Leander 2014 - NPCL, Lyttelton Harbour

by rclass — last modified 2023-02-21T17:33:40+13:00

13 - 17 Feb 2014

Day 1.

The start of day 1 saw light winds with the first race of the regatta being abandoned in favour of firing up the R609 - Massive Attack - Nick James and Doug Gale kite BBQ and getting a few sausages under way. By 12.30 the wind had filled in slightly and a low rumble of groans could be heard as wetsuits were pulled on for the first time for the regatta. Everyone was on the water and at the start line well before the start and to make the day even more amazing everyone actually hung around for the start.

Race 1 started in 10 Kts of breeze with 6 boats on the line. The boat end was hotly contested as is the norm and the fleet was away without incident. Massive attack, sailed by Doug and Nick showed good speed off the line, as well as throughout the rest of the race. With a slack tide and reasonably steady breeze the prize went to the crew that could make their boat go the fastest. The foiling boats were showing some real speed downwind with the help of the kite. At the bottom mark after the first lap the order was; Massive Attack, Merde, TheVirtual, Sub Woofer, Chemical Weapon and More FM. The racing was close, with less than 1 minute between the last 5 boats. Back up to the top saw sub feature some good upwind speed with the foilers struggling to get a lot of airtime.

I believe there was a bit of a port starboard incident at the bottom mark between Sub and Merde costing Merde a few placings but I'll leave one of them to tell that tale. We were too busy further back in the field relocating some weed from one side of the harbour to the other.

Race 2 saw the wind creep up a whopping 1 kts to 11 kts, which meant that the race committee thought it was time to extend the course so while we waited for the top mark to be moved another 500m up the harbour we all admired Steve swimming about 30 meters behind More FM as they crossed the finish line of race 1.

With the new course set we were underway with another clean start. The wind had come up a little in places and there were gains to be made if you were in the right place at the right time. There were flashes of boats twinning and the foilers were starting to get excited and beginning to show some bottom. The first lap saw another strong display of speed from Massive Attack and Sub with them taking the top two spots around the bottom mark. Next came Merde, More Fm and Chemical Weapon, separated by less than 30 seconds then TheVirtual having suffered a vertical maintenance incident. Once around the bottom mark the foilers suddenly realised that the wind was up and they could foil. More FM were nipping at Massive attacks heals by the top mark and TheVirtual was quoting speeds of 17 kts [citation needed]. The Weapon managed to hold off TheVirtual at the top mark but during a committee meeting onboard about the best strategy to hold them off down wind there was a wee swimming incident which made the meeting a bit of a technicality.

Good day racing lads and look forward to seeing you all over there tomorrow. Thanks to Ross and Ken for putting up and sorting out the course. And remember, the homebrew gets better the longer the racing goes for.

		Race 1/Invitation Race			Race 2
.		Place	Time	Points	Place	Time	Points	Total Points
.	609 - Massive Attack	1	38.02	100	1	36.59	100	200
.	595 - Subwoofer	2	40.44	80	4	39.48	57.143	137.143
.	565 - More FM	6	50.38	44.444	2	37.42	80	124.44
.	589 - Merde	4	41.3	57.143	3	38.05	66.667	123.810
.	607 - TheVirtual	3	41.55	66.667	5	41.09	50	116.667
.	582 - Chemical Weapon	5	42.26	50	6	44.09	44.444	94.444

Day 2

.			Race 1/Invitation Race			Race 2			Race 3			Race 4			Race 5
.		Total Points	Place	Time	Points	Place	Time	Points	Place	Time	Points	Place	Time	Points	Place	Time	Points
.	609 - Massive Attack	426.667	1	38.02	100	1	36.59	100	3	50.37	66.667	2	33.01	80	2	45.56	80
.	607 - The Virtual	373.810	3	41.55	66.667	5	41.09	50	4	59.4	57.143	1	29.53	100	1	43.25	100
.	595 - Subwoofer	324.286	2	40.44	80	4	39.48	57.143	2	50.18	80	4	35.28	57.143	5	51.38	50
.	565 - More FM	292.698	6	50.38	44.444	2	37.42	80	6	60.44	44.444	3	34.12	66.667	4	54.1	57.143
.	582 - Chemical Weapon	288.889	5	42.26	50	6	44.09	44.444	1	49.33	100	5	42.55	50	6	57.35	44.444
.	589 - Merde	284.921	4	41.3	57.143	3	38.05	66.667	5	60.29	50	6	43.02	44.444	3	52.3	66.667

Day 3 Final Results

				Race 1/Invitation Race			Race 2			Race 3			Race 4			Race 5			Race 6			Race 4			Race 5
	Skipper	Crew	Total Points	Place	Time	Points	Place	Time	Points	Place	Time	Points	Place	Time	Points	Place	Time	Points	Place	Time	Points	Place	Time	Points	Place	Time	Points
609 - Massive Attack	Nick James	Doug Gale	575.333	1	38.02	100	1	36.59	100	3	50.37	66.667	2	33.01	80	2	45.56	80	3	42.03	66.667	2	34.22	80	3	37.51	66.667
607 - The Virtual	Paul Roe	Malcolm Snowdon	574.810	3	41.55	66.667	5	41.09	50	4	59.4	57.143	1	29.53	100	1	43.25	100	6	45.59	44.444	1	32.43	100	1	33.01	100
595 - Subwoofer	Aaron Jeffereys	Matt Bancroft	436.429	2	40.44	80	4	39.48	57.143	2	50.18	80	4	35.28	57.143	5	51.38	50	2	41.2	80	5	38.05	50	4	40.3	57.143
589 - Merde	Dave Pairman	Peter Holder/Roland	434.588	4	41.3	57.143	3	38.05	66.667	5	60.29	50	6	43.02	44.444	3	52.3	66.667	4	42.5	57.143	3	34.34	66.667	2	37.02	80
565 - More FM	Steve Macintosh	Tony Park	393.842	6	50.38	44.444	2	37.42	80	6	60.44	44.444	3	34.12	66.667	4	54.1	57.143	1	39.31	100	4	36.45	57.143	7	46.01	40
582 - Chemical Weapon	Jimmy Collet	Steve Fortune, replaced by Rowan Sinton due to broken ribs	385.889	5	42.26	50	6	44.09	44.444	1	49.33	100	5	42.55	50	6	57.35	44.444	5	44.27	50	7	42.35	40	5	42.3	50
612 - G Spot	Danny Folter	Ian Begg	94.889			0			0			0			0			0	7	46.5	40	6	41.39	44.444	6	42.59	44.444

Day 4

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