Time is up, what hasn’t been done we have to live with. We spent our day
running around picking up equipment for the finishing touches. The laptop has
been mounted at the chart table, the hull has been cleaned, clothes are on and
everything is looking shipshape.
At 10am we had our race briefing for the first leg from Auckland to Mangonui.
Weather is looking like it will blow for the start of the race, dying out to
nothing by Sunday night.
Steve Ashley (The Rigging Shop) has gone beyond the call of duty as our
rigger and has been instrumental in kitting us with the right equipment for the
conditions we will be facing. in the last month we have put in a spare halyard,
replaced the spinnaker halyard, put in a topping lift for the spinnaker pole,
replaced the furling lines for the mainsail and the staysail, upgraded numerous
shackles and tensioned the rigging.
I also owe another big thank you to RFD (suppliers of safety equipment) who
have been more than generous in kitting me out with the new Crew Saver - Crew
Fit 190 inflatable life jackets. I look forward to putting it to the test.
Our race numbers are on and the GPS tracker has been fitted, to view the
tracker just click this link.
The tracker updates hourly so you will be able to tell where we are pretty accurately.
Now it’s time to rest up before the start tomorrow!
Matthew
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