100th Anniversary of the Newport Bermuda race.
There will be ALOT of boats.

Start time is around noon.

Stay the hell away, its gonna be a zoo.

And no, you don't have the right of way.

catch me if you can:bo:

catch me if you can:bo:

In the right air Maximus will infact blow you away. :jump1:

Bigfish could do some damage there with his 6oz. Hopkins...:uhuh:

Bigfish could do some damage there with his 6oz. Hopkins...:uhuh:

Coast Guard is gonna be out in force.

May not be a wise thing.

must be a sight to sail passed a powerboat going 30 knots.
i got passed bye a big tri-hull one day in the grady. thought i was hauling at 28-30 knots and he "blew" right bye me:wall:

The monohull speed record is roughly 40 knots.

Blowboater :tooth: :hihi:

Blowboater :tooth: :hihi:

stinkboater. :rotfl:

WaterHippie :happy: :zup:

Hippies don't hang out on multimillion dollar boats or get flown (netjets) to Maine to bring boats to RI. :hihi:

nothing compares to the start of the B.O.C. race back in 87 or 88.. yowzas there was alot of boats. ALso i can remember the tall ships before that. it was insane...

Hippies don't hang out on multimillion dollar boats or get flown (netjets) to Maine to bring boats to RI. :hihi:

PseudoWannaBeeHippie :musc:

Eben, 300 boats gonna be at the start on Friday.

Including this thing:

http://www.supermaxi.co.nz/media/gallery12_01.jpg

The record WILL be broken.

how the hell do you fish off that thing don't all them cables get in the frickin way?

how the hell do you fish off that thing don't all them cables get in the frickin way?

little fast to troll from. :rotf3:

but in light air you got good toona trolling speeds.

and those cables (PBO/Carbon/Kevlar) keep that 140 some odd foot rig from falling into the ocean
kinda important. ;)

i am going out there to gawk if anyone wants to join...

Have done six Bermudas... Enjoy the lump boys, alberto and the Gulf Stream. Should be some pukin records too!:yak:

Eben, 300 boats gonna be at the start on Friday.

Including this thing:

http://www.supermaxi.co.nz/media/gallery12_01.jpg

The record WILL be broken.

dang... its a giant laser II :hihi:

dang... its a giant laser II :hihi:

I love Lasers - but one of these days I'm going to get a 470.

Fat Man Trappin'

I love Lasers - but one of these days I'm going to get a 470.

Fat Man Trappin'

now THAT would be a site to see.

I'd pay to see that. :hihi:

Wanna come for a ride on an I14 John? :bl:

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i113/lazergunpewpew/Newport-Bermuda%202006/IMGP0996.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i113/lazergunpewpew/Newport-Bermuda%202006/IMGP1050.jpg

We'll have to see how Tom does.Jerry he ain't.

yuppies.....

yuppies.....

Sissy :lasso:

What's up Beach?

Hey Johno,

Not much except way too much work. Fishing a bit. Better fish finally showed up last week.

Whats up with you ?

penski's boat back yet you freaking island fruit? :wave:

Hey Likwid, if that boat is so nice how come there are no seats for all those people hanging off the side? It looks like a refugee flotilla vessell from Cuba?:bl:

a week to get down on a furniture barge or 2 1/2 days on Maximus.

seats cut into the drinking time. :hihi:

The Usual....

penski's boat back yet you freaking island fruit? :wave:

Hehe. All the freaks are back....

Nantucket is getting gay'er and gay'er every summer.

Blowing 20-30 WSW. Big fish up at the point so today is windsurf and then fish the dusk bite.

:cheers:

:hihi:

was gonna move a CC from Sakonnet to Hyannis but cooked an engine this morning.

ah well

Likwid, what is the fastest speed attained by one of the sailboats? Just curious..........

I read somewhere where the Volvo Around the world mono's hit up to 36 kts. Thats 41 mph !

Likwid, what is the fastest speed attained by one of the sailboats? Just curious..........

Those boats in this race?

Maximus was doing over 15 knots just after the start.

One of the VOR boats broke 40 knots in the southern ocean.