May 2013 - Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club
May 2013 - Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club May 2013 - Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club
The Spinnaker2012 – 2013 Paper Tiger North Island Fresh Water SeriesThe four round Fresh Water Series has been completed and what a varied series it has been.The first round, hosted by Horowhenua Yacht Club, and held at Lake Wairarapa this year didn’t manage arace due to a very strong NW system.Round 2 at Lake Ngaroto (Te Awamutu) was the exact opposite with light shifty conditions proving to bevery challenging.Round 3. Stump Bay, just north of Turangi, is a spectacular venue when the weather is nice and this yearthe weather was exceptional. Light to moderate conditions and bright sunshine made for a lovely weekend.The final round coincided with Lake Taupo Yacht Club’s Mighty River Power Centreboard Regatta. Veryfresh conditions on the Saturday gave way to a light to moderate SE on the Sunday leading to some veryclose racing.Each round has had a different winner but only one entrant (Jim Moore, Wanganui) completed all races andwill be awarded with a suitable liquid reward at the next National Contest which will be later on, around NewYear.A quick glance across the classes will show that the more successful (larger fleet size) classes have astrongly contested traveller series which keep people interested and motivated. The Paper Tiger Fleet’sNorth Island Fresh Water Series brings competitors in from Auckland, Napier and new Plymouth as well asother regions.Surely this is one of the reasons we go sailing in the first place.Rodger WilsonPT 3028 SoonQuiet Weekend in the Marlborough Sounds!By Martin RigbyThe only thing quiet about this year’s trip was the wind.With a fine selection of boats, food, beverages andpeople we were well set up for an extremely enjoyableand social weekend away. The weekend is always a funevent with a varied group of 48 people, we had all thedemographics covered with a balance of the sexes, age,IQ and nationalities.As we rafted the seven boats up in Double Cove we hadthe beginnings of a recipe for a good time. After dinnerthere was plenty of opportunity to stroll around and meet our neighbours, suss out their boats and workout who’s who. I used the opportunity to introduce myself to the skippers.Paddy’s boat “Vis a Vis” a Sundance 36 had a strong international but predominantly Irish crew and wasquickly suspected of being the party boat based on rumours from last year. However much to my surpriseI found it to be a budding wee love nest for four couples. They seemed extremely content on board andlooked like they had the domestic routines well organised. I dubbed the boat the ‘Love Boat’ and foolishlydismissed all the stereotypes I have about partying Irish folk.Murray was skippering on a 46ft boat “Six Isles”, a very modern and extremely well setup Bavaria. His- 6 -
The Spinnakercrew keen to make the most of Saturday settled down early. I thought it wise to take their lead andheaded for the bunk around 12. It was a beautiful night with no wind and just the sounds of merry peoplegetting to know each other. However at 1am I was woken by the hums from a small group of singersattempting to harmonise up on the boat next to my bunk. The Irishmen I had under estimated earlierwhere now warming up for what will probably become a big event on the NZ Music calendar “The DoubleCove Folk Festival”. They clapped, flicked, drummed and sang some wonderful and interesting pieces. Fornext year’s trip I will ensure we get them practicing prior and starting earlier in the evening.Laura, the skipper of “Rapport”, the hosting boat for the festival and reluctant noise control officer madethe correct call in closing the Festival down after an Irish tap dancing number attempted to tap their wayto the bottom of the bay. I was to meet Laura's crew later in the weekend and they proved to be anextremely humorous group who seemed a capable match for our Irish Songsters.I do not believe that I am alone in picking the favourite boat in the fleet as “Millennium Spirit”, aBeneteau 50, the local dolphin population seemed to share my enthusiasm for the boat and spent somequality time at her bow on both Saturday and Sunday. For those aboard this was a huge highlight and thevideo footage caught on Paul’s camera is remarkable and should be available on our Facebook page. Thedolphins seemed to engage with the crew, often swimming on their side and gazing up, their squeals beingaudible illustrates the closeness of the encounter. This boat was competitively crewed by many of theEvans Bay Skiff squad who as the weekend