Thread: Will you follow the Sydney to Hobart yacht race?

Toys for rich boys, not always, I sailed for the RAAF with their entry and you will always find that some yachties are looking for a crew, they only seek enthusiasm not money.
Give it a go sometime but be warned it's bloody hard work.

Originally Posted by Iain

Give it a go sometime but be warned it's bloody hard work.

Yeah, four days sitting on the weather rail getting drenched intermiitantly.

Not for this little black duck

Love it but as the telly reception at the shack is pretty poxy till I scratch up some bucks for a new aerial I shall probably miss the start..... I shall more than likely be out changing the water in my craypopt anyway!

Originally Posted by bitingmidge

Did I happen to mention that the whole thing is spoiled as a contest because really fast boats can't enter. We are stuck watching mon-hulled things that have to carry a hundred times their hull weight just to keep them upright...and if you are racing that doesn't make sense.

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I agree Midge, something like this would certainly liven things up.
125'(38.1m) long and 60'(18.3m) wide

Or how about a little 60 footer like Hydroptere shown here at a mere 39 knots!

Originally Posted by Grunt

I would follow the race but I find that swimming from Sydney to Hobart is just a little too far and the water is cold once you get past Eden.

DITTO, plus I get sea sick as well

It's WAAAAAAY more interesting than cricket

Then again I'm a bit biased, I crewed on offshore yachts for several years

Originally Posted by bitingmidge

Or how about a little 60 footer like Hydroptere shown here at a mere 39 knots!

Multi's are for sailors who can't trim sail properly

Ha ha ha, very good, and a couple of years ago I saw an ad for a yacht:

For sale, Flying Dutchman 18 footer, good cond, ideal beginners boat.

Still have a chuckle over that one having used to compete in them

Originally Posted by Iain

Ha ha ha, very good, and a couple of years ago I saw an ad for a yacht:

For sale, Flying Dutchman 18 footer, good cond, ideal beginners boat.

Still have a chuckle over that one having used to compete in them

Or how about an add I happened to see a few years ago, " 62 footer, carbon fiber hull, fast cruising boat, easy to sail" I sailed on it and there was NOTHING below decks except for 4 pipe bunks & a sail locker :eek: :eek:

MUst have been a Farr

Originally Posted by MajorPanic

Or how about an add I happened to see a few years ago, " 62 footer, carbon fiber hull, fast cruising boat, easy to sail" I sailed on it and there was NOTHING below decks except for 4 pipe bunks & a sail locker :eek: :eek:

So what else do you need to go cruising???

:confused:

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Originally Posted by bitingmidge

So what else do you need to go cruising???

:confused:

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How about..... refrigerating, toilet, chart table, permanently mounted communication equipment?? & a crew of 6 (4 gorillas & 2 normal people) + helmsman!!
Besides that, not much really.......... :eek::eek:

How about..... refrigerating, (for girls)
toilet, (for girls)
chart table, (for girls)
permanently mounted communication equipment?? (girls1)
& a crew of 6 Wha......!!!!!!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
(4 gorillas & 2 normal people) Nah, Zed and his mates can stay home annoying you lot, and I wouldn't ever take a "normal" person on a boat!!

One girl + helmsman!!

Oh, now I see, it would be a bit of a handfull with only one hull!!



P (Actually had friends who circumnavigated without any of that stuff, 'cos they said it would have just meant spening another $110 a week and they could happily live without it.)