South African beur in the outside lane in 6th place will be sailing in her home waters fer the next few weeks and prob know the winds and tides better than the rest ??
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This thread will outdo Ermy's Brexit thread...unless it sinks without a trace.
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Pat still holding 3rd place and Kirsten the SA beur up in to 5th.
Guy now in 7th place seems to be stuck at the bottom of Lanzarote with his current speed at 0.0 knots ??
I hope he doesent get booted fer that ?
"This is a non-stop one-class race, so any entrant forced to make one stopover will not be eligible for any official Golden Globe trophies"
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These 4 skippers all seem to be stuck in the channel between Lanzarote and Fungerola ??
Ertan Beskardes GB
Guy deBoer US
Michael Guggenberger Austria
Jeremy Bagshaw SA
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De Boer retired.
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https://goldengloberace.com/ggr-entrant-guy-deboer-runs-onto-rocks-at-night-in-canaries-while-the-fleet-moves-through-the-first-film-gate/
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https://goldengloberace.com/ggr-entrant-guy-deboer-runs-onto-rocks-at-night-in-canaries-while-the-fleet-moves-through-the-first-film-gate/
Jaysus John M ! You have to be the Greatest 'Clock-Stopper' of all time !
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https://goldengloberace.com/ggr-entrant-guy-deboer-runs-onto-rocks-at-night-in-canaries-while-the-fleet-moves-through-the-first-film-gate/
Jaysus John M ! You have to be the Greatest 'Clock-Stopper' of all time !
Ah thanks Ken .Look at the damage I donr to Leister City .I condemned them to relegation before they even kicked a ball this season .
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The Canadian is gone now, that's an average of 1 per week with only 2 weeks gone, with 37 more weeks to go, and 14 sailors left. Pat's got a knee infection and is running low on antibiotics
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The Canadian is gone now, that's an average of 1 per week with only 2 weeks gone, with 37 more weeks to go, and 14 sailors left. Pat's got a knee infection and is running low on antibiotics
I think we will have a void bet pat will stop but enjoy the madness these lads are insane .
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.... If'n your interested in a small wager to keep us occupied fer a lorra months John M, then I will put up a Nifty against a Pony of yours that Pat Lawless either finishes ahead of Guy de Boer, or Guy de Boer retires/gets eaten/drowns/sinks or in general is out of the race before Pat Lawless ??
Leave it an even 50 .A few knots wont matter this will be won by weeks if any of them survive .Great to see a real sport for Lunatics .
OK, Grand, we are 'ON'. Impossible to set any hard and fast rules as neither of us know Fook all about yachting, but I'm sure we will work it out as gentlemen. .... and bet void if either demises on the journey, if such an event happened then I could not stomach making a profit on it.
Bet is only void if one of them demises (as in dies) on the journey.
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The Canadian is gone now, that's an average of 1 per week with only 2 weeks gone, with 37 more weeks to go, and 14 sailors left. Pat's got a knee infection and is running low on antibiotics
I saw that on the newsfeed, looks nasty but he said it's an old injury reoccurring so most likely he knows how to deal with it himself.
He refused the doctors advice to stop in Lanzarote fer anti-biotics, he seems to have his eye on the prize !
I think Kirsten will do well around her home cape the next few weeks.
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.... If'n your interested in a small wager to keep us occupied fer a lorra months John M, then I will put up a Nifty against a Pony of yours that Pat Lawless either finishes ahead of Guy de Boer, or Guy de Boer retires/gets eaten/drowns/sinks or in general is out of the race before Pat Lawless ??
Leave it an even 50 .A few knots wont matter this will be won by weeks if any of them survive .Great to see a real sport for Lunatics .
OK, Grand, we are 'ON'. Impossible to set any hard and fast rules as neither of us know Fook all about yachting, but I'm sure we will work it out as gentlemen. .... and bet void if either demises on the journey, if such an event happened then I could not stomach making a profit on it.
Bet is only void if one of them demises (as in dies) on the journey.
Winner Ok I owe you .
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No worries, the 'Word' around the RCYC is that Guy got wind of your betting on him and Scuttled the boat ! lol
It's a very enjoyable race to follow especially if you have a favourite Irish man to follow.
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How de Fook did 'Guy' crash on the rocks in well sailed waters ?
It seems impossible ?
It would be like one of us crashing headlong in to a pole on a main street ??
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How de Fook did 'Guy' crash on the rocks in well sailed waters ?
It seems impossible ?
It would be like one of us crashing headlong in to a pole on a main street ??
Probably fell asleep and drifted it seems a few boats were becalmed .
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How de Fook did 'Guy' crash on the rocks in well sailed waters ?
It seems impossible ?
It would be like one of us crashing headlong in to a pole on a main street ??
Probably fell asleep and drifted it seems a few boats were becalmed .
