Photo (right) of
current national champ Rhys Johnston
CLASS
NOTICES:
3.7
Nationals Easter 2010
If you come to the Nationals in Wellington, this is what the sailing will be like!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohw7-fH7Sqg
Video
of Demian sailing with and without gennaker (Neil Waterhouse's old boat
with prodder, etc) at Evans Bay - obviously the ideal venue for our
next Nationals!
BOATS FOR SALE: (17/12/09)
(some can be seen on trademe)
Roger Whitefield #327 on trademe Franklin mehug@ihug.co.nz 09 2384686
021 733782
#108 no info, but advertised on trademe website.
John Curtis #177 (measures) John@mgsl.co.nz
David #174 "Peppermint Twist" Northland (not sure when last measured)
[prchals@xtra.co.nz] 09 4352501 021 2968720
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Clarke #81 "Outrageous" Northland (passed measurement with exemption ,
provided hull weight is not brought back down to minimum) on trademe
[clarkee@xtra.co.nz] 0211557355
Clayton Homes #172 "Full Narna" Auckland (passed measurement in 1978)
jimandglenis@xtra.co.nz 09 4733220 027 5838321
Bruce McCallum #187 Auckland (measures) on trademe
bruce.mcc1@gmail.com 0211398990
Rob #297 "Nearly There" Christchurch, (no record of measurement) 03 384
3408 robert.bentley@otago.ac.nz 021 1705116
Andrew Howden new hull Auckland
a_howden@xtra.co.nz 0274581124
Andrew Howden frames or girder or partial kitset packages
a_howden@xtra.co.nz 0274581124
CLASS
NEWS:
February 20/21 NI Champs Tauranga
Derek Scott took the trophy, with Rhys Johnston and Andrew Brown on his heels for the 2nd and 3rd spots.
Very encouraging to see the youthful Hamilton fleet (and John Elliott!) travelling away from the lake, and we look forward to more events with them. When the breeze finally kicked in on Sunday, there was a reluctance to come ashore when there was some exciting trapezing to be had. Fun is what these boats are about!
Complete results should be on the Tauranga Yacht Club website soon...
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
Article: Rotorua Sprints
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.
Sail-World.com
Article: Does my bum look big in this?
http://www.sail-world.com/NZ/Does-my-bum-look-big-in-this?/59534
July 26th Pt Chev SC
no
wind, a real drifter. Chris Mitchell and Phil Ash 'raced'. Hot and
sunny weather, but cold in the shade.
July
19th Tauranga
no go, windy as *
July 12th Pt Chev SC
very
windy, probably 30 knots in gusts. Three 3-7 and Stephen Curham in
an OK went out for a sail. No racing. Derek Scott and Andrew Brown
handled the conditions with the odd swim. Chris (me) sailed with a reef
in the mainsail for the first time, this helped but I got spooked
with gusts/holes, and came in early. It was pretty cold and grim,
but lots of fun if you were able to handle the conditions. note to
self: need to get more time on water in higher winds to
manage this. CM.
July 10th HQ
beer and pizza meeting at HQ to discuss summer
sailing for AKLD region. Five members attended. Decided to explore
options for Thursday evenings at MBSC as first preference; to reduce
pressure on weekends and try to get more boats on the water. Every
indication was that we would get more boats on the water than last
summer.
June 28th Pt Chev SC
nothing special happened, 15knots East, very swirly over the peninsular, very low key.
June
21st Tauranga
five 3-7, John Elliott plus four
Aucklanders Derek, Ben, Chris and a new sailor Julien having a test
sail in 88. Two races in very light marginal shifty conditions, then a
decent load of good breeze right at the end when it was deemed too late
to start a third race. Tauranga had a good fleet, mostly junior
classes.
May 31st Pt Chev SC
just one 3.7 sailng but fantastic conditions, flat water and wiring reaches. Pt Chev had a good fleet, notably Zephyrs.
May
24th Manly SC
three 3.7 raced at Manly, Phil
Ash #123, Andrew Brown #371 and Chris Mitchell #191. We had 15 to
20 knots over flat water for the second week in a row. Had some great
rides (and swims); a great place to sail! CM.
May 17th Pt Chev SC
three 3.7 raced at PCSC, Phil Ash #123, Phil Augustin #369 with Chris Mitchell #191 in between. Two races, NW breeze 15 to 20+ knots over flat water, triangle course, one awesome reach, one not very awesome reach. Best day of sailing in a proper breeze this year so far. CM.
