S.M.U. 15 Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Right, last day for entries tomorrow. Who else is in? Big fleet of two handers, will this division be bigger than fully crewed? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kick Ass 51 Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Looks as if a fe 2 handers have entered the fully crewed division? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
formula 2 Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 mount yacht club doing a white island race starting 8am on saturday 16th. hopefully we should get to white and see some of you guys wind depending . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ballystick 79 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 What safety category is this race and how are these categories determined? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ed 151 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 It’s Cat 3 plus You must carry a life raft (dinghy on deck is NOT acceptable) 33% of your crew must have a current advanced sea survival certificate. Sat phones I think are recommended but not mandatory The catagory classification is usually determined by a conversation between the organising committee, YNZ and maybe the solas(?) committee. There are broad guidelines but you can make tweaks like this race and the coastal have done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ballystick 79 Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Thanks Ed, it can get pretty rough out there and it's good to see that sort of consideration being enforced. I hope everyone has a nice trip Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chariot 244 Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Any finishers yet. Would be tough coming back up to Colville and not pleasant in the channel. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ed 151 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Unlikely, race doesn’t start until the 15th???? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chariot 244 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 My mistake. Thought it was this weekend. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,313 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Bit of carnage at the start this morning, blown sails, one dismasting (start me up). Fresh breeze well aft going down, might not be so good coming back, likely upwind. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fish 0 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 I was going to ask what happened at the start. SMU's tracker showed them heading west up the harbour. A couple of other trackers were slow to get moving after the start also. Looked like things were happening that weren't according to plan. Serena, the Thompson 38 has a video of them sending it off the start (on FB, Kraken Yachting), they have a red flag flying from the backstay. Some kind of start line incident? PS Big bugger for SMU. My condolences on that. Wont help the RNI programme, obviously. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ed 151 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Leaders have gybed, whats the nowcasting saying at channel? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,313 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Channel has 19 gusting 28 right now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jon 412 Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 SMU chain plate let go, rig is all good so not a complete disaster, better there than 100nm of Manukau Heads Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ed 151 Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 Channel has 19 gusting 28 right now Sounds awesome, would we expect the fleet to go inside or outside the mercs? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fish 0 Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 Leaders are around Channel at 1 pm. Anarchy 1st (15.6 knts), Exodus 2nd (17.5 knts), Titanium looking at 3rd (15.1 knts). Some old green boat may make it around in 4th but Serene and Clockwork are close in the hunt for 4th. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ed 151 Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 Mr Kite will be in there somewhere, do the radio scheds get posted? I'm guessing by the time the first one is due tomorrow morning a good chunk of the fleet will be around the island Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fish 0 Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 I can't see Mr Kite on the tracker, nor a few others i.e. Sniper. Its only a phone based tracker, so some boats drop in and out, or it gives random info. Pepe is right up amongst the 1050's... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jon 412 Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 CU Later is ahead of all the 1050s Bet that’s wet If you use Marine Traffic you can fill in some of the blanks, just check how old the data is Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deep Purple 530 Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 I just flew from Whitianga to Ardmore and back. It's seriously windy around the Coromandel It's meant to be dropping and according to predict wind observations it is but it's still really fresh here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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