Valve Bounce
26th December 2010, 00:35
Well, it's Boxing Day again and the Sydney-Hobart is about to start. The start is in mild conditions and then it is supposed to deteriorate into very strong headwinds. I just hope this will not be a repeat of the 2004 disaster :http://goaustralia.about.com/od/eventsandfestivals/a/sydhob2004_2.htm
I remember watching my TV is absolute horror as the disaster unfolded.
Some from England will probably ask why such a bloody short race (record less than 48 hours)can be so treacherous. I think it has something to do with the fact that Bass Straight is relatively shallow and the waves build up to something terrifying.
One guy in the smallest boat, 10 metres, is sailing in the same sized boat I used to race in HK, and I can only say the guy has courage by the ton, because the one time we had waves, I was sick as hell!! :( . They will be sea sick like you wouldn't believe. Laine Bleachley of World Surfing fame is also going, and she suffers terribly from sea sickness.
I'm watching this from my TV. Thank God!
I remember watching my TV is absolute horror as the disaster unfolded.
Some from England will probably ask why such a bloody short race (record less than 48 hours)can be so treacherous. I think it has something to do with the fact that Bass Straight is relatively shallow and the waves build up to something terrifying.
One guy in the smallest boat, 10 metres, is sailing in the same sized boat I used to race in HK, and I can only say the guy has courage by the ton, because the one time we had waves, I was sick as hell!! :( . They will be sea sick like you wouldn't believe. Laine Bleachley of World Surfing fame is also going, and she suffers terribly from sea sickness.
I'm watching this from my TV. Thank God!