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Forecast is looking slightly better this morning but still a bit slow If your coming out on the water to watch the start please give the yachts plenty of room as with a incoming tide and little wind plus being two handed they are going to have enough on without dodging spectators If you want a good view from on land then come out onto Devonport Wharf, lots of room but the Navy guns are very loud You should be able to watch the start on the Wharf then walk up to north head to have the fleet sail past below you

Depends on your boat type also If your a sports or multi racer then I'd go super comfortable highend If your cruising then I'd look at lifetime cost, we practically never wear ours (I sailed all the way back from Europe without putting one on) but some boats I wouldn't step foot on without wearing one I'm guessing most will fall somewhere in between

Look at service dates as they need to be serviced in accordance with the manufacturers specs Most are annually some are biannually and at least one brand are user serviceable At $50 to $60 per jacket it can add up

Weather is looking light for leg one, but still plenty of time for change

Ok here's an event for everyone, even them dangerous sub 10m death traps Sponsored by a really nice guy deep down, maybe he will bring out the reptile for it ? This is so anti sizist that you pick the distance you want to do !! http://ssanz.co.nz/events/index.html?id=155

Yes, I lost a year somewhere, must have been off sailing around the world, either physically or mentally Because it's M2O in 18 if we had the numbers for 19 we would look at it, wouldn't be 20 as that's RNI year again We would want 12 paid entries six months out to make RNZ happen, but ya never know what will come out of this RNI, if we get another 2011 race it will make it hard but if it's all down wind at 15kts it could be different, but then again 2011 lead into the 2012 RNZ, so disappointment can lead to commitment also.

Ok so now that my comments on the other race has been pushed into this thread I'll add to them. We (SSANZ) don't take expressions of interest and promote them as entries We open our long races and you pay your money to secure a spot, which we limit in number, yes some come and go but it builds commitment early on. Other clubs put up names of boats that are distant possiblities in the hope it will attract others but imho all it does is attract other distant possiblities Also I wasn't meaning the whole project is as difficult to do a RNI but comparatively the sailing two handed with a lee sh

13 day 20 hours to go now http://ssanz.co.nz

And they wonder why they can't get fleets Sometimes you have to commit to things and even invest to make them grow Don't think I'm just knocking here as I'm the RO for the only offshore race in NZ in 2017, sure it starts and finishes in Alk but if you haven't done the RNI you may think it's easier than sailing offshore

You've all got it wrong "Bananas are for the blender" Plus any or all of the following Ananas Mangos Limes Pompalamus Papaya But non optional the following Ice Ron

Go diesel BP I sailed a 66'er down from Tonga a couple of years ago with one We fired it up about two days out and warmed the boat really well Safer,drier and you already carry lots of the correct fuel that's easy to get re filled Just my thoughts Not that I've ever used a lpg heater but have had a few dodgy times with gas califonts barking at me when lighting them.

Yes YB trackers all the way, just finalising the deal now, 10min pings updated every 30min

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Beat Beat Beat I can see the battle lines of the 2017 RNI forming already Hopefully the big boat wins ah Smithy !!

Ask the Revs crew from the RNZ and Truxton decided to ditch their Sq top for a pin head and won.Square tops with a full and fresh crew, reefing offshore can be tricky but with two tired crew that's when bat cars and sails start getting damaged and then jammed The cross over seems to be out 30' under this and you can get away with a sq top but over that and its all about systems and that's what BooBoo and Damon have been optimising. Shorthanded sailing is about keeping the boat at 90%+ of it optimum 100% of the time

He's already gone bigger main, not square just more roach Square tend to be a problem shorthanded Now let's watch them test the new prod to death in the coastal, if they finish it will be good to go for the RNI I'm picking

Most likely Steve But don't stay in too long or you will fall into the wind shadow between Whangamumu and the Cape "Shot the gap" or 'round the out side like a buffalo girl' ????? That's the real question, I've always gone through and said next time I'm going around ???? "The definition of insanity is to keep doing the same thing but expect a different result"

What you really need to know is what's happening with the warm current that runs down the east coast. It's often close to cape Brett then runs outside the Hen & Chicks then outside the Mokes then kicks south at the needles The catch is sometimes it runs inside the H&Cs and therefore speeds up so that makes going outside beneficial, but rarely it runs the other way ie south to north. It's usually not that fast at this time of year but speeds up as the warm currents come out of the pacific The other major area of concern is tidal flow at bream head Other than that sail north and tu

Glass verses wood Wood, easy to fix Easy to see damage Needs fixing asap, if left will get worse Painted so will need reprinting at some point Glass More robust Only needs a cut and polish every few years Damage can be hard to find and fix depending on where it is Once you paint a gelcoat boat it will be no better than a wooden boat in that respect Hard to beat a well built and maintained wooden boat Lots of people under maintain glass boats as they generally get away with it but you can't do that with wood so you will soon know when you go and look, if it a 20+ yr old woode

Joker There's a 6.7 that's too small for a family of 4 but they sail really well. And a 8.2 that would be ideal as they are water ballasted so light to tow but twice your budget is what's being asked and more Don't be afraid to offer 25% less than asking price, most TY are hard to sell and getting quite old You should settle between 10 to 15% under asking price or your wife will fall in love with one and you will just buy it.

Trojans are similar if not slightly slower than a Noelex 25 but with a higher SRI (self righting index) Very family friendly as far as TY go If you want performance then get a Ross 780 Here's something to use as a base for comparison http://www.nztya.nz/uploads/113077/files/Rating_Current_from_August_2016_-_Listed_by_Rating.pdf

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So looking like you'll make the last SSANZ race then

Once you've used AIS you'll never go back

A few said they had trouble seeing us, the orange light was working all night, but it all depends on what traffic is on the waterfront behind and how many street sweepers with orange lights as well. We always anchor about 200m off the end of the wharf, we had our race tracker on and we run AIS. We will be a lot easier to see in Isslington bay for the last race plus if you finish the last and shortest race after dark you may have to take your own time as we could be busy.