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14 March 2020

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It doesn’t seem like three years ago since we joined the real racers in the stuff-of-legends race around New Zealand’s North Island. In reality it takes a particular kind of yachtie to be prepared to take on the endlessly tricky winds and weather where the Southern Ocean meets the Pacific. Conditions can be extremely challenging but, courage and competence are rarely lacking among those who race in reality. As for our virtual event, while we remain dry and mostly ashore, the changing conditions make it more essential than ever to be alert at wx update time. The on-the-run nature of the race, with the shortest of race start notices of all our racing, brings a real energy (and frustration) to the process!

This was the fourth time that Sailonline buddied with the Short-handed Sailing Association of New Zealand (SSANZ) and we were again able to bring the entire racing fleet on-screen in our virtual race, which brings a fascinating realism to the competition and, because of the range of boats in the real fleet, meant that even those running a little behind the leading group in the virtual race found themselves with real boats to challenge (not that the real boats knew they were being raced this way, of course!).

There were four podiums in our real event and each of these, together with our series top three, are to be congratulated for putting in superb performances in interesting conditions. This time our series was eligible for one of Sailonline’s Special Prize for Series . Well done to all!

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