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NZL, Photos, Results

North Island Sprint Champs

The North Island Sprint Champs were held on Lake Rotorua by the Rotorua Yacht Club over the weekend (Sat & Sun, 17th & 18th October).

Brief Report from Hamish

Wow! what a reminder of how lethargic my winter has been.  Very short courses in trying conditions (gusty, shifty strong 20-30knot winds) made for some super intense sailing.  Saturday they only managed to get one race away before having to abandon racing due to the combination of carnage and strong winds (various boats losing rigs).  Despite capsizing on the start line with less than 3 minutes before our start, Antje and I managed to get Thumper around the course to take the win from Ben and Colin on Bax Contractors.  Keeping the boat up right gave us that one.  The afternoon saw some of the fleet lying around like seals on the hot paving stones with a beverage in hand until we go the call to go out and give it another go.  Unfortunately they didn’t get another race in and abandoned sailing for the day.  Give how shall the lake it this meant we also got a second session of aqua jogging in and definitively required another beverage.
Sunday the day started a bit more softly and with everyone in a light cheery mood after the Rugby.  Boy that was short lived, after a couple of races / few laps of the short course I’d been reacquainted with my heart & lungs wanting to leap from my chest.  Tack, Tack, Tack, Launch, Gybe, & Retrieve, all with little time to get settled between maneuvers.  Antje’s and I’s lack of sailing together was becoming apparent.  So we swapped over to try and save me a bit.  Although she did want my gloves (who sails a Jav without gloves). The the conditions didn’t let up, and built up to a similar level as Saturday and after numerous swimming lessons we were poached.  We’d managed to pull off another 1st, and at least 1 2nd.  I’m not sure how many races we had but I do know we knocked out 3 races in the first hour.  TrailBlazer were in the mix too, but unfortunately had the squeeze put on them during one of the starts by the 12s, resulting in one of them running over their mainsail and damaging it.
It was magic to see some locals out racing with Bad Blood, and to have Mat McMillan there with Black Bart, and to see Flying Cirrus (Mark and Andrew) make it down from Auckland.
Next event is Auckland 7th & 8th November for South Pacifics Training.
Thanks Antje for proving to be one of the very few people I would sail with in those conditions, and thank you shore crew Erica Newlands for all your effort.

2015 North Island Sprints
Ben and Colin discuss there aqua jogging in the shallows
2015 North Island Sprints
2015 North Island Sprints
2015 North Island Sprints
2015 North Island Sprints
Cider, Chips, and some fat chewing after a full on day on the water
2015 North Island Sprints
2015 North Island Sprints
2015 North Island Sprints
2015 North Island Sprints
Thumper (Jav 523) Antje and Hamish
2015 North Island Sprints
2015 North Island Sprints
TrailBlazer (Jav 524) with David and David

Results

Sail# Boat Crew R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 Points
522 Bax Contractors Ben Bax & Colin Shanks 2 1 3 3 1 1 8
523 Thumper Antje Muller & Hamish Norton 1 2 1 2 2 2 8
524 Trailblazer David Brown & David Feek 3 3 2 1 7 7 16
38 Bad Blood Wayne Bigwood 7 4 4 4 7 7 26
318 Black Bart Mat MacMillan & Kez Cameron 7 7 7 7 7 7 35
374 Flying Circus Andrew Howden & Mark Getty 7 7 7 7 7 7 35
Photos

Shots from Behind – Transom Shapes

Here are a few shots of a few New Zealand Javelins I have, “most” of the photos I took at the NZ Nationals 2014 , sailed in Evan’s Bay, Wellington.

It’s food for thought, given that both that both Philpnhel and Bax Contactors have performed very well recently.  Philpnhel having a flat transom, and Bax Contractors is looks to be pretty much an arc with some depth.  The Lee hull seems to in between two, and by results it holds it’s own in all conditions over the last 10 years.  Does transom shape matter?  What shape is quicker?  What shape is makes handling more forgiving?  What shape gives you an improvement in handling (e.g. gust response)?

Blunderbus, my former boat, has a very wide and rounded shape.  The roundness make her very forgiving, however the larger wetted surface area means she lacks the speed the others have over her on the run.

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If anyone has any other images showing of their transom profile, especially the australian designs, please contact me via the contact page or on facebook.  It would be great to add to this.

AUS, Australian Championship, Photos, South Pacific Interdominion

Photos – South Pacific Interdominion & 33rd Australian Championship 2002-03 Perth

Gallery

378 “Phlipnhel” showing its fast up, as well as downwind. These guys ended up 3rd overall in a 2 month old boat, thats quick tuning.
Perth skyline behind the race area.
Rob & Craig on “Bungholio” the eventual competition winners coming home after a race.
David Brown & Colin Shanks (NZ) in “Flying Circus”
Brian Kerman (WA), Sailing “The Boss”
Warren Smith & Brett Williams (VIC) showing that Orange & Purple do go together in “Unzipped”
Brett & Wazza heading for the finishing line and not mucking about.
Everyone seems to have been milling around fror something, and now off in a bit of a hurry.
“Phlipnhel” New Zealand.
“Bungholio”, testing out the ultimate bending ability of a carbon top-mast.
A bit of peace and quite, and relaxation before the next race.
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“Flying Circus” on the wind, this boat is an elder sister of “Bungholio”
Mark Kenah & John Wilson (NZ) in the P&O Nedloyyd Boat which was launched the day before shipping to Perth.
Brett Williams sneaking around the Kiwi container trying not to draw attention to hiself.
The Kiwi team discussing tactics, and Russell showing his secret “tummy weapon”
“Phlipnhel” proving they are pretty photogenic
“Bungholio” Rob Fordyce & Craig Gilberd (NZ) out in front in a hairy Invitation Race.
“Bungholio” crew tidying up the boat before putting the pedal down in the invitation race.
A Race start, probably the invitation race looking at the sea and direction.
Mark Kenah & John Wilson (NZ) in the P&O Nedloyyd Boat hoping the rudder holds on.
Bungholio in complete control attempting to pass an Aussie boat to leward.
Brett & Wazza again, look to be checking the front 1/2 of the boat for jelly fish.
“Fat Boys Swim”, Brian Hennesey and Steve Watts (WA), winners of the Australian Title, 2nd in South Pacifics.
www.javelins.org, Pete Preceys boat pulling some local birds.
Phil McNeill & Matthew Smith (NZ) in “Phlipnhel”, another new kiwi boat, to Phils own design.
Looks like more invitation Race, Pete Precy, Russel Davis on Starboard threading through two Aussy boats.
378 “Phlipnhel” going downwind, Invitation Race.
Three Australian Javelins heading towards Perth City
An Aussie boat