progressed starting throwing the 50ft monster around like ababy’s rubber ducky in a bath. An impressive sight!I was on “Follow the Sun” a Beneteau 35 with someof my usual suspects. We rose early on Saturday asplanned, cast off from “Rapport” and the remains ofthe folk festival, ironically she lay on the end of theraft up causing them to stir quickly and take chargeof their vessel. We motored to Burney’s Beach andenjoyed the absolute silence of the bay whilstpaying homage to the 10 men who made the bayfamous. After a quick lunch we attempted to chase“Millennium Spirit” up the east side of Long Islandin a good breeze. The top of the sounds is a magicplace where things start to feel more open and somewhat wilder.As the winds died away and the night closed in we motored to Furneaux Lodge and took a mooring, enjoyeda meal and shared our stories. The songsters of the previous night could not be found, the “Rapport” crewdenying any involvement. With no encore available we enjoyed a wee song of our own before settling in forthe night.Sunday seemed to pass by too quickly with a nice sail in light air around the far side of Blumine Island inthe company of the other yachts.The weather bomb having held itself up for our enjoyment was now closing in on the Cook Strait, weboarded the Interislander and steamed home in heavy ran rain and squalls.Before I knew it I had slept like a baby and it was Monday and work. The only remains of the weekendbeing, the great memories, the exhaustion, and that swaying feeling I have come to love.Another great weekend away, special thanks to Colin and Murray for organising things, the skippers andcrew for making it happen. See you all next year. (See team photo over page).- 7 -
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The Spinnaker2012 – <strong>2013</strong> Paper Tiger North Island Fresh Water SeriesThe four round Fresh Water Series has been completed and what a varied series it has been.The first round, hosted by Horowhenua <strong>Yacht</strong> <strong>Club</strong>, and held at Lake Wairarapa this year didn’t manage arace due to a very strong NW system.Round 2 at Lake Ngaroto (Te Awamutu) was the exact opposite with light shifty conditions proving to bevery challenging.Round 3. Stump <strong>Bay</strong>, just north of Turangi, is a spectacular venue when the weather is nice and this yearthe weather was exceptional. Light to moderate conditions and bright sunshine made for a lovely weekend.The final round coincided with Lake Taupo <strong>Yacht</strong> <strong>Club</strong>’s Mighty River Power Centreboard Regatta. Veryfresh conditions on the Saturday gave way to a light to moderate SE on the Sunday leading to some veryclose racing.Each round has had a different winner but only one entrant (Jim Moore, Wanganui) completed all races andwill be awarded with a suitable liquid reward at the next National Contest which will be later on, around NewYear.A quick glance across the classes will show that the more successful (larger fleet size) classes have astrongly contested traveller series which keep people interested and motivated. The Paper Tiger Fleet’sNorth Island Fresh Water Series brings competitors in from Auckland, Napier and new Plymouth as well asother regions.Surely this is one of the reasons we go sailing in the first place.Rodger WilsonPT 3028 SoonQuiet Weekend in the Marlborough Sounds!By Martin RigbyThe only thing quiet about this year’s trip was the wind.With a fine selection of boats, food, beverages andpeople we were well set up for an extremely enjoyableand social weekend away. The weekend is always a funevent with a varied group of 48 people, we had all thedemographics covered with a balance of the sexes, age,IQ and nationalities.As we rafted the seven boats up in Double Cove we hadthe beginnings of a recipe for a good time. After dinnerthere was plenty of opportunity to stroll around and meet our neighbours, suss out their boats and workout who’s who. I used the opportunity to introduce myself to the skippers.Paddy’s boat “Vis a Vis” a Sundance 36 had a strong international but predominantly Irish crew and wasquickly suspected of being the party boat based on rumours from last year. However much to my surpriseI found it to be a budding wee love nest for four couples. They seemed extremely content on board andlooked like they had the domestic routines well organised. I dubbed the boat the ‘Love <strong>Boat</strong>’ and foolishlydismissed all the stereotypes I have about partying Irish folk.Murray was skippering on a 46ft boat “Six Isles”, a very modern and extremely well setup Bavaria. His- 6 -
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