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2005 ..... 05/12/05 2005 Appleton Estate Rum E5.9 Traveller Series Overall Results - Voodoo in top spot. With the final racing at Turangi completed, the Appleton Estate Rum E5.9 Traveller Series has come to completion. Cosistent performance paid off for the top boats. Close racing, good times and a variety of conditions tested us all. Thanks again to Appleton Estate Rum for there continued support and great prizes! Also a big thank you to all yacht clubs around the North Island that hosted the racing. Tis serries goes from strength to strength and we hope to see even higher numbers of competitors in 2006. Full results here. 05/12/05 North Island Freshwater Champs, Turangi A good turnout for the weekend of 19/20 November with 16 boats on the start line. Friday night was the normal “lets all talk the same old stories and make as much noise as possible outside the President’s sleeping chamber”. Saturday arrived all too quickly with a light northerly and beautiful sunny conditions. Wally got in five races with a real mixed bag of results, particularly those boats being helmed by young and old guns. A good example was Sub 60 where Chris MacIndoe handed the helm over to a young Auckland boy and was up in the top rankings with a third, a first and a fourth. Similarly Fi was thrown off Spurt by her ever loving husband and replaced by Brian Kent, that great international sailor who delivered consistent top placings across the five races. Contrast all of this with some of the others, i.e. Slam Dunk in the first race – 12th and The Blurr – 13th. My boys on Pen Wig couldn’t seem to get it right – Ricko has agreed to button his lip on the start line. Lets see how long that will last. Erotic had a great day. It just shows that what Waggy can do when he is not three parts full of alcohol. Race Two on Day 1 had a dodgy starting sequence and was ultimately struck out. Saturday night proved to be up to the normal standard – great barbeque… more bullshit and the President’s suite full of rum drinking, swash buckling yobbos. On Sunday the wind shifted to the west and got up to 18 knots. Cam and Glenn clearly got their act together and Slam Dunk came in strongly in all three races. Voodoo was once again consistent with strong finishes. All in all a great two days. Results here. 09/11/05 Elliott 5.9 Team 3rd in 2005 NZ Keelboat Nationals The 2005 National Keelboat Champs were held in Auckland's RAYC over the weekend of 5-6 November 2005. Nine crews sailed ten races using the fleet of identical MRX's provided by RNZYS. As is now tradition, the Elliott 5.9 Association invested in the reputation, strength and future of its class by providing financial support to an Association crew which consisted of: Cameron Horne (Slam Dunk)
- manager, skipper and helm
Sunday began with lighter
breeze meaning number one genoas. It rained for a while going out to
the course so Cam made Mike steer while we all hid downstairs. During
this time Cam gave his usual morning team talk - it was bloody impressive
stuff, totally memorable and if I could only remember it I would tell
you how it went. I do recall that he again forgot to give us his Big
Plan so we had to rely on the team Plan instead. We figured out we should
start the day well to hold our position and be closely placed to threaten
later in the day. Unfortunately, as the breeze went light and shifty
a couple of times during the first three heats, we didn't follow the
Plan - in fact we managed the opposite and put ourselves under a lot
of pressure with an 8,4,9. Cam tells me the best
result achieved in 5 previous years was 8th. To finish third with a
good run of wins and seconds (a couple by less than a boatlength) was
bloody good effort for a crew that hadn't sailed together and a credit
in particular to Cam's expertise on the helm. And on top of that I reckon
we all had a damn good time! Our sincere thanks to class sponsor Appletons Estate Rum and the NZ Elliott 5.9 Association for their generosity and foresight in supporting its sailors by providing our regatta entry. Report by Simon Manning (Voodoo) 18/10/05 Taupo Regatta The weekend of 8th & 9th October saw a fleet of 14 Elliott 5.9 yachts converge on Lake Rotorua for the 4th round of the Appleton Estate Travelers Series.