He was probably on 294 nautical miles and was trying to hit the trummer!! 8)
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A bit of a chess game going on with the leaders Simon the Brit and Tapio the Fin sailing wide off the coast outside the Cape Verde islands.
Pat is in 3rd place ahead of Kirsten the Springbok beur and Tomy the Indian guy all huddled together hugging the Senegal coast.
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Simon leads by a few miles as they head South down through the South Atlantic ocean with Tapio, Pat and Kirsten in a line behind him and close on his heels.
Next is straight down South fer (I guess) a good few days before they round Trinidade island off Brazil and then take a sharp Left to head West fer the cape of Good Hope.
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Some good photos on the "history" section of the site of Robin Knox Johnson with his provisions for the voyage, and the stories of Moitessier who could have won the '68 race, and Donald Crowhusrst who committed suicide after trying to falsify his positions, and about whom a film was made in 2017 with Rachel Weisz and Colin Firth, "The Mercy"
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Simon leads by a few miles as they head South down through the South Atlantic ocean with Tapio, Pat and Kirsten in a line behind him and close on his heels.
Next is straight down South fer (I guess) a good few days before they round Trinidade island off Brazil and then take a sharp Left to head West fer the cape of Good Hope.
I think that they are generally heading East from Trinidad Ken, with a touch of SE and NE?
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Simon leads by a few miles as they head South down through the South Atlantic ocean with Tapio, Pat and Kirsten in a line behind him and close on his heels.
Next is straight down South fer (I guess) a good few days before they round Trinidade island off Brazil and then take a sharp Left to head West fer the cape of Good Hope.
I think that they are generally heading East from Trinidad Ken, with a touch of SE and NE?
Cape Agulhas, Southernmost tip of Africa 2007:
(https://i.postimg.cc/JDzSswGW/CAPE.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/JDzSswGW)
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Nice two piece Silver looks very fashionable .
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Nice two piece Silver looks very fashionable .
Stayed here - Class:
https://www.agulhascountrylodge.com/ (https://www.agulhascountrylodge.com/)
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Nice two piece Silver looks very fashionable .
Stayed here - Class:
https://www.agulhascountrylodge.com/ (https://www.agulhascountrylodge.com/)
Wow !
Looks fantastic.
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How de Fook did 'Guy' crash on the rocks in well sailed waters ?
It seems impossible ?
It would be like one of us crashing headlong in to a pole on a main street ??
Probably fell asleep and drifted it seems a few boats were becalmed .
John M was right, he fell asleep !
Guy DeBoer talks about what happened during GGR2022; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN6sE6NAtec (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN6sE6NAtec)
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Simon leads by a few miles as they head South down through the South Atlantic ocean with Tapio, Pat and Kirsten in a line behind him and close on his heels.
Next is straight down South fer (I guess) a good few days before they round Trinidade island off Brazil and then take a sharp Left to head West fer the cape of Good Hope.
I think that they are generally heading East from Trinidad Ken, with a touch of SE and NE?
Your correct Harry, my mistake I meant East ! oops
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Simon leads by a few miles as they head South down through the South Atlantic ocean with Tapio, Pat and Kirsten in a line behind him and close on his heels.
Next is straight down South fer (I guess) a good few days before they round Trinidade island off Brazil and then take a sharp Left to head West fer the cape of Good Hope.
I think that they are generally heading East from Trinidad Ken, with a touch of SE and NE?
Your correct Harry, my mistake I meant East ! oops
Kinnegad & Tobago
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The South African beur Kirsten is making me eat my words of a few weeks ago and now holds 2nd place heading down the South Atlantic with Pat in 3rd place.
Damien Guillou (FR) the original race favourite has made up a lot of ground over the last few days and would now seem to be a serious contender.
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Only about 100 miles seperates the 4 leaders Simon, Kirsten, Pat and Tapio as they head in to the 'Doldrums' which is a windless area around the equator.
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Only about 100 miles seperates the 4 leaders Simon, Kirsten, Pat and Tapio as they head in to the 'Doldrums' which is a windless area around the equator.
And in Dublin:
https://coastmonkey.ie/howth-doldrum-bay-sewage/
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My opinion of the betting on the event, with my very limited knowledge of sailing.
THE BETTING;
(Sample prices only, not for laying).
Simon Curwen (UK); 2/1.
Pat Lawless (IRL); 3/1.
Tapio Lehtinen (FIN); 5/1.
Kirsten Neuschafer (SA); 8/1.
Damien Guillou (FR); 8/1.
Abhilash Tomy (India); 12/1.
Jeremy Bagshaw (SA); 16/1.
25/1 Bar.
