Kraken Yachting

08/09/2024

Some close crosses on the slide to Coromandel yesterday for the last race of the SSANZ triples series. Flat water, sun out and breeze on, great day on the Gulf!

Shorthanded Sailing Association of New Zealand

11/08/2024

It's been a minute...

What a day/night on the Gulf for the SSANZ 100 this weekend! Not sure winter yachting gets any better actually, 15knt SSW had the slippery squid sliding along just fine.

Good start with MHO, peel to A1.5 before rangi light, held it to Motuora, beat to Tiri, A1.5 to Flat Rock, beat to durville, A1.5 to Coro, beat home..

The leaders had a monumental park up in the firth which allowed us to slide through and be with Equilibrium and ahead of the other 40's at the last turning mark. Bit of a race restart at that point and the faster 40s and Fiction slipped through on the waterline length race back to the finish.

Highlights. Sun and wind in winter, dolphin schools during the glass off as the sun was setting that were the size of football fields, asking Steve and Jamie on Clockwork Racing why they couldn't get past us until the last leg 🤣

Looks like all on for the last race with a few boats contending for the series.

Thanks SSANZ team and Damon for jumping in for the series!

Shorthanded Sailing Association of New Zealand
📷 Jacob Fewtrell Media

16/04/2024

12/04/2024

What a start it was, 2 tucks and the J3 had the girl trucking alone just fine!

Thanks Live Sail Die for the 📷

12/04/2024

Beautiful day on the horizon, hot coffee and the Kraken flowing thanks to Harri. Pity about the forestay snapping in 2 and disappearing into the deep blue, we were having a great run up until then. Crew safe, mast still standing, not sure how.. enroute to opua for some reserve diesel for our motor back down the coast.

Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS)

10/04/2024

Hopefully the team can read... as you wouldn't want to be spewing because you used the wrong bucket for cleaning....

05/04/2024

It's been a minute... Serena has been in full prep mode for the last few weeks as we get her ready for the trip north to Noumea and the Groupama race.

First up next week is the 'shakedown' with the Three Kings race which we are doing fully crewed. Fizzing to get back out there and put the boat through her paces!

Cat1 inspection passed earlier in the week and today involved some system checks and getting a view of the bright orange sails to keep the safety officers happy.

If the forecast doesn't play ball, we might have to ditch a couple of the Kites and replace for fishing rods...
Jag a kingy at the 3K for some sashimi on the leg home for team morale 😆

It's always an effort getting to the start line for a little programme like this, particular thanks to Focus Marine NZ , SeamTech and Rory for all the work. The spreadsheet has heaps more Green than Red now 💪

Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS)

11/01/2024

We have officially entered Serena in both the Auckland to Noumea race and The New Caledonia Groupama Race .

Come on you kiwi boats, get amongst it!!

Royal Akarana Yacht Club

💥 𝐉-𝟏𝟓𝟎 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐞́𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐚 𝟖𝐞 New Caledonia Groupama Race 🤩
Top départ dimanche 09 juin 2024 à 10h 🔥
6️⃣5️⃣4️⃣ milles nautiques de 𝗿𝗲́𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝘂 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝘂 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲 🌊🏝🐋
⛵ Une course 𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 et 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞... au 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐬 !!

𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙙𝙚 𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙪𝙞𝙨 𝙎𝙮𝙙𝙣𝙚𝙮 🇦🇺 𝙚𝙩 𝘼𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙 🇳🇿 :
👉 Cruising Yacht Club Of Australia // Ponant Sydney Noumea Yacht Race
👉 Royal Akarana Yacht Club // Auckland Noumea Yacht Race

🤓 Autorité organisatrice : Cercle Nautique Calédonien
🙏 Partenaire titre : Groupama Nouvelle-Calédonie
Avec le soutien de BCI MEDIA // Hertz NC // Sodemo NC // Le Bout du Monde - Officiel // Betico NC // Speed Marine - Accastillage Diffusion NC // Nouvelle-Calédonie
Et le soutien évènementiel de Team Events.

Wings SailingTeam Guilty Pleasures Racing Party Time Rocket 31 Axians - Untouchable Too Farr Out Défi Des Filles Blade Runner 6024 Sn**ch n' Furious Team Groupama

22/10/2023

Another PIC Coastal Classic done and dusted.

What a simple and brilliant forecast for this race, a building and lifting E to SE breeze as we made our way up the coast. If only it had found its way to our part of the start line...

Sometimes your good, sometimes your lucky, sometimes neither. We found our windless hole and parked between breezes drifting back in the tide for an hour as our division sailed away at the top end of the line.

Rest of the race.... hunt the pack, put as much gear up as possible and keep on or just below course. MHO then BRO, A5, reef in, reef out, until running under the A2 in 25knots coming in hot to Brett.

With a super confused sea state in the dark, we "managed" a sketchy drop...turned sail makers dream 1nm from Brett, then a wise call by Ryan for a granny tack in 30+ knots had us taking the inside line on Percy and passing another 5 boats. Quick reach to the finish and very pleased to have the boat and team in one piece.

Thanks to our epic crew who take the annual pilgrimage and Congrats to the winners and competitors who completed the course.

Also, our condolences and thoughts with the crew and family who lost a man❤️🙏

20/10/2023

Now sending it all the way to Brett. Hit 19.6 knots in a surf, good averages now as we peg bag the miles after being stuck in the start line in a drift off for close to an hour!