On the Friday night crews headed to the regatta trophy sponsor – the Pig’n’Whistle pub. The tradition of healthy class sponsor support still continues. Five races were scheduled for Saturday. Saturday morning dawned with weather reports predicting strong winds of 30+knots. The windward leeward race course was situated downwind of Mt Ngonotaha with the course set in difficult conditions with shifts of up to 40o occurring at the top mark. Erotic the newly launched Elliott 5.9 took race 1 with the other races being won by Slam Dunk and Voodoo. All crews were having to work hard spotting the shifts, hike like Badgers and sail skillfully downwind in the very challenging conditions. Race 4 was shortened by one leg after a squall of 30+knots came through after the start. Chaos and carnage on the race course resulted in only 8 boats finishing with a medley of ripped sails, broken battens and gear breakages. More serious damage forced others to retire. The racing was very close with the committee boat struggling to record the finishers as the Noelex’s and OK’s finishing amongst the 5.9 fleet. The rest of the afternoon was spent either repairing gear or soaking in hot pools. Sunday’s forecast was for lighter breezes; however in typical inland metrology the breeze remained similar to the previous days. Four races were sailed to complete the regatta with some very exciting sailing being held. The major incident of the day was the roughing up of the committee boat outboard by Animal Crackers. The incident resulted in a protest which delayed the prizing giving with Animal Crackers getting a DSQ for the 7th race. The prizing giving saw most participants walking away with the sponsor’s product – Appleton Estate Rum. The dedication award went to the winner of the Pig’nWhistle Rotorua Icebreaker Trophy, Simon Manning of Voodoo, who after ripping his mainsail, drove to Auckland on Saturday night to get a replacement. The hard luck story was for the crew of Bombtrack who broke an inner stay during the first race of the regatta which caused them to miss the remainder of the regatta. The revelation of the regatta was a PWB crew member’s dancing feet getting a work out on the dance floor at the Pig’n’Whistle. Many a female reluctantly accepted his offer for a boogie. The PWB manager was dismayed after the results on Sunday – maybe he needs a bigger stick. See Results and Rotorua Gallery. 14/09/05 Growler in Queenstown Email to website from Andrew Bary in Queenstown I thought I should get T3499 "Growler" on the 5.9 list. It is a 100% glass boat, possibly originally (or at some stage) called "White Lines". The boat is in Queenstown, once the home of at least four 5.9's. Recently, Growler has been the only 5.9 out and about. The former Brown brother's Queenstown Real Estate has had a re-fit and last I heard was for sale. I hear through the rumour mill that there may be another 5.9 in town. I would love to do some class racing, but work, distance and new baby more or less rule that out (the Etchells will have to do). If anyone has any info on Growler, I would appreciate a history lesson. We are looking at replacing our genoa and main. Any comment on who currently makes the best/best value 5.9 sails? Kind regards Andrew Bary info@queenstownpharmacy.co.nz 10/09/05 Rotorua Regatta Results Wild winds and breakages. See the results here. 23/09/05 Elliot 5.9 in England
- if anyone has info about "Cuz" that would be of interst to him - please email him at PAllen@sthelens.ac.uk Hi my name is Paul Allen, My father has just purchased what we think is the only Elliot 5.9 in England ! The sail number is 5063T and the boat is called CUZ. We are planning to race it on a large lake in Wales next summer, after a winter re-fit and clean up. The boat has for the last ten years been raced in North England at Ullswater YC by the previous owner David Ashton. I am told the handicap (PYS)
is 959. We will at some point require a measurment certificate. The
boat has been raced for the last ten years using the above handicap.
The boat appears to be in original condition has no obvious modifications.
Is it possible for us to apply for re-registration Also we will at some point
be looking for a suit of second hand sails and Any further information will be much appreciated Kind Regards Paul Allen
15/09/05 Taupo Pics have arrived - Thanks to Lake Taupo Yacht Club for providing these excellent photos of the action on the water. Check them all out in the Taupo gallery.
22/07/05 Taupo Regatta It was cold, but there was some close racing. Simon Manning on Voodoo dominated taking 6 of the 8 races. Last weekend saw a fleet of 10 Elliott 5.9’s get together in Taupo for Race 3 of the Appletons Estate Rum Travelers Series. Numbers were slightly down, with several boats undergoing maintenance, but boats came from as far Kerikeri and Wellington, but as always the racing was close. The 8 races regatta was hosted by the Lake Taupo Yacht Club, and racing was held in the bay just offshore from the club in Tapuaeharuru Bay.
A shifty moderate easterly of 12knt blew throughout the day, but was complicated by Mt Tauhara directly upwind of the course, leading to big oscillations and making course setting difficult for the windward leeward format. This caused a strong bias to the pin and very few passing lanes for the first 3 races. The remaining 2 races were set further out in the lake, with a truer course the result - winds lightened with the regular shifty gusts cycling down the course made for close tactical racing. The final 3 races were held on Sunday, with a similar course to race 4 and 5 from Saturday, a little more breeze came up so crews were working hard, hiking and calling the shifts, not to mention some very competitive starts on the even line. Prize giving at the LTYC, saw the generosity of our sponsors show through again, with Simon Manning of Auckland on Voodoo, walk away with the regatta and literally more Appletons Estate Rum than he could carry. Check the results page for the final scores. Pics here. Thanks to the Lake Taupo Yacht Club for hosting the event. 16/05/05 The New Zealand Elliott 5.9 Web site goes live at www.E59.org.nz. 23-24/04/05 Auckland Champs Blustery conditions on the Waitemata produced some testing racing, Slam Dunk is #1 Check the results page for details. 23-28/02/05 Nationals Champs Held in light winds and big swells off Mt Monganui. Ice Breaker dominated the series.
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5.9
sailors will be pleased to hear that their Elliott 5.9 Assn crew performed
with distinction by finishing third after what was some extremely close
racing. I am writing this on the Monday after the event and, as with
our Travellers Series, those 10 races in two days have already merged
into each other in my memory! Here's what I can remember of the racing:
Boats
from Wellington, Whangarei, Tauranga and Auckland headed to Rotorua
for the annual Rotorua Icebreaker. Held slightly later in the year than
previous regattas, the Icebreaker weather was still typical of other
years – strong winds, rain squalls and hail. The 8 race regatta
was hosted by the Bay of Plenty Trailer Yacht Squadron. Also racing
were Noelex 25’s and OK dinghies.
Email
and pic to website from Paul Allen in England 
Some
crews took a full appreciation of the hospitality Taupo had to offer
on Friday evening, but the icy water and the sight of Mt Ruapehu covered
in snow definatley woke them up the next morning.