Guest Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 What are you guys talking about...? This race wont be a drifter. They are forecasting 10 to 20 knots Saturday: Variable 5 knots. Easterly 10 knots developing in the morning, then rising to southeast 20 knots in the afternoon. Changing southerly late evening. Smooth sea becoming slight in the morning and moderate in the afternoon. Cloudy periods, with fair visibility in rain at night. Link to post Share on other sites
Atom Ant 0 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Basically two out of three legs on the wind for Longhaul. Link to post Share on other sites
otto 31 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Basically two out of three legs on the wind for Longhaul. Bugger that means we need to work the lures speaking of, KM I've a green and white rigged and ready Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 The 'White Death' is aboard already, she's a deadly killer that one. Knife sharpened and the fillet bin has been brought up to 'stand by'. So we are good to go...... after a few coffees. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Oh hell , another early start, better get breakfast ready. Link to post Share on other sites
El Toro 97 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 I'm thinking of starting a facebook page to try and force the RC to reverse the course direction..... Link to post Share on other sites
PaulR 3 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 I'm thinking of starting a facebook page to try and force the RC to reverse the course direction..... NO NO. This is the REVERSE of last years for the Shorthaul at least, or am I remembering races from earlier years Link to post Share on other sites
col j 0 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 yeah. iv since got a year older. come the last race nathan will be 40. Link to post Share on other sites
Marshy 30 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 What are you guys talking about...? This race wont be a drifter. They are forecasting 10 to 20 knots Saturday: Variable 5 knots. Easterly 10 knots developing in the morning, then rising to southeast 20 knots in the afternoon. Changing southerly late evening. Smooth sea becoming slight in the morning and moderate in the afternoon. Cloudy periods, with fair visibility in rain at night. I would love to be proven wrong here, absolutely love it... But cant imagine us seeing 20knots of wind tomorrow. Dont think ive ever seen Windguru and Predict wind both showing 1's and 2's 1 knot aint a whole lot... Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Oh hell , another early start, better get breakfast ready. Looks like you're on food for a change Squid. You will have to do better than Mero's bacon and egg pies.. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 That will be hard to beat, they were pertfect. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Fog Hmmmm..... she'll be a slow start. Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJohnB 323 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 its down here as well. Link to post Share on other sites
B00B00 306 Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Yup drifter..... We pulled the pin just before ganet rock at 4pm. Long slow day, massive park up between waiheke and the noiseys, the boats that got throught it before the tide tuned got away. Then it was a 5kt esterly dead beat and swung south. I saw KM still off oneroa at 4.30! I think he was with a bunch of boats that got cught in close and taken back with the tide. Was looking like a flat run in 5-8kts of breeze to flat rock, then a long light beat home agaist the tide. We pulled a padeye apart for the bobstay using the code zero upwind so couldn't carry on, I think there were quite a few others pulling out of the race as well. Link to post Share on other sites
wal 27 Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 We won't head out to take finish times for a while yet Gonna be a long night for us too... Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Bugger. The same conditions as last year... Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 2.30 am and i just walked in the door Link to post Share on other sites
PaulR 3 Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 So which source was the most accurate? Met Service said S 20kts and we had 15 to 20 tacking from Tiri to Auckland at times. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 15 to 20kts, BULLSHIT!!!! You weren't that far from us and we never got anything like that, hell 1/2 the time we were both to leeward to get the boat to lean over and it's a frecking Ross tip-truck, knot a Supertanker 34. You better watch the intake of those substances I think Mr R, especailly with the co-skipper you have Link to post Share on other sites
PaulR 3 Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 You better watch the intake of those substances I think Mr R, especailly with the co-skipper you have The owner made sure the boat was fully equipped, fridge running and the coke was cold. A selection of BOTH Appletons and Mt Gay was indeed offered and accepted once we had secured and put the white flappy things away. Link to post Share on other sites
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