Jon

We anchor in there after starting the SSANZ triple series races and go into the cafe for brunch brunch

Doesn’t look like it. Think they will sail around it or clear in to top of South Island then come up possibly Arbitare mid BOP and Distraction arrived in Westhaven at 5.30 this morning

Great boat, when I get old I’d like one

As Steve says above, but another way is rather than running the sheet through the pole use a outhaul line through the pole and clip to clew of the genoa This way you can sheet it aft and haul it out, this will also give you the chance to experiment with the perfect length if you decide to make a dedicated whisker pole or shorten what you have. Keep an eye out on trademe also, sometimes it’s out there

Not long now, 16 days to go. Nearly all the boats have arrived in Auckland Poulpito mid Tasman Arbitare approaching East Cape Relapse sitting on the hard in Whangārei without a rig Simply Irresistible sitting in Westhaven without a rudder Its all about to get real for 33 yachts and 66 sailors

No, we have a quite flat teak deck and over winter the southern side, in around the mast base, handrails and Genoa tracks were it didn’t dry fast enough after rain it would start to grow green, then dirt would build up. The first time I did it the results weren’t great as you really need to clean everything before you apply, I’ve found the best results to be to give the decks a light scrub, then spray it on and leave it. Don’t rinse the boat, let it dry in place then it reactivates each time it rains. Definitely not slippery, if I see grime buildup after a while I just hose the decks ever

I spray my decks beginning of each winter with Wet and Forget, not the cheapest by a long way, but I know it won’t do any harm Sailmakers use it on sails also

Either of them will do it, but won’t last too long as cheaply made I use one of these, not because it’s any better but because I can put it in tricky spots and hit the button https://www.burnsco.co.nz/transfer-pump-diesel-water-2xd-battery

As above will be very interesting to see who fronts, maybe every other club is missing something Cant see how it’s classic if it’s never happened before Want to get numbers “ then don’t put obstacles in the way - make it cheap, use racetrack, have a party afterwards. Once it’s established and classic then it will stand on its own feet, just my thoughts but I could be wrong, hope I am for their sake Maybe it has something to do with it being on first of April

Spirits Bay is also a good anchorage if it’s SW and your waiting for it to go more W

West coast every time ‘Get to top and then only need a two or three favourable days and your there East coast you will get hit somewhere

Never seen one there but there’s usually one in Man-o-war bay Waiheke this time of year There maybe a skip on the coromandel wharf ? It comes under Waikato Regional Council and TCDC

If you’ve replaced the aerial and radio and still not working can only be power ? are you receiving on any channels ? Try listening on 60 or 62, there should be endless chatter of trip reports with Coastguard, especially on weekends Turn volume to max, adjust squelch until it screams at you then back until it stops. Check your on International not USA or Canada As long as the Ariel is screwed in tight and the red wire is connected to a positive supply and the black wire to a ground/neutral they just work. Maybe post where your cruising whilst away and someone can row

Do a radio check on Ch 16 with Maritime Radio Assuming you have a license

https://www.rnzys.org.nz/rnzys-events/the-christmas-race/ looking like a fun evening with extras and non extra divisions 35 entries already

New main looks smaller still, maybe it’s the offshore version

Probably Div 4 Zest Shimmer 2 Distraction Start Me Up Playbuoy C U Later Hans Up SY SweatWaters Arbitare Global

Division splits will be done after last phrf changes have been made. Date for last changes is 7th February but these won’t come through until these are processed But I’d be counting on being in Div 4 Shimmer top limit for D4 will be about .800ish

Plus boats are cheaper there so you could either make on the deal or upgrade

24 to 25 hours if you mean sailing then a whole lot more info required Option 1; Are you taking a 200nm offshore high latitude yachts with tonnes of fuel and happy to round the horn ? Option 2; or are you going to stay in the tropics and average 4kts option 1 is 65 to 70 days non stop option 2 is a year or more

Let’s hear from the editor, but believe it’s all in cahoots

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Just catching up with this but don’t see why Northland Councils are so pissy about this We cleared into Marsden Cove about a month ago and there’s fan worm on the pontoons there The stable door is open, horse bolted and a spark from its shoe set the whole farmyard alight.

Looks like they are running a B class regatta next time in Europe

My understanding is there wasn’t enough interest from us lot, so Squadron are running a fun, open to all cheap race for all