Tracking software and expectation management
04 November 2021
by Ann MacNeill
We have been issued with our tracker from yellow brick or YB as they are badged. If anyone would like to follow the progress of Restless and fleet you need to go into the AppStore and download YB races app which is free. You then select ARC 2021 as the race, and then ARC plus. Then in teams you find the boat names. I just got this information today, so there is no doubt more to it than this. Tiny negative, the tracker is mandatory but if we arrive after 9 December, which is likely, we get fined a weekly sum for the delay in returning it. Not very sporting in my book. Also, keep in mind we are handicapped as being the slowest in the fleet. There are racing yachts aiming for less than 2 weeks. We would be happy with 4 weeks. Don’t panic when we are left behind, or even stopped. If there is no wind we may need to just “bob about” for a bit. We can’t carry enough fuel to motor 2000+ miles, so will need to be patient and wait for wind. The start looks to be pretty windy on Sunday, F6 maybe. Will wait til Saturday to select sails. Things a little fraught here as we finalise our prep, so we need to take a step back and a few deep breaths (alternatively start eating the Christmas cake with a few nips of sloe gin). Helicopter rescue display this a.m. was interesting. The guy dropped down, i.e. the rescuer had on flippers and was lowered into the sea and swam to the boat. The “injured party” was hoisted on his own. Then the rescuer jumped back in the sea, and swam away before being hoisted back. Obviously any rescue would be welcome, but being lashed to your rescuer and lifted with him would give me more confidence. I hate heights, well that’s my excuse. Could be a female rescuer of course, and equally happy to be lashed to her, just not hoisted alone. Onward with prep. 3 sleeps to go.
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