Actul de echilibrare | Etapa 3 10/03 | Spectacolul Ocean Race

22 thoughts on “Actul de echilibrare | Etapa 3 10/03 | Spectacolul Ocean Race”

1. Wow the craft are proving to be fragile! Cracked hulls, cracked rudders, cracked masts…

2. Another great episode with a lot of info and insight. As a spectator, I become attached to ALL of the boats and crews and even though I know there can be only one winner and 2nd/3rd … I watch with the hope that all do well and know that "we" cheer them on and wish for their safety as well as for a good performance.

3. Waiting for tomorrow’s report. I watch the feeds from the boats, but this is it. And the only thing I would watch if I could only watch one.

4. Hands up if your watching this and are not a sailor ? Ie do you need the presenter to translate fundamental nautical terms so that you can understand that “starboard” is the “right” side of the vessel …. If you were to watch football would you need the commentator to explain that football is soccer in the USA and not American football ???

5. Dont forget, they had to replace the foils in Cape Town as they were cracked. Now the rudders. If i was on this boat, id have a strong sense of worry.

6. They are really cracking up! Hahaahaa. Good to see this rubbish being exposed. Funny how other boats prior to this sh1t were made to sail without cracking up all over the place.

7. 💯

8. The amount of filler was astonishing, there should not be any

9. This maiden Ocean Race of the IMOCAs is as much about testing the structural and equipment limits of these high-performance boats in the most challenging conditions and dealing with material issues faced, as it is about racing. I am reminded of the movie 'Apollo 13' when the crew had to similarly fix all the problems faced by them (such as the increase in carbon dioxide) through innovative solutions worked out by mission control using only the materials available on board.

10. Any heating on these boats?

11. Astounded by how "hard" this all is, when people do this single handedly. Even tiny women like Ellen MacArthur. Not that I am saying this is easy, but seems to me these boats are TOO fast, ridiculously fragile, and to risky. Comes down to design limits! Minimum weight must be X, and so forth. Bit too Colin Chapman for me.

12. Great show! More subtitles would be welcome, both for native and non-native English speakers as they can be difficult to understand with all the noise on the boats.

13. Aye Geordie I'm getting into that frame of mind, I reckon this year I want to get as much done as possible before I get too old, the west highland way was hard over 5, but I'm stubborn and I'll never give up🤣

14. Cheers for bleeping the swearing, thanks for listening.

15. Thanks

16. Question for team Holcim please, what tactical move placed your boat far ahead at 30 degrees East?
    Thanks much

17. nice show 👍

18. It could just be me, but Charlie Enright reminds me a little of Charlie Brown. He seems always to be beset with a dark cloud that follows him all the time. Yea, I know that was Pig Pen. A good Skipper to be sure, so, good on you Charlie. But maybe you could crack a smile once in a while. Or, just take a pil.😁😆 It is, after all, just racing.

19. Both of 11th Hour's rudders have been damaged and run a high risk of failing at any time. They are in the Southern Ocean, 1000's of from any land. It is highly likely that their spare rudder (now fitted) will suffer the same fate. What happens when it fails? , they will be helpless without a rudder or will they hope that they will be able to limp to a port with one of their broken rudders while it still has some blade left on it? Or would it have been a better option to strengthen the spare rudder before fitting it on to the boat? I am watching with bated breath.

20. I know keeping the weight down when building the boats and packing for the long legs is crucial for achieving those high knot numbers…and I'm aware that extensive testing has been done on critical components in preparing for competition. However, when competing in the isolated dangerous southern ocean it seams that having more spares and more repair material and equipment might be worth having. Since most of the "vacuum bagging" components are reusable and a small lightweight vacuum pump can certainly be produced, it seems that these would be legitimate items to have and worth sacrificing a few pounds. Hitting some unexpected debris at night can take out a rudder quickly.

21. Would have been nice to see some grinding dust collection going on 11th hr racing. Even a damp T Shirt would have done alot.

    The Ocean Race is collecting micro plastics all round our oceans then making a few more by grinding paint and carbon on deck.

    I see alot of people, and I caught myself doing it as well years back when we didn't know better, going to the down wind part of a boat to do a dusty job.

22. I’ve been really enjoying this coverage and think the presenter has been fantastic.

    Then in this episode he just pronounced Longitude as “LongTitude” and lost all credibility with me 😂

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