After the moderate success of the Regatta, I managed to get a full report in Yachts And Yachting, possibly the best sailing mag on the planet.
It's basically the two blog posts, stuck together and edited to make sense.
View it here...
http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/162518/Manukau-Regatta-in-Auckland
And yes, I'm proud of my achievements!
Showing posts with label NZ Moth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NZ Moth. Show all posts
Friday, April 13, 2012
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Manukau Regatta Day 1 - Weymouth Yacht Club.
Today saw the sprint series, leading into the Manukau Regatta proper tomorrow.
Fleet numbers were lower than we had hoped, mostly because this event fell on a long weekend.
A total of eleven boats were racing, including three visiting frostbites from Taikata SC, and four scout boats. Several local sailors were unable to sail, either away or running the racing.
In the four scratch races, the sole Jollyboat sailed by Murray managed a clean sweep of wins (just), with local Frostbite Keith getting three seconds, with a third behind the Paper tiger sailed by Pete.
Local Moth sailor Rob managed three thirds, before capsizing in the fourth race.
In the Final, which was a Mark-Foy start based around the days performances so far, the Scout Cutter and Sunbursts were away first, followed by three frostbites, then the Moth and another Frostbite, with the Jollyboat and Paper Tiger being last to start.
Sadly for Pete, the wind eased off right before the start, and without the ability to fly a hull, he was unable to get the best out of the cat.
At the half-way point, it was Frostbites holding the first four places, with the rest of the fleet just behind. The late starters were starting to work their way through the fleet, with Murray up to fifth, and Pete in 8th.
Rounding the final mark, Murray had just hit the front, the light winds helping him out, with the Frostbites of Ashok and Keith in hot pursuit.
Closing on the finish, Murray had managed to hold on, around 30 seconds ahead, with the two frostbites side by side challenging for second.
Ashok managed to keep his nose in front, and Keith had to settle for third place - In terms of time, there was around a second between them as they crossed the line.
So, in our first ever Winner-take-all sprint series, it was a local who swept the pool, taking all the prize money home.
Here's a few images from the day. Check the club website (teams section - regatta minisite) to see all the pictures taken today.
Tomorrow (Sunday 8th) is the actual Manukau Regatta, with the inter-club shield up for grabs to the winning team. The current holder is French Bay Yacht Club, but as host club, Weymouth is gunning for it!
Fleet numbers were lower than we had hoped, mostly because this event fell on a long weekend.
A total of eleven boats were racing, including three visiting frostbites from Taikata SC, and four scout boats. Several local sailors were unable to sail, either away or running the racing.
In the four scratch races, the sole Jollyboat sailed by Murray managed a clean sweep of wins (just), with local Frostbite Keith getting three seconds, with a third behind the Paper tiger sailed by Pete.
Local Moth sailor Rob managed three thirds, before capsizing in the fourth race.
In the Final, which was a Mark-Foy start based around the days performances so far, the Scout Cutter and Sunbursts were away first, followed by three frostbites, then the Moth and another Frostbite, with the Jollyboat and Paper Tiger being last to start.
Sadly for Pete, the wind eased off right before the start, and without the ability to fly a hull, he was unable to get the best out of the cat.
At the half-way point, it was Frostbites holding the first four places, with the rest of the fleet just behind. The late starters were starting to work their way through the fleet, with Murray up to fifth, and Pete in 8th.
Rounding the final mark, Murray had just hit the front, the light winds helping him out, with the Frostbites of Ashok and Keith in hot pursuit.
Closing on the finish, Murray had managed to hold on, around 30 seconds ahead, with the two frostbites side by side challenging for second.
Ashok managed to keep his nose in front, and Keith had to settle for third place - In terms of time, there was around a second between them as they crossed the line.
So, in our first ever Winner-take-all sprint series, it was a local who swept the pool, taking all the prize money home.
Here's a few images from the day. Check the club website (teams section - regatta minisite) to see all the pictures taken today.
Tomorrow (Sunday 8th) is the actual Manukau Regatta, with the inter-club shield up for grabs to the winning team. The current holder is French Bay Yacht Club, but as host club, Weymouth is gunning for it!
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Another great day at Weymouth
Another great days fun racing was had by all at WYC today.
A small but quality fleet of seven boats fronted to start the first race, in 20+ degrees, flat water, and fresh 12-15 knot winds.
We had a couple of Sunbursts, a Paper Tiger cat, and one each of Starling, Topper, Frostbite, and NZ Moth. On paper it should have been an easy win for Pete in the cat, followed by Rob in the moth, and then it would be anyone's guess to pick the finishing order, as all the rest of the fleet share the same handicap.
In practise it was a different story, as a windward-leeward course was set, to minimise the cat's advantage.
In the first race, Keith in the frostbite and Murray in the sunburst took advantage of some race-rust on the part of the other competitors, and got a jump right off the startline. Rob took a quick dip a second after crossing the start, as the moth tried to shed it's rider. The others all had to play catch-up from then on.