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Some good photos on the "history" section of the site of Robin Knox Johnson with his provisions for the voyage, and the stories of Moitessier who could have won the '68 race, and Donald Crowhusrst who committed suicide after trying to falsify his positions, and about whom a film was made in 2017 with Rachel Weisz and Colin Firth, "The Mercy"
I read that history section last week, very good.
I also watched "Untold, the race of the century" on netflix about the Americas cup.
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Kirsten;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XPVziIsa8k (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XPVziIsa8k)
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Joint third with a long way to go.A good bit behind where yer man was in '68. ....
Bernard Moitessier;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppZ1CiolXb8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppZ1CiolXb8)
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Kirsten;
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XPVziIsa8k[/url] ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XPVziIsa8k[/url])
Some woman for one woman, her bio makes her a serious contender, got the balls for this wonderful adventure.
Our Padraig.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDr_zGLk8UU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDr_zGLk8UU)
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Fucking Woos .Picking it for safety .You pick to win .My man was adventurous he tried to sail over the island he crashed into .He will never be forgotten for trying to be different Pat will only ever be remembered in a bit of Cork called Douglas .
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Fucking Woos .Picking it for safety .You pick to win .My man was adventurous he tried to sail over the island he crashed into .He will never be forgotten for trying to be different Pat will only ever be remembered in a bit of Cork called Douglas .
Born in Limerick, lives in Kerry.
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In 40 years when the Hover Taxis are selfdriving around Cork an old man on a bench talking to himself will be lamenting and lilting lyrical about Pat the Pirate .
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In 40 years when the Hover Taxis are selfdriving around Cork an old man on a bench talking to himself will be lamenting and lilting lyrical about Pat the Pirate .
You can't have it boat ways!
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Fucking Woos .Picking it for safety .You pick to win .My man was adventurous he tried to sail over the island he crashed into .He will never be forgotten for trying to be different Pat will only ever be remembered in a bit of Cork called Douglas .
How can you possibly construe Guy De Boer falling asleep at the helm as being "adventurous" ??
Did you watch the video of Pat refusing to take on much needed anti-biotics fer his knee infection while passing Lanzarote, as to take on supplies would mean a stop and he refused it !
I'll post the video if I find it later.....
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ywgb19N9V0Y (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ywgb19N9V0Y)
Pat Lawless refusing anti-biotics in Lanzarote,
0.25 to 0.40 of the video.
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THE 'REVISED' BETTING;
(Sample prices only, not for laying).
Simon Curwen (UK); 2/1.
Pat Lawless (IRL); 3/1.
Damien Guillou (FR); 8/1. 3/1.
Tapio Lehtinen (FIN); 5/1. 14/1
Kirsten Neuschafer (SA); 8/1. 14/1.
Abhilash Tomy (India); 12/1. 14/1.
Jeremy Bagshaw (SA); 16/1. 16/1.
Micheal Guggenburger (Austria); 16/1.
Guy Waites (UK); 25/1.
Ian Herbert-Jones (UK); 25/1.
Elliot Smith (US); 25/1.
Arnaud Gaist (FR); 33/1.
Ertan Beskardes (UK); 50/1.
All Quoted.
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Interesting that that Simon Curwen, in the lead, has sailed a shorter distance than the two behind him.
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Have they nuttin better to do, Like gettin a proper job?
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Interesting that that Simon Curwen, in the lead, has sailed a shorter distance than the two behind him.
Tapio and Tomy especially had some very erractic sailing moves as they left France last month sailing in to a headwind.
Good to see Pat holding top speed today at 7 knots passing by Rio in Brazil.
(1 knot = 1.85kmph.)
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https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2022/1010/1328220-solo-sailor/ (https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2022/1010/1328220-solo-sailor/)
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I watched a lot of Pat's video's, the most surprising one fer me was where he was building his own mast with a sleeve like a reinforced steel girder going up inside the mast. And then at the end he quipped; "That should hold when we get a 360% !" as in when the boat does a full roll-over under the water in storm conditions !!
He also quipped in another video; "Ah sur, she has 6 tons of ballast (concrete ?) in her keel and she should right herself quickly if we overturn" !!
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THE 'REVISED' BETTING;
(Sample prices only, not for laying).
Simon Curwen (UK); 2/1.
Pat Lawless (IRL); 3/1. 4/1.
Damien Guillou (FR); 8/1. 3/1.
Tapio Lehtinen (FIN); 5/1. 14/1. 12/1.
Kirsten Neuschafer (SA); 8/1. 14/1.
Abhilash Tomy (India); 12/1. 14/1. 12/1.
Jeremy Bagshaw (SA); 16/1. 20/1.
Micheal Guggenburger (Austria); 16/1.
Guy Waites (UK); 25/1. 33/1.
Ian Herbert-Jones (UK); 25/1. 33/1.
Elliot Smith (US); 25/1. 33/1.
