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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 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$ 10.00 Additional Owners Handbooks (2006/2007) NZ$ 10.00 Instrument Cowling NZ$270.00 mail@farr1020.org.nz |
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Membership Subs Account Number is .030155 0161466 00. Please show your name and boat name when doing this payment method. Helps Sheryl works out who has paid. Or post a cheque to Farr 1020 Owners Assn, PO Box 91 005 Victoria Street West, Auckland 1142, New Zealand Membership Communiqués We have enjoyed the informal communication between members via emails to the Farr 1020 list to circulate queries and information on our boats. Also please visit our website www.farr1020.org.nz for news and upcoming events etc. The association welcomes people’s contributions and if you have some thoughts or ideas please contact us. Mike Lanigan – Chairman Share Delight - 6225 Instrument Cowling A limited number are now available from the Bosons Locker Warwick Jenness Watermark |
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Report Farr 1020 Nationals 2011 |
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Twelve boats, two from Tauranga, two from Bucklands Beach, and the remaining eight from RNZYS and uptown, made for the biggest Farr 1020 fleet for a number of years. Also joining us this year were the MRX owners champs with six boats. Racing was off the east coast bays for the first time that we have been involved and probably for the last 15 years. The forecast was for 5 – 10 knots variable. Both these factors combined made for the prospect for a couple of long days on the water. The hundreds of fishermen out there thought we were crazy and they were probably right. After leaving the dock at 8.30am racing finally got away at 3.30pm. A 7-8 knot SW had come in. Azure, Aqualine, Share Delight and Shokran headed to the right with the rest of us out to the left or the middle. The right paid off for Azure who had a comfortable win with Aqualine 2nd and Share Delight 3rd. We on the Max Headroom managed to scrape out a 6th, and the defending Champ Cameron Thorpe on Hard Labour finished 8th. With the prospect of a short series we were going to need to improve and quickly. Race 2 saw a bit more aggression on the start line, this leading into 2 general recalls. The race officer had had enough. Out came the black flag. This settled things down a bit and once again the right paid. Aqualine again proving she was going to be hard to beat won the race with Hard labour bouncing back for a 2nd. Shokran was a consistent 3rd and the Max sneaking into 4th. So after day one Aqualine had cleared out on 3 pts Shokran on 7, Azzure on 9 and Hard Labour and Max on 10. Day 2 dawned with the prospect of more of the same. By 2.00 pm the pressure was starting to build on the race committee with the minimum of 5 races needed to get the series in. The wind started to come in from the NE as predicted so RC decided to go for 1 lap sprints. With the prospect of no discards consistency was also going to be the key. This proved to be the case. In race 3 with the fleet all pretty close at the top mark Aqualine touched the mark and in the process of exonerating herself infringed a boat and had to complete a total of three 360deg turns. Rainbow 4 streaked away to win comfortably followed by the consistent Shokran and the improving Max. Aqualine finished 11th opening up the series completely. Shokran now led on 14.on 9pts with three boats on 13, Max / Azzure / Rainbow followed by Aqualine In Race 4 the wind Gods started to look at us favourably. We won the favoured pin end, tacked and crossed the fleet on port to the favoured right (good call Grunter!). Although there were a couple of scary moments at the end with a fast finishing Rainbow this earned us the gun. This however would not have mattered as Rainbow was later disqualified for an incident on the start line. Shokran had their worst race with a 6th and Hard Labour and Aqualine bounced back with a 2nd and 3rd respectively. So going into the final race we had finally hit the lead on 14pts, but within a point was Shokran who in turn was only a point clear of Aqualine. Trying for the pin again had the potential to turn ugly…and did. As we were lining up to try to get the pin the decision was made to run down on port and hope for a gap. With 10 seconds to go the boats parted and we wove our way through the fleet on port. Fortunately both Shokran and Aqualine tacked straight away with us (one above, one below) making it a drag race to the starboard lay line. Safely round the top mark in front and just a run to the finish it should have been easy. But in the words of a famous beer commercial “Yeah Right”. Aqualine and Hard Labour were just behind pushing us higher, Shokran just below them and directly behind us and Azzure and Share Delight were taking the low road. Add to that a dying breeze and fighting 2 knots of tide it was all on. A third of the way down the leg Grunter made the call to gybe. Aqualine and Hard Labour continued on and fell into a small hole, the crew nailed a great gybe (one of three great jybes under pressure down this run) and Shokran came with us. Getting towards the Port lay line to the finish we gybed back and once again Shokran came with us. We are both now heading to the finish us two