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has been flown four times thanks to representatives in the Boy's Laser Radial
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first Youth Worlds athlete in 2003 which he followed up in 2004. Eroni Leilua
stepped into Milroy's shoes in 2009 and 2010 however since then the Youth
Worlds has lacked a Samoan presence.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">That is all to change in 2015, with thanks to World Sailing's Emerging Nations
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<span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">After sailing at the Oceanic ENP Clinic in Suva, Fiji with six other nations,
Biana Leilua received an ENP Scholarship to sail at the 45th edition of the
ISAF Youth Worlds in Langkawi, Malaysia from 27 December through to 3 January.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Leilua is set to become the first female Samoan sailor to compete at the Youth
Worlds and is excited about the prospect,</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"> <i>"I reckon it
will be a really good experience, not only in that but also to get Samoa's name
out there in the sailing world. It's going to be cool."</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">The 18-year-old first started sailing at nine years old in the Optimist and
took up racing at 12 and the sport remains one of her deepest passions,</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"> <i>"To
me it's like another world, away from everything so that's why I enjoy it. I
enjoy the social side and the competitive side, it's a real challenge, it
always challenges me and I love challenges,</i></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">" she said with a laugh.</span></div>
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the other sailors. It's really interesting to be able to compete against people
from other countries and see the different skill levels."</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Leilua has experience of competing against other nations regionally after she
sailed in the Laser Radial competition at the 2015 Pacific Games in Port
Moresby, Papua New Guinea. In a fleet of 11 Leilua finished fifth overall but
it was at the Emerging Nations Program where she fine-tuned her skills thanks
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<i><span style="color: #5b6171; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;">"To be honest I wasn't sure what to expect when I heard about it
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especially for our specific nations because we don't get this level of coaching
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<span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">When it comes to 'taking heaps away from it', Leilua elaborated</span><i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">,
"Probably just the level of knowledge, knowing about all the theoretical
side as much as the practical side so knowing and learning about all the
different weather patterns and how to read the weather.</span></i></div>
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THhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09449017193412385022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821670072030885215.post-5283499813435762412010-08-05T13:25:00.000-11:002010-08-05T13:25:55.463-11:002010 report from the Youth Worlds<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US">Summary of the 40<sup>th</sup> Volvo Youth Worlds Championship, Turkey.(8-17 July)</span></u></b><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Going to <st1:country-region w:st="on">Turkey</st1:country-region> took us 22 hours in the air not including 10 hours in transit between Auckland- Sydney-Dubai and <st1:city w:st="on">Istanbul</st1:city> (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Turkey</st1:country-region></st1:place>) and same again on the way back. </span>We left <st1:city w:st="on">Auckland</st1:city> on the 6<sup>th</sup> July and arrived back in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Auckland</st1:place></st1:city> on the 20<sup>th</sup> July.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We were met at the <st1:city w:st="on">Istanbul</st1:city> airport by some of the organizers who took us with other teams arriving at the same time to our hotel accommodation (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Atakoy</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Marina</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Hotel</st1:placename></st1:place>) for our entire stay. </span><span lang="EN-US">The 8<sup>th</sup> July was the Official arrival day and Registration day. You get your allocated boat and you fit it with all the blocks and lines, etc ready to sail the next day. </span>Team Leaders had a meeting late that afternoon to meet the on the water officials and go through the programme for the next 10 days.<br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>Day 2</b> was scheduled for Training day and then Opening Ceremony later at 6pm. </span>Everyone was ready to hit the water at 11am, the winds were good, average 15-18 knots with very strong current and very wet but warm 28 degrees Celcius. Eroni was out for 2 hours and had a good sail, got to meet some of his competitors out on the water, the waters in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Istanbul</st1:place></st1:city> was very dirty and full of rubbish.The Sailing Area for the Lasers course from the ramp was 3.2nm and 50m deep, it took 30-50min to get to the race area depending on the wind and current. Last minute change to the venue for the Opening Ceremony was because of the wet and windy conditions, so instead of the boat trip to the Golden Horn and then a march around a historical park in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Istanbul</st1:place></st1:city>, it was all inside a Ballroom at the Sheraton Hotel which was a very colourful and noisy gathering.