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Perhaps Tina needs a lesson in history and humility, without Mr Prada there would be no AC here and no ACE for her to draw salary from........I bet the Herald dont print that!

We are asked to keep an eye out for the yacht ? No name or description though and the Wellington team unsure between Ponui and Pauanui .

Good, Tina Symmans is quite rude with her comments and clearly does not understand a yachting contest already underway, should she continue as spokesperson for ACE? If we had it her way the whole show would be open to ridicule from the yachting world even more so. on again off again courses, changing the length of courses and the number of laps on the day . Results conjured up by yachts purposely starting late.....

The only issue appears to be the crowd at the viaduct, everything else can carry on, the organisers had a plan in place prior for racing under level 3. In this case Luna Rossa are dead right close Viaduct nonsense and get on with the yachting all other Auckland sailing is back on, and we can go out and spectate on our boats or at home or at clubs in our bubble. What is Grant /ACE up to I wonder- history will point out a few facts about this "series" that even TV has glossed over.

Forgot the best bit, waterblast the hell out of it at recoat time and you are good to recoat, sanding antifoul is for drongos and should have been left in the 70's .

Oh that is strange, I am talking Tamaki river, Milford Creek and Westhaven I am getting three years at each currently -Yes the boats are raced so I am fussy -but dont scrub it wipe it . 25' light displacement keeler 4L, 10M heavier disp keeler 7 L Any less and you will fail, I have no barnacles and only slime to wipe.

Not a Gori, could be an earlier Briski , too small for you Booboo

Cant beat No 5 anywhere in Auckland

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Will need the reduction ratio of your box (should be written on the plate) Booboo

A few details on your boat and engine and I can quote you one straight away....

Michael Harris is the agent at Lighthouse and will service it on a Sunday

SD60's and the current Volvo saildrives are made by Selva for ZF, the Yanmar SD60 has a few mods that the early Volvos dont have, it is very crucial how you set up the cable to give equal (and full ) throw when selecting forward or reverse. Then these multiplate clutch drives should give less issues -note they use normal 15-40 unlike the SD20/25 . The SD40 and 50 have not been sold for 10 years now -but are easy the dress the cones when needed. PRM make a good small V drive that may fit the 3JH Yanmar -the others have gone away from this market.

Interest is waning, as for the real Regatta Day only the classics supporting the harbour races.

At least Course A is back in for the whole regatta, expect to see some contested starts on Saturday

Apparently KM needed a bit more "get it up" as I saw him going the wrong way at North Head at about 6 on friday and those keen old Mullet wranglers were crying on Saturday about having no boat to race . Well done to Martin for showing the way on Orion and coming to the party after

The big issue for KM is whether he has enough lubricant on board to oil mullet boat muscles that have not been used for 25 years -his ring in crew for the Saturday race, professionals ex Lipton winners ...Year 100 has brought them all back

Any junks off Sullivans Squid?

Would have been easier and more sheltered to use the start line at Milford but I guess Devonport havent caught up on the fact that Course A is banned from now on.

Ahem ply is in as are glass H's , when did John design her ? As I recall the Doc was building her for a few years.

She is a bit fresher than they like out there at present, great for all the real yachts heading to mahurangi this evening. Though predicted to ease later.

The organisers are in profit already, the rest of us just keep paying...

They all 'drive' bags of air not real dinghies.....

The packing in a stern gland is Not meant to support the shaft the bearings and half coupling should, of course in reality many of them are ...