Sunday, September 25, 2011

Head of the Harbour Heat 1

                                         .........the no longer quiet Auckland Creek .
The harbour was empty .. until five minutes before the start of the race, when every craft in the harbour decided to exit the creek at the same time!
even Tuan looked small............




                                                 
                                            loco crew were all working , not sailing ...
                           

Cary and barry were in position

                                         

                                                             and happy.....



they all got away in relative calm..



Tuan was looking pretty as a picture... at the first mark..







                                                     
                                                           everyone headed to the mark
Intrigue was enjoying a bit of lift..





Rag top had the regulars aboard....

Solitaire put in a steady race..........


Carli was on the helm on No Problem 



Ron came for a run.........
Immigrant had the celebrities aboard.... chat chat chat

 as they went past A6.. to our amusement

and then came back, giving a valuable few extra minutes to the rest of the fleet,


and then there was also that big ship that created a discussion on No Problem..

the ship won!!!!



Sunday, September 18, 2011

Championship Heat 1 September 17th 2011


There was a smoky hazy sky, a 10 knot N-E breeze, flat blue water on the harbour, and seven yachts at the start line. The start line itself was a busy place with boating traffic going back and forth to Curtis Island.........


Solitaire weaved around




Loco had a family day



                                                      there was a bit of chatting ..........


On the start boat .......there was a little known official aboard .......

we know who blows the horn now don't we!!

                                        
                                            ..  many were present and accounted for!



Steve and John
                                                                        

                                                   David and Ben had a laugh......


Lynne tried the helm on Loco...

 
                                                                   away they went




the multi hulls wecouldn't find enough breeze....



the sports dinghy stayed close .............
 
                                                                    
.. they said they worked hard.......


but they were always laughing...............

with no one much around them...................




 back on the bigger boats .......


loco kept her lead over Immigrant....


who made a picture against that bauxite coloured roofline!

then the spinnakers came out ........



Muriel was busy........... 

the birthday boy had to pull a rope of two....


Kym kept smiling ...............

there were tall ships... and later tall tales.....


murray took dad's boat ............. 

not sure if that was Normal................


oh .. that's better boys..........( always the teacher)



and before long the day was over .. it was time to
pack up..... 




and go home ....