Petropavlovsk - Singapour

[smiticks42]

Regattagame is pleased to offer you a new race to occupy your holidays.

We propose you to start from Petropavlovsk in Kamchatka on IDEC Sport and reach Singapore by free route.

An infrequently used 4,200 nautical miles route.

Cells of 1 °.

Departure: Thursday July 30 at 8 p.m. utc + 2



The race will be online soon

[smiticks42]

The race is ok , sorry for the delay.

[mAKi]

For several days, we have had an unidentified and random wind loading problem on the Petropavlovsk - Singapore which should leave this evening ...
Information as soon as possible on whether or not to maintain the start
(google translate)

[limelight]

It's certainly weird to see wind in the cell yet the boat wind indicator is permanently stuck at 0kt / 360

[Coromandel]

Thanks to Bertrand

Message by isabert» 02 August 2020 10:37

The Jacouzzi Nippon
At the dawn of the third day of racing, things are bubbling off the coast of Japan in the middle of the Pacific.
As expected, the area is infested with small petoles which whirl the winds in all directions and with them the skippers who have chosen to venture into these regions :?can be distinguished the most easterly Marti54, Glomerule20, Rachmaninov, Gtlog and I produced the slalom between the petoles forcing them to keep south and lengthen the route towards Singapore.
By taking over from the West ArtozBDBB and Rovaldi Bpt try to join Regina Vorex, Ouillade, Le TriangleNoir, Goby and Barbetorte, by getting closer to Japan Smiticks42 then Coromandel, Sextant, Bourne 34 RKN and Kingfisher829 seem to sneak around and bypass the dangers to catch slight tailwinds but this implies a chaotic route, tacking with the winds.
Along the coasts of Hokkaidô a line formation led by Fraeneon FMR, Ankez63 and Mouche 33 HAKA then Mistralette FV-R, Maki, Hasta, Raptor and Ventkitourn, Probable that some of them transplant to the West to join the Sea from the east passing over the train : o, yes a very long tunnel passes under the sea (nearly 54km including 37km up to 240m under the seabed) to join the two islands. For the smartest, no stopping is allowed at the station! : lol:
the last group going up to the West has already entered the Sea of ​​Japan, this route has won very few fans, only around ten skippers have validated this option, which is however the shortest. Admittedly, few solutions in the event that a calm storm would invite itself in the restricted space, but in view of the forecasts, nothing to worry about to reach the China Sea.
Isabert in the lead followed by Bogillou83, Lou pescadou83, Caronmur, Vanna FMR, Kerbisou FMR, Koala13, Toto72 and Lespirouge then a little further Philou59, Hello Boy, and "one last" Pernodricard (for the road): lol:
A Fleet therefore well spread over about 1200 miles, continues its good way to reach
Malaysia still far away!
good winds to all
Bertrand

[limelight]

Good report Frank and Bertrand.

[Kingfisher829]

Wow first time I have seen a report like that...similar things to come for a few days maybe

[Coromandel]

Thanks again to Bertrand.

: Petropavlovsk - Singapore
Message by isabert» 04 Aug 2020 11:40

Mystical Circle in the Pacific

A mysterious fog fell on the race and when we woke up on Tuesday 04 August, it disappeared to make us discover a strange phenomenon. : shock:
A circle appeared off the coast of Japan, : o a Kora formed in the night! ;)perfect circumambulation around a calm, unless a mystical rendezvous takes place at this geographical point?
Good luck to all the skippers embarked in this galley of the Pacific, a perpetual hustle and bustle, where the storms lug left and right the boats engaged in this incessant turbulence.
However, it seems that the forecast bodes well for more restful days and nights with steady easterly winds as we approach the Philippine Sea.
The "Froleurs" of the coasts of Hokkaidô have joined the small group in the Sea of ​​Japan and the first are already preparing to leave it to throw themselves into the China Sea but for that it will be necessary to sneak in with very weak winds, between the sea. South Korea and the island of Kyüshü with Tsushima Island in the middle. This is the only constraint that the supporters of this path had to undergo, it must be said that they had been spared until now!

A first part of the race done and already will ask questions, which route to take with regard to the proposed winds.
Eternal question of the sailors of the seas!
Good winds to all
Bertrand

[limelight]

Good job Frank. As to how to translate "Frôleurs", I have some trouble myself, "coast grazers"? "coast huggers"? "barnacle grazers"? Anyhow, you get the idea

[Coromandel]

Latest analysis by BertranD

Re: Petropavlovsk - Singapore
Message by isabert» 06 August 2020 12:29

Singapore in the sights
A week of racing has passed, a quiet river for some, rough waters for others, we are : ostill starting to look at which will be the best route to return to Malaysia.
The fleet is still spread out with three groups in more or less tight formation,
For the most distant in the East it is Glomerule20 at the head of the line followed by Gtlog, Gabuzoneu, framed by Mezzo and a trio Marti54, Rachmaninov, Bachibouzouk BPT (Thanks for the names of the boats : D)
In the center, a duo in advanced scout, Coromandel and Sextant who seem to have come out rather well from the past tumultuous zone, since with almost a day ahead of the pursuers that are Ouillade, Garfield, Jerrylewis2, Smiticks42, Ventkitourn, two dissidents resumed towards the West: Bourne34 RKN, and Artroz BDBB, they will pass far behind the partisans of the West route, who are already approaching Taiwan with Isabert in the lead followed by Bogillou83 and Caronmur who are engaged in a merciless battle, then Lou pescadou83, Lespirouge and Fraeneon FMR try to join them.
For each of these groups it is necessary to consider by or pass the islands which will present themselves for some Taiwan for others the Philippines, even if these are still far away the Eastern group must already think about it, cross them, bypass them? All the more so as a few storms and depressions intend to participate and make our choices difficult to go to the South China Sea : evil:Many doubts in the forecast
It is not the time to relax, we must persevere in the reflection, in order to approach the last phase in the best possible way and have no regrets
Good luck to all
Bertrand