Simrad One

They started on time in a building NE breeze. I'm slowly adding more start photos here.

Noumea Race Finish

Here's our one and only photo.



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Now I'm off to see if it is possible to get photos of the Simrad start.crew.net.nz/forum/viewtopic.php

Simrad One Again

From SSANZ

Tomorrow is Race 1 of the B&G Simrad Two Handed Triple Series the B&G SIMRAD 50.

This year we have 166 entries…but due to difficult weather conditions and postponements last year it will be our biggest ever fleet to hit the start line !

The 3 courses are:

B&G Simrad 50 Longhaul Course:
Start off Orakei Wharf, passing Rangitoto Island (starboard), rounding Motutapu Island (starboard), passing Rakino Island (port),
rounding Waiheke Island (starboard) to finish Orakei Wharf. (approx 48nm)
B&G Simrad 50 Shorthaul Course:
Start off Orakei Wharf, passing Rangitoto Island (starboard), rounding Motutapu Island (starboard), Motuihe Green Buoy (port),
passing Motuihe Island (port) rounding Passage Rock (starboard) passing Browns Island (port) to finish Orakei Wharf. (Approx
42nm)
B&G Simrad 50 Smallboat Course:
Start off Orakei Wharf, passing Rangitoto Island (starboard), rounding Haystack (Oropapa) Island (starboard) passing Rakino Island
(starboard), Motutapu Island (starboard), rounding Motuihe Island (starboard) to finish Orakei Wharf (approx. 30nm)


Unfortunately Orakei wharf is now closed to pedestrian traffic, so the best bet for spectators is to go to North Head to enjoy what will be a spectacular sight.

Entry list below

LONGHAUL MULTIHULLS
Attitude
Creepy Crawler
Dirty Deeds
EVOLUTION HARD DRIVE
Exodus
hooters
Hyper
Sundreamer
Taeping
Timberwolf
LONGHAUL MONOHULLS
Andar
back chat
Demonstrator
Eleanor
Enhanse
Flojo
FOREVER YOUNG
Karma Police
kiwi
Laissez-faire
Marshall Law
Mojo
Nosaka
overload
Peppermint Planet
Perchanse
Power Play
Prawn Broker
Pretty Boy Floyd
Protocol
Room to Move
satellite spy
Sea Harmony
Second Nature
Simply the Best
Stratocaster
sudden impulse
Sure Thing
Surreal
The Big Don't Argue
Time Lord
tour de force
Truxton
Urban Cowboy
VIVA
Waka
Whitebait
Wild Blue
Wired
SHORTHAUL MONOHULLS
acclaim
Allgo
Apparition
Azure
Bump n Grind
celerity
Champers
Charlatan
Cloud 9
COOL BEAR
Cool Change
Crewcial Fix
Danaide
Delinquent
Destiny in Motion
Diablo
Dilemma
Drop Dead Fred
Drums of Time
elliphunk
Elysium
Eye Spy
Flyer
focus
Freedom of Leigh
Geralda
Grunty Chicken
HANSE OFF
Heaven 'n' Hell
High n Fibre
Hot Gossip
Hot Property
Ilex
Insight 11
Jagged Edge
Kia Kaha
L'Avanti
Legless
Lightfoot
Lionmark
lynchmob
Max Headroom
Mercenary
Mindbender
Mix T Motions
Narnia
nautique
Nevenka
New Force
Nijinsky
O'Sinnerman
pahi
Panchito
Pelagian
Penury
Persephone
PERSUADER
Pink Cadillac
Prince Hal
Promise
psychic
rainbird
Rattle n Rum
Recreation
River Rebel
RnB
Rush
Shokran
Sister Moonshine
SONIC
STRATHSPEY
Suburban Reptile
Sweeney Todd
The V Team
Train Smash
Travellin' Man
Ubique
unreal
Vagan
VIVO
Waka Huia
Wright One
Young Radical
Zen
Zero Tolerance
Smallboats
Aquaholic
Black & Tan
CANTARA
China Doll
Comfortably Numb
Crac-A-Jac
Crocodile
Elliott 7
Elly
Energy
Entree
Faster Coyote
Forty Two
Moneyshot
motamouse
Mumbo Jumbo
Nocturne
One Xtreme
OVERDRAFT
quarter pint
Rat Attack
Rat Attack
Rebel Yell
Saint Fintan
Shibumi
Surveillance
The Source
WILD
yorick
Yosemite Sam
Zap
Zgy

SSANZ is particularly pleased with the continued success of this great event, especially in the current tough economic times. A big part of the success is the longstanding sponsorship from Advance Trident Limited through their B&G and Simrad product ranges.

The weather forecast is looking promising, if a little wet but a least racing should get away on time.


Regards

Cameron Thorpe
SSANZ

Three times Three

An alert reader has just informed me that three mega tricycles are lined up in New York waiting for the chance to break the Trans Atlantic record. Here's hoping they all start together, then we'd have a race as well as a record attempt.

