KiaOra as they say here in NZL

Jamie and Jo lead the pack in training

Eating Milo for breakfast

No worries here today, nice and sunny. A restful morningfollowed by 6 hours afloat!

This is a NZL Xmas Tree

Today, local sailor Tony Hill came over and explained what the Seas breeze does here in Napier, then we went out in a building sea breeze.

A long upwind followed by a long downwind, then 2 hours of working on boat end starts, holding position for 2 minutes, no tacking allowed then accelleratre and go.

The new scoop method was what we were using- we invented it yesterday. Basically a very narrow s with either a straight or flat rudder- now this all paid off because when the BRA's turned up to thrash us again we walloped them!

Then FIN, PER,SIN, also joined us for 3 twenty minute races. Race 1 was good for GBR who worked the right, race 2 was good but after 6 hours of intense traning race 3 was a race too far so we all went home. A good day and stronger starting .

This is our shed, accommodation for 5 boats and Rigs- no worries.

Ravi and me went for a 25 mile cruise on the bikes before breakfast in the local hills, very nice it was too, we can see why people like living here.

More botany for the botanists tommorow.