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Must have been a mint night to be out racing last night, big fat full (almost) moon, clear sky, calm seas. Possibly not as much wind as some would like, but still must have been a magic night to be on the water.

 

The lead boats have / are just rounding the Karewa Islands. The rest spread out up to about Hot Water Beach. The Motorboat and Truxton leading the short handed pack (some boats might have dropped off the tracker due to phone coverage).

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Will be interesting to see the tactical decisions on the leg from the Karewa Is up to the Poor Knights.

 

It's 3 miles shorter coming inside Gt Barrier (148 nm v 145 nm), but it involves being restricted by solid bits at the Hole in the Wall, and having to come back through Colville Channel.

NE currently forecast, building. Probably be better wind outside GB, but a flatter sea state inside. Now casting is showing a favorable wind spend and angle at Channel Is right now, for coming back through Colville Channel, but that may change.

Think it will come down to each boats assessment of what exactly the weather and sea state will do, and what actually happens as they work north up to the Mercs. That would be about where you'd need to commit to a plan.

 

Edit: If you go inside the Mercs and Outside GB its 145 nm, so the same as going inside GB.

Guess it will come down to what the wind and seastate does. I'm going to pick some of the earlier boats go outside and the later boats may go inside, maybe.

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So Ran Tan and Miss Scarlet went outside Great Barrier, everyone else has gone inside.

 

Should qualify for a suitable qualifier now for the two handed RNI boats. Must be soggy and bouncy work getting up to the Poor Knights this morning.

 

Ran Tan off the back of Kawau just now, Miss Scarlet and Anarchy rounded Poor Knights. The bulk of the fleet around Great Barrier (probably with some boats out of cell phone range up by the Mokes)

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