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POST-CHRISTMAS SERIES - FLIGHT 6

22/3/2017

 
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OK admittedly, that image is just click-bait, but there was high drama on the Waimata for flight 6 as a strong, flukey southerly tested the fleet just 10 days out from the COAST Nationals.

Revenge (240) lost her rig just before the start of race 2 and your correspondent anticipates that the fleet will rally around to help her make it to the start line for the COAST Nationals - kudos to Hugh Rebbeck of Echelon (1083), who has already offered to donate his spare rig.

 Racing remained close in the fresh breeze and Affinity (1059), whose crew had been shy of the punchy conditions earlier, hardened up and rose to the challenge to take 1st overall from Feng Shui on a countback.  A solid 5 and a 2 were good enough for 3rd place for Alliance (950) and 4th for Vilda Hilda on the countback.

COAST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

With just over a week to go until the COAST Nationals, preparations should be well in hand.  Two training days are planned for  Thursday and Friday next week.  So the schedule of events looks like this:

THU 30 MAR
Training Day
PLEASE DO NOT PLAN TO USE THE CRANE FROM THIS DATE

FRI 31 MAR
Training Day
1800 Briefing at RNZYS (drinks)
TRAINING DAY BOATS MAY USE CRANE
ALL BOATS TO BE LAUNCHED BY 21:00

SAT 1 APR
COAST Nationals Day 1

SUN 2 APR
COAST Nationals Day 2

The crane, dock and hard-standing will be very busy on Thursday and Friday.  If you are planning to clean and polish your hull, please do so BEFORE THURSDAY 30 April

Results here (flight) and here (series)

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