RushMan 31 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Sundreamer has too much time on his hands And here I was thinking that it was our amazing crew work and skill that had Fineline winning the Richmond and Squadron summer series (actually it me asleep on the foredeck post xmas, trying to counteract the fantasy land team transom digging ability) Link to post Share on other sites
markm 30 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 or for those really bored : http://www.racetrack.org.nz/measurements.xls yes, I know it needs an update, round tuit list Link to post Share on other sites
BNG 49 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 or for those really bored : We I'm not bored anymore - very interesting MarkM, very interesting. Link to post Share on other sites
B00B00 317 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 That's fantastic Mark. Link to post Share on other sites
abimbo 0 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 In the not to distant past, here in Wellington we had racing on a regular basis - the Young 11's;- Flying Boat ( Mike Calkeon), ZZ Top (John Toon) later ( Clear Vision- Tony & Vesna Welles), Simply Red ( Mike Bennent), Hullabaloo (Geoff Murray), Flying Circus ( Jim Ower), Peppermint Planet ( Rick Hart), Young Nicholson ( Kim McMorran), Arbitrage (Con Anastausu), Simply Irresitiable ( Mike Solly) - while we also had the following Elliot 1050's also racing in the same fleet - Gale Force ( John Benton), Chain Reaction ( Brian Coleman), Snap Decision ( Ron Legge), Nedax Bachat (Tony Phillips), Rockstar (Greame Hargraves)......all these boats sailed regularly in our Saturday and Offshore programs and were the main stay of the RPNYC at the time - this is where many of the current boat owners and crew of today have leant their passion for sailing. There were also the E10.5's Pork Chop & The Butcher and the Ross Higher Ground. The racing was close and hard - with the odd protest and collision. Many of these boats are still racing today around the Country and overseas.....in my humble opinion the most successful of them all were Flying Boat and Snap Decision.....and they are both still in great condition and still sailing well.....either of these designs will still serve a worthy boat owner or family well......for either racing or trips away with the family.... Bimbo Link to post Share on other sites
Chill Pill 1 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Looks like a great fleet of performance based 35ft'ers from the (recent) good old days. The Auckland 35ft fleet, including a number of those boats, was also very strong for a few years recently, however has dropped off. Be great to see a turn around in numbers. Link to post Share on other sites
gurge 0 Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 What happened to the Ross 35s. The 40 and 930 are good. They seem to be lacking in results against the 11s and 1050s. Hopefully not too big a thread drift Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 5 pages in and we still don't know the reason for the thread... Link to post Share on other sites
col j 0 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 A new young 11 class rule has been written. See it in the squadron winter series race this weekend. Link to post Share on other sites
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