interesting pic. good weekend too.

[John B]

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid103/p76bc9c5a6bc4d4cfdb2a8d31f8b594b0/f9a9a956.jpg
Kirsty took it when leaving Auckland harbour on thursday evening for our long weekend away. Moody eh.
Nice weekend, met up with 2 other classics( Little Jim and Iorangi), our cruising mates on their Davidson ,and Siandra, The Robb Lion class of Niki and Jamie.

Our group kid muster was 9 so the dinghies got thrashed but the kids pretty well left us adults alone to get down to some serious tall stories and boat hopping. Siandra is an absolutely immaculate boat. she's the sort of boat that you must look closely at and notice the details because everything on her is tested and true. Absolutely fine people on her too, and of course , they are responsible for what she is now.

great weekend. still thinking about some of the things we talked about. It opens ones eyes to meet people of that calibre.

Little Jim behind Iorangi's bow. we had just spent half an hour stooging around with a pod of small dolphins.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid103/p532877b3529dc81994a8b032e5747166/f9a9a945.jpg

[ 02-09-2004, 11:22 PM: Message edited by: John B ]

[imported_Steven Bauer]

I'm glad someone's having sailing adventures this time of year. I'm hoping if it warms up tomorrow to chip some of the ice off the driveway. :(

Steven

[Billy Bones]

Thanks John B!

Funny, but we're sharing a bit of the same weather, despite our being about as far apart as you can get on this ol' orb. Moody sums it up perfectly, though by the looks of it we're a bit heavier on the wind than you, at the moment. Last 3 days have blown a pretty steady 25kts. Makes folks irritable, and makes me unwilling to take a sail.

Iorangi seems to be quite a bit of boat, or else the bowsprit is deceiving. Ever the student of economy, I'd be interested in any particulars of Little Jim.

This month's boat news from the Leeward Islands comes in the form of a BIG SHIP which comes to do some oceanographic work. As it happens my wife has managed to put together the project which will do deep water mapping, towed sonar, sidescan sonar (maybe), etc. We've been promised a tour but expect to be put to work--4 day mission, 24hr shifts--fascinating, but no wood save the wrecks I'm anticipating finding. Hopefully lots of photos will follow.

[John B]

Sounds like a seriously interesting trip there Billy.
Little Jim is a mid 1930s Logan design with an ali mast (with single spreader) put in the boat in the late 60's some time I believe. Hamish, the current owner, chopped off a big doghouse saloon thing back to a similar to original cabin profile when he bought the boat in the 90's. She's 43 ft by about 9 ft beam and about 6ft 3 or so draught.Pretty dang quick boat. she usually has us although we beat her from time to time if it's our conditions. As a rule, If we can keep her in sight we're doing well.
Iorangi.52 ft logan 8ft 11 wide by about 7 ft draught. She just went in after a major rebuild and new rig. 5 years or so out of the water. I've done a few posts on her here and in building repair.She is a weapon.

[John B]

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid102/p360d11d283e4f9396ae8711a3ab65688/f9cd11a2.jpg
at mahurangi we overtook them to windward on a reach and then Little Jim overtakes us at a mark by hardening up on the wind faster than us and then tacking out of there.It didn't work for long because we got lifted on our tack and he had to overtake us AGAIN before he slowly slipped ahead. ha.

[ 02-10-2004, 07:12 PM: Message edited by: John B ]

[Concordia..41]

It didn't work for long because we got lifted on our tack and he had to overtake us AGAIN before he slowly slipped ahead. ha.
Make 'em work for it :D

Seriously, thanks for the great pictures and stories. I don't always take the time I should to comment, but I always have the drool cloth ready when I see one of your posts!

- Margo

[John B]

I'll tell you something funny Margo. Hamish is employed at Alinghi. naturally, when he was down to leeward I got my daughter to take a pic of me with him in the background covered well and truly. I have a sort of smug grin on my ugly mush. As you do, I sent it off to all and sundry in the Classic yacht assn and hope that it may be included in the newsletter. After I sent it I noticed I was wearing my TNZ cap. LOL.

Ah well,... at least I kept my mast in the boat and we didn't sink or come close to it.I wonder if I could get a job consulting to TNZ on how to keep a low freeboard boat from flooding. AR har ha.

[Wild Wassa]

Originally posted by John B:
...<snip> on how to keep a low freeboard boat from flooding.

JB, It was a shocker, watching the attempt to bail, using a blue bucket. I did my doe that day.

Excellent photos.

Warren.

[True Love]

John B -

Please keep up the pics and tales of sailing in Kiwi country. We're freezing here in the US.

[John B]

What goes around comes around TL. I actually get to a point in the year where I want to do something else and I enjoy the winter when it comes along. and then .... theres a point in winter when, well, I just can't stand it anymore.

Our winters are pathetic excuses for winters though. although there is the winter race series we do on another boat.........

[Bruce Hooke]

Originally posted by John B:
Our winters are pathetic excuses for winters though. although there is the winter race series we do on another boat.........That sort of tells the whole story right there...the lively racing in this neck of the woods right now is being done on runners :D . There's 14" of ice on the lakes and the iceboaters are thrilled. Even the bay (salt water) has got a lot of ice in it. Fortunately, there are things I like about winter, like ice skating and cross-country skiing and walking...

Thanks for the nice story and pictures.