Farr's
Favourites on Sailing Anarchy Website:
here is the link read it
yourself..
http://www.sailinganarchy.com/article.php?get=3625
2009 ANZAC
REGATTA - 2009 3.7 AUCKLAND
Results are final as
of 14:32 on April 27, 2009
Overall
|
Sailed:4,
Discards:0, To count:4, Entries:9, Scoring system:My scoring system |
||||||||
|
Rank |
SailNo |
Helm |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
Total |
Nett |
|
1st |
384 |
Ben de Huiter |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
|
2nd |
308 |
John Elliott |
2 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
12 |
12 |
|
3rd |
364 |
Chris Hawkins |
1 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
13 |
13 |
|
4th |
123 |
Phil Ash |
4 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
13 |
13 |
|
5th |
2 |
Phil Nicholls |
6 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
18 |
18 |
|
6th |
191 |
Chris
Mitchell |
5 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
25 |
25 |
|
7th |
192 |
Tim
Christensen |
7 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
25 |
25 |
|
8th |
81 |
Andrew Clarke |
8 |
10 DNF |
10 DNC |
10 DNC |
38 |
38 |
|
9th |
313 |
Michael
Rivington |
10 DNF |
10 DNS |
10 DNC |
10 DNC |
40 |
40 |
Auckland Champs were held at Takapuna Boating Club, many thanks to Janet and her team fantastically accomodating as always, but the first day was canned from high winds and waves and second day had some big waves and not as much breeze as we expected. Ben de Fluiter was clearly dominant. See newsletters for more.
Nationals
2009 Easter BoI
Rhys Johnston won the 3.7
Nationals at the
Sailing conditions were quite difficult for Friday and Saturday, with
only three light air races completed out of the five scheduled, and one
race abandoned. This was a trying time for Race Officer Tony Brown and
the BoI volunteers. Generally, the wind died off as soon as a start
sequence was begun.
However, a more reliable but shifty breeze of up to 12 knots came in on
the Sunday, allowing four more races to be completed. Lance O'Connell
won the Veterans prize, and, only a few weeks into sailing the 3-7
class, Katie de Lange stood out by taking both the Ladies and the Under
21 prizes.
The Class is looking forward to visiting Tauranga again over the winter
series. The Auckland Champs will be at Takapuna over the weekend of
April 25 (Anzac), and
http://www.sail-world.com/NZ/Johnson-wins-3.7-Nationals-Bay-of-Islands---Report-and-Images/55804
March 21 & 22:
Takapuna Autumn Regatta. Combined with the 470 National
Champs. The weather was as bad as it gets with wind building up and
then dying off as soon as a race was started. Eventually we had two up
and back races on Saturday, four on Sunday. Weather was slightly better
on Sunday in that we sailed a whole course and we had more boats on the
water. Rhys and Derek had a lot of speed downwind, Joe Allen won
overall. We had a total of ten or eleven boats active between the two
days of sailing. Weather forecasts all seemed to be a bit optimistic,
but there was a good breeze out west; just not at Takapuna this time.
March
15
Four boats at Pt Chev, just a club day sail, triangle course
with reaching legs, * good to have a course with a wing mark for a
change, awesome fun. Phil Ash showing plenty of speed, Don Currie
sailing well. Nice breeze Easterly, wiring but a but flukey at top
mark; was in lee of shore.
March 7 & 8: HOWICK REGATTA
Andrew Brown was dominant on Saturday, easily winning each race, and sailing like an ace. (His 3rd time out in the boat!) But because he could not attend Sunday, John Elliott and Phil Nicholls ended up 1st and 2nd overall, with some close racing. Bruce McCallum had halyard problems with his new wing mast rig, then a mainsheet block broke, meaning he could not make Sunday either.
CLASS
NEWS LINKS:
Sail-World.com
Article: Does my bum look big in this?
http://www.sail-world.com/NZ/Does-my-bum-look-big-in-this?/59534
2009 3.7 National Champs Bay of Islands
Article sent to
sail-world.com
http://www.sail-world.com/NZ/Johnson-wins-3.7-Nationals-Bay-of-Islands---Report-and-Images/55804
May 18, 2008
Announcement
of the boat being built at Howden BoatBuilders Ltd.
Link to Sail-World.com http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?nid=44497
2008 3.7
Auckland Champs
Link to Article on sail-world.com April 2008 http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?nid=43931
2008 3.7 National
Champs
Article sent to sail-world.com March 2008 http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?nid=42960
2008 3.7 North Island
Champs
Article sent to sail-world.com Feb 2008http:www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?nid=41534
2007 3.7 National
Champs
Article sent to Sail World April 2007
http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?nid=31382
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