Ex Machina

I got lambasted on SA by a Texan boatbuilder for using the term pushpit . Apparently they called it the aft pulpit/aft safety rail or some other things. He really hurt my feelings

Uk sails Whangarei was in Christchurch doing clears last week for that cat that came out of Davie Norris shed recently . Shame you hadn’t tee’d up with them being in town .

Used Jamie Newcombe twice earlier this year , very good .

Had a similar dilemma to you . We have a big blended family of 8 with 3 daughters. Started out Looking at kiwi boats but the standard open quarter berth arrangement doesn’t cut the mustard in the privacy department nor does the one shower , one loo right next to the v berth . Went to counselling and got over the hump of only looking at kiwi boats and started looking at French boats , old ones . Wanted around 40 but needed up with probably the oldest bene 50 in nz . It checked out sound but needed a new gearbox , put a new one in myself over 6 weeks and found plenty of other small thing

Yeah Norwoods . Same engine is in kubota tractors and hitachi mini diggers

Yep 1982 , originally called counterpoint .

I know an older chap who had the first one , think it’s now rocky ? I will ask him when it was built/designed

Any idea why V5 didn’t do the transpac this year ?

This one takes the cake . Dunno if we will see this calibre of small boat designed and built in nz again

f*ck that’s awesome ! Never seen that one or any of ragtime . I reckon that’s the most iconic NZ boat , still hauls ass after nearly 60 years

Backstay got a major crank just before so maybe too much so ?

One of my all time favourites bit of a slow burner but the tension ratchets up towards the end . The carnage further back in the fleet is worth keeping an eye on , flares going off and insane wipeouts etc .

Highlight for me was spotting a kiwi boat in the spectator fleet .

Historical artefact ?

Anyone know what’s happening with the E7s when the new ones arrive ? Asking for a friend . It would be unfortunate if they end up in Aussie where they already have a heap of them .

the market has spoken , Div B boats are hitting the market with frightening regularity

Powheeah

Ironically the developers are quite the sailors and have done a bit of racing but not as we know it .

I was going to say the same about whangarei and only half the distance to bay week and a much shorter sail home from the coastal . Added bonus of numerous hardstands within 1 km of each other . 4 pole mooring is approx $1400 PA for an SR sized boat .

The mixed water of Wairau cove is an antifoul in itself

They went down the rangi side of the fleet with the pink piedy

Have to mention the Ross 650 Sunset Sam totally posting the jandal in this video . Bit of a rough start but ripped through the fleet and pulled past suspect device . Plenty of other action too in the first start .

Is it still actually “warpaint “ or has wet n forget bought the branding and whacked it on something they get cheap ?

Check the App Store there’s quite a few . Read the reviews they are a good indicator , mostly .

Mount a GoPro 360 every night so you can prove someone collided with you . On top of that mount an infrared sensor that’s connected to a horn …just before a boat collides with you the horn should be programmed to give 5 blasts . I will have a website up and running in a few days to sell above devices , watch this space !