Mike Pascoe of NZSailing.net is the local reseller of Rooster sails (~NZ$370). Bought a couple of sails from him and other parts too and found them all good and great value.
I'm only a hack sailor but in one race last season I managed to use a tip from the Upwind DVD that had me sailing much higher than other sailors in light winds. I confused the younger sailors completely with it and almost beat a 55kg junior sailing full rig with my 97kg frame. The junior has...
Mine is actually still in pretty good nick. I lucked in.
My step son used the boat for all his training for the Youth world Radials held in Auckland this year. Fortunately he now has a shiny new one (193023) so I can get my boat back. Although the ski fields are holding more interest at the...
To me the issue is whether the World Masters is for the best sailors or for all the sailors. If selection is required then there needs to be other international events for us mid-fleeters. I can think of nothing better than using sailing as my excuse for an exotic holiday but if I have to...
Good to see dad and son out together. I have taken my 11 year old out as well with no problems. Even let him go on his own in 2-3 knots. It looked great having him fully hiked in those conditions and blitzing past all the other sailors. I struggled in his Opti though!
Tracy,
Many thanks for your clarifications. I also have heard that Terrigal was a great event but if the limiting of numbers is because of issues with handling boats then that is something that can be fixed.
Selection criteria is a worry. Again I do not know for sure but have heard that New...
I have just found out that from 2009 onwards Masters World Championships will have a restricted entry with numbers of places being allocated to countries. Is this not against the general principals of the more social aspects of masters sailing? Yes, it is important for the top sailors to have...
If Zoophyte is correct and has the right number of redundancies then the number of redundancies is 50 redundancies ... oops now that's 55 redundancies ... oops 56 redundancies...
25 degrees Celcius( I think about 77 F) 15 knots on Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown, New Zealand. We've got our dinghy regatta coming up in a week and a half. You northerners deserve a break down south.
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