Guest Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 How about we enter her just for the fun of it and all accept that we are going to get a DSQ for each race. It's all about the rum after all. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Nope, I cant let any bulb keeled Piedys enter! Desy might come and haunt me for life if I did that!!! But yes the more the merrier for when the rum comes out after the racing on saturday Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Is she faster than a normal piedy? Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Not the way I sail! Link to post Share on other sites
piebuss 0 Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Bring Beep Beep along as the official photography boat and anchor up above the top mark with some refreshments Would be cool to have it at the dock party after so we can all see what not to do to a piedy My vote's a not on it racing though. She rated on racetrack as the fastest piedy so all she will do is get in the way of the fast boats, DSQ or not. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 yeah fully agree with that! It would be great to see Beep Beep out on the water! It just wouldnt be great to see, if an incident occurred where it interfered with a legitimate racing piedy and affected the outcome of the results Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 I thought you'd say that which is pretty much fair enough. God loves a trier though! Nice to know that, based on Race Track, Beep Beep is the Millenium Falcon of the Piedy Intergalactic Championships. Wookie Clear. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Piedy Nats are this weekend! So dont forget to get those entries in and last minute jobs on the boat done Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 last minute jobs, like packing the chilly bin Link to post Share on other sites
Marshy 30 Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 I head Money shot is going sober because they are worried the antique original Pied Piper was going to beat them? Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Last night i went to bed crying, and then I woke up screaming! It took a pack of cigarettes and a bottle of whiskey to calm me down... Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Suspect Device is in! A past Championship Winner! With noises being made by the Green Machine Party Piedy! Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 There will be a race report, results and photos posted soon, as soon as this rum fog has lifted then i will be on it like an idontknowwat. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Full results see attached. Well done to Rat Catcher! Pied Piper Results 2012.pdf Link to post Share on other sites
Murky 1 Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Five bullets from five races, the Rat Catcher crew must still be emerging from the gunpowder residue. Looking forward to the photos and inside info when you get a chance. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Go rat catcher. Nice wy to start her newly restored life Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Here are some pics from the sunday Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Pied Piper Intergalactic Champs 2012 Ten Piedys motored out Saturday morning looking forward to a great days racing as conditions were warm and sunny, the only thing missing was the breeze. The forecast for the breeze to gradually increase in the afternoon never eventuated so Race Management had no option but to call it a day and try again tomorrow. Sunday morning and the wind had arrived, 5 races were scheduled in what began as a cool north easterly breeze of 10 knots, perfect for the Piedys to strut their stuff! Race 1 got away cleanly with all 10 Piedys lining up on the start line, Rat Catcher cleared out from the rest of the fleet to lead from door to door and take the gun in what was its first race back after 3 years out of the water. Rat Attack sailed a good race taking 2nd in what was new owner Sam Thom’s first taste of Piedy racing action with Pied Piper, helmed by Chris Marsh rounding out the top 3. Race 2 and the breeze was still 10 knots with the occasional squirt of a few knots more, once again another frantic start ensued with Moneyshot pushing the Rat Catcher hard, both Piedys were coming down the first downwind neck to neck when Rat Catcher lost their spinnaker halyard, Moneyshot pounced to lead at the bottom mark, but not before Tom Kearney free climbed the rig to retrieve the halyard and re-hoist the kite before it cost them to much ground. This time it was Moneyshot leading at the top mark, rounding a few boat lengths ahead to be hauled in by Rat Catcher as it sailed to the pin end of the line as Moneyshot continued for the boat end. It was a nail biter of a finish with Rat Catcher surging ahead on the line to take their second bullet of the day by 2 seconds and Rat Attack rounding out the top three. Race 3 and the breeze was now a solid 13-15 knots, all the Piedys were still on their Number 1 headsails and hiking hard off the start, Moneyshot had won the boat end of the start line and held a good lead around the course with Rat Catcher chasing hard rounding the final top mark a few boat lengths back. It was another photo finish as Rat Catcher and Moneyshot converged on the finish line with Rat Catcher etching out a 3 second margin and her third consecutive gun! The racing was hair standing on the back of your neck stuff as all crews were feeling the intensity of the level of concentration that was going into the trimming of sails and helming of New Zealand’s favourite wooden keel boat fleet! Race 4 and the breeze had continued to build, it was getting close to the threshold and change down to the number 2 as some heavier gusts started coming through as we waited to get underway. All 10 of the fleet persevered with the big headsails as the penultimate race of the series got underway! Rat Catcher quickly jumped out again to take the lead on the first beat before blowing the tack clip on the headsail and giving away the lead to Moneyshot. Rat Catcher had fixed the tack fitting and were back into it, chasing Jim Beam who had sailed consistently all regatta and were into second when Moneyshot broke the spinnaker pole which was the prelude to not one but two spectacular Chinese gybes! Jim Beam pounced and snatched the lead at the bottom mark with Rat Attack and Rat Catcher following in close behind. Rat Catcher continued to dominate hauling in Jim Beam and Rat Attack to take their fourth consecutive gun of the day and barring any sort of disaster in the final race, the championship! The results in the fourth race really tightened things up for 2nd,3rd and 4th as only a few points separated Rat Attack, Moneyshot and Jim Beam, so going into the last race there was a lot at stake. In the fifth and final race of the championship, the wind had built to 16-18 knots and most of the fleet had decided it was time to switch down to the No.2 headsail, one exception was crowd favourite Lewis, Captain of the mighty Moehau as he and his crew exploded off the start line like men possessed! Still flying there No.1 they sailed an excellent first beat bringing them in third spot as they rounded the top mark chasing hard on the heels of Jim Beam in second with Rat Catcher sailing out to their largest margin of the day with already a comfortable lead on the rest of the fleet. Jim Beam sailed a solid race to claim 2nd in the last race which climbed them up to third on count back for the overall results with Moneyshot coming in at third, earning them second place overall for the series. Congratulations goes to Team Rat Catcher; Ant Crossan, Tom Kearney, Sarah Tootil and Jacob Balemi for sailing a blackout performance to take all five guns on the day. Also big thanks goes out to our loyal sponsors of the Piedys, North Sails, Mt Gay Rum, and Burnsco Marine for providing the fabulous prizes that were enjoyed by everyone who stayed around for the dock party on Saturday night and the prize giving on Sunday. Next on the Piedy calander is the SSANZ Simrad series. Untill then ‘Get a Piedy up Ya!’ Link to post Share on other sites
Adrianp 120 Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 I'm still hurting! One trip to the Chiro already to sort out my "Piedy Back!" Damn these Piedys are addictive! Thats my 13th Nationals and I'm officially too old to climb around a piedy - but I'll be back next year to climb around a Piedy! Piedys is what sailing is all about - racing with your best mates on little overpower plywood boxes, that are all different but even! I think this years was one of the most fun regattas I've ever had thanks to the relaxed attude on Jim Beam - every stuff up onboard was met with laughter not yelling (or hat throwing ) and we had a ball! 3rd ain't too bad for a bunch of old farts (by Piedy standards) who haven't sailed together this year. Thanks, Woody, Sarah and Don. Well done to Rat Catcher - for the Win, for getting her in the water in time and for the mint birthday shes had. GO JIM! GO THE DAMP! GET A PIEDY UP YA! Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Some more pics of the action last week! Link to post Share on other sites
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