[Rhodes22-list] Hobart to Sydney Race

[Jb]

Documentry was what I had in mind.
I'll have to put it on my list of thing to read.
Jb
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Benjamin Cittadino" <bigben65 at earthlink.net>
To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 5:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Hobart to Sydney Race


>
> You know Jb, there ought to be a movie but I don't think there is.
> Unfortunately, movie folks probably said, "The Perfect Storm", seen one
> "boat-in-a-storm" movie you've seen them all. There's probably a
> documentary, one of those discovery channel or history channel deals.
>
> I'll tell you though, this book rivals "Into Thin Air" (the Everest
> Disaster), and "The Perefct Storm".
>
> Ben C.
>
> Just bent wrote:
>>
>> Is there a movie?
>> Jb
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Benjamin Cittadino" <bigben65 at earthlink.net>
>> To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 5:07 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Hobart to Sydney Race
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Guys;
>>>
>>> There's a great book about the "real" Sydney to Hobart race of 1998. 
>>> It's
>>> called KNOCKDOWN, by Martin Dugard. If you haven't already read it I
>>> highly
>>> recommend it. It kept me up all night when I picked it up afew years 
>>> ago.
>>> You may recall that two dozon boats were abandoned at sea, the waves 
>>> were
>>> reported at eight stories high, and people died.
>>>
>>> Ben C.
>>>
>>> Just bent wrote:
>>>>
>>>> didn't know about the waypoint. I guess I better read the directions.
>>>> My boat name is "Justbent"......what's your boat?
>>>> Jb
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "cowie" <ccowie at cowieassociates.com>
>>>> To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>>> Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 2:58 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Hobart to Sydney Race
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> JB:  Did you keep the Cape Barren mark to starbard?  If you did then
>>>>> you
>>>>> are
>>>>> doing pretty well.  I didn't but better to figure this mistake out in
>>>>> the
>>>>> practice race.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Just bent wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm 21.
>>>>>> Jb
>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>> From: "cowie" <ccowie at cowieassociates.com>
>>>>>> To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>>>>> Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 12:33 PM
>>>>>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Hobart to Sydney Race
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Is anyone playing the Hobart to Sydney Race?  I am in third place on
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> practice sail, although I may have missed the waypoint at Cape
>>>>>>> Barren?
>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>> think the following links should take you to sailonline, its a fun
>>>>>>> virtual
>>>>>>> sort of thing to do during the off months.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://www.sailonline.org/windy/run/117/#app=99be&61e2-selectedIndex=0
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://www.sailonline.org/blog/2008/oct/29/sailonline-ocean-race-leg-1/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hobart-Sydney dec 2008
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> A New year-special from Hobart back to Sydney in the fabulous SeCart
>>>>>>> 30.
>>>>>>> Note you shall leave Cape Barren waypoint to Starboard!
>>>>>>> Race starts: Jan 01st 09:00 Registration Open!
>>>>>>>
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