Breakaway Slowed

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PhotoGraham WatsonDear Explainer guy,

Why is blocking such a rarely used tactic? It seems that when there is a long breakaway that teams with riders in the break do not block or slow down the chase. Why is that? More typically, these riders do not take a turn at the front. I would think it would be better if those riders took their turn at the front and slowed the pace.

Cosmo Scrivanich

Dear VeloNews,

During the Tour de France (and other stage races) the times of the best three riders on a team are added together to decide the leader of the team competition. As the race goes on, do they add the times of the best three riders each day or the top three riders in the overall competition?

Dave Strachan

Alamogordo, New Mexico

Background: I am currently planning a big family and friends vacation and would like some opinions. Before I have sailed on 4 RCI ships and NCL Jade in the Haven, which got me hooked! I am wondering your thought (from people who cruised both classes) which do you think is better.

I like the itinerary on the Jewel and how it is departing from Texas (no airfare) but the Breakaway 7 day itinerary to Bermuda seems interesting. The 3 bed garden villa (this suit is amazing!) is about the same price as getting multiple 2 bedroom villas on Breakaway. I heard the Haven experience on Breakaway is not as good :( . Is this true? But, Breakaway is the new ship with all the bells and whistle, probably better entertainment, and things to entertain the children in the group more.

I've been on Jewel (when it was sailing from NYC) and it's a fine ship. If your kids really love pools then Jewel better than Breakaway... but if they love scary water slides then Breakaway is better. (The kids' pool on Breakaway is awkwardly located without any seating for adults, and no view of anything but bulkheads. The family pool on Jewel is the main pool.)

The Breakaway is bigger (obviously) but is amazing inside. Le Bistro is set up so the outside looks like you are in NYC which is really really cool. I would say some of the negatives of the bigger ship was slower service (I think the drinks, ect were father for the staff to walk to get which slowed down service, I dont think it was for a lack of effort on the crew part), and really needing a reservation for everything (even MDR and shows). However, you can do everything on the TV in your room which is pretty cool. The pool deck on the Breakaway is small so good luck there.

Breakaway/Getaway are two of the only ships where the crew gets their own room so everyone wants to be on those ships and you do get great service overall, everyone was fantastic. Tepinaki is also three times the size on the Breakaway (12 stations instead of 4 on the Jewel class ships)

The Jewel I liked that you could just walk to the MDR anytime and also for the shows. Three sets of elevators are nice too (Breakaway only has 2 believe it or not) I think there was a show ever night on the Jewel, and about 4 on the Breakaway (each show runs about 3 times so you can see it when it fits your schedule)

All in all, i would happily go on either again. We chose the Gem to go to FL and Bahamas because Sandy messed up the first cruise. After this one I would definitely consider Bermuda on the Breakaway again. I think both ships have their pros and cons but overall I had a great time on both."

Ok. So for the people that have been on Breakaway/Getaway are the activities like the water slides and ropes course more so of marketing? Is it something people do once and done? Also how are the shows on Jewel vs Breakaway?

I did the ropes course a few times on the BA, it is well build and has a lot of different types of challenge. I found it very large for a cruise ship course. Of course the plank is the best part...nothing like hanging by a thread ( ok it's a strap and a big harness...but anyways ;) ) over the water on deck 18 :)

I like both ships equally, for different reasons. I like the shows on the Breakway, I like the buffet on the Jewel. I like the spa better on the Breakaway, I love Spinakers Lounge (sp) on the Jewel, and miss it on the Breakaway. I like the pool area better on the Jewel (not a broken up with different levels). I like the waterfront on the Breakaway, prefer the atrium on the Jewel.

Thanks everyone for your replies. I'm leaning toward then Jewel because the Garden Villa looks amazing a would be great for large group gatherings. Though the activities and show lure me into the Breakaway, I,m learning towards the small ship.

I assume Apollo's velocity slowed down after it left Earth orbit, for how long was it decelerating. Did it start accelerating as it approached the Moon. What was the rate of deceleration due to Earth's gravity?

A pretty good analogy for TLI is throwing a baseball straight up into the air. The "throw" is the TLI burn; as soon as the ball leaves your hand it begins to slow down, trying to fall back towards Earth. The peak altitude of the "throw" is around where the moon will be three days later.

You can compare the results of the equations for the "downward"-pulling Earth component and the "upward"-pointing moon component, with the appropriate distances and gravitational parameters for the two bodies, to see what the crossover point is. Or use algebra if you're into that.

Yes, in fact it did slow down with time, until it approached close enough that the Moon pulled it faster. That happened at a point very close to the Moon. In a diagram on this page, for Apollo 8 we can see that point was just after the second full day, and the speed was about 3578 km/hr.

I think you are all referring to the "Lagrange Point" between the Earth and the moon; this is a physical location where the gravitational forces of the Earth and moon are equal on a spacecraft. As soon as TLI is completed, maximum speed is achieved for the burn period. The spacecraft slows gradually, and at a less rate with more distance from the Earth, all the way to Lagrange Point. At which the spacecraft starts falling to the moon and speeds up gradually, at an increasing rate, while getting closer to the moon.

One thing to remember is that the Apollo spacecraft was not launched towards the moon. It was launched towards where the moon was going to be three days later. Just as it was about to start falling back towards the earth, the moon came in from the side and captured it (with a little help from the service module engine).

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