Arnaud Gaist (FR); 33/1.
Ertan Beskardes (UK); 50/1.
All Quoted.
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Kirsten making a bold move and sailing very close to the South American coastline,
Damien Guillou seems to be following her, Kirsten from South Africa is on home turf here.
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Kirsten making a bold move and sailing very close to the South American coastline,
Damien Guillou seems to be following her, Kirsten from South Africa is on home turf here.
Tapio, Erstan, and Abhilash all finished the 2018 race, and Gregor Mc Guckin competed for Ireland but dropped out.
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Tapio and Tomy both seem a little too erractic fer my liking.
And Ertan has his own set of problems;
Ertan Beskardes (UK) who experienced early electrical problems with a short-circuit and smoke, called Race Control this week reporting batteries issues, not keeping charge and that he was struggling with his power management. He had planned to stop in Cape Verde Islands for repair and continue in Chichester Class, but later decided to soldier on through the doldrums and try to solve it. He is running on minimal power now and it is obvious the batteries have been seriously damaged. He is prepared to finish the Race without power, using his emergency solar system to recharge critical safety comms.
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Kirsten making a bold move and sailing very close to the South American coastline,
Damien Guillou seems to be following her, Kirsten from South Africa is on home turf here.
Tapio, Erstan, and Abhilash all finished the 2018 race, and Gregor Mc Guckin competed for Ireland but dropped out.
Mistake, Erstan retired after 5 days in 2018, and Abhilash was lucky not to die, in a storm while lying 3rd, and was rescued in the South Indian Ocean 3 days after an emergency call, unable to use his legs, with major surgery afterwards.
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It seems to be a 'Caverly charge' now down the South Atlantic ocean to Trinidade island.
All holding at about 6 knots, things might get more serious in the Southern oceans.
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Simon Curwen has broken a "Genoa Halyard" and will have to stop at Trinidade as the mast is unclimeable in rough seas. I suppose that as long as he doesn't need any assisance he won't have to go Chichester?
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Simon Curwen has broken a "Genoa Halyard" and will have to stop at Trinidade as the mast is unclimeable in rough seas. I suppose that as long as he doesn't need any assisance he won't have to go Chichester?
I'm not sure what a 'Stop-over' fer repairs actually entails ??
Unlikely he will go Chichester as both Pat and Ertan have already refused the option.
Currently nobody at all is in the Chicester (stop-over allowed) race and unlikely any of them would take up the offer, probably preferring to go home rather than race Chicester ??
Have you noticed that the founder and the fella who posts the blog reports Don McIntyre rarely mentions Pat Lawless at all, I reckon their is Bad Blood there somewhere !
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The leaders have all rounded Trindade island, I dunno why they are all still heading South, as the next cape is to the East ??
Pat still holding Third, and Kirsten ain't gonna be pleased to be back in sixth spot !
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Simon Curwen has broken a "Genoa Halyard" and will have to stop at Trinidade as the mast is unclimeable in rough seas. I suppose that as long as he doesn't need any assisance he won't have to go Chichester?
I'm not sure what a 'Stop-over' fer repairs actually entails ??
Unlikely he will go Chichester as both Pat and Ertan have already refused the option.
Currently nobody at all is in the Chicester (stop-over allowed) race and unlikely any of them would take up the offer, probably preferring to go home rather than race Chicester ??
Have you noticed that the founder and the fella who posts the blog reports Don McIntyre rarely mentions Pat Lawless at all, I reckon their is Bad Blood there somewhere !
Only a Pacemaker Ken wont be involved in the finish .The bigger heavier boats will sail away when they get the wind in their sails .Think Pat only has a small boat .
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Simon Curwen has broken a "Genoa Halyard" and will have to stop at Trinidade as the mast is unclimeable in rough seas. I suppose that as long as he doesn't need any assisance he won't have to go Chichester?
I'm not sure what a 'Stop-over' fer repairs actually entails ??
Unlikely he will go Chichester as both Pat and Ertan have already refused the option.
Currently nobody at all is in the Chicester (stop-over allowed) race and unlikely any of them would take up the offer, probably preferring to go home rather than race Chicester ??
Have you noticed that the founder and the fella who posts the blog reports Don McIntyre rarely mentions Pat Lawless at all, I reckon their is Bad Blood there somewhere !
Only a Pacemaker Ken wont be involved in the finish .The bigger heavier boats will sail away when they get the wind in their sails .Think Pat only has a small boat .
THE BOAT
Pat has selected the Saltram Saga 36, for his boat similar to ‘Suhaili’ but four feet longer. Alan Papa designed her as a development, from the Colin Archer ‘Redningskoite’ sailing lifeboat hull. For many years they have been regarded as being amongst the most sea worthy around , but are substantially faster than the original. She will come into her own in the Southern Ocean, able to hold on to working sail in strong winds, without heeling more than 20deg, while in soft weather, she can sail so well because of her wet area. Pat also said ‘It is good that his boat has a quarter-berth, galley and heads aft, useful in bad weather as a wet area’.
