John here. I thought that some of you may be interested in hearing about my sailing experience here. About every other weekend I crew for a member of the RNZAF Base Auckland Yacht Club during a race.
Stewart has a Whiting, I believe about 28'. The hull is made of Kauri (like LOTS of older sailboats here) and glassed over. Her name is Stinger.
Crew often consists of Stewart's brother in law Gary and I with Stewart at the helm. A typical race is limited to about 3.5 hours. We race rain or shine, as long as there is not a gale warning.
Start and finish is at the club. The channel is fairly narrow there and there are LOTS of moored boats, so the start is usually rather interesting. I'm glad it is not me at the helm.
After the race we her back to the marina a couple blocks from my house, then drive back to the club house to hear the results and tip a couple.
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