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Danaide's in a spot of bother. Wave broke a window at about 3am and they shipped a fair bit of water. On their way to shelter. Bit choppy.

Tracker suggests they are carrying on in the race. Hopefully they did a patch up and are. Be a bugger knot to get to the end after what they have been thru so far.

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How good is Coppelia going? That's damn good for a boat of her vintage. Good to see D is working back up through the fleet. Looks like Team Knot so Bendy boat is being given a hell hurry up at the moment.

 

Looks like all have a bit of a slow slog for whiles yet.

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Actually thinking they'll start to move a bit in the next hour or two and the NE breeze may get the front guys home before the SW change.

 

Break your heart if you got to Colville just as the change comes through wouldn't it.

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Team Surreal is driving her hard on the home stretch. Hope plenty of rums await ! Pushing heaps of tide... doing 8-9's but only 7.6 SOG, should be quicker than Truxton from now until the corner then it's a case of hanging on and sending it with the biggest gear we got !

 

Revs big losses normally occur at night. Perhaps they pull the sails down and go to sleep... or maybe have a cuddle as the S34 boys do. Is being in the middle of a weather bomb any excuse for man love ? Anyway Rev's don't have that excuse !!!

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Team Surreal is driving her hard on the home stretch. Hope plenty of rums await ! Pushing heaps of tide... doing 8-9's but only 7.6 SOG, should be quicker than Truxton from now until the corner then it's a case of hanging on and sending it with the biggest gear we got !

 

Revs big losses normally occur at night. Perhaps they pull the sails down and go to sleep... or maybe have a cuddle as the S34 boys do. Is being in the middle of a weather bomb any excuse for man love ? Anyway Rev's don't have that excuse !!!

 

Go and send it boys!!!

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The first leg was the "best", since then uphill, storms, cold, more uphill - makes cruising look good doesn't it?

 

Yes

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Huge congratulations to Surreal for taking line honours in the last leg of the race and a massive congratulations to Truxton and Coppelia for podium finishes. Special congratulations to Sally for being the first female crew home! Hope your all enjoying pleny of rum and coke's, a hot shower, and a cooked breakfast.

Not far to go now for the rest of the fleet, bring it on home.

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Yes, these guys deserve our respect - well done.

 

This is what's on the SSANZZ site at the moment

 

They're here! Surreal finished at 3.42 Truxton finished at 5.01, Coppelia finished at 7.01. Danaide not far away. The remaining boats are at Coromandel

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Congrats to the boats that are in already. What an epic journey. It's kind of like a Marathon, getting a placing is awesome, but just completing holds as much respect.

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Congrats to the boats that are in already. What an epic journey. It's kind of like a Marathon, getting a placing is awesome, but just completing holds as much respect.

 

Wheels - stop stealing the words from my mouth!! :wink:

 

Congrats to everyone for finishing!! :)

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Its been absolutely great to follow the race - well done everyone.

 

Not sure what to watch now, Volvo is starting to fall apart a bit with Camper heading to Chile for repairs and Telefonica also wounded.

 

Maybe the RNZ boys (and gals) could do another circuit to keep us entertained :thumbup:

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Update from Tom & Vicky on Sunstone:

 

Sorry we didn't give you any 'as it happens' reports for Leg 4. It was an all up-wind leg and so there weren't great opportunities to sit with the computer!

 

We went out to the start at Napier in thick fog. For a time Vingilot and Danaide got lost beyond the shipping channel with ship movements in and out of the port. However, the start was only fifteen minutes late - the only up-wind start of the Race. In an excess of enthusiasm, Coppelia headed toward the exclusion zone, reversed out and bumped Danaide in the process, having to do a 720 to clear herself.

 

There had been some despondency at the pre-leg briefing with a forecast of filthy weather for the first night. In the event, it was pretty objectionable, but not truly wicked. By the middle of the next day things were easing off. When we got the No 4 down we found that the leech tabling had given up the unequal struggle in one area, so we hoped we wouldn't need it again. We certainly didn't during the remainder of the day when the wind got lighter, but then filled during the night. Needless to say this was all on the wind work. Despite the weather we were pretty pleased with our progress, staying well up with the pack and well placed on handicap. However, we were increasingly worried that we wouldn't make the tide-gate at East Cape. So it proved, with the tide turning against ourselves and Danaide just after the leading group got through. We spent an extra hour or so in the middle of the third day tacking inshore to get through the worst of the tide and round. Of course the wind followed us and we settled to working our way north of the rhumbline to get ready for the predicted northerly.

 

During the remainder of the day we managed to close up with Vingilot and Danaide. As so often in the Bay of Plenty there were wide differences in tactics. We were puzzled to see Surreal heading down into southwest corner, while Truxton appeared to head for Great Barrier. In the meantime Coppelia had done a flier pretty much up the middle. Time would tell. In our minds the biggest concerns were whether we would make the tide at Colville Channel and the timing of the predicted SW change. We were already pretty reconciled to seeing the leaders reach all the way to the finish, while we would have to beat across the Hauraki Gulf. During the night Danaide made a break and got away to the north, picking up the new breeze sooner and at a better angle than we did. However, we were pleased to get moving on a good course for the Mercs and the Channel despite the heavy rain. And we made the tide. It was just as well, as the wind died in the Channel just before we had got past Channel Island.

 

We knew the SW change was imminent, so we got the No3 up and two reefs in just before the 30+ knot blast came on. It wasn't all bad, as these are Sunstone conditions. We headed west toward Flat Island then worked our way south, keeping the options open between going in through Motuhuie and Rangitoto. Eventually, shifts, tide and personal preference led us to choose the latter. Surreal, on their way home to Gulf Harbour, cheered us on and we were swept quickly in past North Head and up to the finish in bright evening sunshine. The horn hooted on the line and we breathed a sigh of relief.

 

We had sailed a good leg and were very satisfied, despite only a mediocre PHRF placing. However, we were 1st in IRC. An interesting contrast.

 

We'll send a Race overview later.

 

Regards, T&V

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