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Day 4</b> was the 1st day of the Championship, Team Leaders met early to hear the weather forecast and programme for the day and any changes before the sailors get in the water. Sadly the wind was even less than yesterday 5-6knots, sailors launched at 10.30am with 1<sup>st</sup> race scheduled for 12pm, it took nearly an hour for the boats to get to race area, race 1 was delayed until 12.45 and it took 1hr and 15min to complete the 1<sup>st</sup> race, the 2<sup>nd</sup> race was the same but the wind was even less. The 3<sup>rd</sup> race was on hold to see if more wind was coming, we waited around till 5.30 then the race officer called it the day with wind dying making it a long day.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>Day 5 </b>was 2<sup>nd</sup> day of competition and again Team Leaders met early to get the days forecast and programme, The wind was very light but they decided to send the sailors out anyway. </span>They couldn’t start any races with wind dying, AP flag flying on the water with everyone waiting around to see what happens next. <span lang="EN-US">At around 3pm they decided to send everyone in to shore and wait there. </span>Boats were pulled up the ramp and parked up, the sailors and organizers were getting frustrated with very <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>little wind.( not normal) At 5pm the sailors were launching boats again for the race areas. We managed to get one short race in in very light conditions and back to shore by 8pm. Six races were scheduled for the first 2 days but we only got 3 races completed by the end of 2<sup>nd</sup> day. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Day 6 </b>was a Lay Day, the Host Nation organized a boat trip for around 400 people to the Bosphorus waters, Istanbul city is divided at the Bosphorus waters with one side Europe and the other is Asia joined only by 2 long bridges, very interesting place with its architecture and culture, very warm at the moment similar to Samoas weather.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>Day 7 </b>was 3<sup>rd</sup> day of regatta and again the wind didn’t come, everyone rigged up and no where to go so the AP flag flying on shore with everyone waiting for 2hourly updates. </span>At 4.30pm they decided to send everyone out to the course areas. The light winds allowed the Laser boys to complete one race and the Laser girls race got abandoned and that was end of day three of the championship.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>Day 8</b> was 4<sup>th</sup> day of regatta and finally we got some breeze around 10-12knots with a strong current, still scheduled for 3 races, it took a while to get started with first race 12.30pm but 3 short races were completed and back on the shore by 6.30pm.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>Day 9</b> was final day of the regatta, one race scheduled for everyone then returning boats and cleaning up for the afternoon. </span>Closing Ceremony and Award Ceremony was held at the Sheraton Hotel Pool Side at 6.30pm followed by dinner. They scheduled 12 races for the Championship, everyone completed 8 races except the Laser girls completed only 7 races due to lack of wind or no wind at all. This was a very frustrating time for everyone,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>light and tricky conditions for sailing but it was all a good experience for Eroni, </div><div class="MsoNormal">His results were 34,43,38,39,(44),30,36,29 with 50 countries competing in the Laser Radial Boys, it was the biggest fleet there.<br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">On behalf of Eroni, I would like to express our sincere thanks to the Samoa Sailing Association and the Apia Yacht Club for the opportunity and the selection of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Eroni to represent <st1:place w:st="on">Samoa</st1:place> to this prestigious World Sailing Championship, Special thank you to Raema for her time in helping put together the application and all the other forms.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">We watched your “live” interview on the opening day and we were very proud that you were representing <st1:place w:st="on">Samoa</st1:place> and carrying our flag at this prestigious event.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Keep up the great sailing, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Commodore / <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Apia</st1:place></st1:city> Yacht Club</span></div>THhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09449017193412385022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821670072030885215.post-24461218571926380822010-06-18T09:11:00.000-11:002010-06-18T09:11:33.323-11:00Vaa Fleet Call Samoa - Sinalei & AYCThe Vaa Fleet consisting of 3 Vaa (Samoa, Vanuatu & Tonga) <br />
and 3 support boats arrived into Samoa Waters on Saturday 12th June.<br />
First landing Point was Sinalei Resort before mooring at the Apia Marina. <br />
AYC held a BBQ Night on Tuesday 15th.<br />
Photos and links below to learn more about their adventure.<br />
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<a href="http://samoavoyagingsociety.blogspot.com/">http://samoavoyagingsociety.blogspot.com/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.voyaging.co.ck/">http://www.voyaging.co.ck/</a><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Memories of the Vaa: </span></b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>Photos thanks to Stuart Chape, Nick Roberts, Transam</i></span><br />
