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Le Bb is dead right Yellow Cedar and carbon go very well together , I have tested them and many other composites to destruction for some local designers years ago , and every one of us walked away amazed at how it stood up compared with very exotic laminates and foam cores

And in reply to lebleaux yes Milford requested and was turned down flat , still there is a new CEO now ....

Volunteers and sponsorship from Predict Wind and a few other local sponsors

A successful event according to the competitors with a range of conditions , the Milford club relied on volunteers and loaned RIBs but pulled it off, interestingly Yachting NZ all of 200M away had a bunch of new chase /coach boats sitting idle at their base , and not offered to help out , but that is what we have come to expect from them -after all not an Olympic class only a world champs ! For those off us paying three or four times for affiliation fees each year rather galling....

Maud was for a time moored off Beachhaven but that was 10-15 years ago

Have hardwired inside and out, however lately found a bluetooth JBL to have a way superior sound !

After 20 plus years on no. 5 I am looking too, it worked great in Okahu Bay ,Glendowie, Milford and Westhaven but not looking so good lately since the formula was changed. Though I have just heard that there is a new mix been released -though only time will tell ...

The entry (3rd) deadline has passed... where are the announcements

For anyone that may be interested the A class cat worlds are being held at the Milford Cruising Club over the next week or two, come down have a look and a civilised drink on the deck.

Will take a while for 2 days 20 hours to be broken by a monohull, and they went up to Pittwater first . Second boat in this evening

Entries to be in by the end of October, one French team maybe two Italians , no one has picked up a spade yet in Naples -ready for the boats in May 26 I dont think so. Apparently Ben and Grant have kissed and made up -but Ben doesnt have a boat?

First Picasso on the way -so maybe 5 racing.

V5 and Wild Thing not coming then

Was on the hard for some time in Tauranga....

Good points mischief, as many of us started the coastal in smaller craft, the classic division is a mystery too with Dehler Dufour and Bavaria in there as opposed to Kiwi Kauri boats .....

Back to AC38 -has the secret AC partnership been signed? Has Sir Ben got access to his boat from the last event? Are there any entries ? And when is the entry deadline as they have breezed past the first deadline.... Poor Naples -have they been sold a pup.

And as I drove past the other day -Okahu Hardstand still largely empty, no one maintaining boats or learning how to and they have legislated good copper antifoul out -except for on ships of course!! Goodness I am getting old and cynical

A superb event , I have done over 40 of them and a great family hangi and dance afterwards

Well if you were not there in the days of the Citizen , you would not know...

True true -I well recall some brawling in the squadron amongst the Patiki crews after match racing, now thank goodness the average age has radically increased and we are likely to see them cruising and fun racing with smiles and beers at Kawau on Labour weekend ....

To a degree similar here, with a small number of entrants doing most of the racing, when it takes a syndicate of 50 somethings to be able to afford to maintain and race an 88 at Westhaven you can see where we are going...

I for one would not agree with that , having had a reasonably small following sea completely overwhelm an H , and with the cockpit full you feel like a sitting duck , they have no bouyancy aft so dont lift and take off like a typical later design or Kiwi boat . Having said that both designs have successfully completed circumnavigations...

The crucial clauses that differ from the standard NZ yacht brokers ones in the Chat GP are the survey and seatrial ones which really are important to understand for both parties.

Speaking of ChatGPT and AI -there is a 'broker' in Whangarei who is using it to write his ads , worrying if a newby thought this person had knowledge, but provides a smile for the rest of us over our morning cuppa.

But they have not , as I said the Devil is in the details