Ed

General Lee?

A little birdie told me there might be another Mod 70 and another ORMA 60...busy start line

Bonding epoxy to aluminum can be problematic due to how fast the alu oxidises. One way around this is to paint the alu with epoxy, then sand the alu while the epoxy is still wet. Keeps the oxygen off of the active surface and makes a good bond.

Georgia asked me about that, it was full of beer. Fell off the back of a Magic 25, not the one that lost its rig though, they kept their priorities straight and salvaged the rum. I saw the bag float away, but seeing as how we were rigging up with coastguard at the time to pull the boat back upright it wasn't high on our priority list either

Yep, nothing serious

Somewhere between bean rock and orakei

We lost a bagged kite off the boat today. White assy sail number 7593. Bottle of rum reward for safe return ????

Nope, only one bluetooth connection allowed. And their app doesn't know which way the boat is pointing, there is a calibration mark on the sensor for pointing of towards the bow. Hence why I want the NMEA sentences so my daylight viewable chart plotter can actually use the information properly

This is a bit of the thought experiment, as I probablly have better things to spend a load of cash on, than try to get a reliable VMG to windward on my insruments, but we can all dream Current setup - 8.5 Multihull, with rotating mast. No mast head gear, no paddle wheel, just raymarine A60 charplotter on NEMA 2000 What I am thinking is using something like calypso cups (or the vavuud) as masthead gear, then their bluetooth to NEMA0183 gateway, then a 0183 to 2000 converter. I like the look of these as they incorporate a compass into the mast gear, so the rotation of the mast is irele

Looks like the forecasts are settling to a 10-15 kt easterly, ideal:)

Gruit manufacture corecell, they are up on the north shore somewhere

Any update on this.....????

IF i'm racing on a wednesday night I'm lucky if the drive to the marina is less than a hour, invairably more. Another of the joys of living in Auckland Town

Kicks off in three months, who has Blair signed up with I wonder Will boat 8 every see the light of day? Has Chris Nicholson confirmed for a team yet? Last I heard he was with the Aussie outfit

There is something to be said for the type of person who shows up to go sailing even though they haven't got a ride

98 Entries on the website, thats excellent. Here's hoping we get a nice bit of breeze to go with it

Its cheap, but its in auckland, any good? http://www.trademe.c...-1361298020.htm

Sorry, I lied, its a waterman. now up on trademe for a measly $1, grab yourself a bargain http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boats-marine/parts-accessories/outboards/auction-1361298020.htm

Not using it so needs to go. It's not new, paint on the leg is doing a self removal job. However it has been reliable and runs fine. I know these aren't expensive to begin with so if you want a cheap outboard make me an offer. Collection from titirangi or westhaven

I don't think the price includes the dock

There was a helicopter buzzing around the racecourse yesterday filming. Anyone know what they footage is for?

Setting them off inside a house generally isn't considered standard operating procedure

do they come with lightweight floating plastic chain as well?

No, but we are basically saying that what's in the cat 3 regulations is generally considered appropriate today for a responsible skipper doing coastal sailing in the gulf. Sure there are a few minor oddities, but nothing significant that you can point to as an active barrier to racing.

Finish cutoff could be marginal for some given the forecast. Hey Richmond... how do we know which finish line is being used?