50th 12ft Skiff Interdominions

[Bill E Goat]

Starting this Saturday at the Auckland Sailing Club, should be a good regatta, can Garde with Brett and Alex defend their crown so narrowly won last year in Brisbane.

Sounds like the event to be at is the reunion dinner on the Thursday with over 250 booked in for the dinner

Dinner Invite link at Invite

Regatta links at NZ skiff site

Twitter link Skiff Twitter

Sail-World link to NZ team trials NZ trials

Program.pdf

 

[big_up]

I've been waiting for this regatta for ages, and it's shaping up to be one hell of an event... Half of the Aussie fleet flew over today to get a head start on unpacking and setting up the boats, and the other half is coming in tomorrow early to have a bit of a practice sail. The forecast for the next few days is looking pretty good, with 20 knots, sunshine, and a half meter swell, which will be a refreshing change from what Sydney has on offer at the moment

I think the team to beat this year will be Nick Press and Yabs on Dimension Polyant or Alex Vallings and Lyn Holland in Nuplex Composites. That being said there will be really good matchups all the way through the fleet as the kiwis and Aussies teams are quite evenly matched.

 

[Bill E Goat]

Edit - higher quality program

Inters_Programme_2010.pdf

 

[nutz]

results anyone? invite and race 1 today

 

[Bill E Goat]

Yabs and Nick

Hamish and candy boy

Glenda and Johnny

Gangooley

Maaca and Fyfe

Uncle Murray

Ginge and Lynn

Not good for the Aussie teams points

 

[Bill E Goat]

Yachts and Yachting article

 

[Bill E Goat]

Some video of not very exciting big rig

 

[Bill E Goat]

20 knots of breeze results in 3 dismastings

Day 2 of the Inters was sailed in 20 knots of breeze, and with a number of boats opting for their big rigs (which forced the leaders to follow suit), the end result was 3 rigs dismastings and some interesting results, with those teams who took the more conservative approach doing best.

Heat 2 Results:

1st – Nuplex (NZ) – Alex Vallings

2nd – Garde (AUS) – Brett Hobson

3rd – Gemmell Sails (AUS) – Ben Gemmell

4th – Little Bus (NZ) – Chris Reid

5th – Dimension Polyant (AUS) – Nick Press

Heat 3 Results:

1st – Little Bus (NZ) – Chris Reid

2nd – Design Source (NZ) – Paul MacIntosh

3rd – Gemmell Sails (AUS) – Ben Gemmell

4th – Dimension Polyant (AUS) – Nick Press

5th – Nice Action Too (NZ) – Hamish Hey

This leaves Dimension Polyant - AUS (Nick Press & Brad Yabsley) in the lead overall with 10 pts, with Nice Action Too – NZ (Hamish Hey & Mick Candy in 2nd with 14 pts. However there are currently 3 boats tied in 3rd with 15 pts each, and a further 2 boats in joint 4th with just 16 pts each, so it’s all still wide open at this point.

Tomorrow is a lay day.

 

[Bill E Goat]

Results

 

[skiffe]

Days 1 and 2 report plus pics

 

[Bill E Goat]

Light Big Rig NE seabreeze and a another win to Bartletti, three in a row for the 59 year old. Big night tonight with the 50th anniversary dinner with 275 people coming

Going to be close

 

[aus_stevo]

Going to be close

you mean loose dont you?

 

[axeman]

Dimension Polyant (Aus) take out the 2010 Inters!

Fantastic result for Nick & Yabs - well done boys!

 

[Bill E Goat]

TV news coverage

News

 

[skiffboy]

Been following the reports and looked like a great series. Who won the Spinners?

 

[Phil]

TV news coverageNews

gotta love the additional footage, since when was the Opera House in Auckland?

 

[skiffe]

Been following the reports and looked like a great series. Who won the Spinners?

Wolfie's son,

as told by him

" i kinda one it cause i went out by myself came to the club still slaughtered as only finishing my night 3 hours before rigging time... and i refused to tell anyone wat happened... and i ruined another shirt LOL"

 

[Bill E Goat]

and the fact his father has been going to Inters for 30 years and never won a single spinners - that 210 opportunities and his boy takes out the overall first time

 

[FearBiter]

and the fact his father has been going to Inters for 30 years and never won a single spinners - that 210 opportunities and his boy takes out the overall first time

Excellent work!

What about the the underall miners? I see Corrie adorned in the vid. Just a daily winner or the series underall champ?