wheels 543 Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 OK Folks, be prepared for a surprise storm this weekend. Yeah I know there is nothing on the weather map.....yet......but Team Wheels is off to Gisborne today to take the boat North tomorrow. So there must be some weather event brewing out there somewhere waiting for us. :wink So far it is a nice wee Southerly and dieing away to a fairly lame trip, but that's OK. Something lame will be nice for a change and remind "Dawn" that it can also be really nice out there too. Link to post Share on other sites
benny14 6 Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Good luck Wheels! Hope this one is the best of the lot for you! Link to post Share on other sites
Grinna 2 Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Best of luck Wheels. Here's hoping you have a very pleasant trip. It'll be great to see the ship finally on her mooring. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Come back with a suntan Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Pope 243 Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Yeah good luck Alan, I'm sure this leg will be such a doddle that you will forget all the hairy moments from the last 2. Link to post Share on other sites
Battleship 100 Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Good luck there Wheels. Looks like a decent weather window this time, i'm sure there will still be a few surprises, there always is but they will all be forgotten by the time you get near the Mercs, don't forget to take plenty of diesel. Link to post Share on other sites
shanson 0 Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Just heard from Team Wheels. They got on the bus to Gissy which prompty broke down! Not a good start! SHANE Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJohnB 322 Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Sorry wheels, but the wind has changed to a cold southerly blowing thru the Bay in the last couple of hours. Safe trip. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 The buses brakes failed... Oppps!! Replacement arrived and they are now off again on what is turning out to be a epic boat relocation. Link to post Share on other sites
otto 31 Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Thanks Wheels, last race with a full crew this weekend so need a bit of wind Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 OK Folks, be prepared for a surprise storm this weekend. Yeah I know there is nothing on the weather map.....yet......but Team Wheels is off to Gisborne today to take the boat North tomorrow. So there must be some weather event brewing out there somewhere waiting for us. :winkSo far it is a nice wee Southerly and dieing away to a fairly lame trip, but that's OK. Something lame will be nice for a change and remind "Dawn" that it can also be really nice out there too. Well I hope third time's the charm for you Wheels. You deserve some nice weather. Also, my husband is bring our lanuch back from Keneperu Sound to Wellington and he could do with some nice weather too! Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Just got txt from Wheels. All it said was 'Snow!!!!'. Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJohnB 322 Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Hey we are tuff south of the Bombays. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Just got txt from Wheels. All it said was 'Snow!!!!'. Well at least they're getting the bad stuff all out of the way before they hit the water ! Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Good luck Wheels and Dawn. I hope the Snow was only on the ranges.... Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Once around that bloody East Cape you can haul up in Hicks Bay to dry out! I hope its a steady broad reach for ya Wheels but having done the same run myself I know once you get around East Island things get very unpleasant! Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Weather is looking good, kick it in the guts. Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJohnB 322 Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 -3.1 here this morning and no breeze, plenty of the big yellow. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 By txt 2-5 kn wind Motorsailing @7kn. Big lazy 2m swell side on, lokks like be rounding East Capein the dark Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted September 3, 2011 Author Share Posted September 3, 2011 We are now 1hr from Tologa Bay. Very light wind from behind that is usless to try and use. We have a 2m swell that is now more stern on whiuch is better than before when it was side on. Weather report said 4m and the odd 4m does roll through. But big lazy rolling things. Must be a good'in out to sea somewhere. I was hoping to be away early so we could round the cape in daylight. Not happenign now. But the good thing is that we might be able to time it for slack water. Just depends on the trip ahead with tide and whgat ahve you as to when we actually arrive at the cape. We will have to moon for a while tonight, not much of it and not for long, but it does still help. mWith the stunnign blue sky, I am rerally looking forward to the Stars tonight. Thanks heaps for the support. To you folks that don't know me, yeah I know this is probably all rather "what's the big hooohaar with a simple trip like this", but for me, it is a personal battle to deal with this kind of thing. And I tell ya, when Dawn and I arrive in Auckland, it is going to be something very special for us, more than just sailing a boat up. And all I can say is, If I can do it and you have a dream to do it also, then you certainly can. You just have to push through the barriers whatever they maybe. Each has their own in someway. Link to post Share on other sites
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