Model Boat Mayhem
Mess Deck: General Section => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: omra85 on March 01, 2010, 08:33:15 pm
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Hi all,
The big day is upon us. 6.00am (in the UK) 2nd March 2010 will soon be here.
Has everyone polished their pintles and emptied their hawse holes O0
Anybody changed names? I'm running GinaT and Mayhem omra85.
The "Mayhem Rescue Boat" will stay firmly attached to the pilotboat!
Who is "Murder'n'Mayhem"?
Lets teach Johnny Foreigner a thing or two about the British Stiff Upper Leach :-))
Go get 'em chaps - and other stirring stuff {-) {-)
Cheers
Danny
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Race Is now open to pre set your course , Come on Fleet Mayhem.. :-))
Not sure But Did Hope it sinks, sorry Floats say they were changing thier boat.. ?
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Courses set for Ocean Mayhem and Boatmadman :-))
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Race Is now open to pre set your course , Come on Fleet Mayhem.. :-))
Not sure But Did Hope it sinks, sorry Floats say they were changing thier boat.. ?
havent been able to find how to change so will stick with stoogie. see you at the finish :-))
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Log in then go to "My Profile" on the top menu bar.
Go to "My Account" then change your nickname.
You'll still log in the same but your boat will show as your new nickname.
Cheers
Danny
PS The name will automatically change on all your friends' lists.
PPS Someone has changed to Murder'n'Mayhem, but I can't see who is "missing" of my original list???
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Ermmmm that`ll be me %)
Her indoors always say`s "I`m bl***y Murder" so thought it appropriate {-)
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Lovely gentle name, Brian %) {-) {-)
Now we've got to find "Mayhem n Madness" which has just appeared {:-{
All yellow, hmmmm, is it another of yours David?
Good luck all (and join the regatta group "Model-Boat-Mayhem") <*<
Danny
(or Gina)
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Mayhem n madness was boatmadman and is MINE, all MINE :}
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I might have known %) With that colour, I'm afraid I'll have to report you to the "style police" :o :o
I've changed you both on my little list ready for all the BIG numbers at the end :P :P
Danny
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the yacht formerly known as stoogie is now mayhem madness. may god bless her and all who sail on her. ;)
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mayhem madness and mayhem n madness......confusion possibilities here! Maybe I can blame my rule infringements on mayhem madness :}
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Talking about madness, have you noticed that the 1st 5 leaders are heading towards a land mass , and are behind everybody but yet they are in the lead !!
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Yeah, the positions are calculated by 'line of sight ' I think.
I reckon those 5 leaders are computer generated to follow a straight line from start to finish, no one would deliberately go that way would they? Or is there a hidden sea way up there somewhere? %%
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The names of the first 5 keep changing so I wonder how many are actually up there - we only see five, but there may be another thousand up there.
Oh Goody {-) {-) {-)
I think they have bought some sort of auto pilot or one of these grib things they keep on about thats supposed to tell you the best course %) %)
Well it obviously doesn't replace common sense!
Don't forget to wave to them ;D ;D ;D
Danny
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what happened to mayhem omra85. keeps coming up as unable to locate
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The owner of Mayhem n Madness and Ocean Mayhem wishes to advertise for a complete replacement crew for each boat.
The previous crews have been unceremoniously chucked overboard for incompetence shown in the complete debacle that was the early stages of the current leg.
The Captains have a chance to redeem themselves yet, but 2 rooms (?) have been reserved in Alcatraz for their arrival in USA in the likely event of failing to improve on their current performance. Further, 'Old Sparky' the electric chair is being transported to Alcatraz and will be ready for new sittings shortly.
If either of these boats appear to take off in a direction commensurate with desertion, please SINK them.
Disgruntled Owner.
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Bed waiting for them
(http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh293/craftysod/san-044.jpg)
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Im behind again. TomatCrewe
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Craftysod,
You are too kind, mattresses not allowed!
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what happened to mayhem omra85. keeps coming up as unable to locate
In line with the latest Mayhem 'guidelines', its been renamed Mayhem'n'chaos.
It was going to be Mayhem'n'Suggs, but we've got too many 'Madness' boats already %)
It has gone the Northern route and although not far behind the 'leaders' is actually far behind the "Southern bunch".
Speaking of which, GinaT is progressing well, with Harry (MHem the long sail) pushing her transom %) %) :embarrassed:
It's easy to find the ones at the back - just look for an area with absolutely NO wind, and there they are - in the middle of it {-) {-)
Keep it up chaps
Danny
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It was going to be Mayhem'n'Suggs, but we've got too many 'Madness' boats already %)
Terrible... :} Now lets keep "Our House" in the middle of the sea in order..
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The owner of Mayhem n Madness and Ocean Mayhem wishes to advertise for a complete replacement crew for each boat.
The previous crews have been unceremoniously chucked overboard for incompetence shown in the complete debacle that was the early stages of the current leg.
The Captains have a chance to redeem themselves yet, but 2 rooms (?) have been reserved in Alcatraz for their arrival in USA in the likely event of failing to improve on their current performance. Further, 'Old Sparky' the electric chair is being transported to Alcatraz and will be ready for new sittings shortly.
If either of these boats appear to take off in a direction commensurate with desertion, please SINK them.
Disgruntled Owner.
thought i was going to have to crank up the stowed outboard to catch up until i realised it was mayhem n madness. mmmmm maybe i should change my name again. :D
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I suppose I'm the last to notice but the "wind squares" are different sizes!!
The ones on 31.xx N are 50 miles across, whereas the ones on 41.xx are only 44 miles across :o
I suppose its to compensate for the curvature of the Earth, but as they look the same size on the screen, I assumed up to now, that they were the same!
