The B&G Simrad 60 2010 Thread...

[B00B00 310]

I reckon we would have backed up about 30 times during the race. We decided that if we ever mentioned that we might have something on at all we would just back up ASAP. Coming back from gannet we backed up every tack. There was ALOT of weed out there!!

[ex Elly 197]

Pepe only figured out that they had weed when they got back to Westhaven and put the engine in reverse. They went around Gannet around midnight and finished at 6:30. Slow trip back with a big lump of weed on!

 

They also hit two logs. After that their speedo stopped working. I guess paddlewheels don't like logs!

[Guest]

that might explain why we sailed past some of the big boats , Crac A Jac was a weed free zone

[col j 0]

we found the extendable boat hook good at clearing weed from the rudder. didnt find any weed after the race so presume we were clean. was like navigating a mine field though. even had the cheek to wait for a few boats to cut a track to pass cleanly in the pre start.

 

think with 727 keels it eventually slides off the bottom or after some tacks it shakes off.

[B00B00 310]

Finally got around to writing a report from the Rattle and Rum

 

An early start to a wet miserable morning…… made it out to the start line with plenty of time but were still strangely un organized and I was a bit dusty after Trubi’s 70th on Friday night!

There was a HUGE amount of weed around and we knew this was going to be a long day of backing up to clear the keel. We made the call that if it was ever discussed that we think we had weed on that we would back up straight away, I think was a key aspect of our race.

Then we played the waiting game after the start delays due to the lack of wind and caught up with some other competitors. Eventually enough breeze filled in for us to get away. We got a mint start at the wharf end, backed up with 1minute to go to ensure there was no weed on, clear air and any boat that was advanced on us was called back so we were clear ahead and good to go. The breeze looked pretty solid but we could see some of the long haul boats parking up under rangi light, and the hole looked to extend right down to the north shore bays so we opted for the high road hoping to punch on thru to the new breeze faster, we did a quick back up while there was still enough breeze to make it quick and so we didn’t have to sail through the hole with weed on. As the breeze lightened we changed to the zero to try and get as much pace and momentum as possible, then once we were parked up we decided to change headsails from the light to the heavy #1 as it looked like there could be some more breeze offshore and we knew that with the hanks a headsail change would be slow in the breeze. We seemed to come out of the hole OK an only a few boats had snuck past. Back to the jib again for the tight reach to Tiri. This breeze slowly died about half way across untill there was only about 2 kts, this suited us nicely as the longer waterline boats could make gains when they were powered up. Slowly the breeze filled back until it was around 12-15kts and we actually got a few surfs coming into navy bouy it was nice at the time but we knew this was real bad for the next leg! We went around Navy bouy as the first shorthaul sports div and settled in for what we thought was going o be a long beat, it was bordering on #2 jib weather so we got it on deck ready to go but just as we were thinking of changing it settled down slightly so we stuck with the #1 which proved to be a good call as the breeze slowly died to nothing about an hour after rounding navy bouy, we had a few boats in our division tack away towards tiri which we couldn’t understand as we were on the making board so we carried on towards the noises then tacked latter once we had knocked. The fleet has a big split at this stage and we were right in the middle which we were happy with, there was a massive swell out there and we tried the code zero with little success, every big swell it would back and then fill with chronic lee helm so we could never get the boat moving, the headsail seemed to get us along a bit better. A few boats made some small gains from the northern route but we could only make out bump and grind and possibly recreation way up north. As soon as the SW filled in we hoisted the gennaker and were heading straight for gannet at 5-6kts, this was a big gain as the windward boats in at the noisies were VMG running out of there while we had a nice fast gennaker angle and the leeward northern boat got the breeze a long time after us. This breeze eventually headed us slightly so we went back to the zero for the last bit of the reach. There was a pile up of bigger boats near the rock and we rounded in the company of Revolution and Elysium, rounding the rock was very nerve racking, a massive swell and pitch black with very little wind made it challenging especially when we parked in its lee and had no speed or steerage! We then changed to the #1 jib for the beat back in 3-4kts of wind, again we tried going deep and fast with the zero but the genoa was much better VMG so we used that for the whole rest of the beat. We stayed offshore a bit laying thru to d’urville rocks which we tacked just before and headed back inshore as we could see that jono had made a gain out of the inshore line. We went quite far in and then tacked to lay thru to almost Rakino before chucking a tack back and another backup which we ended up doing pretty much every tack on the way back from gannet. At this stage the tide was against us and we knew we would be fighting a massive tide thru motuhie passage, we could see 2 boats working the Motutapu shore towards the passage but they looked very light in there, we opted for the motuhie side staying out of the tide for as long as possible and then shooting thru just below the reef and then motuhie red, we held a very high slow course as we had watched the other boats going backwards and forwards against the tide so we knew that a tack would be heinous. We were only crawling over the ground and doing 3-4kts thru the water but were just laying the point so kept that mode going, we seemed to get a small tide lift right near the end which got us around. From there we almost laid to Ilimoana red but had to chuck a small tack out and then back. We could see a boat starting to come at us quickly from behind but were very relieved to find that it was only the triple 8 so not a big concern for us, they quickly went over us and were gone. We waited before doing the big board back until we were sure we would get the tidal lee bow coming out of the tamaki river, this worked well and we made a substantial gain on the one boat ahead, we then reached into bean rock and tacked back into the shore once we were clear for more tide relief, we probably had a good solid 6-7kts at this stage and it was nice to have some feeling back in the boat after a long night of very light airs sailing. We heard 2 guns just before we finished one for the triple 888 and one for the boat just ahead which turned out to be the farr 38 Coppelia which was a good sign as this meant we might be the first boat in our div on line which would probably mean another double. Sure enough we got a gun which was a great reward for a LONG race, final finish time was 3:34am and 2 hours in front of the next boat in our division! Thanks to Cameron and the SSANZ team, once again a great effort and a long night for them waiting for us!

