splashprincess 17 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Update received from the finish boat. Open Country has just finished. It was them in sight not Pepe. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Oh.... where's Pepe gone to then I wonder?? Link to post Share on other sites
Chewing Gum 17 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Apparently Akatea hit a rock off Cape Kidnappers Any updates on that ? Link to post Share on other sites
splashprincess 17 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Open Country radioed up a long time before Pepe so we were wondering where they had gone when we were told it was Pepe next. Sailmakers are busy at work. Bar isn't open yet. Link to post Share on other sites
splashprincess 17 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Akatea did hit a rock, it's been lifted out this morning and checked. Everything is fine. Link to post Share on other sites
splashprincess 17 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Pepe has finished. That makes 12 boats. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Just seen Andar on a truck heading up great south road i bet she would rather be in napier Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 any idea when leg 4 will start? Link to post Share on other sites
splashprincess 17 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Caro Vita and Midnight Express are match racing from Cape Kidnappers to the finish line, they are less than an hour from finishing. Once again the race is on for the first southern boat to finish a leg. Link to post Share on other sites
splashprincess 17 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 any idea when leg 4 will start? Not sure at this stage, could be midday or later on Sunday. And Physical Favours has just radioed up inside Cape Kidnappers. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Why are people in Napier telling me the KP crew suggested a truck might be the best call to get home if the weather is hard on the honker?? Someone slap Rob or Ben, they are obviously going troppo.... or ply them with lots of beers Link to post Share on other sites
splashprincess 17 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Ha - why stop racing now just cos it's gonna be on the nose? KP boys are having beers on board as I type this so give them another day and they will be fine. Link to post Share on other sites
splashprincess 17 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Windarra has radioed up past Cape Kidnappers and MixTMotions is in front of them. They have 20 knots on the nose the nose coming across the bay, ETA 1900. Hopefully we should have most of the fleet in tonight before dark, so we can get some decent sleep tonight. Link to post Share on other sites
splashprincess 17 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Caro Vita coming into the marina now. No breeze here but sounds like there is still some out in the bay. Link to post Share on other sites
splashprincess 17 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Latest Finish times Caro Vita 17:16:48 Midnight Express 17:17:05 Hows that for close after 205 nm? Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Why are people in Napier telling me the KP crew suggested a truck might be the best call to get home if the weather is hard on the honker?? Someone slap Rob or Ben, they are obviously going troppo.... or ply them with lots of beers Don't worry, Rob and Benno were saying the same thing in Wellington when it looked like it was going to be on the nose to Napier. Give them another night at the club and they'll be fine. KP was designed to fit into a 40ft container lock, stock and barrel. Makes it a lot easier/cheaper to get to California for a Transpac Link to post Share on other sites
splashprincess 17 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Physical Favours has finished and then MixTMotions. They are both alongside with a beer now. Link to post Share on other sites
splashprincess 17 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Island Girl not far from the finish now. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 looks like it got messy last knight with a bit of flag hunting............ Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Some people in Napier would like to know when the re-start is. Any one know yet ? Thanks Link to post Share on other sites
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