Boat Name Green Rebel
Boat Type Saltram Saga 36
Designer Alan Papa
Builder KR Skentelbery & Son’s
LOA 10.90m
LWL 8.61m
Beam 3.28m
Draft 1.8m
Displacement 9500kg
Sail Area Main 30.5 – Jib 19.4 – Foresail 9.7 = 59sq. m
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‘Redningskoite’ sailing lifeboat hull.Built for stability but staying alive and finishing could be a big advantage .
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.... Have you noticed that the founder and the fella who posts the blog reports Don McIntyre rarely mentions Pat Lawless at all, I reckon their is Bad Blood there somewhere !
A good update on the race so far from Don McIntyre today, and again Pat only gets 3 lines worth while he holds 3rd place.
Damien Guillou would have went odds-on, but intresting now to see how he sorts the rudder problem. I don't know a lot about boats, but I reckon the rudder is a pretty important bit !
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.... Have you noticed that the founder and the fella who posts the blog reports Don McIntyre rarely mentions Pat Lawless at all, I reckon their is Bad Blood there somewhere !
A good update on the race so far from Don McIntyre today, and again Pat only gets 3 lines worth while he holds 3rd place.
Damien Guillou would have went odds-on, but intresting now to see how he sorts the rudder problem. I don't know a lot about boats, but I reckon the rudder is a pretty important bit !
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/6055.A_Voyage_for_Madmen (https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/6055.A_Voyage_for_Madmen)
A Voyage for Madmen
by Peter Nichols
4.31 · Rating details · 4,733 ratings · 412 reviews
In 1968, nine sailors set off on the most daring race ever held: to single-handedly circumnavigate the globe nonstop. It was a feat that had never been accomplished and one that would forever change the face of sailing. Ten months later, only one of the nine men would cross the finish line and earn fame, wealth, and glory. For the others, the reward was madness, failure, and death.
In this extraordinary book, Peter Nichols chronicles a contest of the individual against the sea, waged at a time before cell phones, satellite dishes, and electronic positioning systems. A Voyage for Madmen is a tale of sailors driven by their own dreams and demons, of horrific storms in the Southern Ocean, and of those riveting moments when a split-second decision means the difference between life and death. (less)
A good buy.
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THE 'REVISED' BETTING;
(Sample prices only, not for laying).
Damien Guillou (FR); 8/1. 3/1. 2/1.
Simon Curwen (UK); 2/1. 3/1.
Pat Lawless (IRL); 3/1. 4/1.
Abhilash Tomy (India); 12/1. 14/1. 12/1. 10/1.
Tapio Lehtinen (FIN); 5/1. 14/1. 12/1. 10/1.
Kirsten Neuschafer (SA); 8/1. 14/1.
Micheal Guggenburger (Austria); 16/1.
Jeremy Bagshaw (SA); 16/1. 20/1. 25/1. 33/1.
Elliot Smith (US); 25/1. 33/1. 66/1.
Guy Waites (UK); 25/1. 33/1. 66/1.
Ian Herbert-Jones (UK); 25/1. 33/1. 200/1.
Arnaud Gaist (FR); 33/1. 250/1.
Ertan Beskardes (UK); 50/1. 500/1.
All Quoted.
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Damien Guillou seems to be one of the best sailors and has one of the fastest boats, but he has had 2 break-downs already and the fleet still has not hit stormy water.
Tapio Lehtinen had his homework done better than the rest before leaving port and has found a legal way of getting better informed weather reports than the rest.
Ertan Beskardes will prob go Chicester at the next cape with multiple power problems.
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The trailer fro this race was exciting but where are all the dead sailors .
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The trailer fro this race was exciting but where are all the dead sailors .
Davy Jones Locker.
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Who is the maddest .Paddy in the boat or Enoch in the Jail .Which one of them will be first to drink a Pint in Mc Gowans ?
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Everyone hitting about 7 knots these days (approx 15kmph).
The real fun will start after they pass the next cape in about 10 to 12 days time and head in to the real stormy waters of the southern ocean.
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It's looking like Kirsten will be First in to Cape town next weekend prob followed by Pat.
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THE 'REVISED' BETTING;
(Sample prices only, not for laying).
Simon Curwen (UK); 2/1. 3/1.
Damien Guillou (FR); 8/1. 3/1. 2/1. 4/1.
Pat Lawless (IRL); 3/1. 4/1.
Tapio Lehtinen (FIN); 5/1. 14/1. 12/1. 10/1. 6/1.