Sailing: There's nothing else like it

This morning as I look for interesting items to put on the  home page I find the Transpac Race has started. Lots of big shiny boats, lots of money, lots of media hype. Here's the event website if you are interested.
The very next item I find is two separate accounts of the Texas 200 by a father and daughter team. He bought a 21 ft "big boat" for the event. A must read.
But it was the contrast between the two events that intrigued me, what other pastime can accommodate so many?

Simrad One

Starts tomorrow 0900 off the Orakei Wharf. With over 160 entries this is one of the biggest events of the year. Here's the latest forecast: Saturday: Becoming northerly 20 knots during morning, easing to 15 knots at night. Showers turning to rain. Sunday: Westerly 20 knots easing to 15 knots by evening. Few showers. Monday: Southwest 15 knots. Few shower

D'Arcy Whiting

Another of the old guard has passed away. It is beyond the time and space available, and probably beyond this poor scribes ability to detail the many positive thngs he did for sailing in NZ.
Maybe this from the Herald says it all:
A Celebration of his wonderful life will be held at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, Westhaven, Friday, July 3 at 1pm. If you can join us wear something colourful. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Motutapu Restoration Trust, PO Box 99-827, Newmarket. State of Grace Ltd Phone 0800-764-722

Swap Meet

The Young 88 Owners Association are having a swap meet - trade your old junk for someone else's old junk. Sun 19th July 10 am at the old Doyle's loft Westhaven. More Here.

How to Paint Like a Pro

Last night Burnsco Marine hosted a presentation by International Paints on the use of their products by amateurs to achieve a professional finish.
Well worth the time and maybe of interest to others who read this web page. Fear not, the evening is to be repeated at Westhaven on the 14th July and Half Moon Bay on the 28th July. Got to www.burnsco.co.nz.

Extreme Windsurfing

Ain't sailing grand. You can cruise a little boat up the Thames, or at the other end of the scale try this:

Keep Turning Left

There's a guy in England (don't know his name) circumnavigating their island. Nothing particularly exceptional, but I can't stop watching his video diary. If you double click on the screen shot you'll get to you tube where you can waste half a day catching up on his journey to date. It beats working.
We even got comment on it from Aily's Comet here.

Blackmatch in Sweden

Blackmatch are racing again, this time in Sweden, follow their progress here.

Up To 26 Club Winter Series

A wet day on the water for the Up to 26 Club. The wet and windy forecast saw the hardiest soles venture out, with the Reactors and Trackers being the mainstays of the fleet as usual. Zgy and Hi Flyer locked horns in the mixed division.
With 3 x WL races planned, there was going to be enough action to keep the crew active and warm. Fun and games ensued the first time at the top mark with a stronger than anticipated tide seeing a few boat struggling to make it around the first time.
The PCC did admirably to get everything under way, onboard photographer Jo got some great shots, of all the boats. Her pictures will be available soon – stay tuned.
The higher predicted breeze never eventuated; e saw a max of 25-26 Kts, and some soft spots of 5-6 Kts too. The PCC did a great job of laying the course in the lee of Rangitoto with slightly shorter legs than usual. Combing the starts of the Trackers and Reactors also helped to get through the day on the water in good time. We were well up the harbour heading home at 2.15.
We soon dried out back at Westhaven, off to prize giving for some sausages, beer and good cheer. The reduced number and damp afternoon saw a select gathering at the prize giving. This made the odds very good for the 3 x $50 spot prizes! Eat your heart out “Big Wednesday”
Many thanks to the PCC, Mariner Marine Insurance and Chains Ropes and Anchors for Prizes.
See you in two weeks!

BoI Sailing Week

Here's the first Regatta Ramblings as our friends up north wind up the operation.

Bay of Islands Sailing Week January 19-22, 2010

TIME IS FLYING BY – The Bay of Islands Sailing Week January 2010, will be here before you know it! Perhaps it’s time now to make that first ‘announcement of intent’ - giving crew plenty of notice to organise their dates to RACE in the Bay. We all need something to look forward to – to plan for – FIND the time and make the Bay Regatta a ‘positive’ for 2010.

www.bayofislandssailingweek.org.nz website is being upgraded ‘as we speak’. It will be there for YOU, efficient, easy, and enlightening. Please bear with us while we bring this to fruition – the estimate is two to three months.

Our loyal Sponsors are positive - we will begin their listings next month

General background of our Bay of Islands Sailing Regatta
In 2010 we will be EIGHT YEARS OLD
The very FIRST Regatta was held at Opua in the Bay of Islands January 2003 with thirty eight yachts competing. The regatta has grown in popularity, with changes every year to add interest and excitement. The sailing is competitive, a renewing of friendships with excitement and the laughter ………it doesn’t get better.



The Bay Of Islands Sailing Week is organised as an incorporated society, comprised of representatives from Kerikeri, Russell, Bay of Islands and Opua Yacht Clubs. The Bay Regatta is non profit and runs on an annual basis; as such, any profit gained from the event is reinvested back into the event.
STAY IN TOUCH – Our thanks for active support and participation in past Bay of Island Sailing weeks. 2010 will be “even better”
Watch out for monthly REGATTA RAMBLINGS.
Lesley Haslar for Bay Of Islands Sailing Week
LRH@ihug.co.nz – June 2009

AK-Noumea 2009

The leaders can smell the finish line and the early drama is over. Follow their progress here.

