As many of my regular readers know, I have been working at the yacht club for the last few months, getting things in the office all ship shape to hand over to a new club manager. Every day I sit at the desk, gazing jealously at the people heading down the boat ramp, while I…
I have been busy lately, I recently left my job in politics and started a short term contract at my yacht club, helping out in the office until a new manager is appointed. Sadly, about a year ago, the club manager passed away suddenly. He had been involved in the club for many years and had…
My lovely friend Naomi flew up to Auckland last weekend (while I was reconciling the Yacht Club’s bank statement…!) and she went to see the Volvo Ocean Racing yachts. I was super jealous that I wasn’t going as well! Naomi is a brilliant writer and she agreed to write a guest post on the blog…
Winning isn’t everything unless you are sailing with Team Machine… The only thing that comes close to being as important as winning is looking good! – Rule #1! Andrew has just spent the last few weekends racing another Young 88 called Flying Machine. Here is his report of how this last weekend went…
I have been a member at Naval Point Club Lyttelton for about 15 years now. I spent a couple of years as the Rear Commodore for Keelboats and I have always helped out running the crew list, maintaining the club Facebook page and helping organise social events. This time last year, our long standing club…
I love racing yachts. For me it’s a great excuse to get out on the water. Not being a super competitive person, it doesn’t really worry me either way if we win or lose, but I do enjoy trying our best, but not at the expense of having a good time, a few beers and…
My first memory of the Americas Cup was the 1987 challenge in Freemantle – Perth. I had recently started sailing, and was addicted. I must have been 11. I had a little pink Optimist called Dire Straits (after my favorite band).
I am approaching my 40th birthday this year…! That means I have been sailing for… gulp – 30 years! Cue the record scratch rewind noise… Lets head back on a trip down memory lane to how it all began…
So I was pootling along through Corsair Bay in my famous dinghy last night, minding my own business when suddenly I was attacked!
About seven years ago, a guy called Logan McMillan contacted the yacht club to see if they could borrow a dinghy for a movie they were making. Being the ‘go to’ person that I somehow seem to be, the enquiry was forwarded to me. They had no budget so I wasn’t to expect any payment…
Astrolabe Sailing 