lengths below Shokran both on starboard with one more gybe to complete and the winner taking the trophy. The plan is simple enough. Stay inside them, hold them to the layline, gybe on the layline and lead them back to the finish. Step up the crew again. Perfect tactics and brilliant crew work, crossing the line 5 seconds ahead. In the five races this was the biggest winning margin we had over the next boat with margins of 3,1,1,1 and 5 seconds. There was still a 10 minute wait for the RC to decide whether to run another race but in the end the decision was made for them by a still dying breeze. Our results in order were 6,4,3,1,1 finishing 2 pts clear of Shokran who would have won on count back if they had won the last race. I would like to thank my partner in the boat Ross Ardern without whom we would not have made the start line, and crew of Grant McKinnon (Grunter) who only jumped on the day before the regatta and then told he was doing main and tactics on Saturday (not to mention entertainment officer) Grant Currie, Sharon Wilder, Rob Ashcrost, and bowman Kevin Law all of which contributed greatly to our overall success. I would also like to thank the Race Committee from RNZYS, 1020 Association and all the other competitors without whom we would not have such a great class and great regatta. Phil Yuill Max Headroom |
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Article: Boating NZ |
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Results · Winner Saturday Farr 1020 Series - Wavelength ($500 Ullman Sails voucher) (already decided even though 1 race left in the series) · Winner Saturday Farr 1020 mini Series (race 8 & 9) - Wavelength ($400 Ullman Sails voucher). · Winner Farr 1020 Wednesday challenge - Wavelength ($200 SYC dinner voucher - sponsored by AeArchitects) · Encouragement award Saturday Farr 1020 Series - Island Trader ($100 Ullman Sails voucher) · Encouragement award Saturday Farr 1020 Mini Series - Bali Dancer ($100 Ullman Sails voucher) · Encouragement award Farr 1020 Wednesday Challenge - Forzado ($100 Ullman Sails voucher) In part the gathering on the 3rd September was also to celebrate the formation of the Victorian Chapter of the Farr 1020 Owners Association, which in addition to being committed to the objectives of the Farr 1020 Owners Association (which includes maintaining the integrity of the class & promoting the Farr 1020 class to help maintain it’s popularity and value, for the benefit of all owners) · Promote Farr 1020’s as a Class with in Victoria (and Australia); and · Promote camaraderie between the Victorian Farr 1020 boat owners and their crew; and · To encourage Farr 1020’s to regularly race against each other (nothing like a bit of friendly competition); and arrange Farr 1020 State Titles and/or National Titles and/or possibly some one design racing Daniel Edwards, “Fast Company” Victoria Chapter - Farr 1020 Owners Association __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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Farr 1020 Australian National Championship The Victorian Chapter of the Farr 1020 Owners Association invite all Farr 1020's to participate in the Farr 1020 Australian National Championships, which are to be run as part of the Festival of Sails in January 2012. The Festival of Sails (previously known as Victoria Week and prior to that Geelong Week) is the biggest annual keelboat regatta in the Southern Hemisphere - see attached information sheet or go to the event website www.festivalofsails.com.au. So if you have ever wanted to participate in this Regatta over the Australia Day weekend, what better time to do it than in January 2012 when you can be racing other Farr 1020's on our own course, in the Farr 1020 Australian National Championships. The format for the Farr 1020 Australian National Championships is to be as follows: Thursday 26th January 2012 – Farr 1020’s will be encouraged to compete in the Passage Race from Melbourne to Geelong, but this race will not be included in the Championships (1st Farr 1020 will win a mixed dozen wines from Allinda Winery in the Yarra Valley) Friday 27th January 2012 – to be 3 Winward/Leeward races Saturday 28th January 2012 – to be 3 Winward/Leeward races For the above 6 races, the scoring is to done on both AMS (this will the Farr 1020 Australian National Championships) & Performance Handicap (YV) A $500 Ullman Sails voucher will be awarded to the 1st Farr 1020 in the Series on AMS (the Farr 1020 Australian National Champion) and A $500 Ullman Sails voucher will also be awarded to the 1st Farr 1020 in the Series on Performance Handicap (YV) So if you have ever wanted to sail to Melbourne, what better time to do it than next January when you can participate in the Festival of Sails and the Australian Farr 1020 National Championships. If you have any queries in regard to the above, please give me a call (0409 824 667) or send me an email (daniel@aearchitects.com.au). Daniel Edwards Port Captain - Victorian Chapter of the Farr 1020 Owners Association |
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One fine day in January on the Hauraki Gulf Mike & Sheryl Lanigan visiting from Share Delight Malcolm & Elizabeth Macpherson’s tidy Farr Out The Information Board on the beautiful Rotoroa Island Now open for boaties to visit, explore and enjoy. The view from Rotoroa towards Ruth passage One of the inviting eastern side beaches |