Timberwolfy
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From the race's social media last week: So a dozen entries less 6 who made it, 3 damaged boats and 1 withdrawn due to conditions... Not sure what happened to the other 2 entrants. I've been following it quite closely this year -- I'm super keen, I've got the ca$h, and I think I've finally started stepping over the line of bare minimum experience required. But I know I need a better boat, so that gives me a handful of years to prepare before jumping in. Rather have a small fleet than unprepared people dying out there.
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via Facebook... (https://www.facebook.com/volvooceanrace/photos/a.397718232436.192058.137241232436/10156743115382437) It's been 6 hours... very close to the limits of a survival suit...
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My mate's dad was cruising Melbourne to Scotland in March 2011, heading to the Red Sea in a convoy when ING was taken. He wrote about it in his blog; it's an interesting account: https://scotcruising.wordpress.com/2011/03/01/salalah-via-pirate-paddock/ Basically, ING had the choice to go with their convoy, didn't, and was taken. That's not to say the convoy was the right choice, just that ING was in the wrong place at the wrong time. I'll take the Capes any day.
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Jack Tar this weekend down in Auckland. I'm excited, in spite of the forecast! I'm trying to get in the water to scrub (okay, scrape...) my own hull before the 3 singlehanded races to/around Kawau on easter weekend. Hoping Happy Teeth doesn't make an appearance
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I spoke too soon! That fishhook removal was rough to watch...
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Very informative. I have wondered how to do surgeon's stitches. Thanks!
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Fizz Nasty cuts a boat (almost) in half, carries on.
Timberwolfy replied to Rats's topic in MarineTalk
It is the Herald, after all they reported that the boat lost up north on Monday morning was named Beneteau. The holes on the deck could be from the traveller getting ripped out? I'm spitballing. -
If I recall correctly the Rose Noelle lost her anchor when she flipped. A lot of the storage hatches opened up. I can't remember for certain though... As for the drinking water... humans can survive for, what? 3 days without water? Barring any medical conditions, at worst they would have been thirsty had they chosen to wait it out. Disclaimer: I am armchair admiral-ing from the point of view of a young, fit person. Then again, I don't want to discredit their capabilities just because of age, either...
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Someone else suggested "throwing out all your anchor rope and chain a mile or two off the shore..." and that doing so would have held them in place. Can anyone elaborate on this as an option in similar conditions? Wouldn't have been a fun night, I am sure, but better than ending up on the rocks. This makes me want to practice deploying the sea anchor that came with my boat...
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Finished work. This means I officially have a carbon fiber race yacht now, right?
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Nice shots! We were in the first row of boats off the start ...up until the VIPs showed up and parked where we originally anchored, before the race Committee told us we had to move back. Grumble. Still a great time!
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Winds 25+NE, #1 and full main due to a 4min30s late start (no excuses as to why we were holding that sail plan at this late point). We were doing 9.5+kts boat speed with this setup sooo, yeah, doing okay regardless!
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I just read the notice to mariners about it. https://at.govt.nz/about-us/harbourmaster/local-notices-to-mariners/ Says to remain north of the cordoned-off area. Any idea what traffic will be like around that time/in that area (I'll be leaving from Westhaven)? I'm thinking of going cruising for the weekend and half of a mind to think it'd be neat to get a waterfront view of the race as I depart Auckland. The other half thinks it'd be a great way to learn about how to make an insurance claim... Am confident in my navigation skills, but also confident in boaties' ability to be drunken
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Hotdogger on her ear. I was on the rail and my phone is not waterproof, so not much else from me.
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Thanks KM. I've decided to layer over it with carbon-reinforced glass for two reasons: 1) it'll never, EVER break again. 2) my mate's offered me materials and a lesson. I've got some other fibreglass repairs to make, so it will be nice to be able to practice where no one will see it, under the guidance of someone who knows what they're doing. The woodworking stuff seems a lot less daunting to do on my own (says the woman who didn't know what diameter screws to buy...)
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Cool. Thanks for the advice David
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Yep, that's been suggested to me. This looks to be the same wood: https://www.bunnings.co.nz/pinetrim-45-x-20mm-h3-1-dressing-grade-pine-vertical-cavity-batten-per-linear-metre_p00164718 Or would I need to find some kind of treated, marine version?
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You assume correctly. The only thing is that I have a drawer that slots in underneath it, so whatever I do can't get too thick.
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I should add: that's an old photo. The crack has now been filled with epoxy and screwed from the bottom. It split running lengthwise along the bottom of the wood.
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Is sistering where you put another piece of wood next to the original? This pic is looking up at the underside of the cockpit floor.
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Hi everyone, I have a glass-over-ply boat with stringers running under the cockpit floor to support it. One of the stringers was cracked, so yesterday I filled the crack with epoxy and went to screw it together. At that point, I learned that the screws I'd chosen were too big in diameter and have now split the stringer. I'm thinking of replacing it. It measures 661x45x20mm, but I can't see how it's attached to anything, so I'm not sure how to remove or replace it. I assume it's been screwed in somewhere, but there is nothing visible. The cockpit floor is in great shape, and all of the tutoria
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Awesome. Good on'em.
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Hotdogger has withdrawn and are having medicinal rums at Kawau. Saw the SR's hooning along as we decided to turn in. Sin keeps meowing... Lumpy out there! Glad to hear Attitude crew are okay.
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we'll miss ya, Phil! come to Kawau if things lighten up!
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I am keen (ideally for 100nm), but I've lost my crew! anyone know anyone who knows anyone who likes little boats and talkative Americans??
