Resolute and her crew set a new speed record for the course. Thanks to David Silver and a recording he made in the wheelhouse during the race, you too can experience those five exhilarating minutes. Double click on the foto below to hear it all.
David, thanks much.
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September 4, 2013 at 11:56 am
John Huntington
very cool, thanks for posting!
September 5, 2013 at 10:03 am
Mage Bailey
Great stuff. Thank you so much.
September 5, 2013 at 10:38 am
Tugboat Races 2013 | Wind Against Current
[…] Tugster has a series of three photo posts here, here, and here, and a video taken during the race from the wheelhouse of the Resolute, the winning tug, here […]
September 5, 2013 at 11:46 pm
David Hindin
David and Will,
Thanks for the video.
http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?MMSI=367091630
For experienced MarineTraffic,com users:
This (possibly time limited availability) url appears to show a couple of points on the Resolute Mad Dash.
http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/default.aspx?zoom=9&oldmmsi=367091630&olddate=9/1/2013%203:27:00%20PM
Zoom in…
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Position Recorded on:
2013-09-01T14:27:00 (UTC) (10 27:00 EDST)
Lat/Lon: 40.781609 / -73.996094
Speed/Course: 13.7 kn / 210°
Vessel’s track shown for that day.
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and
2013-09-01T14:31:00 (UTC) (10 31:00 EDST)
Speed/Course: 14.1 kn / 210
September 6, 2013 at 5:08 am
tugster
remote recording, david. you’ve documented a 14.1 kts top speed. thank you!
September 11, 2013 at 3:58 pm
David Hindin
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