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I'm considering doing the singlehanded division if it looks like the weather is going to allow for a reasonable solo effort. Haven't had much practice flying a kite solo so that could be interesting!

 

Anyone else going solo?

 

My left wrist is now in a plaster cast so that screws that plan.... although that really would be singlehanded!

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Hotdogger going up fully (s)crewed and poor Wild is staying tied up for this one...

Really looking forward to the weekend! It's aways a great weekend even if you don't make it all the way up and pull in to Kawau and start drinking with the rest of the retirees!!!

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Be in to win - not just the race but also $3500 in sail services from Lidgards Sails (http://www.lidgardsails.com/)



 



With a race, a bottle of rum, two parties, free berthing from Marsden Cove Marina, and huge spots from Lidgards, Musto and PredictWind... we're basically paying you to join the fun!



 



SIs out now, Briefing Document tonight... get your 2-Minute Forms in tomorrow, and see you Friday!

 

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Radio sched at Rodney will confirm which finish location. I reakon it will be pretty obvious by then too - and I am hoping it is through the entrance cos then we had wind! I have 4 different forecasts, only looking at the one I like....

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Working off memory of prize giving here so apologies for ommissions and errors.

Overall line + multi line : Timberwolf
overall h'cap + single handed : That Girl

div A1, line : Outrageous Fortune, h'cap No worries, Thirsty Work (2nd), Fun n Games (3rd)
div A2: line and h'cap Elevation, apologies can't remember, possibly Big Bikkies and Faster coyote
single handed, line Max, h'cap That Girl, 
Multi : : h'cap Pulse and I think 2 of Ten

Don't ever recall a race with more zero to hero to zero moments.  At least three restarts.

Basically a light but eventually dominant SW breeze fighting a NE sea breeze, plenty of park ups until you got clear of Cape Rodney which for most, was very late afternoon.

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Nice recap mark!

 

We'll get the results up early this week and post a link here, or just check the RYC results page.

 

Thanks to all the boats for coming out for what ended up being a very challenging race.

 

On top, a great dock party, great prizegiving, and a great return party at Kawau!

 

 

Working off memory of prize giving here so apologies for ommissions and errors.

Overall line + multi line : Timberwolf
overall h'cap + single handed : That Girl

div A1, line : Outrageous Fortune, h'cap No worries, Thirsty Work (2nd), Fun n Games (3rd)
div A2: line and h'cap Elevation, apologies can't remember, possibly Big Bikkies and Faster coyote
single handed, line Max, h'cap That Girl, 
Multi : : h'cap Pulse and I think 2 of Ten

Don't ever recall a race with more zero to hero to zero moments.  At least three restarts.

Basically a light but eventually dominant SW breeze fighting a NE sea breeze, plenty of park ups until you got clear of Cape Rodney which for most, was very late afternoon.

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Results for the 2017 Route 66 are now posted. It was a year for small boat glory, especially for the overall handicap singlehander Peter McLea on That Girl.



 



Also a note that we got A1 h/c and A2 Line wrong at the prizegiving, and so we especially want to recognise the results of Hot Dogger, Predator and Faster Coyote.



 



Kudos to the winners:



 



Overall Line: Timberwolf



Overall Handicap: That Girl



 



A1 Line: Outrageous Fortune



A1 1st: Hot Dogger



A1 2nd: No Worries



A1 3rd: Predator



 



A2 Line: Faster Coyote



A2 1st: Elevation



A2 2nd: Big Bikkies



A2 3rd: Faster Coyote



 



B (solo) Line: Max



B 1st: That Girl



B 2nd: Clandestine Jet



B 3rd: Space Station



 



M (Multi) Line: Timberwolf



M 1st: Pulse XTC



M 2nd: 2 of 10



M 3rd: Attitude



 


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Pulse in the Route 66.

 
Lining up for the start with the other three multihulls, just off Narrow Neck beach. Richard and Michael aboard as crew. We were completely committed to a gennaker when the wind shifted just Westerly enough to make laying the start difficult. We drifted out towards Rakino, where it looked like the new Northerly breeze was going to fill in from. But a shore breeze helped the inshore fleet at much the same time. We were having a nice battle with the mighty green Timberwolf, but as the breeze set in off they went. 
Our position at Tiri channel was underwhelming, well back in the flat, as we changed between screecher and jib in the light headwind. But we stuck to our game plan and stayed West of most of the fleet. and at the North side of Tiri channel, there was the South Westerly filling in. Screecher on again, and a fast reach to Kawau. There was the leader, 2 of 10, and most of the feet, sitting in no wind as the Northerly battled the SW, leaving nothing in the convergence zone. We sailed through, briefly in the lead, as the fleet battled the light head wind again. 2 of 10 went well into the North passage of Kawau, and we followed in too. There the Westerly reappeared, and yet another restart happened off Takatu point, with again Pulse very briefly in the lead. The Westerly struggled in, and again we were off. Off Goat Island 2 of 10 and Timberwolf slowed inshore, and we caught up just off shore of them. But around the outside came the Open 8.5 Attitude, going really fast. 
As the evening gave way to dark, the fast boats got away on the beam reach to Whangarei. Timberwolf just beat 2 of 10, and Attitude just behind them. We had the 15m keel boat Max just behind us, and changed up to the screecher to keep ahead of them at the finish. Fourth for Pulse out of a fleet of 42 boats, with moments in the light of being right up the front, was very pleasing. We shared the steering and deck work around aboard, sailed well ( we thought) and made some good decisions. Very pleasing to have designed and built the boat, and spent a great deal of the last six months developing my light airs sails further.
Anyway a fast sail up to Marsden Cove, and a great line up at the Marina, all the boats on the same pier. Rum was involved in the stories of the rest of the night…
A great prize giving, then another fast sail back to Kawau, with the crew a little tired. 
A big thanks the Richmond Yacht Club, and Onerahi Yacht Club, for organising a great event, and making good calls on moving the start and finish line for the conditions. Pulse will be back next year!
 

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