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  1. Yes, a brilliant race, a bit of everything. It was great from the start under kite to North Head, except for the fact that we were being covered by all the big monos so we couldn't really hit our stride. We peeled to the screacher and headed off with Tigre nipping at our heels all the way to Leigh, sitting in the high teens all the way (max speed 20.2 knots). Then things went awry. From there to Whangarei heads the winds could be 100 degrees variation and anything from 0 to 18 knots. PlanB passed us both and we then match raced them for the next hour. At Whangarei heads the NNW came in a so
  2. think it cost me $75 when the same thing happened to me
  3. Good to hear things are working out not too badly
  4. I thought I would just give you a bit of an insight into the race from 'Sledges' perspective. The Crew consisted of me, Dean Williamson (owner of Hurts) and Grant Williams a fellow member of BOPTYS. The start was VERY light with us, Vodafone and Superbird to cruz taking off in the Multi Division. For the 1st time in my life after about 20min of sailing we were actually ahead of vodafone for a (very) short period of time. We seemed to drift down the harbour pretty efficiently, battling our mainsail most of the way (Top battens wouldn't pop through with no wind). We followed Vodafone up to Rangi
  5. The weather could be quite good i think
  6. By the way, I am looking for another crew member, any one with a bit of experience on a multi would be welcome
  7. An enlightening Article, let's hope it's true that the sports media are barking up the wrong tree
  8. I reckon Deans being screwed unfairly here. Maybe he needs to step aside, but he has been loyal to NZ (at a time that everyone else was out for themselves) and should be treated fairly Who from the TNZ heirarchy leaked this. I hope if Dean is scrapped, he takes TNZ with him.
  9. Good on you Thinkhappy. I have a saying ' If you are not living on the edge you're taking up far too much room' Single handed sailing has always been a love of mine, sailing round the coast of the North Island and in the good old days a beer and a cigarette in my hands. I love singlehanded races and joined the shorthanded sailing assoc to promote Singlehanded sailing, only to be told SH Sailing is too dangerous. Bollocks! As you say, what damage can a tracker do to another boat if you hit it. You might scratch the paintwork, or might even puncture the hull if you hit it just right,
  10. johnMi

    timberwolf

    Weve had our differences in the past Tim, but all the best with Timberwolf. Are you still looking at selling her?
  11. johnMi

    timberwolf

    I concur, good to hear there was no damage to boat or bodies.
  12. johnMi

    timberwolf

    Why apologise, he is a cheat or he would have done his 360 after realising he had made a mistake. He's forever doing it Well, at least he's insured Sam.
  13. johnMi

    timberwolf

    Are you using the canting system at all?
  14. johnMi

    timberwolf

    Well when I can do even 2/3rds of that speed I am a happy chappy. Good on ya Tim, for the 30knots, the boat sure looks good when it screams past.
  15. Looks a very interesting design, very light, and would be interesting to see how it would compare to our racing multis here in Auckland. How much 'drag, is induced by having such a short windward hull? And what sort of sail area does a 50ft cat or tri run as a comparison?
  16. johnMi

    timberwolf

    It's amazing how a tri, any tri, really is a thing of beauty!
  17. johnMi

    timberwolf

    E E don't ruin a good boat by making the top Trailer Sailer on the market into a keeler. Sure, change the foils, but don't remove the lifting keel. I know it's a grind to pump it up, but once it's gone you'll lose at least $10-15,000 on resale value. Some of the best sailing (on a mono) was on my Elliott 7.4 Why not try and swap it for an E7.9 then and get a bit more length, then change your foils.
  18. EE One boat you do NOT have to worry about is the Elliott 7.4 If you have a look at the SRI of Trailer yachts the E 7.4 was more than double the numbers of the next closest trailer yacht. However, when I owned Elliott 7 I think it only took a few Kilos to hold the mast level with the water. But as soon as that weight was removed it bounced up quickly. Knot Me The biggest issue with a knockdown (from experience on Elliott 7) was the action of the crew, 5 guys not wanting to get their feet wet, then when the water got on top of the sail, that compounded the problem. The windage was quite
  19. I spent all weekend Racing Saturday was the Spring regatta Sunday Multihull Singlehanded Monday recovering
  20. johnMi

    timberwolf

    Better make sure they're not doing a singlehander, Tim, they're good at doing them
  21. johnMi

    timberwolf

    Running to Orakei Bouy, huh
  22. johnMi

    timberwolf

    Is it ready for Tomorrow Tim?
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