Abhilash Tomy (India); 12/1. 14/1. 12/1. 10/1.
Kirsten Neuschafer (SA); 8/1. 14/1. 12/1.
Micheal Guggenburger (Austria); 16/1. 12/1.
Jeremy Bagshaw (SA); 16/1. 20/1. 25/1. 33/1. 25/1.
Ertan Beskardes (UK); 50/1. 500/1. 25/1.
Elliot Smith (US); 25/1. 33/1. 66/1. 100/1.
Ian Herbert-Jones (UK); 25/1. 33/1. 250/1.
Arnaud Gaist (FR); 33/1. 250/1.
Guy Waites (UK); 25/1. 33/1. 66/1. 500/1.
All Quoted.
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The picture should be a lot clearer when all entrants have passed the photo gate in Cape town and we find out whom exactly has boat/barnacle/drinking water problems.
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Sadly Pat's out, broken wind vane whatever that is. Continue in Chichester?
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Sadly Pat's out, broken wind vane whatever that is. Continue in Chichester?
Unlikely, I reckon he will head home.
I think the windvane is part of the rudder system,
there will be full update from Don at 10pm on here;
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ggr+2022 (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ggr+2022)
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From RTE news.
https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2022/1110/1335252-solo-sailor/ (https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2022/1110/1335252-solo-sailor/)
Fom the official GGR race video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTC5YuggfP4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTC5YuggfP4)
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Nuttin flukkin better to do?
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Nuttin flukkin better to do?
47 years ago Coola:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvpv2USffAs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvpv2USffAs)
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They should have left him out there
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They should have left him out there
Nice legs shame about the boatrace:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf44LWY7cdQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf44LWY7cdQ)
62,434 views 2 Aug 2013
Met her on a blind date, helping out an old mate
Waiting at the corner, she'd be dressed in black
There was I expecting a really tasty bird
He said she was good looking, I should have doubt his word
When I saw her there she was a real disgrace
I thought nice legs shame about the face
I had to take her dancing, I couldn't let her down
So we caught the bus to the other side of town
Out upon the dance floor, I wasn't getting far
So I had a drink with my friends up at the bar
I asked them what they thought of her they fell about the place
And they said nice legs shame about her face
She said could we go bowling
I said that would be fine
But when I bought the tickets
She'd already changed her mind
She was turning out to be a real hard case
Nice legs shame about the boat race
Downed a gin and soda, tapped me on the shoulder
Whispered in my ear it's getting kind of late
When I took her home we hardly said a thing
I walked her to the door, expected to go in
She looked me up and down and really put me in my place
She said nice legs shame about your face
Nice legs shame about your face 8)
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Damien gone too !
Sad video of him almost in tears,
English version starts at 5.00.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrrr7HBbLMI&t=13s (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrrr7HBbLMI&t=13s)
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THE 'REVISED' BETTING;
(Sample prices only, not for laying).
Simon Curwen (UK); 2/1. 3/1. Evens.
Damien Guillou (FR);
Pat Lawless (IRL);
Tapio Lehtinen (FIN); 5/1. 14/1. 12/1. 10/1. 6/1. 2/1.
Abhilash Tomy (India); 12/1. 14/1. 12/1. 10/1. 16/1.
Kirsten Neuschafer (SA); 8/1. 14/1. 12/1. 10/1.
Micheal Guggenburger (Austria); 16/1. 12/1. 8/1.
Jeremy Bagshaw (SA); 16/1. 20/1. 25/1. 33/1. 25/1. 66/1.
Ertan Beskardes (UK); 50/1. 500/1. 25/1. 66/1.
Elliot Smith (US); 25/1. 33/1. 66/1. 100/1. 500/1.
Ian Herbert-Jones (UK); 25/1. 33/1. 250/1. 500/1.
Arnaud Gaist (FR); 33/1. 250/1. 1000/1.
Guy Waites (UK); 25/1. 33/1. 66/1. 500/1. 1000/1.
All Quoted.
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Ertan Beskardes (UK) gone too, nothing wrong with his boat, he just got pissed off and went home !
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Lost a lot of interest now, hope the bird wins it.
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Lost a lot of interest now, hope the bird wins it.
Yea, me too, but I got so used to checking the updates that I'll prob stick with it.
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2nd place Tapio is after sinking, he is in the liferaft expecting to be resuced at noon tomorrow !
https://goldengloberace.com/tapio-lehtinen-distress-activation-in-the-golden-globe-race/
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South African woman hot for the horn. Simon Curwen goes Chichester with a broken vane, and Abilash's back is at him.
https://goldengloberace.com/live-tracker/
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South African woman hot for the horn. Simon Curwen goes Chichester with a broken vane, and Abilash's back is at him.
https://goldengloberace.com/live-tracker/
I thought you had packed up on this game Harry.
