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Where's Andy???

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Toph
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8 Dec 2016 7:16pm
MorningBird said...
I think they are allowed to anchor provided it is purely on their own resources.


So it's not non stop in a literal sense. Ok to anchor only (no moorings) and any other tactics such as laying ahull or heaving too. Those last two would be impossible to prohibit as they are survival tactics.
SandS
SandS
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SandS SandS
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8 Dec 2016 10:23pm
MorningBird said..
I think they are allowed to anchor provided it is purely on their own resources.


I hope that is the case ..... Because it's howling down here . Barometer got down as low as its been this year , just starting to creep back up now.

MorningBird
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8 Dec 2016 10:38pm
Toph said..


MorningBird said...
I think they are allowed to anchor provided it is purely on their own resources.




So it's not non stop in a literal sense. Ok to anchor only (no moorings) and any other tactics such as laying ahull or heaving too. Those last two would be impossible to prohibit as they are survival tactics.



You can find the rules at sailspeedrecords.com. They can anchor or beach but only on their own resources with no assistance or resupply. A mooring would be categorised as assistance, you can't take onboard stores, materials or equipment.
According to the Seabreeze Tassie page gusts to 55 kts. Heave to and go below time for me.
BlueMoon
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9 Dec 2016 6:07am
Some of the Island locals saw him, apparently not in close enough to get really good shelter, but no doubt it would have been some handy shelter from the worst of the front.
Its still blowing hard, over 30kts.
HG02
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9 Dec 2016 9:24am
Andy's is moving along ok now heading towards Warrnambool
SandS
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9 Dec 2016 6:33pm
Yeah looks like he's going really well !!
HG02
HG02
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HG02 HG02
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9 Dec 2016 7:00pm
SandS said...
Yeah looks like he's going really well !!


That would beat working for a living Sands
SandS
SandS
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SandS SandS
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9 Dec 2016 7:03pm

He's still " working " to wind ward !
Madmouse
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Madmouse Madmouse
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9 Dec 2016 4:18pm
Looks like textbook seamanship to me!



SandS
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SandS SandS
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9 Dec 2016 7:22pm
Yes he's going very well , it would be a real hard slog out there though . I,m glad it's him and not me .

Just had a look at the wind in his location on bom ..... And he is having reaching conditions atm so he would be loving it !
DrRog
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DrRog DrRog
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10 Dec 2016 7:29am
Madmouse said..
Looks like textbook seamanship to me!






Do you think anyone should tell him he's going the wrong way?
greenleader
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greenleader greenleader
QLD, 5283 posts
10 Dec 2016 7:39am
I tried to tell him years ago!
Madmouse
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Madmouse Madmouse
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10 Dec 2016 7:10am
He must have heared you. Heading NE.
Jolene
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10 Dec 2016 7:37am
There's some pretty intense shipping through that area, I wouldn't be surprised if Andy heaves 2 quite a bit to get some sleep because he would most likely be pretty exhausted from the night watch.


MorningBird
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10 Dec 2016 12:00pm
Jolene said..
There's some pretty intense shipping through that area, I wouldn't be surprised if Andy heaves 2 quite a bit to get some sleep because he would most likely be pretty exhausted from the night watch.




I think you are right there. Tracking 085 at 1 kt, that would be a bit of current and leeway.
DrRog
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DrRog DrRog
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11 Dec 2016 12:00pm
HG02 said..

southace said..
Theres a big high coming through tommorow S.A looks like he is running and tacking with storm sails in the lee of King island what else can you do. is it that he's trying to get a record that he can't anchor,use the motor and be unassisted? Or is it something on his bucket list?




It's a record he's aiming for

www.andylamont.com.au/?fb_action_ids=10211386919892629&fb_action_types=weeblyapp%3Ashare


So, as far as I can make out, if he completes the journey according to plan regardless of how long he takes, he will become the record-holder???
MorningBird
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11 Dec 2016 12:45pm
DrRog said..

HG02 said..


southace said..
Theres a big high coming through tommorow S.A looks like he is running and tacking with storm sails in the lee of King island what else can you do. is it that he's trying to get a record that he can't anchor,use the motor and be unassisted? Or is it something on his bucket list?





It's a record he's aiming for

www.andylamont.com.au/?fb_action_ids=10211386919892629&fb_action_types=weeblyapp%3Ashare



So, as far as I can make out, if he completes the journey according to plan regardless of how long he takes, he will become the record-holder???


Yep. Easy peasy, just have to sail 21,600nm non-stop, alone and unassisted. What could possibly go wrong?
shaggybaxter
shaggybaxter
QLD
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shaggybaxter shaggybaxter
QLD, 2664 posts
11 Dec 2016 12:02pm
We should ask Andy to keep an eye out for all the broken Imoca 60 bits on his journey.
Can you mount half a carbon foil to an S&S 34?
MorningBird
MorningBird
NSW
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MorningBird MorningBird
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12 Dec 2016 12:27pm
Making good progress now!
crustysailor
crustysailor
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crustysailor crustysailor
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12 Dec 2016 2:35pm
what about if you need medical assistance such as broken arm?

MorningBird
MorningBird
NSW
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MorningBird MorningBird
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12 Dec 2016 5:37pm
crustysailor said..
what about if you need medical assistance such as broken arm?



You don't get the unassisted record!
HG02
HG02
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12 Dec 2016 8:17pm
crustysailor said..
what about if you need medical assistance such as broken arm?



Cut the spinnaker pole to the correct length and grab some gaffers tape and a bottle of whisky
shaggybaxter
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QLD
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12 Dec 2016 7:56pm

Edit: Position at 18:00 hours. Or 8am GMT to be precise.

HG02
HG02
VIC
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15 Dec 2016 12:05pm
Andy appears to be going ok nearly 1/2 way through the bight and windy TV looks like he's having some fun
Bruski068
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VIC
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16 Dec 2016 7:44am
just thought I'd bring this link over from the other Andy post yb.tl/Impulse
BlueMoon
BlueMoon
866 posts
BlueMoon BlueMoon
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16 Dec 2016 5:44am
Its very interesting tracking his journey.
I go to his YB tracker to get his lat/lon, then go to the nullschool wind map to see what sort of winds he is getting.
Is there anymore info available from his tracker, other than lat/lon, position & track?

Anyone know what Andy is using to get the weather?, as he seems to be doing a pretty good job of putting himself in the right place, & have a good idea of what weather is ahead.
MorningBird
MorningBird
NSW
2707 posts
MorningBird MorningBird
NSW, 2707 posts
18 Dec 2016 4:10pm
The weather charts indicate he should have an ideal northerly winds to head W/SW but he is on a NW track towards Esperance. With a SW change in a day or so this doesn't make sense to me.
BlueMoon
BlueMoon
866 posts
BlueMoon BlueMoon
866 posts
18 Dec 2016 1:29pm
Yes a definitive course change a day or two ago. Does seem strange.
MorningBird
MorningBird
NSW
2707 posts
MorningBird MorningBird
NSW, 2707 posts
18 Dec 2016 4:44pm
BlueMoon said..
Yes a definitive course change a day or two ago. Does seem strange.

His track is dead straight for over 50nm, motoring on tiller pilot perhaps.
Ramona
Ramona
NSW
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Ramona Ramona
NSW, 7752 posts
18 Dec 2016 5:35pm
Probably planning to cross the Indian Ocean at a higher latitude. Heading into the prevailing winds and heavy seas in the 40's would not be much fun. Watching the Vendee boats the last few days at the same latitude going the other way, they still had a hard time of it.
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