'A' Class Worlds in NZ

Takapuna Practice Race Results:

Love this picture btw:

Rank	Sail	Bow	HelmName	

Division	Club	R1	Total	Nett

1st	1004	49	Nathan	Outteridge	Open	Wangi	1.0	1.0	1.0

2nd	777	16	Blair	Tuke	Youth	Kerikeri	2.0	2.0	2.0

3rd	111	38	Glenn	Ashby	Open	McCrae	3.0	3.0	3.0

4th	308	39	Andrew	Landenberger	Master	Clarence	4.0	4.0	4.0

5th	1	69	Jacek	Noetzel	Master	UKS	5.0	5.0	5.0

6th	330	79	Lars	Guck	Master	Bristol	6.0	6.0	6.0

7th	273	23	Ray	Davies	Open	RNZYS	7.0	7.0	7.0

8th	987	46	Adam	Beattie	Open	Bendigo	8.0	8.0	8.0

9th	31	37	Scott	Anderson	Master	Gosford	9.0	9.0	9.0

10th	6	29	David	Parker	Open	McCrae	10.0	10.0	10.0

His training with the 7 time world champion clearly has nothing to do with it...

Just like Nathans foiling moth experience has no direct translation to a foiling A-cat and winning the practice race..

Mike, what are you running, stock DNA?

Didn't Nathan have something to do with this blue boat as well?
Wasn't he a grinder or something?

Mike has an ASG 2 (Flyer2) w/ c boards and winglets, I believe. Old school but fast.

I heard he was the decal installer. Man, are they straight.

What.the.hell. They're crooked!

Only with the boat, not the horizon or the team's inter-spacial aura. He's the Zen master of decals. You're too practical.

You gotta remember ,they were sailors not flyers as opposed to the other teams that put their decals below the waterline.

These boats sort of have redefined

waterline

.

Unless it is a substantial difference between the two, industry practice is that the the graphics be installed to align with the shape of the vehicle since that is the largest point of visual reference...It's like aligning a pickup truck wrap with the ground instead of the body lines of the truck (factory light duty pickups have about a 2.5" difference between the front and the back elevations making all of the body lines slope down toward the front). ...but this is what happens when you have too many sailors and engineers making artistry decisions (speaking as one who lives in all three categories <img src="<>/grin.gif" alt="grin" title="grin" height="15" width="15" /> )

You're still my vinyl hero, Jake.

In that case, Jake, make my decals to line up with the boat sideways... or upside down

I heard Mike Krantz hit an octopus yesterday, couldn't figure out what all the black stuff on his boat was. That's something you don't hear everyday.

I hope he kept it and ate it!

Mmmummm... Free Calamari!

Actually it was a squid. Got squid ink all over the bow, and that stuff doesn't wash off. He was big enough that it slowed the boat from 10+ knots to 3 or so. I thought I had a big fish or something. He bounced off the bow, got stuck on the daggerboard and then the rudders.

And yes, calamari was on me last night...

it was really just a baby Krakken. And you pissed off momma Krakken, so be warned. Arr

Seems Mischa is using a more standard setup either because of the conditions or maybe its not fully baked yet. From day 2 pics:

Originally Posted by rehmbo

Seems Mischa is using a more standard setup either because of the conditions or maybe its not fully baked yet. From day 2 pics:

And an Ashby main, instead of the

Mischa Sails

.
Anybody know what sailcloth that is in the new Ashby's? I haven't seen horizontal lines like that before.

http://www.sailingeventstakapuna.com/photogallery/test/day-3-of-the-worlds-12-02-2014

Images from race three including a collision and some teabagging.

It was full on out there yesterday. Forecast was 12-16, but in reality there were recordings on the course of 8-31. Big holes, and monster puffs. Staying upright was a challenge...

Not good, dont know the whole story but it cant be good at all:

Apparently there where a lot of broken masts and boards today.
Results after 6 races:
http://www.sailingeventstakapuna.co... t%20Takapuna%20Boating%20Club%202014.pdf

Whatever happened to the deck? Looks like it is cut open at two places in addition to the aft beam seat being ripped out.

Area in front of rear beam looks like where traveler rail was molded in.

That'll buff out...

;^0

my dad's a TV repairman. He's got an awesome set of tools, dude

Front beam broke, then one hull went left, and the other went right...

Today was another big air day. 18-21 with puffs around 30. Only a couple of guys were able to handle being on the wire downwind, most were just sitting in and hanging on.

Is it your boat?

it was Alexis Reeves - NZL 246

Ouch!

Interviews: Burling, Tuke and Davies.

And I thought I had boat repair issues...

This couldn't have ended well:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IgDrf4GTz... gv5Yvo-RZw/s1600/aclassworlds2014d2b.jpg

Looks more like A Cats having sex!

I wonder if that'll produce a Wave? ;^)