This a new kind of post about this great race that started some minutes ago, a post that will be actualized frequently, till the end of the race, and where you are invited to comment.
Besides having many interesting cruiser-racers racing (many new models that I have posted about) this race gives partial results in real and compensated time, in seven different locations, allowing us to see the performance of each boat in different wind conditions.
The race started at different times for different classes so in the beginning of the race these differences will have huge importance regarding boat position, and will be less important at later stages. The race started with weak downwind conditions.
Here is the participant's list and the tracker:
https://www.
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https://www.rolexmiddlesearace.com/tracker?
For intermediate and final results look here:
In the light downwind wind (at the beginning of the race) look at the performance of the Red Ruby (Sun Fast 3300) and Calipso (J/99). Also a great performance by Colombe and Solenn, both JPK 10.80.
ReplyDeleteBeginning of the race with weak downwind wind: all the Pogos (two 12.50 and one 36) going much slower than the J/99, JPK 10.30, JPK 10.80 and SF 3300 and 3600. Also a lot slower than the J122 Noisy, the Arcona 380 Kiboco and the First 40 Tevere.
ReplyDeleteIs the boat Ran the same that competed in the Maxi cup in Sardegna? Or this is another of his boats? 😁
ReplyDeleteIt is this one : https://res.cloudinary.com/killroy/image/upload/c_fit,h_890,q_auto:best,w_890/v1662989322/entrants/ltugc0jvknufqqiztdyj.jpg
DeleteVery beautiful and very fast even if in Capopassero was 5th in Class 1. A relatively small boat (for class 1) with a big rating (1.4299.
If you are interested in big fast boats look at the Wally ( Bullitt) performance. In the light wind is keeping up with the racing trimarans (Mod 70) having overtaken several. I don't remember a race were racing monohulls were able to keep up with racing trimarans.
Sensational! After leaving the strait, the First 40 passed the First 45 and now leads the class. Further back is hell. with no wind and with a current against there are many boats that can't even enter the strait. Further on, Wally 93 is doing an extraordinary regatta and in the light wind is fighting head to head with the Mod70 trimarans.
ReplyDeleteAmazing to see what type of boats are outperformed by J/99 Calypso. Curious to see how this continues.
ReplyDeleteAmong the smaller boats the J/99 Calypso and the JPK 1080 are making a fantastic race and in this conditions, with little wind from behind the differences between small and bigger boats are much less important.
DeleteRegarding small boats have also a look at the fantastic performance of two small boats sailed in duo that are not far from the J/99 (that is sailed with a bigger crew) the JPK10.80 Solenn and the Sunfast 3300 Red Ruby.
A real ordeal for those who are competing. Almost no wind, and when there is any wind it is from behind, forcing continuous jibing. What a night it must have been! It will be one of the longest (in time) Middle Sea races.
ReplyDeleteAfter Favignana there is more wind and the Mod 70s easily left the two front monohulls behind.
On the boats that interest me most, production cruiser racers (in real time), the First 45 Elusive and First 40 Tevere are still very close and left almost all other cruiser-racers behind with the exception of the GrandSoleil 44 (Elusive 2) which was far behind and is gaining ground, not being too far away. The several Xp44s are all far behind.
The only cruiser racers ahead are larger boats or carbon boats, an XP50 that is not far, the Neo 43 (Carbon) Neomind, which was behind and which is now far ahead (the second Neo 43 is sailing alongside the First). An Ice 52RS is also sailing alongside the First. We could also talk about the Mylius 60 CK which is a carbon custom production boat, that is doing a great race, sailing ahead for 4 hours, but if the others are already expensive, this one is for millionaires, although be a cruiser racer.
Curiously in these conditions with little wind from behind, the JPK 11.80 (Dawn Treader) that is quite a sail machine (but not in these conditions) is not able to keep up with the First 40, and sails close to a Solaris 50 (Sea-Nergy). The first of the small boats, a JPK 10.80 (Colombre) is not far, going slightly ahead of the First 53.
Further back, but not far comes the Calypso a J99, making a really fantastic tace and the first among the 30 feet....all the XP44s are behind, as well as the J122, as well as the J122.
A special mention for those who have the courage to do this regatta in duo. This is not a Transat where the wind is more or less constant. Here it varies a lot and this year with continuous jibing it has been very difficult.
ReplyDeleteThe best among the 2h have done a fantastic job and go for example ahead of all the Xp44 and the J122, not far from the First 53 and the J99.
Right now the first is the Solenn, a JPK 10.80, followed closely by the Red-Ruby, a SF3300 and Atame, a Fast 42. A Pogo 36 has always been in the last places, showing that it is not a fast boat in this type of wind.
When you mentioned the Pogos above being left in the back of the fleet, I figured it was poor conditions for the boat design. Do you figure it is due to all that beam creating tons of drag in non-planing conditions?
ReplyDeleteNot really, just bad performers (compared with other fast boats) in light conditions.
DeleteNever saw so many retirements in the Middle Sea Race, not even when it has been raced in stormy conditions. Excellent the GS44. A relatively slow start but now it has left behind the two First (a great race for them, especially for the First 40 Tevere), the XP50, is fighting with the fastest of the Neo 430 (carbon), and left the other behind.
ReplyDeleteThe GS 44 left behind all other cruiser-racers ( he is fighting with a Neo 43), with the exception of a much bigger carbon Mylius 60CK and the Swan 82 and that includes all XP44, two Ice 52, a Solaris 50, a Solaris 47, and a First 53, most left way behind
I know that the G44 is Essentia, a highly optimized production cruiser-racer, the one that won the two consecutive World ORC Championships, but even so the performance is very good, and it shows that the boat is also competitive in offshore Races.