Clipper

5:55:34 23 seconds after Gale Force. What a race!

I nearly did when I came on watch in the Chains Ropes and Anchors ANZAC Enduro and my crew was asleep cuddling a bean bag.

Having tried to bail a boat that was full of water, we broke two buckets and manged to throw another over the side. Leaving one.

Hopefully a quick lap of the country for the Gale Force kicking off in February.

HMB is a much more welcoming marina than some. Especially when it comes to gantry usage...

From the next pier over it sounds loud for sure

For 14mins until battery dies....

I've had one (Gale Force) for 19 months. We go OK. Feel free to PM me if you have specific questions, I'll help if I now the answers. Ken

i read it on the internet, it must be right.

I could hear the stereo fine last night from our berth - you must be good to go.

17 Entries. 7 fully crewed, 10 shorthanded. should be a decent race, getting excited.

The costs of life have gone up, as well as boat maintenance. Some off the costs (marinas and haulouts especially) are close to making die hard sailors give up.

Just like last year!

Is it really having a 'real impact on boats wanting to enter'. Or is it just your boat? At the risk of going around in circles, for $65 your crew could join the NZMYC of SSANZ and be legit for any race for next 12 months, And again, if its the only race they do all year, it still seems cheap compared to the owners bill for even just the 1 race. Or the food and beverages bill if they share it around. Boats that have done 'plenty of gulf racing and several coastal' more than likely have crew that are regular enough that they should join a club,

It all depends which side you look from. You make perfect sense Fish. I believe I do too (I may not, and you may disagree). If you take it to an extreme though, where only skippers are members, clubs would be small and they will die and then no races? I basically just dont see it as a big deal. Join a club. the cheapest you can find if money is an issue. Ideally the one you race with though. I hope to do the race (Akarana 350) if I have my engine sorted, and the costs for me personally, with entry fees, lift and wash, provisioning are a lot more than the $65 it would cost a crew

I only race my current boat with 2. Used to race my old boat (Voom)with 3. On Voom I had a few newbys on board, at least one for a whole season. He joined a club (But to be honest he probably would have anyway). I always encouraged my crew to join a club if they weren't a member. Made Dad join for instance, so he could race SSANZ races with me. Back to your original post, what race are you talking about? Making people be members for a rum race of Wednesday night is a bit ridiculous perhaps, but if its a big race, you just wont have newbies on board?

Yep, that covers it pretty well. There are pretty cheap options for clubs, like NZMYC, SSANZ etc.

I like the criteria. Join a club. Support those that run the events. I see your point, but there are cheap options and if it is a big multi day race, you aren't going with someone who hasn't sailed before. Enough bludging, join a club.

And a long motor home....

What Knot me calls singlehanded sailors As in "Nigel No Mates" Strangely, 10% of the series entrants are actually called Nigel....

you missed the E1050. Or did you just assume it would be quicker than Steinlager 2? Thanks for being RO, hope head wasnt too bad in the morning. But next year, please dont forget to order some wind.

Saturday Night Special might be in the September or October edition, not the August one?

VHB tape

In case what? In case you need somewhere to tie down your house xmas decorations in a few months? In case you need to tie the dog up to something?

Sounds like a good weekend - you guys did well to take the gun, by a pretty big margin..