Might make a difference when plotting a course - assuming that Harry and I are not the only ones aiming for anything more specific than East'ish %% :P
Good tip:
Point the boat in vaguely the right direction, tie up the wheel, THEN go to bed {-) {-) {-)
Danny
(not to mention Gina)
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mayhem madness is now mayhem marauder but i am about to change ISP's so dont know if i will be able to get back on but it wont be for a couple of days. may need to call on danny if thats ok to help like you did originally to get me set up again.
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OK - just aim for open water before you go {-)
You've read about having to keep the same nickname for 4 MONTHS, I take it?
(one change allowed then its locked!)
Cheers
Danny
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Yippee - I've just finished the Jules Verne Round the World virtual race.
Mayhem'n'Chaos took 60 days, 21 hours, 42 mins
GinaT took 62 days, 13 hours, 52 mins.
These are actual REAL TIME days - wind changes 7.00 am and 7.00 pm EVERY Day (sometimes up to 6 course changes in a day)
Ocean Mayhem is about to finish but Semperatis, Antipodean Mayhem and TomatCrewe are still battling out there.
Danny
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Ocean mayhem is only a couple of hours away from finishing - looking forward to a beer or several!
What were your finishing positions Danny?
Ian
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<:( <:( <:( <:(
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62days, 4hrs,4mins to finish the round world race. :-))
A very close race with GinaT , 9hrs 48mins difference over 62 days.
Ian
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The finish positions don't seem to make any sense
Mayhem'n'Chaos - 25642 (60 days ...)
GinaT - 25630 (62 days ...)
so I think the total time is a better indicator.
Bit of a relief after all this time - yes, beers etc are needed O0
Cheers
Danny
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my final position was puzzling as well, 25000 plus, whereas the position just before finishing was under 2000. It does say temporary position though, perhaps it has to wait until the last racer comes in or something?
Ian
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<:( <:( <:( <:(
What were you doing trekking round the Antarctic for over 3 weeks (and BELOW the red line :police: )
At least you're past New Zealand :-))
Cheers
Danny
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Think he was looking for ice cubes for the Gin and Tonics! :-))
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What were you doing trekking round the Antarctic for over 3 weeks (and BELOW the red line :police: )
At least you're past New Zealand :-))
Cheers
Danny
I wondered what those warning signs were at the time , but chose to ignore them... :embarrassed:
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My biggest puzzle is the track of Antipodean Mayhem in the Clipper race :o :o
Either he's trying to write his name, or he's on a two week 'bender' {-) {-)
Cheers
Danny
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I had thought about trying to spell out the name Mayhem on the Jules verne race, When I ever get near England I mght still have a go..
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nearly there. if vodafone hadnt cut off my internet service before the new ISP was ready to connect i would be finished too. rats to vodafone. sailing for a week with no chance of correcting my course or contacting danny to steer. thats my excuse and i'm sticking to it. BEWARE OF THE MARAUDER ON THE NEXT LEG. YOU HAVE ALL BEEN WARNED. :-)
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:-))
Good time by Gina T , and all in all I would say a good sail by all Mayhem sailors.. :}
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The handbrake keeps jamming and dragging me everywhere, and 12 hour breaks in course plotting make for interesting wind changes.
I have a lot to learn about sailing.
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Yes we're getting better. I sent one North of Japan (Danny Buoy) and one South (GinaT).
After 23 days (seemed more like 230 at times) they finished within 2 hours of each other.
Well done all (well most {-) {-))
"Anti" wins the "most interesting course" award! Hic %% %% %)
Cheers
Danny
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mayhem n madness just finished the Jules Verne round the world in 56d, 16h, 46mins. :-))
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mayhem n madness just finished the Jules Verne round the world in 56d, 16h, 46mins. :-))
Whaaaa Haaaa :o
Great result - well done!
Now - have nearly two weeks off before the start of the Clipper. O0 {-)
I'm still springing to fully awake at 6.55am - without the alarm clock %) %)
Danny
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i am amazed i finished. more problems at the nz end (computer broke down this time) so i couldnt reset my sails for the final run in. when i eventually got running again i had finished. :-)
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how many starters are we going to have for the next leg. mayhem marauder will be at the line sunday
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The Long sail will be starting , which direction is another matter !!
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mayhem marauder will be at the line sunday
You'll be a week or more early then %)
The start has been delayed to match the real race. Have a look on their forum for announcements.
GinaT (the one to catch) will be there, as will Danny Buoy
Cheers
Danny
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GinaT (the one to SINK)
Cheers
Danny
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Random Mayhem course notes for Leg 8 (from assorted players)
Start - point boat due West (for 1 hour) - forget boat
Day 3 - remember boat, log on, find boat 480 miles West of San Francisco - turn left
Day 4 - forget to check forecast, sail into middle of 100 mile diameter "no wind" circle
Day 5 - drift
Day 10 - remember boat - find it heading toward Antarctica - turn left
Day 11 - break computer - unable to log on
Day 20 - log on and find boat back at San Francisco - turn left (for 1 hour) .........
Ring any bells anyone %) {-) {-) {-) {-) {-)
Danny
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no. none of those notes would refer to anyone here i am sure. %)
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is this race the same as the virtual volvo ocean race which was a while back?
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I think it is as they keep referring to VORG on their forum.
Danny
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I think it is as they keep referring to VORG on their forum.
Danny
ah, played that for a while, but then forgot it.
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Road the World ... Ooops %%
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has anyone had an email with the start date yet.
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No, nothing as yet, but the "real" boats are starting tomorrow (20th) at 6.00pm local time.
Now according to the World Time converter, this would be 2.00am on 21st in the UK.
I can't see the French being awake at that time so I imagine they'll start later in the morning of the 21st (7.00am??)
Getting twitchy now ...... %)
Danny