Six set out for Sunday sailing
The briefing was held at midday in the Ōmokoroa Boat Club Members Lounge on Sunday 7th February. Six yachts signed on in light conditions with a northeasterly breeze and a tide high of 1.8m at 5.00pm. The Course set was from D to W12 via the main channel and then back to D.
The yachts were Wayfarer with Andrew and Geoff acting as start boat, Piccaninny with Johan and John, Wayleggo with Hugh and Ian, Invincible with Richard and Jane, Wētā with Gerry and Chris, then Goldie with Phil, Val and Keith.
The event started after a masterly count down and all were safely away although the starter hooter was a bit high pitched!
Wayfarer, Wayleggo and Invincible led out closely followed by Wētā, Piccaninny and Goldie.
The breeze was fitful as we stemmed the tide, and at the Motuhoa mark, Wayfarer was in a good lead followed by Wayleggo, Invincible, Piccaninny, Wētā and Goldie.
At the narrows, Piccaninny was challenging Wayleggo having passed Invincible, Wētā and Goldie.
As we hit the main channel, Wayfarer was well ahead. At W12, the turning mark, Wayfarer was still well ahead followed by Pic, Wayleggo, Goldie, Invincible and Wētā.
The run home with the tide at 5 to 6 plus knots on Piccaninny was a joy as we tried to rein in Wayfarer. However, the Alan Wright day was made perfect as Pic finished second to Wayfarer.
The official places and times are (starting at 12.34): 1st Wayfarer at 14.42, 2nd Piccaninny at 14.48.14, 3rd Wayleggo at 14.56.20, 4th Wētā at 14.57.04, 5th Goldie at 14.57.34, and 6th Invincible at 15.02. It was a lovely afternoon sailing. Well done all.
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This isn't something we thought we'd have to write for a while, but it is with great sadness that we tell you that on Monday 1st March, ADNZ Lobo passed away. After attending a fundraising event on Sunday with me in Waihī to speak on behalf of Assistance Dogs - where he was perfectly behaved as usual - he became very lethargic and was finding it difficult to stand and had no appetite.
The vet has said that his spleen burst and despite surgery Monday afternoon, they were unable to save him. Georgie is, of course, heartbroken. She had slept on the sofa next to him Sunday night so he wasn't alone and came to the vet to say goodbye while he was still awake. It is a liver disease that is common in older dogs and he was just unlucky. It will have been invisible for up to six months.
This amazing dog has been lifechanging for us. He helped
Georgie to learn so much and the difference he has made in her life - and ours - is both exceptional and hard to quantify. Thanks so much to our community who rallied around to help us raise $20,000 towards the $75,000 cost. March 2015 was when we started our fundraising and Lobo arrived in the following September aged nearly two. He turned seven last November.
He will be missed by more than just our family. He has been a fixture at Ōmokoroa Point School for two years and has been a buddy to lots of other kids, sitting alongside them while they read, do maths or just be calm.
We are so grateful for the comments we’ve received on Facebook and via text and message. We are blessed to live in such a supportive community.
Rest in peace lovely boy. May you always find a stick to chase and an old-girl cat to groom.