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BOP Trailer Yacht Sqd Alan Civil Classic 50 miler (for the big boys), shorter course for smaller TY, plus Sport boat Div. 21 Nov 2020 Lake Rotoiti


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Hi Guys n Gurls

It's time for the annual Alan Civil Classic on Lake Rotoiti, 21 Nov. Details can be found on https://www.boptys.net/regattas 

Due to the interest from the Sports Boats we are setting up a Sport Boat Div. (amendeded NOR and Sailing Instructions to follow)

Big boats (A Div, multi and Sport boats) do 3 laps of the lake

Middle size (B Div) do 2 laps

Small size (C Div) do 1 lap

Note as per the new vision from the NZTYA the oversize trailerable yachts like the N30 and Farr940 are also welcome. Div are based on NZTYA quidelines and Ratings https://www.nztya.nz/nztya-ratings.html 

Looking forward to seeing you all down on our puddle.

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Bloody awesome race !    Thanks BOPTYS for a great weekend .   Below is a photo of the mighty 44 Forty alongside the even mightier (faster) Deep purple . Also see the video of a a fairly close port/starboard encounter with the Didi 26 Panic Knot ...we all made mistakes on the day so no love lost ! 
 

 

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Thanks guys, great to see you enjoying some puddle jumping. There should be some more pictures on the BOPTYS Facebook page.

 

Congratulations to Will White and his crew on Panic Knot (Wairarapa), Didi 26, winners of the Alan Civil Memorial Race on Lake Rotoiti, NI, on Saturday 21st November.
2nd went to Piccolo, Farr 5000 (David and Leslie Goddard) and 3rd Blue Fire, N25 (Greg Waterhouse).
FULL RACE RESULTS go to: https://www.boptys.net/regattas
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1 hour ago, eruptn said:

Thanks guys, great to see you enjoying some puddle jumping. There should be some more pictures on the BOPTYS Facebook page.

 

Congratulations to Will White and his crew on Panic Knot (Wairarapa), Didi 26, winners of the Alan Civil Memorial Race on Lake Rotoiti, NI, on Saturday 21st November.
2nd went to Piccolo, Farr 5000 (David and Leslie Goddard) and 3rd Blue Fire, N25 (Greg Waterhouse).
FULL RACE RESULTS go to: https://www.boptys.net/regattas

Is there more than one BOPTYS Facebook page ? I Can only find one with some Mother’s Day photos 😂

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Thanks guys, had a great time. It's been a very nervous few weeks having no idea how we're doing in the boat. Beating the local mixed Keeler fleet by 10 minutes an hour doesn't prove much. Anyways she seemed to go okay. My son Matty said on the 2nd beat "sh*t this boat's fast, we're sailing like bunnies and it's still ahead" Prick :-) We had our moments.

Great location, great course, basically a 7.5 mile windward leeward and a good friendly bunch. Sorry we didn't hang at the club much, Friday was my birthday and Saturday we were shattered.

See you next year

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Was a great weekend.  

We had you spotted on the 44Forty in that vid.  Sorry we were pushing it and made you a bit nervous.  

Great first lap with the sports boats with a few changes of lead on the beat back up the lake. When the breeze got up for the last two laps they had slightly longer legs than us downwind.

Lots of wind shifts on the lake - we think we did 30+ gybes over the three laps but some really great runs down the lake locking into the breeze.  Had one period of sustained 10 mins just sitting on 11-12kts - magic.  Last beat home was tough and we're still sporting a few aches and pains.  

Having a chat to NZTYA about our handicap.  Her history is mostly with keelboats and the initial handicap when we got the design approved is definitely way too low.  Working to get that sorted asap but handicappers are (understandably) keen to have some data to work with as well.  

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4 minutes ago, Deep Purple said:

How's the rum?

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Tucked away safe and sound until next time we’re in the same place to enjoy it (I’m in Wellington and crew are in Auckland)

Thanks for giving it to us.  Much appreciated and looking forward till next time we meet. 

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3 hours ago, Panic Knot said:

Was a great weekend.  

We had you spotted on the 44Forty in that vid.  Sorry we were pushing it and made you a bit nervous.  

Great first lap with the sports boats with a few changes of lead on the beat back up the lake. When the breeze got up for the last two laps they had slightly longer legs than us downwind.

Lots of wind shifts on the lake - we think we did 30+ gybes over the three laps but some really great runs down the lake locking into the breeze.  Had one period of sustained 10 mins just sitting on 11-12kts - magic.  Last beat home was tough and we're still sporting a few aches and pains.  

Having a chat to NZTYA about our handicap.  Her history is mostly with keelboats and the initial handicap when we got the design approved is definitely way too low.  Working to get that sorted asap but handicappers are (understandably) keen to have some data to work with as well.  

No worries mate it looked cool from our perspective ....I’ve had far worse from deano on the golf course , four square court and the friggin netball court back in the Corsair days .

we enjoyed the tactical upwind battles on leg 2 and 3 you guys kept us on our toes the whole way .

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