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Bay Week
Jan 22, 2023 18:34:12 GMT 12
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Post by Fogg on Jan 22, 2023 18:34:12 GMT 12
Anyone up here for the regatta starting Tue?
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Post by em on Jan 22, 2023 20:28:26 GMT 12
Yep sailing up Tuesday morning . Starts Wednesday
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Post by Cantab on Jan 23, 2023 18:41:43 GMT 12
Back onboard tomorrow, might need a raincoat later in the week.
No sitting around waiting for wind either.
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Post by dp on Jan 23, 2023 21:02:24 GMT 12
Driving up tomorrow. Breeze on #sendit. And yeah no waiting around
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Bay Week
Jan 25, 2023 10:14:27 GMT 12
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Post by Fogg on Jan 25, 2023 10:14:27 GMT 12
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Jan 25, 2023 21:00:03 GMT 12
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Post by Fogg on Jan 25, 2023 21:00:03 GMT 12
DP you seem to have biggest handicap in your division? Fair?
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Bay Week
Jan 25, 2023 22:04:19 GMT 12
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Post by dp on Jan 25, 2023 22:04:19 GMT 12
There are heaps of them, selected just before the start |
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Bay Week
Jan 25, 2023 22:08:39 GMT 12
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Post by dp on Jan 25, 2023 22:08:39 GMT 12
DP you seem to have biggest handicap in your division? Fair? Mainly because most of our racing is in Whitianga against a handful of boats that aren't sailed to their potential. Some of those boats either don't race much or race in clubs that don't share their results with YNZ or like us, they rarely race out of their own group so the group as a whole loses touch with national relativity |
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Post by ComfortZone on Jan 27, 2023 9:23:37 GMT 12
talking this morning to a mate crewing in the Bay Week.
Racing cancelled today
rugged conditions yesterday, his boat did a spectacular crash gybe with 2 crew in the water hanging onto lifelines.
several ambulances called to attend to crews on other boats.
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Bay Week
Jan 27, 2023 10:01:58 GMT 12
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Post by Fogg on Jan 27, 2023 10:01:58 GMT 12
Yes smart decision to cancel today. Yesterday we heard a Mayday after a boat lost crew overboard - she was quite quickly located and picked up by another race boat.
We joined the beach party at Otehei Bay last night which was a good gig despite the weather. Lots of talk of gear breakages.
Overnight Fogg was hit by some wild gusts.
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Post by GO30 on Jan 27, 2023 11:18:21 GMT 12
Lots being canned due to weather, the entire Mahurangi Regatta being one.
With how NZ has become so risk adverse and we see boats now not capable of handling breezes they are likely to encounter this cancel trend will only accelerate...and when it happens the carnage will only be bigger.
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Bay Week
Jan 27, 2023 17:57:49 GMT 12
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Post by Cantab on Jan 27, 2023 17:57:49 GMT 12
When you're running a cat 4 regatta and the forecast at times was 30 gusting to 48 or 52 with torrential rain and 3-4 meter seas, depending where you looked, are you saying they should just man up and go out?
We were ready to front up but it would have been survival mode at times and thats not what its about.
Right decision was made, we got our blocks of wood too.
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Bay Week
Jan 28, 2023 9:30:10 GMT 12
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Post by OLD ROPE 👀 on Jan 28, 2023 9:30:10 GMT 12
yip they should! FFS if they were caught out in it they couldn't't hide under mummies apron!
Crikey, that's just a moderate wind in Welly!... Mind you they are wokeing/ pussying up these days too
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Bay Week
Jan 28, 2023 10:51:59 GMT 12
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Post by Cantab on Jan 28, 2023 10:51:59 GMT 12
Didn't see anyone at prizegiving disappointed at the decision, did you go outside yesterday?  Forecast for the start. |
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Bay Week
Jan 28, 2023 11:55:05 GMT 12
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Post by Fogg on Jan 28, 2023 11:55:05 GMT 12
Yes when we came around Tapeka point yesterday we saw 30-35kts and 3m+ swells. As we turned south towards Russell with the wind and swell dead aft Fogg was surfing down the swells at ~10kts with engine rpm for only 6kts.
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