I still follow it daily, addicted would be a better word !!
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I do give regular betting updates on the GGR utube feed, the last 1 a week ago had Simon as the 1/3 Fav to win !
The race now is Kirsten's to lose with only 4 sailors left going and she spent 8 hours cleaning the hull while diving last week, Abilash has major back problems and boat problems which he needs to address with a dodgy back, Captain Gugg well rested in Hobart might come in to play soon, Ian Hobart Jones needs them all to fail which is not an impossibility to win the race.
The UPDATED Betting;
(Sample prices only, not for betting). (Time advantages included).
Kirsten Neuschäfer (SA); 1/2.
Abhilash Tomy (India); 3/1.
Micheal Guggenburger (Austria); 5/1.
Ian Herbert-Jones (UK); 50/1.
All 4 Quoted.
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The Two leaders Kirsten Neuschäfer and Abilash Tomy getting fairly bombarded by the weather off the west coast of Chile and it ain't looking much better fer the next few weeks even if they manage to round cape horn then the weather on the other side is not predicted as being any better. Captain Gugg sitting in Third place seems to be avoiding all of it so far.
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Kirsten first around cape horn in unexpected good sailing weather and on the home straight back up through the Atlantic.
Abilash is 3 days behind her but he has serious windvane (self-steering) problems.
Capt Gugg is a further week behind holding a conservative 'steady as you go' course.
The race is all Kirsten's to win if'n she can keep the boat going ??
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Kirsten first around cape horn in unexpected good sailing weather and on the home straight back up through the Atlantic.
Abilash is 3 days behind her but he has serious windvane (self-steering) problems.
Capt Gugg is a further week behind holding a conservative 'steady as you go' course.
The race is all Kirsten's to win if'n she can keep the boat going ??
Ah sure, whatever floats your boat! 8)
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Kirsten first around cape horn in unexpected good sailing weather and on the home straight back up through the Atlantic.
Abilash is 3 days behind her but he has serious windvane (self-steering) problems.
Capt Gugg is a further week behind holding a conservative 'steady as you go' course.
The race is all Kirsten's to win if'n she can keep the boat going ??
Those windvane things seem to be too delicate for their level of importance in a voyage like this. The same thing seems to have put out Lawless, Curwen, and Tomy. As to why some have serious problems with barnacles, and others don't , I have no idea.
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Kirsten first around cape horn in unexpected good sailing weather and on the home straight back up through the Atlantic.
Abilash is 3 days behind her but he has serious windvane (self-steering) problems.
Capt Gugg is a further week behind holding a conservative 'steady as you go' course.
The race is all Kirsten's to win if'n she can keep the boat going ??
Those windvane things seem to be too delicate for their level of importance in a voyage like this. The same thing seems to have put out Lawless, Curwen, and Tomy. As to why some have serious problems with barnacles, and others don't , I have no idea.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHxTwjnTE-E (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHxTwjnTE-E)
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.... Those windvane things seem to be too delicate for their level of importance in a voyage like this. The same thing seems to have put out Lawless, Curwen, and Tomy. As to why some have serious problems with barnacles, and others don't , I have no idea.
The whole self-steering issue seems to be very flawed, I'm surprised that they have only limited spare parts. It also put out Damien Gulliou who was the Fav to win the race.
The barnacle issue is a bit of a mystery, Don explained that the barnacles could be like an underwater cloud and it's the luck of the draw if you run in to one or not.
Have a look at the barnacles on Jeremy Bagshaws boat in the video below, you will get the idea after the first minute of watching.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq2hgsylzto (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq2hgsylzto)
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They seem to have the leaderboard backwards now.
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They seem to have the leaderboard backwards now.
They've corrected it.
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They seem to have the leaderboard backwards now.
They've corrected it.
The leaderboard often has glitches on it.
I watch 'Dons daily tracker review' every day,
it's on the GGR homepage.
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The UPDATED Betting; (Sample prices only, not for betting). (Time advantages included).
Kirsten Neuschäfer (SA); 4/7, (1.57).
Abhilash Tomy (India); 6/4, (2.50).
Micheal Guggenburger (Austria); 12/1.
Ian Herbert-Jones (UK); 100/1.
All 4 Quoted.
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The UPDATED Betting; (Sample prices only, not for betting). (Time advantages included).
Abhilash Tomy (India); 4/7, (1.57).
Kirsten Neuschäfer (SA);6/4, (2.50).
Micheal Guggenburger (Austria); 16/1.
All 3 Quoted.
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The UPDATED Betting; (Sample prices only, not for betting). (Time advantages included).
Abhilash Tomy (India); 4/7, (1.57).
Kirsten Neuschäfer (SA);6/4, (2.50).
Micheal Guggenburger (Austria); 16/1.
All 3 Quoted.
