Prize Giving Photos
Allegro makes a grand entrance!
Allegro yachting, the Warwick 67 arrived in Fiji today. The crew were freshly showered and have been well fed! The finished at 13:33:49, 6d 2h 22m 49s after the start.
Becalmed
Over the last 12 hours the remaining boats at sea have gone through the front that Itchy Feet passed through yesterday. Cotton Blossom II and Allegro are now in same area of low wind that Itchy Feet experienced yesterday afternoon. While Itchy Feet remains in light southerlies and has another 5 days at sea to [...]
Official ANZ Sail Fiji Start Video
Check out the official video from the start of ANZ Sail Fiji 2016!
Customs clearance underway
The fleet racing in ANZ Sail Fiji which starts at 1100 hours on Saturday 4th June are currently undergoing customs clearance so they are ready to leave New Zealand waters tomorrow. Customs has been very accomodating of the fleet, with Team Vodafone Sailing kicking off the clearance run at 0700 hours this morning. The clearances [...]
Race and weather briefing done
ANZ Sail Fiji is just two more sleeps away and the fleet is itching to get on the water. More than two representatives from each boat attended the briefing at Royal Akarana Yacht Club where sailors collected their boat packs and some vital weather information. "A blocking high to the east of New Zealand has [...]
Allegro “more white goods than Harvey Norman”
This years line up for ANZ Sail Fiji is very mixed. From serious offshore weapons like the VOR 70 Giacomo (formally Groupama) that has raced around the world, to Cotton Blossom 2 which is usually seen in a racer/cruiser set up around the Bay of Islands, then the likes of Allegro, which has been know [...]