Text Box: The Farr 1020 Owners Association news-page aims to provide a medium for exchange of information amongst owners to enhance their enjoyment of their yachts, and also to promote the Farr 1020 as a one-design class that is simply the best Farr cruising /racing keelboat

To everyone interested in Farr1020’s

  This is is your forum page.  To it we welcome your photographs and sailing yarns racing or cruising,

that you would like to share with fellow Farr 1020 sailing enthusiasts

 

Email them to me:

Warwick Jenness

mail@farr1020.org.nz

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From the Bosons Locker

 

Farr 1020 Coaming Name Decals (pair)               NZ$ 25.00

Replacement Association Stern Stickers              NZ$   5.00

Additional Owners Handbooks  (2006/2007)        NZ$ 10.00

BMW Auckland Regatta. 

 

The organisers are keen to encourage entries for the 2010 regatta and would like to see some 1020s racing. 

The BMW Sailing Cup dates are 26—28 March 2010

www.bmwaucklandregatta.co.nz

Wellington —  New Farr 1020 Port Captain

 

At the Farr 1020 Annual General Meeting held  recently John Lord was appointed Wellington Port Captain for the Farr 1020 fleet.

Wellington owners with relevant Farr 1020 news and events, or queries concerning their boats should contact John

 Mobile 027 4867817   Email  blindcare@xtra.co.nz

During the year, our chairman ,Trevor Dunn, escaped the Auckland winter and explored the Caledonian Canal in Scotland.

 

Trevor says that cruising the canal is an excellent way to go from one coast to the other in Scotland. It is scenically very attractive with mountains coming right down to the edge of three large lochs including the famous Loch Ness. In between these big bodies of water are sizable stretches of canal which have adequate depth in them up to 4 metres. It is a very pleasant trip which includes traversing over 20 lochs, several of them in staircases. The atmosphere was very convivial both on the water and ashore. There was also the chance to anchor in very pleasant surroundings next to historic castles.

New Antifouling Removal Service

X-Foul_E-8 based in Auckland, offers an antifouling removal service using a specially designed water lubricated sanding system. We recently used this service on “Watermark” to remove some 10 years of anti foul build up before applying two epoxy undercoats followed by Autex No 5 Antifoul.

X-Foul-E-8   Mob: 021 108 3954

09 533 5593

Perpetual Motion Sold

 

Sadly Colleen and Bruce Drummond have sold Perpetual Motion to a new Bay of Islands owner.  Colleen and Bruce launched their Farr 1020 in 1978 and have owned her ever since that date.

 

We are not aware of any other Farr 1020,s that are still in the hands of their original owners but would very much like to hear from anyone who qualifies for this distinction.

 

Warwick Jenness

Seeking Summer

 

An Auckland Ornithologist and Farr 1020 owner sent us pictures of Beehive Island in the Gulf just to remind us that occasionally we do get a summer.

Text Box: The indigenous bird life 
Text Box: Beehive Island
36.27.06.79S   174.49.16.08E

Zephyr Hamilton Elevators”  well placed in the 2009 Sydney Hobart

Zephyr returned to long offshore racing for the first time since their divisional win in the 2007 Rolex Sydney Hobart, making an appearance in this year’s Audi Sydney Gold Coast and finishing third in IRC Division 4.  

Zephyr is one of the smallest yachts in the 2009 Rolex Sydney Hobart and a mixture of old and new crew made the trip south this year     .  Results