Ak_Noumea

It looks like they had a tough night. Torrential rain and peak gusts of 50kn and at least a broken mast. Three boats are sheltering off the coast, others have turned back with damage or simply retired. Everything I have is going up here.

Nav Warning

Daily navigation warning Saturday 27th June 2009

WAITEMATA

Browns Island. - The Browns Island Navy mooring buoy Fl Y 5s is currently undergoing maintenance work.
Please note one of the mooring legs has been buoyed off by three unlit floats however the buoy itself is still lit.
Mariners are advised to navigate with caution.

Noumea Start Video

Auckland - Noumea Ocean Race 2009 from Chris Tarpey on Vimeo.

 

If you want a bigger screen click here.

Auckland - Noumea 09

Start photos here.

Noumea Race Start

2PM today. Crew.org.nz will be there and hopefully we'll have video on th esite by tonight. I went down to the beach this morning- zero wind and fog, let's hope that changes by this afternoon
Good luck to all those sailing, enjoy the trip.
Here's the link to the tracking page.

28kn in a Moth!!!

Magnus Wheatley is a yachting writer of strong opinion. Here's some of his latest:
Rohan Veal reports on his must-read blog that he hit 20.5 knots going upwind, yes upwind, last Saturday! Further on in the blog he reports hitting just over 28 knots downwind!!
Why ISAF overlooked the Moth for 2012 is just beyond me…there was the opportunity staring them straight in the face to embrace the new, go forward thinking on slalom courses and be on the front cover of every paper in the Western world and they blew it…then Rohan goes and scores six bullets at the Worlds in Garda and who do they give ISAF sailor of the year award to? Ed Baird…say no more!
The latest ISAF nonsensical, moronic Press Release stating: “The first batch of the new Elliott 6m keelboats selected as equipment for the Women's Match Racing event at the 2012 Olympic Games have left the boatyard and are on their way to Germany to make their worldwide debut at the sixth event of the ISAF Sailing World Cup.” Oh great…so we’ve selected a boring boat that no-one sails for a discipline that no-one likes over a speed machine that embodies “Citius, Altius, Fortius” and something that the whole yachting community either has ambitions to sail or wishes they were fit enough to sail…what is going on with these ISAF idiots? And for some reason the national authorities just go along with this lunacy despite the technical committees and all the billions of sub committees briefing to the opposite. It beggars belief…

Miami -New York Record

While we wait for the Noumea Race start tomorrow, and Simrad One the next week, here's a video of Groupama setting another record.

A Letter From Dan Slater

I know its been a while and some of you know I have been back in the Finn the last 4 weeks as a build up to this years Finn World Championships to be held in Denmark on July 5-11.
It’s been a good month with some really cold stuff and some sore legs having not really hiked in a boat for the last 10 months. I feel that I am starting to find my way again and having had time to evaluate the Olympics and change a few things now after a break I think things are going quite well.
Last month I started my trip off with the Holland regatta. It all went really well except for 2 races and overall I finished 9th out of 60 boats. Now, after a few weeks of training and some big boat sailing to fill some gaps I just finished Kiel Week in Germany. We had 55 boats and I finished 4th overall, which I was pleased with. However, I still have a few things to work on before the Worlds start. This was a interesting regatta as we only got 4 races in before the medal race (and you needed 5 races to get a discard) so there was no discard race in the regatta and every race counted, which hurt a few.
Tomorrow I am heading off to Denmark to get some days in on the water before the World Championships. Last time I was at the same venue it was my second ever European Regatta as a 19 year old in a Laser and it was snowing before the first race so I hope it’s a bit more pleasant this time.
I will keep you posted as I go through the Worlds.

Dan

I know its been a while and some of you know I have been back in the Finn the last 4 weeks as a build up to this years Finn World Championships to be held in Denmark on July 5-11.
It’s been a good month with some really cold stuff and some sore legs having not really hiked in a boat for the last 10 months. I feel that I am starting to find my way again and having had time to evaluate the Olympics and change a few things now after a break I think things are going quite well.
Last month I started my trip off with the Holland regatta. It all went really well except for 2 races and overall I finished 9th out of 60 boats. Now, after a few weeks of training and some big boat sailing to fill some gaps I just finished Kiel Week in Germany. We had 55 boats and I finished 4th overall, which I was pleased with. However, I still have a few things to work on before the Worlds start. This was a interesting regatta as we only got 4 races in before the medal race (and you needed 5 races to get a discard) so there was no discard race in the regatta and every race counted, which hurt a few.
Tomorrow I am heading off to Denmark to get some days in on the water before the World Championships. Last time I was at the same venue it was my second ever European Regatta as a 19 year old in a Laser and it was snowing before the first race so I hope it’s a bit more pleasant this time.
I will keep you posted as I go through the Worlds.

Race or Cruise Around Oz

This looks to be worth a second look. Click the headline.