Apparently she's out of the doldrums, and back on track to catch Abilash. all the time that she was in the lead she was unaware of it.
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The high pressure wind systems around the Azores islands next week seem to be the key to this race, whomever best negotiates this last hurdle and gets in to the Easterly winds above the Azores first should be GGR winner, unless the Bay of Biscay (Stormiest bay in the world) where the finish line is has other ideas !
P.S. Good to see Pat home safe and well in Dingle, Kerry yesterday. :2cheers
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Ian Herbert Jones in big trouble in the southern ocean, rolled, demasted, mast hanging over the side, taking on water, gashed head, back injury and still in the eye of the storm, distress calls have been sent but no chance of a rescue fer 12 hours.
https://goldengloberace.com/day-218-epirb-activation-in-extreme-storm-puffin-golden-globe-race/
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After about 9 months of racing and with just about 12 days to go the 2 leaders Kirsten (SA) and Abilash (India) are locked in a very tight battle to the finish line in France, most likely the wind weather will determine the winner.
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Yeah, very close, I hope she wins it, but it looks like Simon Curwen is going to piss on their parade by getting home 1st, despite his breakdown stop puting him in Chichester
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Yeah, very close, I hope she wins it, but it looks like Simon Curwen is going to piss on their parade by getting home 1st, despite his breakdown stop puting him in Chichester
Simon may well be first home but he had a stop-over to re-supply, rest and most likely had a proper barnacle removal.
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The UPDATED Betting; (Sample prices only, not for betting). (Time advantages included).
Kirsten Neuschäfer (SA); 2/5, (1.40).
Abhilash Tomy (India); 2/1.
Micheal Guggenburger (Austria); 100/1.
All 3 Quoted.
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Lost a lot of interest now, hope the bird wins it.
Looking very good fer Kirsten now, expected to arrive 1st at the finish on Friday morning a day ahead of Abilash.
It has been a very exciting race to watch fer the past 8 months.
Looking forward to Pat being involved again in 2026.
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Is he entering again?
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Is he entering again?
Yep ! He is signed up fer the 2026 edition.
I was taking a few notes along route and hopefully someday might make contact with Pat to pass on my ideas ??
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Is he entering again?
Yep ! He is signed up fer the 2026 edition.
I was taking a few notes along route and hopefully someday might make contact with Pat to pass on my ideas ??
Is this one of them?
(https://i.postimg.cc/5N6ZfQhh/PLUG.webp) (https://postimages.org/) 8)
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Is he entering again?
Yep ! He is signed up fer the 2026 edition.
I was taking a few notes along route and hopefully someday might make contact with Pat to pass on my ideas ??
Is this one of them?
(https://i.postimg.cc/5N6ZfQhh/PLUG.webp) (https://postimages.org/) 8)
Ian Herbert-Jones could have done with one of them last week !
He was Rolled and demasted in the southern ocean, when he was rescued on to a cargo ship he was supposed to scuttle his yacht, but seemingly he hadn't time and left it drifting.
(https://i.postimg.cc/wBbmGBYL/PUFFIN-1536x864.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/GBGtBd2m)
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Is he entering again?
Yep ! He is signed up fer the 2026 edition.
I was taking a few notes along route and hopefully someday might make contact with Pat to pass on my ideas ??
Is this one of them?
(https://i.postimg.cc/5N6ZfQhh/PLUG.webp) (https://postimages.org/) 8)
Ian Herbert-Jones could have done with one of them last week !
He was Rolled and demasted in the southern ocean, when he was rescued on to a cargo ship he was supposed to scuttle his yacht, but seemingly he hadn't time and left it drifting.
(https://i.postimg.cc/wBbmGBYL/PUFFIN-1536x864.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/GBGtBd2m)
They should scuttle it beside the other ghost ship on the Cork coast.
(https://i.postimg.cc/25tsnM15/Ship-ahoy.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
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Delighted for Kirsten, a fantastic achievement, requiring a very strong character. I imagine one would have to dig very deep into oneself on a voyage like that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6aqSiqb86g (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6aqSiqb86g)
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I loved the sight of her coming in the les Sables d'Olonne channel with arms raised and flare in hand !
(https://i.postimg.cc/NM27X2s8/thumbnail-IMG-0949.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
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See Pat Lawless is having another go Ken.
https://goldengloberace.com/edition/2026/
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She's probably shouting, Stay Back! The toilet's blocked and the smell is terrible!
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She's probably shouting, Stay Back! The toilet's blocked and the smell is terrible!
SHURR UP !, Fool ::fds
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See Pat Lawless is having another go Ken.
https://goldengloberace.com/edition/2026/
I'm really looking forward to it Harry, yer-man-o from France Damien Gulliou will be the Fav and hard to beat if he can keep his boat in one piece this time.