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    SSANZ Lewmar Triple Series

    in ShortTalk

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    i hear ya island time.i think the bright orange front sail will be out for the beat back from black rocks to durvilles(the boats beautifully balanced with main and storm jib in 35-40).i got the sail built 4 years ago and its got really nice shape to it. we too have not got a small genaker but on list for next year will be a top down furler for genakers to make dropping easier. this year our aim was to see what is needed on boat for 2 handed racing and then spend the next 12months scrimping and saving to hopefully be stronger next year. 

    SSANZ Lewmar Triple Series

    in ShortTalk

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    agree 1000%. the people both on the frontline and  the countless hours behind the scenes that the volunteers do is what makes these events happen so we can go out and have an enjoyable days yachting. without these people these things dont happen.. the cheer and reception we got from the people on the finish boat on saturday is the most memorable thing we got from the race. my wife said to me  lets do this series until we win it. its the people that make the event and you guys who run it have made it so enjoyable that people just want to keep coming back.

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    SSANZ Lewmar Triple Series

    in ShortTalk

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    race report from formula one. as our first foray into 2 handed racing in this boat we had an awesome day. we started conservatively with the fractional zero which was the wrong call lol but our whole aim of the day was to get the boat and ourselves around relatively unscathed and learn what systems we need to improve. as the breeze built goin across to navy bouy we started to make a few gains on the rest of the pack. ( we were last).. at navy our first lesson learnt- start manouver earlier as our zero furler had issues.10 min later we head for an awesome 2 sail across the gulf. my poor wife had to do most of the grinding as my arm lost the battle with the zero at navy. we picked off boats on the reach then hardened up for the legs to get us around frenchmans. we decided to try the masthead zero for the short leg back to top of waiheke(sail hadn't been tried before) the sail and furler worked flawlessly big tick there. the last leg into finish was an awesome sail . we came away happy even though we got our asses kicked by the other boats. we got some practice to do but really looking forward to the 100. 

    SSANZ Lewmar Triple Series

    in ShortTalk

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    thank you. me and the wife are really looking forward to series. will be interesting for the first few genaker hoists and drops as we've had no practice at it lol.this is our first outing on this boat 2 handed racing. plenty of cruising though.first race will hopefully give us an indication of what systems we need to change as we would love to do round north island in the future.

    SSANZ Lewmar Triple Series

    in ShortTalk

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    we bought boat up from tga over the weekend. one thing i cant find is Navy bouy. where is it and what does it look like.

    as we went past tiri on saturday was looking through tiri channel but couldnt see anything . thank u

    Auckland to Tauranga

    in RaceTalk

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    i think maybe xmas time may be a bit hard on people with families and hard for boats to get crew. thoughts?

    another weekend could be queens birthday also.    next year is also tauranga clubs 100year anniversary

    Auckland to Tauranga

    in RaceTalk

    Posted

    never thought bout boxing day or even the 27th. then we could do some short races each day say 20milers down here on the 29th and 30th 31st so those who wanted to get family down here for new years and have a holiday.

    Auckland to Tauranga

    in RaceTalk

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    Hi Guys and Girls. Tauranga yacht club had keeler committee meeting on Tuesday. subject that came up was akl-tga race. there were a number of tga boats keen to carry on race but we would like feedback from other parts of country. as we all know numbers have dropped lots from heyday but we want to keep it going and build it back up. We are basically starting from scratch with the race. can we please have some feedback from you guys. 

    what time of year. dates have been suggested as: back to Easter. Waitangi weekend, or a date late November(wouldn't be a long weekend)

     

    thank you

     

    Race week

    in MarineTalk

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    weve only been on water for 4 weeks so hvent had a chance to take good photos yet. we are on q pier at opua from next weekend.come over and check it out.  im leaving tauranga on sunday and heading up via barrier.

    Race week

    in MarineTalk

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    we looked at divisions and after talking with harry on mayhem we decided to do A division with them as it gives us more races per day. we are learning the boat especially with all the mods weve just finished. we know we're nowhere near the tp's pace but we are coming up to learn the boat in its new configuration and just enjoy the week sailing.  boat has all new inside structure from engine to 2m in front of mast. cabin bubble' longer prod and we also plumbed up the bow.

    Race week

    in MarineTalk

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    thank you for that. was planning on barrier first night then either wangamumu or wangaruru the second night. bringing boat up on my own so wanted easy sails distance wise. been studying charts over the last few nights. have chartplotter but more prefer charts when going into places unknown. ill sus out tracking down an akarana cruising handbook.

    Race week

    in MarineTalk

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    im bringing boat up from Tauranga and have never been to Bay of Islands. ill arrive before marina has space for me. i have a 3.23m draft. where is a good place to anchor with good holding and reasonable shelter. thank you

     

    Yanmar 3gm30 fresh water pump

    in TechTalk

    Posted

    did a rebuild on a 3jh2tce was pricey but the major components rings bearings gasket set were reasonable. it was the small things that were really expensive.like injector lines and oil sensor.

    the fresh water pump was $714+gst (ouch)

    bay of islands

    in MarineTalk

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    am heading up to race week from Tauranga and probably arrive a few days before marina berth available. this is first time at bay of islands and wanting recommendations for good bays to park in. have a 3.2m draft  also spending a few days in the bay after race week before cruising home  via barrier.

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