Around the first mark, Keith had a small lead over Murray, with Angela in the Starling up in third, and Gina in the Topper close behind in fourth. With a big downwind leg ahead, it looked like the battle of the girls was about to get interesting, but as Gina gybed, the kicking strap tore out of the mast, so her race was done. Rob in the Sunburst and Pete in the PT were next, followed by Rob in the Moth.
For the rest of the race, the order didn't really change, except for Pete finding the gas pedal, and pulling through to third place, just ahead of Angela.
In the second race, the start was much more hotly contested,with Rob K, Angela, Murray, and Keith all crossing the line right on the gun. Murray got his nose in front just before the top mark, and had a big battle with Keith, and Rob, to hold on to the lead. Angela couldn't quite keep up with these three in the conditions, but stayed pretty close. The moth grew its wings in this one, and although Murray did his best, Rob flew past, and got into second, as Keith just got the win.
A third race was started, but no official results were recorded. On the water, it was the PT just heading off the Frostbite, with the Sunburst and Moth close behind. Rob L, in the other sunburst, and Angela in the Starling both had involuntary dips courtesy of a windy flat run.
After the sailing, everyone was smiling ear to ear, and vowed to return.
Things are looking up, with the fleet slowly building in size, and beautiful sailing conditions. Come on down and join the fun - you can even get a fizzy drink and choccy bar afterward!
A small but quality fleet of seven boats fronted to start the first race, in 20+ degrees, flat water, and fresh 12-15 knot winds.
We had a couple of Sunbursts, a Paper Tiger cat, and one each of Starling, Topper, Frostbite, and NZ Moth. On paper it should have been an easy win for Pete in the cat, followed by Rob in the moth, and then it would be anyone's guess to pick the finishing order, as all the rest of the fleet share the same handicap.
In practise it was a different story, as a windward-leeward course was set, to minimise the cat's advantage.
In the first race, Keith in the frostbite and Murray in the sunburst took advantage of some race-rust on the part of the other competitors, and got a jump right off the startline. Rob took a quick dip a second after crossing the start, as the moth tried to shed it's rider. The others all had to play catch-up from then on.
Around the first mark, Keith had a small lead over Murray, with Angela in the Starling up in third, and Gina in the Topper close behind in fourth. With a big downwind leg ahead, it looked like the battle of the girls was about to get interesting, but as Gina gybed, the kicking strap tore out of the mast, so her race was done. Rob in the Sunburst and Pete in the PT were next, followed by Rob in the Moth.
For the rest of the race, the order didn't really change, except for Pete finding the gas pedal, and pulling through to third place, just ahead of Angela.
In the second race, the start was much more hotly contested,with Rob K, Angela, Murray, and Keith all crossing the line right on the gun. Murray got his nose in front just before the top mark, and had a big battle with Keith, and Rob, to hold on to the lead. Angela couldn't quite keep up with these three in the conditions, but stayed pretty close. The moth grew its wings in this one, and although Murray did his best, Rob flew past, and got into second, as Keith just got the win.
A third race was started, but no official results were recorded. On the water, it was the PT just heading off the Frostbite, with the Sunburst and Moth close behind. Rob L, in the other sunburst, and Angela in the Starling both had involuntary dips courtesy of a windy flat run.
After the sailing, everyone was smiling ear to ear, and vowed to return.
Things are looking up, with the fleet slowly building in size, and beautiful sailing conditions. Come on down and join the fun - you can even get a fizzy drink and choccy bar afterward!
Rob's Moth in action.
Well, it happened!
Here it is, proof that you can have serious fun on a budget!
Here it is, proof that you can have serious fun on a budget!
Although sometimes it can go wrong too!
No Problem tho, here he is challenging for the lead in the second race....
Which he finished in second!
Go to the Weymouth YC website, go to teams, and check out all of todays Dinghy Sailing photos.
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Rob's Moth
In a possibly rash decision, Rob bought the $2 moth from me as a jumble of bits, after enjoying himself a bit much in a small boat last weekend. Today it is rigged and almost ready to go. Here it is :
Looks pretty good to me. I've spent the afternoon trying to convince him to take it for a spin tomorrow.
Did it work? I'll tell you tomorrow night, fingers crossed!
There's still a band of NZMoth enthusiasts around, I believe performance is about on par with the British Moth, and Australian Scow Moths. Of course, it wont keep pace with the new foilers, but not much will.
Looks pretty good to me. I've spent the afternoon trying to convince him to take it for a spin tomorrow.
Did it work? I'll tell you tomorrow night, fingers crossed!
There's still a band of NZMoth enthusiasts around, I believe performance is about on par with the British Moth, and Australian Scow Moths. Of course, it wont keep pace with the new foilers, but not much will.
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