Any KB sailors out there?

**Drunken Monkey** · 9th January 2008, 11:04

Originally Posted by R6_kid

If anyone in Auckland needs some balast or just some company for a weekend blast then let me know!

You just need to rock on up to a yacht club, e.g. Ponsonby Cruising, and check the board for crew wanted as there's always crew wanted. Then you just need to pick what kind of class you want to race in, rum racing (no spinnakers) for the less serious, handicap, whatever. USed to do this every week when I was at Uni, but don't have the time these days.

**Swoop** · 9th January 2008, 11:12

Originally Posted by Drunken Monkey

rum racing (no spinnakers)

Ahhh. The "fun" you can have with spinnakers...

**Unit:Me** · 9th January 2008, 11:23

Originally Posted by Mom

I used to spend many, many illicit hours sailing in my yoff! I have also been known to teach kids to sail at those camps some parents send kids to so they dont have to deal with them on a day to day basis during summer holidays.

Sadly, I have not been sailing properly for the longest time.

Mom you never cease to amaze me. I was a fishery officer for many years, and we used to hire yachts and go out days on end undercover, it was a tough life.

Mucked around on P-classes for a time to, I love sailing

**Mom** · 9th January 2008, 11:29

Originally Posted by Unit

Mom you never cease to amaze me. I was a fishery officer for many years, and we used to hire yachts and go out days on end undercover, it was a tough life.

Mucked around on P-classes for a time to, I love sailing

My fav was the trusty old moth! Used to go like stink and was a very forgiving learner yacht!

My father hated all things water related and actually forbid me to go out in a boat. All my mates sailed, what can I say? Nothing but nothing beats zooming along on the water. I crewed a Junior Cherub for a guy ( I had the hugest crush on him as I recall) That is the kind where you actually harness up and stack right out off the side of the yacht. Yeeha! and then some.

Mostly I crewed on a flying Ant with my neighbour, we lived in Howick. We used to launch off Howick beach, the naughtiest thing we ever did was to sail up under the Harbour Bridge! LOL Ahhhh them were the days for sure.

**Blackbird** · 9th January 2008, 11:39

Used to race Paper Tigers and Lasers at national level. It's surprising just how many bikers also fly, sail or both. Guess that on reflection, it's not really surprising as all 3 require similar skill sets.

**Grub** · 9th January 2008, 12:39

Originally Posted by Blackbird

It's surprising just how many bikers also.... Fly

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Originally Posted by Blackbird

sail

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or both.

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And Ski???
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Must be thrill-seekers huh

**Colapop** · 9th January 2008, 13:11

Originally Posted by Mom

My fav was the trusty old moth! Used to go like stink and was a very forgiving learner yacht!

My father hated all things water related and actually forbid me to go out in a boat. All my mates sailed, what can I say? Nothing but nothing beats zooming along on the water. I crewed a Junior Cherub for a guy ( I had the hugest crush on him as I recall) That is the kind where you actually harness up and stack right out off the side of the yacht. Yeeha! and then some.

Mostly I crewed on a flying Ant with my neighbour, we lived in Howick. We used to launch off Howick beach, the naughtiest thing we ever did was to sail up under the Harbour Bridge! LOL Ahhhh them were the days for sure.

Hahaha!! Rock on the Moth. I had a tunnel hulled ply Moth (with a wooden mast!) before I moved to a Laser. But that proved to be too light weight for me

I loved sailing, haven't been for a few years though. I wouldn't mind getting out on a cat or a 12 foot skiff...

**Swoop** · 9th January 2008, 15:16

Originally Posted by Blackbird

Used to race Paper Tigers

They used to piss me off something chronic!
Sitting in a Sunburst or a Heron... chugging around the pins, while the PT's flew past!
Jealous?

YES!!!

**Colapop** · 9th January 2008, 15:59

Got stung by an A class at Mahia once. Was sailing along nicely til my mast split! He was yelling "Get out of the way!!" and I couldn't. So he ended up with a hull either side of the moth... me hanging on to the transom... and a little wee hole...

Coulda been alot worse!

**Steam** · 9th January 2008, 16:14

I work on a boat, love being out there 8 hours a day on the waves, but all this "sail" stuff, I dunno... I prefer the rumble of a good big diesel.
Here's where I work:

**cowpoos** · 9th January 2008, 16:14

Originally Posted by R6_kid

I used to race sunbursts and scout cutters back when i was younger, and learnt my way in a P Class...

Are there any KBers actively involved in sailing and or racing? I'm keen to get back into it, but im a bit big to race single handed boats, so would be looking more towards larger crewed type stuff.

If anyone in Auckland needs some balast or just some company for a weekend blast then let me know!

SEAMINfuk is a sailor...PM him...tell him cowpoos sent ya

**Mom** · 9th January 2008, 16:23

Originally Posted by Colapop

Got stung by an A class at Mahia once. Was sailing along nicely til my mast split! He was yelling "Get out of the way!!" and I couldn't. So he ended up with a hull either side of the moth... me hanging on to the transom... and a little wee hole...

Coulda been alot worse!

You know how young guys show off in the company of a lovely girl eh?

I crewed for a bloke that used to love riding the absolute edge of stability, we usually ended up capsized...lol. We would get round the other side and stand on the centre board to right the thing, and off we would go again. I could never decide if he was trying to scare me (nice try there sweetie) or show off.

In the end I said to him stop showing off, lets just sail. Told him if he canned us out again I would not be helping right the boat. Next thing we are all over rover. Me, cute thang that I can be, sat in the sail. He is yelling at me to come round and help him. After he struggled and struggled, I did help out. We were laughing like drains at the end. Great fun!