Comentarii la: Dezastru GRAVE | Etapa 4 28/04 | Spectacolul Ocean Race https://sailingtv.ro/2023/04/28/dezastru-grave-etapa-4-28-04-spectacolul-ocean-race/ Televiziunea on-line a iubitorilor de yachting din Romania! Mon, 01 May 2023 15:41:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 De: Chris Dixon https://sailingtv.ro/2023/04/28/dezastru-grave-etapa-4-28-04-spectacolul-ocean-race/#comment-199481 Mon, 01 May 2023 15:41:32 +0000 https://sailingtv.ro/2023/04/28/dezastru-grave-etapa-4-28-04-spectacolul-ocean-race/#comment-199481 Please clean up your choice of language. It's a boat race. It's not INCREDIBLY difficult. DISASTER hasn't struck. Please, tone down the adjectives. "BRUTAL SCENES" belong to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Not in a boat race. Less drama, more sailing news. Please. Thank you.

]]> De: Jes Stafford https://sailingtv.ro/2023/04/28/dezastru-grave-etapa-4-28-04-spectacolul-ocean-race/#comment-199482 Sun, 30 Apr 2023 17:27:37 +0000 https://sailingtv.ro/2023/04/28/dezastru-grave-etapa-4-28-04-spectacolul-ocean-race/#comment-199482 Is it just me or do these Imoca boats break easier than the VO65’s?

Are there any comparative metrics about the conditions at the time all the breakages so far this edition compared to the breakages from previous editions?

So glad everyone is safe! Hate it for Kevin E and crew. Plenty of racing left to maintain/recover points!

]]> De: Ein Mensch https://sailingtv.ro/2023/04/28/dezastru-grave-etapa-4-28-04-spectacolul-ocean-race/#comment-199483 Sun, 30 Apr 2023 08:27:49 +0000 https://sailingtv.ro/2023/04/28/dezastru-grave-etapa-4-28-04-spectacolul-ocean-race/#comment-199483 What happened to the main part of the mast, since only a smaller portion of it appears to be fixed on the boat?

]]> De: bill hanna https://sailingtv.ro/2023/04/28/dezastru-grave-etapa-4-28-04-spectacolul-ocean-race/#comment-199484 Sun, 30 Apr 2023 05:27:45 +0000 https://sailingtv.ro/2023/04/28/dezastru-grave-etapa-4-28-04-spectacolul-ocean-race/#comment-199484 I remember Peter Black using the cooks cutting board to set up a new rig & averaged 13 knots into Cape Town under jury rig ?

]]> De: Scott Holman https://sailingtv.ro/2023/04/28/dezastru-grave-etapa-4-28-04-spectacolul-ocean-race/#comment-199485 Sun, 30 Apr 2023 02:43:50 +0000 https://sailingtv.ro/2023/04/28/dezastru-grave-etapa-4-28-04-spectacolul-ocean-race/#comment-199485 This brings back memories of when Puma lost the upper 2/3 of their mast in the middle of the South Atlantic, where there was no place nearby to go. Even motoring was a challenge, due to the extreme distance involved in reaching the nearest land. A passing freighter donated enough diesel to allow the boat to reach an island where they waited for a pick up by a freighter. The crew were able to use the stump of the mast to fly a small amount of sail, but only could manage 2-3 knots. This case the mast snapped right at the base, so there was no stump.

]]> De: Sireina Mireina https://sailingtv.ro/2023/04/28/dezastru-grave-etapa-4-28-04-spectacolul-ocean-race/#comment-199486 Sun, 30 Apr 2023 02:35:17 +0000 https://sailingtv.ro/2023/04/28/dezastru-grave-etapa-4-28-04-spectacolul-ocean-race/#comment-199486 Heartbreaking to see this happen to Holcim and impressive to see how their team handles this test. I know they will be back in the race as they are fierce competitors! Go Holcim! My question : what are the design features that determine this class of boats for this race? Rosie commented on how all boats have the same mast yet the hull designs are very different? Who decides what must be "standard design" for each competitor and what can be open for modification? I'm a marine biologist and not really a sailor but the technical aspects of these boats is fascinating. Thank you for clarifying these technical details as I enjoy this adventure from terra firma!

]]> De: K____ R____ https://sailingtv.ro/2023/04/28/dezastru-grave-etapa-4-28-04-spectacolul-ocean-race/#comment-199487 Sat, 29 Apr 2023 20:18:57 +0000 https://sailingtv.ro/2023/04/28/dezastru-grave-etapa-4-28-04-spectacolul-ocean-race/#comment-199487 Concerning masts of FRP: Kevlar is a very tough fiber, and it was "alloyed" with carbon fiber weave in the Ferrari F40.
I marvel that this is not used to better effect on masts. Aluminum-mast dismasting is a rear thing.
Rigidity ain't everything.

]]> De: Leavinghope https://sailingtv.ro/2023/04/28/dezastru-grave-etapa-4-28-04-spectacolul-ocean-race/#comment-199488 Sat, 29 Apr 2023 18:01:03 +0000 https://sailingtv.ro/2023/04/28/dezastru-grave-etapa-4-28-04-spectacolul-ocean-race/#comment-199488 Let's design a hi-tech reaching machine ocean racing vessel that could be dimasted if sailed close-hauled longer than 72 hours in relatively normal conditions.

]]> De: Cestus Fr https://sailingtv.ro/2023/04/28/dezastru-grave-etapa-4-28-04-spectacolul-ocean-race/#comment-199489 Sat, 29 Apr 2023 09:08:41 +0000 https://sailingtv.ro/2023/04/28/dezastru-grave-etapa-4-28-04-spectacolul-ocean-race/#comment-199489 Qualifying of drama the start of leg 4, would be an understatement. Injuries, mast… T__T
Does Team Malizia made having a bruised up team mate mandatory?

]]> De: John Kehoe https://sailingtv.ro/2023/04/28/dezastru-grave-etapa-4-28-04-spectacolul-ocean-race/#comment-199490 Sat, 29 Apr 2023 08:34:55 +0000 https://sailingtv.ro/2023/04/28/dezastru-grave-etapa-4-28-04-spectacolul-ocean-race/#comment-199490 ]]> There all safe thank god. Live to fight another day🎉

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