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NZL Yachting Trust Auckland Fiji Race Finished

by Penny Grayson, RAYC on 14 Jun 2006
Skiddy Too passes North Head soon after the start. She was raced singlehanded to Fiji. Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
All the boats who raced the NZL Yachting Trust 2006 Auckland to Fiji Race are now safely at the marina at Vuda Point. The last boats in were the shorthanded boats, who finished during the evening on Saturday.

Skiddy Two, raced single handedly by Bretton Holland was the first to cross the line in this division and also takes the honours on handicap.

Line honours on elapsed time went to Pussy Galore skippered by Anatole Masfen wh took five days to complete the race, the IRC handicap trophy also goes to Pussy Galore, the ORC trophy to Wild Card skippered by Ray and Andrew Lodge, and the PHRF trophy goes to Lion NZ. The prize giving will be held on Sunday evening where the prestigious trophies and prizes donated by local sponsors First Landing Resort, Creative Wood Design, Jacks of Fiji, NADS Handicrafts and Captain Cook Cruisers will be presented.

This year for the first time there were two starts three days apart out of Auckland and a new Division of cruisers, the Bula division where boats could motor and would be handicapped according to declared time and distances of motoring. The reasoning behind this was to get the slower and the fast boats all finishing within a shorter time frame in Fiji. This was achieved with all finishers in over a span of four and a half days. It also meant boats that may not have entered because of time constraints were encouraged to do so, giving a bigger overall fleet.

The Wednesday start who were the smaller boats (Corinthian Division) and the motoring cruisers (Bula Division) had a slow first couple of days in light winds and then were hit by strong winds sometimes up to 40 knots around day 3 of the race. Many suffered breakages and all reported not eating for a couple of days as they hunkered down in the fairly extreme conditions.

The Premier Start on Saturday set off in these conditions - 20-30 knots winds on the nose for the first couple of days and then hit strong westerlies making the first few days of racing very hard work - as they got closer to Fiji they have some great sailing in the trade winds in a range of wind strengths and towards the end of the race, many crews reported the best sailing they had ever experienced.

Feedback from the competitors is very positive about Vuda Point as a destination - the skies have been clear and the days warm and all their needs are well catered for. The organizers in Fiji have put together a great entertainment package for them during their stay.



Finishing order 2006 NZL Yachting Trust Auckland Fiji Race

Name Start Finish time Elapsed
Tomodachi Wed 31 May 14:00 Wed 07 Jun 10:36:00 164:36:00
Trance Wed 31 May 14:00 Wed 07 Jun 11:04:55 165:04:55
Kaitorete Wed 31 May 14:00 Thu 08 Jun 02:59:34 180:59:34
Quintessence Wed 31 May 14:00 Thu 08 Jun 03:49:41 181:49:41
Hot Shot Wed 31 May 14:00 Thu 08 Jun 08:23:16 186:23:16
Maeva Wed 31 May 14:00 Thu 08 Jun 11:36:30 189:36:30
Pussy Galore Sat 03 Jun 14:00 Thu 08 Jun 15:37:40 121:37:40
Sportivo Sat 03 Jun 14:00 Thu 08 Jun 16:07:17 122:07:17
Archon Wed 31 May 14:00 Thu 08 Jun 17:18:50 195:18:50
Aurora Lights Wed 31 May 14:00 Fri 09 Jun 00:21:50 202:21:50
Wright One Wed 31 May 14:00 Fri 09 Jun 02:47:46 204:47:46
Lion New Zealand Sat 03 Jun 14:00 Fri 09 Jun 04:52:36 134:52:36
Lady Mink Wed 31 May 14:00 Fri 09 Jun 06:12:15 208:12:15
Wild Card Sat 03 Jun 14:00 Fri 09 Jun 11:24:22 141:24:22
Bullrush Sat 03 Jun 14:00 Fri 09 Jun 11:45:10 141:45:10
Uncle Arthur Wed 31 May 14:00 Fri 09 Jun 15:55:07 217:55:07
Skiddy Too Sat 03 Jun 14:00 Sat 10 Jun 16:33:46 170:33:46
Touchstone Sat 03 Jun 14:00 Sat 10 Jun 17:24:42 171:24:42
Drina Sat 03 Jun 14:00 Sat 10 Jun 20:13:22 174:13:22
A Southern Man AGD DNF
Truxton DNF

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PHRF Results

Note that the PHRF for Lion New Zealand has been updated to its 2006-2007 value.

Pos Name PHRF Corrected
1. Lion New Zealand 0.950 128:07:58
2. Bullrush 0.905 128:17:10
3. Wild Card 0.910 128:40:46
4. Pussy Galore 1.080 131:21:28
5. Skiddy Too 0.780 133:02:20
6. Sportivo 1.095 133:43:22
7. Drina 0.800 139:22:41
8. Hot Shot 0.750 139:47:27
9. Touchstone 0.835 143:07:43
10. Wright One 0.715 146:25:45
11. Lady Mink 0.710 147:49:29
Truxton DNF

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IRC Results

Pos Name IRC Corrected
1. Pussy Galore 1.344 163:28:03
2. Bullrush 1.201 170:14:42
3. Sportivo 1.487 181:35:40

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ORC Club Results

Pos Name OT OD Corrected
1. Wild Card 0.849 58.5 101:28:48
2. Uncle Arthur 0.501 16.1 104:03:55
3. Pussy Galore 0.915 -4.4 112:41:11
4. Lion New Zealand 1.082 93.7 116:11:12
5. Wright One 0.716 83.8 120:01:39

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Bula Division Results

Pos Name TCF Motoring Time Motoring Dist Adjustment Corrected
1. Trance 1.000 36:56:00 267.78 07:41:47 172:46:43
2. Tomodachi 1.162 26:38:00 193.59 01:08:00 192:34:56
3. Kaitorete 1.078 12:55:00 77.80 00:00:00 195:06:36
4. Quintessence 1.095 09:30:00 52.00 00:00:00 199:06:06
5. Archon 1.078 12:15:00 72.00 00:00:00 210:32:54
6. Maeva 1.140 43:10:00 257.00 00:00:00 216:09:12
7. Aurora Lights 1.078 69:00:00 360.00 00:00:00 218:08:53

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Shorthanded Projected Results

Pos Name PHRF Corrected
1. Skiddy Too 0.780 133:02:20
2. Drina 0.800 139:22:41
3. Touchstone 0.835 143:07:43

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Corinthian PHRF Results

Pos Name PHRF Corrected
1. Hot Shot 0.750 139:47:27
2. Wright One 0.715 146:25:45
3. Lady Mink 0.710 147:49:29
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