I hope these do justice to the sailing in the last couple of days.......... force six today with gusts force seven......and the teams had their work cut out staying upright.............
up.............
UP....and over.............?
Going, going.............
GREAT RECOVERY Mr Spithill..........and splash down
Today, the weather was at the top end of what was acceptable for these boats. With 20mph winds and gusts up to 30mph, crews worked hard. The races had to be moved further offshore for safety reasons......but the 500m dash speed trial......well that was 40m off the Hoe and frankly was spectacular. Even the crews on the water would have heard the collective intakes of breath from 10,000 people as they pushed the boats to the very limits......
I can't even tell you how this team managed to recover after the forward 10 metres buried itself
we were already for a rocketing pitch-pole manoeuvre.................
time for a breather before the next speed trial
accelerating up to the speed trial start line
its getting quite chaotic out there
Its like a Grand Prix........sunlight, high speed and high adrenaline speed, buzzing low helicopters
and that wind just whipping across the waters
and yes, lots of spills and thrills....
jockeying for position with Umpires on high speed jet skis
and crowds of fans on every vantage point
10 knots speed limit? Not today Guvn'or
Next post I'll focus on close ups of the boats technical specs and some of the crew with some detailed commentary. I'll add a few vid clips as well.
Steve
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