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July 11 Manly
Chris,
Mike, Phil sailed at Manly with a load of lasers. Light winds, nice
day, a bit chilly. Phil won first race, Mike Second. Chris won second
race, Mike Second. All even on four points for the day. Only just
trapezing upwind, triangle w/l course, $5 per boat. And well worth
price of admission! Chris
May 30 - Manly Sailing Club
Day
2 of Manly's Winter Series was a trial for the new format of combined
racing time with the juniors and Lasers, and a change to 1pm start to
pool resources and boost numbers. Locals Mike, Phil and Gavin are
intent on sailing regularly, and were joined by Chris
Mitchell proudly sporting his new North sail.
A light
patchy, S to SE breeze with the top mark a little too close to shore
meant that finding the pressure in the right places, and getting
centreboard up the right amount before hitting the bottom at the top
end of the course were the secrets of success. Hamilton sailors would
have felt right at home, but Mike made the most of the conditions to
prevail in both races held, with Chris and Phil trailing with a 2nd
& 3rd each. Lead was exchanged in both races with everybody
having their time to shine, even if momentarily! Less excitement than
3.7 sailors prefer, but still fun close racing.
Next race on the 13th. Note the new start time of 1pm and come join us! Phil Ash
May 22nd - Pt Chev Autumn Series
dozen Zephyrs, half a doz Scout Cutters, one Opti, half dozen Open Class including one 3-7 #191 :)
Forecast
NE 20 knots never came, sailed a SW drifter in race 1 on a shortened
course, managed to get into the tail end of the Zephyrs who started 5
min's ahead. Before next race, a NE 10 knot breeze came in for a very
short time. It turned the marks of the course into a bit of a debacle.
Won the second race too, but no competition in either race. It was
a dull, overcast dreary day, but was really nice to be on the water to
make something from it and was out on the wire at times, I would
not have wanted to be in any other class of boat that was out there.
Chris
May 16 - Manly Winter Series - Race 1.
Winter
racing has kicked off at Manly with Mike Jones, Phil Ash and
Gavin Auld showing up to find OOD missing in action, and Lasers
obviously all at Freshwater Champs or scared off by Metservice squall
warnings of possible 50 knot s in thunderstorms! Reality was 5 - 12
knots so marginal trapezing at times the best to be had.
With
the Junior racing done by 1230 and no course marks out for Senior
racing, the decision was made to race up to the Red Beach pole and back
with a fixed mark in Tindalls Bay to add some corners. The hoped
for long haul flying reaches never eventuated; and a light and shifty
beat to the Pole was followed by a long flat run back to the bay.
Dodging copious quantities of seaweed proved to be the biggest
excitement.
Mike showed good speed upwind to stretch out to
about a 4 1/2 minute lead at the Pole, and was not
able to be caught on the return, so won with Phil and Gavin
filling the minor placings.
Next racing in two weeks. See Calendar page for Winter options.
3.7 Nationals Easter April 2-4, 2010
Day One http://www.sail-world.com/NZ/3.7-Nationals:-Flagged-it-away-in-Evans-Bay/68097
Day Two http://www.sail-world.com/NZ/Second-time-UNLUCKY/68133
Day Three http://www.sail-world.com/NZ/3-7-Class-Championship:-Third-time,-we-got-LUCKY/68159
Results and photographs on http://www.ebymbc.org.nz/farr37nats.shtml
Andrew Brown has convincingly won the 2010 Contest at Evans Bay, see reports above.
March 13/14 Auckland Champs Howick Sailing Club
The
Auckland Champs were held on the 13th and 14th of March at Howick
Sailing Club. 7 races were held, which meant 2 very long days on the
water as there was often long waits between races, with courses being
shifted and waiting for other classes to start.
The 3.7 class had a
good turnout of 9 boats and sailors from other classes have noticed
that this year a lot more 3.7's have been sailing which is great for
our class, critical mass attracts more mass to it.
Day 1 was quite
light and shifty for race 1 as the Southerly and South Wester were
trying to establish themselves, Rhys and Julian had great races to
finish 1st and 2nd sailing the wind pressure very well. The local
hotshot Jeff Christensen made a rare appearance on the water and showed
all the others how it is done, getting 3rd to the top mark,
unfortunately a lack of time this season in the boat saw him slip down
the ranks a little.
Races 2, 3 and 4 would be best described as
WINDY, and fun!!! The tight reaches were great with the 3.7's lighting
it up and sending it!!! (To be honest on the last reach of the last
race, people around Andrew Brown could hear him saying his prayers and
holding on for dear life as he screamed down the reach)!!!
Day 2 was
an early start with the mobile coffee van having a long queue as
everyone got their caffeine hit before heading out for another long day
of three races. The wind was lighter with a South Wester of 18 to 20
knots, but with some big holes as well.
Race 5 saw the dominance of
the right hand side and the guy picking this the best and sailing fast
up the beat was Mike Jones in 188 to be right there at the top mark
closely followed by Rhys Johnston and Andrew Brown.
Day 2 featured
some very close racing with some great battles had throughout the
fleet, and everyone finishing the day and the regatta with big but
weary smiles on their faces.
