harrytom

Tuesday the 7th march but maybe able to enter up till thursday 9th,may need to check with pybc catering etc normally a briefing on the thursday night at 7.30pm at pybc before the race.

entry form 2-handed-flyer-2017.pdf

"Wheels" made a statement at the start of his post The issue isn't the raft, the issue is that too many cannot swim these days. Which may or may not have been the case in this particular raft situation Now that is a problem as I was a cub leader at the time(3yrs ago)and presumed all the cubs could swim,had asked as well and "yes we can swim" They were dong their swimmers badge and got them all to jump in,yep 3 sank like stones,so after that presumption went out the window.

exactly a lot of nz lofts get sails sewn overseas and add finishing touches in nz Not all of us can afford the extra $700

How many buy clothes shoes etc from the warehouse??no difference,the consumer wants cheaper products so we support the warehouse at the expense of kiwi labour. Now if we talking imported sails to local sails perhaps A) lofts in nz sharper pencils B)refuse to send sails overseas for manufacturing What a difference,totally different yacht,laid over and pointed a lot higher with more boat speed compared to laying over and stalling.

Cheapish yes,well made yes,the stitching cannot fault or any of the seams,the leach cord runs from clew to head through 2 pulleys down luff to cleat,no mucking around at end of boom,top 2 battens full length and bottom 2 3/4 length,apparently will set better(will see in a 2hrs)loose foot From their touring range in contender clothe 6.5oz. headsail set well and just fitted chaff patches. will get some photos soon worked out to $3.9k saved $700. personally do not care if staff get paid minimum wage but because of low wage less cost to hydes which means staff can spend more time getting it

Just picked my sails and look good,so roll on saturday, hyde must be doing it right as they have purchased/building a loft next door which is bigger the eden park covered.

pybc picnic,most of us were first timers

Thanks for playing turning mark for our paddle board races last sunday at motuihe.

A slight change in colour would help.And yes I can see what the wedge looking shape is,reduce windage as one AK designer told me the reason he has reverse sheer.Imagine standing on the bow with a sheet of ply,by having a reverse sheer you have illiminated that sheet.So perhaps thats the idea of the wedge shape. Or are they working on the Callegher Idea.It submerges levels out and only friction is around the mast steps??

Well that's an invite if I ever heard one,do not disturb so one must disturb.

2 Handed 3 legged race is on again,all welcome Friday 10th March 2017 to Sunday 12th March 2017 Entry details available from info@pybc.org,nz Open over 10 metres GHS Open under 10 metres GHS Sponsored BBQ at Kawau Island Saturday night Proudly Sponsored by Lidgard Sails (sorry for short notice)IMG_20170220_0001.pdf

How many of us oldies(over 50) had lead painted cots lead solders etc melted lead for sinkers model boat keels etc and no effects probably safe as we had our lifejackets on.

excuse my ignorance,but is this annual event?if so might be interested next year.Solo division.

little bit of a delay but sails are there way finally,6/8 weeks,but got pushed back as they had to make 10 sets for some one design class asap.Hoping to be landed this weekend,so all going well midweek pick up .I can feel a sick day coming on. main with 2 full length battens and 2 1/2 battens lower down to reduce tension on leash?no 2 headsail without uv strip.Just means removing end of weekend but no biggie. On the nz agent front Kenny Fyfe is getting out and apparently his boys are doing shade sails,so went Brent Gilles?botany,he has all the various sample clothes and we settled on his reco

So you need to work on your friends to get some multis in for the 3legged 2handed pybc event 10th to 12th march,we will be in the under 30ft division,bbq at Kawau Saturday night,see you there??

1970 to early 1980s,highlight for as a boy was watching the starts of the rnzys off orakei wharf,particularly the 1st/A class division. Sure the vessels are older now and costs to maintain but surely even back then with lower incomes etc these yachts were there racing.Whats changed?7 day week,on call work time?We have roughly 400 members and say 100 yachts from cruisers to racers,take the last long weekend,friday night race to bottom end and could only muster 4 yachts and 2 for the monday return race,other 2 went home sunday,commitments else where so no race,general harbour races lucky to get

Might have your jacket on,but cannot get back onboard pointless

Slightly off topic. most have a boarding ladder attached to the stern?mine is a fold down one and discovered how completely useless its is.Been mounted there for over 30yrs.The problem being last rung out of water,need to swing one foot on to rung and have a rope hanging down so you can pull yourself up.It is going to get adjusted this week.

"Romany"Mine is the same,but just 3/4 of body under water and the water is not that warm at 5.30pm off sunday rock.Yep in reverse.Bloody wife keeps telling me to watch the dinghy.Do I ever listen NO

Thanks for replies,might just change the rope to good old nylon,just incase I do it again.

Ok I have 3 lines from my dinghy,2 outers control it and middle one just incase.I had some kevlar 8mm short ends left over and used them.Now the problem was last Sunday when ,not consentrating,wrapped one line in to prop shaft. The question is ,what knifes do you have onboard to cut such rope in an emergency?I ended up with a hack saw blade,slow going but achieved result. Should I have floats on line just keep dinghy tied up short?

I am thinking that I should stay with internal,no biggie to disconnect inlet and blow back should the problem arise again.Saturday strong incoming tide with lots of debri so guessing I was unlucky.

We were just talking about sail drives Saturday night,Have such small holes my friend is thinking about putting a separate cock in so as to get maximum flow to motor,any issues about not using the sail drive pick up??

Took a group scouts to a wave pool,through a l/j in and said"now put it on"what a fail,now they respect why they put it on first. Would never ever own an inflatable. A)did I puncture it with a hook? B)is the can going to work? C)if i am unconscious whose going to blow it up for me?