[Rhodes22-list] Hobart to Sydney Race

[Herb Parsons]

Actually, I think there is a documentary. I seem to recall seeing some 
film clips about it in my captain's class.

Jb wrote:
> Documentry was what I had in mind.
> I'll have to put it on my list of thing to read.
> Jb
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> 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
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>> 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
>>>
>>>
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>>>> 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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