Get up and go- another day in paradise

Measurement and a great day afloat.

Hi Possums, - [they seem to be lying all over the road here after road kills].
After our Xmas break we are back on the water today. Measurement this morning - no issues so thats all good. Then this afternoon we sailed in 12-18 kts and a biggish sea, windward leeward followed by rabbits out to sea, then downwind, leeward mark roundings and stuff. Finally we used the team racing course to do some team racing, and we came in at about 1830- sweet as.

Now did we tell you about the NZL police, no well here goes, Most parents have been breathaised- and passed, but Ravi didn't pass the driving 'fast' test, so he needs to be relegated to a slow car.

On the day off Matt and Joe went surfing and rafting, Sarah went to swim with dolphins but only saw a shark and a pengiun, Milo went surfing and Jamie went to play crazy golf and chilled with his dads famous Kiwi friends.

Measurement was great - even the North sail numbers were ok- Curly Morris the chief measurer was impressed.

Exciting conditions donwind in great waves, get the timing right and away you go, just like Sparky skiiing in the Alps. Matthew demonstating that he doesn't need a boat to sail fast.

And now for the arty stuff, this is the Lady Knox Geyser near Rotarua. They make it go off every day at the same time, by throwing some stuff done the vent.

The spitting image of big Iain, after a few too many shandies. A black swan on a pretty unpronouncable lake inland. Duncan Truswell in Maori get up before he took up road biking. Or what Jamie Calder will look like if he doesn't slow up on the food- did we say we had a slow eating food competion tonight, Sarah won, and Jamie and Milo were hoepless.

Well thats all for now, we have just had a debrief and are going to bed, we are doing the pre-worlds tommorrow, only 25kts from the east forecast- could be big.

More soon, the team.