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That's right all you Nigel's, it's on again and we are back to Fairway Bay


 


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ARMARE ROPES SINGLE HANDED WEEKEND


October 7th and 8th 2017


 


Start at Orakei and make our way north to finish off the entrance to Gulf Harbour Marina. Then into Fairway Bay for a evening of beverages and bullshit and maybe more boom boom coming from Space Station.


 


The next morning start off GHM and wonder our way back to a finish off Orakei.


 


Divisions for extras and one for no extras, courses tweaked to suit.


 


NOR here - ARMARE ROPES SINGLE HANDED WEEKEND2017.pdf


 


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Race Control as ready as it will ever be.

Patrol boat ready

Snarler's for a post race nibble ready

A special lemonade or 2 will be on hand...... for emergency rehydration purposes of course, safety first people ;)

Disprins on hand for the morning.

Swag is on a aircraft winging it's way from Armare in Italy... drive faster please Mr Pilot

 

We have splurged on the 'Good Weather package' so should have a nice 10-12 NE for the ride up and a good 15 Northerly up the chuff for a good slide home on Sunday. 

 

With the His V Hers SR battle I wonder if we should have a marriage counsellor on hand?

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I'm in! likely not racing Saturday, got a few more things to do on the boat and want to take things slowly, but the plan is to mosey up to GH Saturday then race Sunday. might join the Saturday race if I'm ready on time but I'm not holding my breath ;)

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Great weekend thanks Grant and Armare Ropes. First sailing singlehanded in the Gale Force, and i learnt a lot. Here are some of the lessons i learnt:

-Tie your battens in aftet you swap mains. Saves them falling out apparently.

-figure out when to start, dont start 1 min after everyone

-let runner off before you tack

-let runner off before you tack

-close hatch BEFORE the first big wave goes over boat, not after

-dont wrap kite around forestay

-if you wrap kite around forestay, once is enough, 6 times is too many....

 

Ill do better next time. Maybe.

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A write up to follow shortly...... including the comment "I think Sunday morning is the first time ever I have seen an entire fleet wide and race management wide hangover'. Armare Ropes did out a few bucks on the bar and the fleet did deal to them all with enthusiasm.

 

But in the mean time was some of the finishing close?

 

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