SSANZ Triple Series 2025

[Steve 61]

Oi!! 

Serious lack of excitement this year.  Lets get into it.  It's not that cold.

Very reachy reachy course at this early stage.

[Clipper 382]

Im pumped. First racing in the boat since Northern Triangle. Spent Saturday unloading cruising gear and loading on race sails.

Normal co skipper (wife) out for first 2 races, so have a super sub flying up from Nelson.

Every night this week is continuing race prep. 

Last night was spent sewing a stronger lee cloth, now just need to fill diesel, audit safety gear, clean bottom, remove more cruising gear, fit jacklines, remember how to sail, tidy away tools, bail out the rain water, go to briefing, get some food (although not much, looks like a nice reach sail). And beer. Get some beer.

[Steve 61]

1 hour ago, Clipper said:

remember how to sail

Me too

[waikiore 518]

Couple of yachts on the hard at Westypark looking like they may be getting ready -General Lee and Higher Ground

[ex Elly 276]

Nope not entered. Maybe getting ready for RNI though...

[B00B00 347]

I'm there on Motorboat III. 

[Cameron 109]

On 8/07/2025 at 9:57 AM, waikiore said:

Couple of yachts on the hard at Westypark looking like they may be getting ready -General Lee and Higher Ground

General Lee was never going to do the triple series.... the co-owners will be racing the mighty Hard Labour once more. 

There is no set programme yet for General Lee, the plan is to get her looking good, sounding great and back sailing... once that's achieved then we will look at what racing we want to do.

Seen to many people state all these races they are going to do and they are never ready... We will get the boat ready then decide on the races and challenges to take on!!!

But you can bet the boys are pretty excited to see what the General Lee can do....

https://www.facebook.com/MightyGeneralLee

 

Higher Ground has just had the rig pulled out for a check and service.

[Shimmer 43]

Shimmer is racing

like Perfect storm its all unloading 10 trolleys of cruising gear then loading on almost as much race sails

fingers crossed the breeze goes north on saturday and we get more on the wind than the present forecast

very reachy

[Steve 61]

And also like perfect Storm, I've temporarily misplaced my triangle crew, not my wife, I'm not as careless as he is.  But have a new gun on board who apparently remembers how to sail.  

[Kick Ass 51]

Kick is racing, don't fancy our chances against the longer waterline length and canting keel boats with current forecast.....

[splashprincess 20]

Have serious FOMO, wish I could be there on the start line to take photos of the 116 boats entered! 

[Vivaldi 62]

Is there a link for the tracker somewhere? Couldn’t see it on the SSANZ site 

[CarpeDiem 575]

https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/race/SSANZ

[Vivaldi 62]

Cheers 

[ex Elly 276]

Well done Carpe Diem on rescuing the flipped catamaran at Kawau!

[ex Elly 276]

Incredible that after years of putting their hands in the their pockets, looking the other way, pretending there was nothing they could do - resulting in giant divisions with 40 boats - someone on the new committee has shown some initiative, adjusted the cutoffs, and evened up the divisions.  Well done SSANZ!!

[CarpeDiem 575]

1 hour ago, ex Elly said:

Well done Carpe Diem on rescuing the flipped catamaran at Kawau!

We didn't rescue them.  Coastguard took care of that.

They capsized right in front of us, so of course we were first on station, it's what anyone would of done.

We dropped the jib, and did laps around them while they recovered their grab bag and got themselves together and we ran the comms to Auckland Maritime for them.  Drifting away from land they weren't in any danger, and after a while they requested we stand down and continue racing.

Lots of boats came to their aid, Explore Racing who was out North, leading their division they came down dropped jib and main.  Flying boat just behind us dropped their jib but were waved on.  The red trimaran (Lucifer?) was pulling up and slowing as we departed.  And we heard MANY calls on the radio.

So lots of great seamanship all round.

[Cameron 109]

5 hours ago, ex Elly said:

Incredible that after years of putting their hands in the their pockets, looking the other way, pretending there was nothing they could do - resulting in giant divisions with 40 boats - someone on the new committee has shown some initiative, adjusted the cutoffs, and evened up the divisions.  Well done SSANZ!!

I can assure you having previously been on the committee... that there is no hands in their pockets, looking the other way, pretending there was nothing they could do etc etc...  Division cut offs / splits were regularly discussed (and passionately!)... but in a democratic system you need to have the numbers in support before making any changes. Just because something didn't change doesn't mean it wasn't discussed and debated. I think your post is poorly written putting a negative light on the committees of the past who all put in their time on a voluntary basis. Having said that It's always good to see committee's listen and react to competitor feedback.

[B00B00 347]

On 14/07/2025 at 4:34 PM, ex Elly said:

Incredible that after years of putting their hands in the their pockets, looking the other way, pretending there was nothing they could do - resulting in giant divisions with 40 boats - someone on the new committee has shown some initiative, adjusted the cutoffs, and evened up the divisions.  Well done SSANZ!!

Wow, quote of the year Andrew. Do you actually think we sit around with our hands in our pockets looking the other way? 

Remember we as a SSANZ committee are just enthusiastic sailors trying to juggle life, work, kids and putting on amazing events for you in what little spare time we have. 

 

 

[Steve 61]

first two fundamental rules of sailing.

1-  Don’t scare the missus.  

2- Don’t bag the volunteers.