TRSC Commodore & Webmaster Road trip report
to the 2020 Westhaven 5 hour Enduro Race
2nd Saturday in a row that the alarm clock has sounded at 5am
Shower, Shave, S... and off out the door before day break.
6am Justin picked me up at the Omokoroa Gravel Pit and we are off to Auckland...
A very good trip up with no traffic so we had 20 minutes to kill at the Viaduct
9am we caught up with Team Westhaven and we all start ramping up the fun trash talk :) (At an enduro races you are allowed coaching, and a lot of fun banter goes on :)
A quick sail modification to our A / B rigs as we had two "NZL14"s today so we changed to "NZL114" with the help from insulation tape. 10.15am and we were off..
2 hours into the event and only meters separated the first four, until David/Rob "77" started developing electronic problems. An hour later had total failure/retirement :(
1pm and at the front of the field, three boats fort it out in shifty conditions for 1st place
Stephen/ Linton lead most of the time, with an occasion lead change by Bernd / Pete or Justin / Graham, before Stephen/ Linton would recapture there front position.
2.30pm and it looked like Stephen/Linton had it in the bag. Defending champs Pete/Bernd felt it slipping away, until they found another gear and started closing the 1/2 leg lead
3pm and Bernd took back the lead and started extending with just 15 minutes to go
5 minutes to go and Justin caught Linton and the race was on for 2nd and 3rd place. Justin caught a hole on the 2nd to last lap, and Linton got a few meters ahead..
Mega thanks to all the Westhaven Team for looking after us sailors in the wind and sun all day today, muchly appreciated :) :) :)
Congrats to Bernd and Pete for winning the West Haven 5 hour race for the Fourth year in a row. That is one amazing achievement ! ! ! No pressure for next year boys :)
Another Fantastic Day in Auckland at the Westhaven Marina with great company.. Thanks for having us again...
A quick prize giving at the Jetty, before we hit the road by 4pm and followed the flowing traffic and were home by 7pm
1st Bernd/ Pete 85 laps
2nd Steve C/ Linton 84 laps
3rd Graham/ Justin 84 laps
4th Garry/ Chris K 78 laps
5th Andrew/ Trevor 76 laps
6th Rob/ Dave 29 laps (ret)