[Atom Ant 0]

Good skills BooBoo, both on the water and the keyboard!

[Guest]

Okay Boo Boo, modified for you as you seem to be feeling a little precious at the moment.

 

There became a bit of a battle to Tiri, mostly between Danger and Waka. Thanks to the Beneteau 40 that sailed under us but was then proceeded to be pushed up by Rattle, no thanks to Rattle.

[Guest]

we had a few boats in our division tack away towards tiri which we couldn’t understand as we were on the making board so we carried on towards the noises then tacked latter once we had knocked.

Probably saw us way out there on our lonesome knot feeling the fleet lovin. We were sailing about 20 degrees higher than those Rangi/Rakino way for a while, while moving a tad quicker as well. Sadly the while wasn't long enuff but it got us nicely back into the play just in time for the wind to shift back right and bugger off completely. We were surprised no one seemed to see that shift moving in from the North. For a few minutes there we thought it was going to have some nice balls and we were lining up for a full noise Buffalo Girls on the fleet, but it didn't pan out that way bugger it.

 

But agree a few did come out way too early where you and a few others picked the timing a lot better.

[ScarecrowR31 8]

Booboo as your parents are teachers you could at least try and use paragraphs!

PS The Raven 31 mainsail you helped measure up fits like a glove...cheers.

[B00B00 310]

Okay Boo Boo, modified for you as you seem to be feeling a little precious at the moment.

 

There became a bit of a battle to Tiri, mostly between Danger and Waka. Thanks to the Beneteau 40 that sailed under us but was then proceeded to be pushed up by Rattle, no thanks to Rattle.

 

 

Ha ha yeah thats much better Des, sorry i was a bit precious and crabby, first i get acused of cheating then being agresive and luffing boats head to wind!

I just want to go sailing....

 

Summer breeze, paragraphs ruin a good story, it gives people a chance to stop reading!!

 

In wellington for the arvo, southerly front ended any chances of a sail so we just drank beer instead! Even measuring boats in this weather is no fun..

[Guest]

Aquiline Report

 

We pulled out at 1830. Got to Swashies 2100

 

Anyone have an explanation for the forecasting? shocking.

[Guest]

Bob told me we were in between 2 fronts and the wind was always coming, just question of time. Occluded front, what ever that is.

 

It was always going to be a race of lasting the distance. that bondage guy bailed early cause he ran out of limes, I reckon he is just a soft...............930 owner with soft .............. and he should shout the rum

[B00B00 310]

The DDF vs Rattle N Rum protest was heard last night, Rattle was cleared of any wrong doing.

Here is the link to the findings.

http://www.ssanz.co.nz/documents/events ... %20RNR.pdf

 

 

Facts Found:

1. Rattle N Rum sailed in the race with a code zero sail that had

dimensions of SLU 11.72, SLE 10.16, SMG 3.73, SF 6.78

2. The mid girth measure exceeded 55% of the foot measurement.

3. ORC/IMS rules state that a code zero with a mid girth of 55% or

greater of the foot length shall be measured as a spinnaker

4. The largest declared spinnaker on the PHRF certificate of Rattle

N Rum is a symmetrical masthead SL 13.1 with at half height 6.8,

and max width 6.8.

5. Rattle N Rum advised the YNZ of the use of the code zero sail

and was advised by YNZ that no new PHRF application was

required if the sail was within girths.

 

Conclusions:

1. The code zero complied with the PHRF and ORC/IMS rules as

being a spinnaker

2. The code zero was within the maximum dimension stated on the

PHRF certificate for RNR.

 

Rules that Apply:

ORC/IMS 2010, YNZ PHRF Rules, SI 2.2 and rule 78.1

 

Decision:

Protest is Dismissed

 

Protest Committee: John Bullôt, David Glen, John Muir

[Guest]

So you didnt have to by the rums then... Good on ya chief!

[Guest]

Decision:

Protest is Dismissed

 

Good stuff BooBoo. Hopefully now the only mid-girths we have to worry about are those caused by too many beers consumed watching the rugby. Good luck for the 100 mate.

[B00B00 310]

Cheers Hewy.

Unfortunately Im not here for the last race, doing the groupama race around new caledonia instead.

But Richie will do the race with Chris Maddock so they should do just fine.