Youth Offshore sailing team

[Guest]

bowman arent allowed to talk during a race

[Guest]

and the correct use of plurals

[Guest]

considering you cant sail, we dont want you onboard

 

 

Luke can't sail??? Wow, he did a pretty good job of fooling me!

 

He is always there giving it his best and giving it a go on days when it's too windy for you to even show your face. Then, if it IS too much for him to go out, he jumps in to help run the racing and helps out with LTS as well.

 

I reckon it won't be long before he is a better dinghy sailor than you are.

[nz moth 0]

I completely agree a good team that works together is just as important as the yacht. The only difference is i won't help clean the crew

[PaulR 3]

Problem is most NZ youth are involved with study and training during the year so wandering off around the Pacific is frowned upon by most parents who would also be paying most of the bills.

 

That really leaves only the Sydney - Hobart after the exams which really means leaving NZ mid December, sailing to Sydney and then mid January arrival back from Hobart. So basically a month to 6 weeks sailing around.

 

Back in the 70's when I did this, the Sydney - Hobart was my first big ocean race at the end of my first year at university. We hit hurricane Ursula (spell?) off North Cape, motored in the calm middle and got another blow off Australia. Comming back RAYC held the Hobart - Auckland race, basically to have everybody in contact with each other via radio scheds and to have some safety factors for mutual benefit.

Problem financially was all one's fellow students ended up richer the next year as they basically worked over the Christmas holidays. No interest free student loans then, for air fares, duty free etc

 

WHAT People get paid in real money to sail to Oz now

[PaulR 3]

and the correct use of plurals

 

School is knot wot it uzed 2 b.

[smithy09 50]

Compatability is always the first test of any crew.

[BvanVugt 0]

That really leaves only the Sydney - Hobart after the exams which really means leaving NZ mid December, sailing to Sydney and then mid January arrival back from Hobart. So basically a month to 6 weeks sailing around.

 

I rekon if the auckland-fiji or noumea race was given enough notice and it needed to be done to allow the team to go wouldnt they be willing to run the race so it co-incided with the university holidays?

(Tuesday 26 June–Friday 13 July 2012)

That would get another 3-4 weeks of offshore time that could be used, add that to all the coastal races avaliable here and you could probably get a fairly full callender together

 

This is all ignoring the cost of doing such a thing though, whos going to be willing to sponsor such a crew?

[nz moth 0]

I do see your points, but the people I want on the crew are people that what to do this for the rest of their lives and not just something they do on the weekends. As I said there needs to be 100% dedication to it.

 

Money is always going to be the big thing but with the right people togeather aiming for the same goal anything could happen.

[BvanVugt 0]

Its too hard to ask someone to drop out of school for the opportunity to go sailing if you cant guarantee they will be employed for the rest of their lives. Youth will almost always need to be weekend and holiday based, or you up the age limit so everyone is old enough to commit full time and has a back up plan if a sailing career doesnt work out.

[nz moth 0]

I am not saying they have to give up school, but have to be able to train and sail in races when needed. Because there isn't a race every day of the week all year.

[bene_sails 0]

i like the idea.

 

if you make it under 25, you open up all the school leavers and guys that have been to uni (specialist skills), guys that have experience in trades (sailmaking, rigging, boatbuilding), also have the younger guys coming through.

 

my 2 cents worth

[SloopJohnB 322]

Back in the 70's when I did this, the Sydney - Hobart was my first big ocean race at the end of my first year at university. We hit hurricane Ursula (spell?) off North Cape, motored in the calm middle and got another blow off Australia. Comming back RAYC held the Hobart - Auckland race, basically to have everybody in contact with each other via radio scheds and to have some safety factors for mutual benefit.

 

Be more specific please what year?

[PaulR 3]

Back in the 70's when I did this, the Sydney - Hobart was my first big ocean race at the end of my first year at university. We hit hurricane Ursula (spell?) off North Cape, motored in the calm middle and got another blow off Australia. Comming back RAYC held the Hobart - Auckland race, basically to have everybody in contact with each other via radio scheds and to have some safety factors for mutual benefit.

 

Be more specific please what year?

 

1970 I think, It was the year NZ one the Southern Cross Cup with Waianwa, Pathfinder and Runaway IIRC. Also in the fleet was Buccaneer. I was on Skinflint.

American Eagle and Kialoa were there as well.

[SloopJohnB 322]

1971 was the year that Pathfinder won on handicap and Kialoa II on line. I was on Satanita II.

1972 on Chantel. American Eagle Line & handicap

1973 on Tequila. Helsal line Ceil III handicap

1975 on Corinthian. Kialoa III line Rampage Handicap

1981 on Condor

 

I think thats how it went, soooooo looonnngggg ago, but did we enjoy ourselves.

 

Remember "The land of a thousand beers" "Auscrew" the bus trip to Springfield. argh those where the days when a young boy could be turned into a man just by sailing across the ditch.

[nz moth 0]

The team would be very much like what Jessica Watson is doing at the moment for the Hobart but we would do a lot more racing.

[fifo 0]

Jessica as a youth has got her own boats up and running very well. They may not be doing a lot of racing but are getting a lot more from the program than sea time. Recall an ordinary incident last time youths were involved in a off shore race. Stolen car and marina damage.....

[Guest]

Hey guys, this is soundign great. were do i sign up? Im 18 and have just fixed my keeler and was wondering if there is any other younger people out there with keelers in the Hauraki Gulf?

[nz moth 0]

I think if the team were to work the same as Jessica Watsons team it could work. Although we would do a bit more racing and training. This would mean the crew could still go to school a uni.

[nz moth 0]

If this went ahead any ideas on how to put the crew togeather?