TickledPink 0 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 So how did you go on the bow? I didn't, over 40 and over 100kg's = Ash does bow! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philstar 62 Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Freedom report and video This trailor trash is fully converted !! Phil and I got up early to try the new old slightly larger ex Borderline main on the old Freedom. Great start until the first park up in Izzy Bay which was good for us, gave us time to adjust the rigging. The Borderline main is designed for a carbon ex TP52 mast whereas our old main was designed for standard GBE noodle. Just before Rakino the windex was going around in circles again frustrating. Hooters and Deeds went right. The Diam, Whio and Attitude went left. We managed to sneak through the middle somehow and catching the mighty Dragon drifting back towards us they pulled the pin no need for them to turn around as they were facing the wrong way already. Attitude was getting sucked backwards into a hole by Motutapu and they also pulled the pin. Whio and Deeds caught right up with a puff from behind rounding Rakino. Standing on my tippy toes, it helps to be tall. I could see a breeze line out east beyond the Noises or Ahas .1 knots of boat speed and .4 knots of tide we managed to thread through all the bricks. We left Deeds and Whio drifting west. Got about 5 knots of very nice sea breeze from the east. Rounded Gannet rock and it looked like all the cats went home. Celebrated the win, ate the best bacon and egg buns I have ever tasted with beers and rum. We thought that we could just cruise around the course from there and we took turns snoozing under the head sail. Phil kept the pedal down, hunting Galeforce the lead swinger. Slipped by Galeforce without seeing, still hunting her to the finish. Luckily because little did we know Hooters was just behind us. Nice to hear the gun. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Piewarmer 4 Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 How's the weather shaping up for race 2 of the SSANZ Triple Series? We going to get any breeze this time? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jon 412 Posted July 31, 2017 Author Share Posted July 31, 2017 Individual entries for the PIC Insurance 100 this Saturday close at 1800hrs today Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clipper 375 Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Light is good Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clipper 375 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Even better Quote Link to post Share on other sites
raz88 97 Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Even better perhaps for some of us with big square tops and code zeros... Windyty still showing some breeze in their forecast, hopefully they're right and not windguru etc who have not much. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ed 151 Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Looks like the forecasts are settling to a 10-15 kt easterly, ideal:) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
raz88 97 Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Tazzy Devil had a fun day out. Very light start and a reach down to Rangi light had us worried about a repeat of last month drifting around going nowhere for hours, but the breeze filled in quite nicely and we had a fun sail on a day that we wouldn't have been out there had SSANZ not organised these races. Thanks again to the SSANZ team for putting it on. Well done to clipper for another line/handicap double! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiller 2 Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Im sorry the new tackhammer wont be ready for the last race. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiller 2 Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 cant resize sorry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJohnB 329 Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 so its really a 50 footer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waikiore 483 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 More freeboard, as we get older we get less tolerant of the NZ moth splosh splash...... just guessing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jon 412 Posted August 25, 2017 Author Share Posted August 25, 2017 Entries for the last race close on Monday @1800hrs If you have always wanted to try this or your just a been there done that and weren't able to do the earlier races, come out for the day, shortest course and social gathering in Islington Bay afterways. Details here. http://ssanz.co.nz/events/index.html?id=160 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Y88 Association 8 Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 The Young 88 Owners Association has sorted a degustation of char grilled sausages accompanied by a BYO of appropriate aperitifs for a post race "debrief" raft up for the 12 or so 88's and hangers on spread across the various divisions. Feel free to join us but bring, fenders, food and bevs. No Sunfast or to host for Izzy Bay Club BooBoo this year. Any other suitable venues on station? Refer to video at this link for concept Quote Link to post Share on other sites
splashprincess 20 Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 The committee boat has current possession of the disco ball, but is likely to be the last to the party/raft up due to finishing boats. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oracle1 21 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MarkMT 68 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Cool. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B00B00 329 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Haha deb I just saw your comment. Yes I left the Sunfast disco ball in the capable hands of the SSANZ committee on board the Ma'ara. Fortunately I have a new one on the Rogue which will likely have some stories to tell by the time it gets back to NZ.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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