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Rood trip Day 13. 24hours after racing finished and its Time to reflect here in Kaikoura how things went and make some new plans going forward…

After sailing yesterdays last race I striped down my Nitro IOM, boxed her up and put here out to pasture for 2020 …

Tauranga 1^st, Nelson 1^st, PRSC 4^th, 2^nd, 3^rd (3^rd overall) She did very well this season (and really happy how I went too over this last month)

Now looking forward I have to switch my sailing style back to the Dragon Force Sixty Five keep her moving mode. We have the DF65 Nationals this coming Labor Weekend in Otaki, near Wellington.

I am really looking forward to my first race meet in this class. I have no idea what to expect so it will be a interesting couple of days for me. Bring it on :)

So from here I now have Four days to get from Christchurch to Picton, Ferry Crossing Thursday lunchtime. The clutch in the van is slowly getting worse and I hope it makes threw this Ferry Crossing. She is straight into the workshop when I hopefully get home..

We then have a practice session Friday afternoon at Otaki followed by a Dinner out with the sailors to follow. Racing Saturday, Dinner Saturday night, and more racing Sunday :)

Monday I start working my way home to Tauranga, route TBA ?

(anybody north sailing Monday? Wanganui, Gisbourne, Taupo, Rotorua, Tauranga ? (Whitby))

Get home next week and then get out there at looking for a new Job !!!

Before Christmas I have two more one day events planned.

Westhaven Woodie then the following weekend the Westhaven 5 hour

Next week when back in Tauranga I will pull out the Corbie Woodie out of storage.

I intend to make her a new keel and bulb arrangement

(same as what I have been running on the Nitro for these regattas)

Then give her rigs and sails a birthday and race her at some of our Tauranga club days and dial her in.

Then Ken and myself had up for the Westhaven woodie regatta end of November. They may have a massive turnout this year with all the newly built woodie’s over the covid shutdown period.

The following weekend Justin and myself shoot up for the Five Hour which is always a fun day out.

Last night I jumped on the bike for a 30km up and down the Pegasus local beach trial followed by a sailing debrief at the local good place bar, then a local pizza next door, hmm.

Today at Kaikoura I rode a 50km trial loop. Great day ride. And walked back over the hill to see all the seals and birds.

Day 14 Mount Vern in Bethlehem. The map did not do justice to the ride. I am unconformable with heights and I was unconformable a lot of the time today :)

Wednesday 21st. Sorry to hear it was pouring at the Tauranga Lakes this afternoon. Here in Picton it was a day out of the box. I hoped on the Wairua Catamaran and powered out to www.lochmara.co.nz at 9am. 15 mintues later on the other side of Queen Charlotte Sound (quick machine). 10am they put on a stingray show then took us down underwater in a viewing boat to look at the fishiees. Great setup and very well run. Then i hiked for an hour up to the Queen Charlotte main track. Back in time by 2pm to feed the friendly pigs, wild eels and friendly birds. A paddle, a swim then a feed finished off the day nicely. We jumped on ferry and back in Picton by 5pm. Great day out. Highly recommend if looking for a day trip in Picton.

22/10/20 Thursday - Early morning walk up hill one of the local tracks.

1pm book in for the Blue Bridge then

2pm heading for to Wellington for the Okati DF65 Nationals this weekend...

Time to take those sea sick tablets again...

Not sure when i will be next on line.

Happy sailing this weekend everyone...