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Getting passed by Groupama exiting Waitemeta harbor into the Huraki Gulf.
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Dad and Groupama
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Mom and Dads visit coincided with the Auckland stop over of the Volvo Ocean race. We got to check the boats out at the race village and watched both the inport race and the start of the next leg from Westhaven marina. It was quite nice to walk to the top of the dock and watch a live Volvo in-port race! Here are the boats in "Viaduct harbor" downtown.
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From Westhaven Marina we got a great view of the start, leaward mark, and finish.
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Camper under the harbor bridge.
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Hello all,
Sorry for the lack of posts but I think you all know that that is the way it goes. My boat is in Auckland. I have been sailing aroung the Huraki gulf for the past month. I went over to OZ for christmas and am back at my auntie Laura's house right now awaiting my mom and dad who are coming on Friday. We will chill here for a few days and then head back to NZ. Lots has happened. I have been spending a lot of time at my girlfriend's farm on Waiheke Island in the Gulf. I have the boat all fixed up and clean for mom and dad. Amy and myself will be sailing together to Fiji in may. The volvo ocean race is coming to Auckland which is exciting. I have been back in Australia for a few days and it has been great. Kate (my cousin) Just yesterday raced in the 100th "Head of the Lake" ragatta and her school "Ballarat Grammar" cleaned up taking both the girls and boys trophies, 1st devision and overall which are all four of the honours. I have been doing projects around the farm, running, and offroading (see Pic). All is well with Secret Agent Man and I am working towards my RYA Ocean Yachtmaster License which is the best International captains license you can get. I hope you are all well and will put effort into keeping the blog fresh for you all.
Cheers
Eric
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Just a quick hello, I see you're well and I wish you this license! I will definitely leave Polynesia to Indonesia (Bali), I think starting in May (via Auckalnd).
We keep the contact ...
Boats continue to arrive for the Bay of Islands Race Week which starts on Tuesday. There are lots of cool boats here including two TP52s that have been modified with kanting keels. There is a possibility that I can get a ride on a Regular TP52 if it is windy but either way Ill try and get some racing action up on the blog. Other than that everything is good. Some friends just got back in town, Ive been working on my boat, and I miss Amy. It will be really nice to see her again when I get down to Auckland.
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I did enjoy the racing photo with the hike over the gunnel during the heel. Did I get that sailing lingo right?
Should we go to the headsail?
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This is Wednesday night in Opua... Racing that is. It is so amazing to be in such a vortex of sailing. It is much like the scene in the Puget Sound, but there is always wind. Well, not always but more than Seattle. This weekend is the Bay of Islands Race Week. I have been fortunate enough to possibly.. (touch wood) sail on the new TP52 in town and follow that up with an offshore race up to Whangeroa.
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Elliot with Opua marina in the background.
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Racing
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