ANZ Fiji Race - Moody Blue suspends racing and restarts

by Suellen Hurling, RAYC Media on 1 Jun 2016

Moody Blue - ANZ Sail Fiji - Cruise Rally Suellen Hurling

ANZ Sail Fiji has received its first casualty with Hamish Milne and his Moody Blue crew heading to Opua.

At the 0630 sked this morning, Moody Blue advised they had broken the gooseneck on their boom and were heading to Opua for repairs.

'We have suffered a broken boom goose neck fitting overnight and are now currently motoring to Opua to ascertain repair viability,' advised Milne during the mandatory scheduling report.

When they arrive in Opua repair work will be undertaken and a decision to continue to Denarau will be made.

Meanwhile, Sharpe Focus is steaming towards to Fiji at approximately 7 knots. Both yachts are competing in the Cruising division of the race, the Racing division gets underway on Saturday at 11.00am

At 4.00pm Hamish Milne and his Moody Blue crew reported they were ' all fixed now and are keen to get back on track,' said Milne just before departing once more.

Milne is a sponsor of ANZ Sail Fiji and provided all the container shipping and logistics through his company Burnard International.

The racing fleet had their trackers fitted today which are now showing up on the tracking page Tracker

Sharpe Focus - ANZ Sail Fiji - Cruise Rally © Suellen Hurling

Follow the Website
Tracker

If you want to link to this article then please use this URL: www.sail-world.com/145174

Related Articles

UpWind by MerConcept announces 7 female athletes
For the inaugural season of Ocean Fifty Racing After four days of physical and mental tests, individual interviews, and on-water racing, seven female athletes have been selected to join the very first UpWind by MerConcept racing team.
Posted today at 1:43 pm The price of heritage
A tale of a city, three towns but one theme, from dinghy historian Dougal Henshall The meeting in question took place down at the National Maritime Museum at Falmouth and saw the 1968 Flying Dutchman Gold Medal winning trio of Rodney Pattisson, Iain MacDonald-Smith and their boat Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious brought back together.
Posted today at 12:00 pm Last Chance for 2024 Olympic Qualification
Starting this weekend at the Semaine Olympique Française The Last Chance Regatta, held during the 55th edition of Semaine Olympique Française (Franch Olympic Week) from 20-27 April in Hyères, France, is as it says – the last chance.
Posted today at 5:42 am 35th Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta Day 1
Easy start to an exciting week The 35th Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta got off to a slow start today with unusual calm southerly winds which prompted the race committee to shorten the Old Road course.
Posted today at 3:49 am First six OGR finishers all Whitbread veterans
Whitbread yacht Outlaw AU (08) crosses the finish line at 13:39 UTC to claim the Adelaide Cup Former Whitbread yacht Outlaw AU (08) crosses the Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes finish line at 13:39 UTC, 18th April after 43 days at sea ranking 6th in line honours and IRC for Leg 4.
Posted on 18 Apr Clipper Race fleet set to arrive in Seattle
After taking on the North Pacific Ocean Over 170 non-professional sailors, including 25 Americans, are on board a fleet of eleven Clipper Race yachts currently battling it out in a race across the world's biggest ocean and heading for the Finish Line in Seattle.
Posted on 18 Apr Alegre leads the search for every small gain
Going into 2024 52 Super Series season The first of the two new Botin Partners designed TP52s to be built for this 52 Super Series season, Andy Soriano's Alegre, is on course to make its racing debut at 52 Super Series Palma Vela Sailing Week.
Posted on 18 Apr Trust A+T: Best in Class
Positive feedback from this Caribbean racing season Hugh Agnew recently sailed with SY Adela under Captain Greg Perkins in the Antigua Superyacht Challenge. They went on to win the Gosnell's Trophy - a great result.
Posted on 18 Apr 10 years of growth and international success
J/70 celebrates its 10th anniversary With nearly 1,900 hulls built and National Class Associations in 25 countries, the J/70 is the largest modern sport keelboat fleet in the world.
Posted on 18 Apr America's Cup Defender christened "Taihoro"
Cup Defender named “To move swiftly as the sea between both sky and earth.” In a stirring ceremony, Iwi Ngati Whatua Orakei gifted and blessed the name ‘Taihoro' on the boat that Emirates Team NZ will sail in their defence of the 37th America's Cup. The launch event took place at the Team's base in Auckland's Wynyard Point.
Posted on 18 Apr