Final Results:
Andrew Brown
Rhys Johnston
Phil Ash
Julian
February 20/21 NI Champs Tauranga
Feburary 1 AKLD Anniversary Day Regatta
nine boats, and nasty weather, see report in February newsletter
January 1/2/3 Clark's Beach New Years Regatta
five boats, and nasty rocks, see report in January newsletter
Dec 23 Hamilton Xmas Regatta
seven boats, see report in January newsletter
Dec 5/6 Sir Peter Blake Regatta
six boats, see report in December newsletter
Nov 14/15th North Shore Champs - Takapuna
Nine boats showed up for seven races over Saturday
and
Sunday with plenty of shifts to keep everyone on their toes. Metservice
were
predicting 20 – 25 knots with more on Sunday, but Windguru was
closer to the
mark at 15/16 with SW on Sat. going W to NW on Sunday.
Phil Ash showed boat speed, smarts and some luck to pull off 3 x wins on Saturday, but by Sunday that all changed, and Andrew Brown kicked up a gear and won 3 along with a 5th that left a points tie after the discard. The tiebreaker went to Andrew as he had more 2nds, so the trophy is his!
Gavin Auld looked sharp with a win in race 5, and Tim Christenson pushed the leaders with a couple of 2nds and a 3rd on Sunday.
Excellent racing and encouraging to see the
numbers picking
up. (nine boats racing).
TAKAPUNA SPRING REGATTA Nov. 14,15 2009 -3.7 Fleet
Nov 14th Christening of Sacre Bleu
Julien christened Sacre' Bleu on Saturdary afternoon after racing, photo below.
November 8th
Wakatere club racing with Julien Pilate taking the day followed
by Chris Hawkins, Phil Ash and Gavin Auld. A sou wester up to 15/16
knots with a decent outgoing tide making mark roundings a challenge.
First race was well won by Julien and Chris and Gavin kindly let Phil
catch up from well behind to take a 2nd as Chris worked into 4th.
Obviously shocked by finishing last, Chris then pulled his game
together and took the 2nd race ahead of Julien. Phil and Gavin had
difficulty timing the 3 minute start sequence and both gave a generous
head start to the first two!
November 1st
Manly Club race with
three locals; Phil Ash, Gavin Auld and Mike Jones. Wind between 10
knots and gusts to 20+. Big holes and 45 degree shifts at times.
Three races sailed with Mike in 188 leading the first race
and only giving up the lead to Phil Ash on the last beat after
two capsizes. Next 2 races went to Phil, and Gavin decided
to work on his swimming skills as step one in rehoning his
technique after a break from sailing!
Andrew Brown and Chris
Hawkins sailed at Wakatere and apparently bristled a few Laser feathers
before turning on the afterburners as the breeze picked up and leaving
them behind!
October
17th/18th
Rotorua Sprints, six boats raced seven races on Saturday and a further
five races on Sunday. Derek was almost unstoppable on Saturday, but had
to go back to AKLD for a committment on Saturday night. Winds ranged
from light in the morning to moderately brutal in the afternoon with
the 12 footers and Javelins flagging it away completely in the
last couple of races on Saturday afternoon. Lance took
control on Sunday, but Julien also had a couple of wins. Phil had
a bit of gear trouble, John claimed he had age trouble. I just had
ordinary trouble.. CM. In any case, I'm sure we'll all be back
again next year. We rarely waited more than 5 minutes between races and
it was often very close and exciting stuff.
Sail-World.com
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http://www.sail-world.com/NZ/Rotorua-Sprints:-3-7-Class/62487
October 4th
Five boats sailed from
Wakatere (Phil Ash, Julien Pilate, Chris Hawkins, Andrew Brown, Chris
Mitchell). Wind against tide up to 20 knots of wind with waves, wasn't
easy getting on/off beach and at times got pretty exciting off the
wind..
September 20th
Manly Icebreaker Regatta four races; 8 boats attended, conditions were
fairly light then a bit more breeze towards the end. Andy Bodmer had
his first sail in 321 and John Elliott came up from Hamilton. Andrew
Brown won comfortably and everyone had a good time.
September
13th
Manly 2pm start,
six boats raced in very light conditions. 3 races. Not very
exciting, but great to sail together and a good warmup for Manly
Icebreaker Regatta next week. Julien had his first sail in 384 and Mike
had his second sail in 188 which has a nice new paint job.
August 16th
Pt Chev: Andrew, Phil and Chris.
12 to 15 knots, flatwater and with chop at times. All three boats were
fairly close together, comfortably ahead of the two Finns. Nice
afternoon, with a bit of light rain at times.
August 15th 2009 Centreboard Expo Westhaven
This was a fairly
low key affair. Representing the Class were Chris, Bruce, Andrew. No
immediate benefit, but a very worthwhile event we should do every year.
CM.
August 2nd
Tauranga: John Elliott on
his own against the Lasers. At Manly: nice Westerly breeze once
out from the shore/cliffs. Four boats sailed there Derek, Bruce, Chris,
Mike. Mike Jones sailed 188 for the first time and it was pretty wind
for a first time; had a few swims but sailed very well.
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