Guest Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 From team Fineline... Some good luck for Fineline... A kindly fishing boat gave the guys 40 ltrs of diesel and the seas have dropped a bit so they are making good progress and heading straight into Nelson. Expecting to get there 9pm-ish. Link to post Share on other sites
splashprincess 16 Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 Laissez Faire almost at Pt Gordon, light rain setting in now. They will require a tow into their berth. Link to post Share on other sites
vesper1 3 Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Vesper missed tonights sched but are safe and well. Hard night in confused seas and wind on the nose. Position 40.20S 173.14E@ 18.00. Now in very light winds above Tasman Bay. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 RNI Leg2 26th 1800 sched here... http://www.ssanz.co.nz/news.html?id=267 Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 And from Fineline... The lads are on dry ground (in Nelson) - thanks for all the messages of support Link to post Share on other sites
B00B00 310 Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 This was obviously a brutal leg, much worse than anything we had last race. Big ups to all the finishers and the guys still out there getting shaken up. I hate to be the one to mention it but the next leg is shaping up to be pretty henoius too. Castle point forecast for tuesday night is Northerly 50kts and that coast is one of the worst of the lot... I cant see them starting untill wednesday? Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 So pleased to hear the guys and Fineline are safely on land. Team Mr Roosevelt have first hand experience of dismasting in the race and had the same fuel shortage issue. Mark and I are so pleased you are safely in Nelson. Enjoy a sleep and a couple of rums. Look forward to sharing war stories with you when you get back to Auckland. Stay safe. Cheers, Team Mr R. Link to post Share on other sites
splashprincess 16 Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 Oops too busy having bubbles on Laissez Faire to post that they did finish! Off to get some dinner and then bed. No finishers expected until breakfast time at this stage ... Link to post Share on other sites
RainbowChaser 0 Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Given the number of boats that have put in to New Plymouth, are there any pics? Is there a local newspaper that might have given coverage to the story? Link to post Share on other sites
Herdy 0 Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Cook Strait quietening down. Currently 10 to 20 knots from the SE. Northerly change forecast for midday ish. To build to 20 - 30 knots in the afternoon and then drop back to 20 knots in the evening. This should the yachts a good shunt through the strait. Link to post Share on other sites
RedLine 0 Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 anyone have a mobile no for Fineline. I'm in Nelson and can lend the guys a vehicle if they need to get around, or go to the supermarket and get some fresh stuff etc. You can PM me. Stu Link to post Share on other sites
splashprincess 16 Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 Have sent you a pm now. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Friday night didn't sound like a fun night to be at sea. Laissez-faire had to bail out several thousand litres of water after their front hatch blew open in the night. Apparently downstairs on Kama Police was 'like s swimming pool' when they finished too. Here's Kama Police finishing (4th in). Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Here's some of Laissez-faire finishing later on just before dark, including a fist in the air at the moment the crossed the line. Their 3 reefs in the main are because they had lost the main track cars on the mast below the third reefing point in the blow the night before. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 PXt just in from Clear Vision, continuing on in the race, looking forward to seeing their friends in Wellington later today. They're just passing the Chetwodes. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 RNI Leg 2 27th 0600 sched here.... http://www.ssanz.co.nz/news.html?id=268 Link to post Share on other sites
broadoak 0 Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Any idea what time Overload will arrive in Mana. We are based there and and would like to know if there is anything we can help them with. Link to post Share on other sites
Herdy 0 Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Coastguard escourting Overload down the coast. There is talk of Overload motoring to Wellington Harbour. Link to post Share on other sites
Herdy 0 Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Coppelia is off Barretts Reef trying to make their way up the harbour in very little wind. The wind has turned to the north in the harbour. Pepe still out to sea on the south coast, but very little wind out there at present. Tide now against them as well. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 It's a northerly here but a southerly filling in in Evans Bay. The hole in between could persist for a while... Is that a ketch I spy in Lyall Bay? Link to post Share on other sites
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