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    Single handed sailing

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    A great start  to the BJ Tyres series with Bucks and certainly the biggest fleet I've seen in the last few years. Not often we get such a light race at this time of the year though, but light it was with a strong outgoing tide.It was tricky at times with different parts of the course getting different breeze weights. The fleet separated a little after rounding Motuihe but then closed up on the way to North Leading. The converging breezes gave some hope at times. I tried to get a gennie going after Motuihe but then settled for a 0 which is a little more stable in the very light. The UNITEC carried a gennie nicely and looked well pressed at times. The best part of the race was just pipping the RB on the line. Getting up the river to the bar was frustrating and I found the putty a few times. Great prizes once again. The revised look for the series has certainly added a new dimension to this solo series and there's no missing the shirts!. Looking forward to the away races in Jan, Feb and March next year. Thanks to the two main sponsors Sail IQ and BJ Tyres.

    Single handed sailing

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    BJ Tyres Single handed race next Sunday. This a great BBYC event so come and join the fun. The course is a quick sprint from the Motukorea Beacon around Motuihe, up to North Leading Buoy and back to finish.

     

    Sailors with IQ are doing it single handed this summer.

    Single handed sailing

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    Cool Change will be there. Not willing to miss races at this early stage of the series. Don't forget the series flags and shirts. Could be something in it for those who remember. Predictwind is looking light and variable at the moment so will probably be blowing dogs off chains by Sunday. Will be good to catch up for a drink afterwards too. See you there.

    Single handed sailing

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    Well the weekend lived up to all expectations with twenty seven starters. Course 1 was the right one on Saturday and most got kites on early. I was a bit slow out of the blocks after a week with the bott but finally got going with a fractional. Good speed and an OK angle but was pinned under the Unitec with it's big blanket taking all my air. As the breeze got up I finally managed to crawl out from under and get some speed on. Best burst was 11.5 while Carey was downwind with a beautiful wrap. Hung on to the kite until I had a good angle up to Piri. Repacked the kite on the reach and re hoisted around Piri for the run to Navy. Uneventful rounding and a beat back to Gulf Harbour. All in all a lovely sail. Fairway Bay is a great venue with good shore facilities. The barbecue and camaraderie was as expected and most were kept amused into the wee-small-hours.

    Sunday started with a solid beat to weather and saw pretty tight clustering for the Piri rounding. The leading boats stayed fairly high until Torbay and then settled for the reach across to A-Buoy. Gale Force and one of the Stewerts had a good break but there was a group of five or six who all rounded within a few boat lengths. The beat from A Buoy to Orakei didn't provide many passing options but everyone kept the pressure on.I finished 7sec behind the Unitec. I had hoped to force a port starboard on the finish line but was a boat length short.

     

    Many thanks to KM and the finish boat crew for giving up their weekend to help this event succeed and to the team at Sailiq for the brilliant sponsorship and for hosting such a generous social function.

    Single handed sailing

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    Cheers Josh. We have a bigger fleet this year and are looking forward to a good series. .Andrew has organised  a pretty good lucky draw series prize for all who complete the series and are at the prize giving.

    Single handed sailing

    in ShortTalk

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    McKenzie yellow would be an acceptable alternative or we could use the yellow buoy just north of Rangi light. I was trying not to have the fleet cross the shipping lanes more that needed. Would need to know that we can't use one as a course mark though.

    Automatically Inflatable Dinghy or Liferaft?

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    The question that I keep asking is 'if I am getting in to it which would I prefer. When you need a like raft that's what you need. The wind chill in a cat 3 raft would be significant as would the bailing issue. Owning a raft and getting it serviced is still the cheapest option in the long run. It doesn't take many hires to cover the servicing costs. Mine has to be serviced every three years. get it packed to cat 3 and have a grab bag with the items required for cat 2. Rafts are the same price that they were 7 -8 years ago so are relatively cheaper than they were.

     

    I always like to look of the 2.4m inflatable dinghy on the stern and the six people on the rail and wonder. As a side issue all skippers have a personal responsibility for the safety of all crew. That's just not when racing.It's then that any arrangements we have in place will be tested.

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