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This was taken up by one a AYCs Laser Sailors Olivia Hogarth.<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">6pm - Derigging</div><div class="MsoNormal">6.30pm - susage sizzle for sailors</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">You should invite relatives/friends to come for the Opening Day who may be interested in the sailing programme or just to have a go at sailing.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Sailors should remember to have lunch before they arrive or bring a snack. All sailors should have their own life jacket as we will need the club life jackets for the visitors.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I would like to appeal again for you to bring empty 2-10 litre plastic containers for moorings.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p>Regards, </o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">Nick - Fleet Captain</div>THhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09449017193412385022noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821670072030885215.post-78154834607670790452010-04-21T15:04:00.000-11:002010-04-21T15:04:13.281-11:00APIA YACHT CLUB - 2009 APPOINTMENTSThe AYC AGM was held 27th March 2010.<br />
Thank You to the 2009 committee. And welcome to the 2010 committee.<br />
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<div class="widget-content"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">COMMODORE</span><div>RAEMA VONREICHE<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">VICE COMMODORE</span></div><div>CHRISTIAN SASS</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">SECRETARY</span></div><div>CHARLIE MANSFIELD</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">TREASURER</span></div><div>HENK GIJSELHART</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">FLEET CAPTAIN</span></div><div>NICK ROBERTS</div><div><br />
</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">GENERAL MEMBER</span> </div><div><br />
</div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">BAR MANAGERESS</span></div><div>AGNES HUMRICH</div></div></div></div>THhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09449017193412385022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821670072030885215.post-72629805059633126942010-01-12T10:54:00.002-11:002010-01-12T11:08:20.747-11:00Oceania Sailing Federation makes its mark on the Splash Worlds [Sailworld.com]<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; "><b>The fledgling Oceania Sailing Federation asserted itself on Wednesday at the 2010 Splash World Championships when two competitors led the Yellow fleet around the first mark off Takapuna. There are five countries from Oceania Sailing Federation (plus New Zealand) represented at the World Championship in the fleet of 75 competitors from 11 countries.</b> </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; "><br /><br />Tu'iemanu Ripley (14) of American Samoa rounded the first mark in first place in the first of the two races sailed to conclude the Qualifying Round of the regatta. Second was Mabelle Humrich from Samoa. Defending World Champion Declan Burn (NZL) was buried in the pack.<br /><br />The two sailors emphasized the depth of the talent in the Oceania Sailing Federation with Tu'iemanu Ripley rounding first, followed by a second female, Mabelle. This Splash World Championship is an open fleet with females competing on an equal basis with the men.<br /><br />It was a very satisfying moment for Andre Raoult, President of the Oceania Sailing Federation which was finally sanctioned by the International Sailing Federation last November after a six year struggle to pass through the bureaucratic processes. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;">Raoult is a member of the International Jury for the World Championship, and is adjudicating on the water each day, however as luck would have it, he was assigned to the other fleet and did not see the outstanding achievement of 'his' two girls.<br /><br />'It is the first time they have ever seen a Splash boat', he said. 'So it is a truly remarkable achievement in a fleet of this caliber which includes several world champions.'<br /><br />Both sailors are aged 14 and 16 years respectively, this is not their first international competition having sailed in the Pacific Games in Aututaki in Laser Radials.<br /><br />Another OSAF sailor, Etienne Le Pen, from Noumea, won the Open European championship in the Splash class in 2009.<br /><br />Some OSAF teenage supporters are providing some coaching and on the water support those who travelled to NZ.<br /><br />Raoult says that the next stage for the Oceania Sailing Federation should be to stage the a youth single handed championship in the Optimist and Laser 4.7 classes.<br /><br />'Those under 15 will be in the Optimist and those older in the Laser 4.7.'<br /><br />'As we are now affiliated to ISAF it means we have better access to coaching and development', says Raoult. 'So we can only go from strength to strength, now'</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div></div>THhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09449017193412385022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821670072030885215.post-44448135195084779132009-10-09T11:18:00.007-11:002009-10-09T11:24:01.285-11:00Pacific Mini Games - Sailing Team Medals<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAByhytcABJ7_HPrw4mRqiZFZmCY-La4prp9Lm2Uk59tcksB9eilX0aRIGc0EbQ0PEAIQlWkFFg7RyV7jMVZq7VLz0sEwDtKPjnO_NYVhrGI5qTteZ7CQxZUPrqVUByNAugux94G-mzlq0/s400/IMG_4578.JPG" style="text-align: left;float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390728476975724354" /><p class="MsoNormal">Shannon Humrich (winner of the Medal Race) and Sam Hogarth (fastest sailor to top mark),<br />are being presented by the Air Rarotonga representative, with their Team Silver Medals at the Pacific Mini Games held in Aitutaki, Cook Islands on the Paradise Island, Akaiami, where the sailing competition was held.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLrsUtD9DtjcG-k04R1rIcQiEJZLgfj_LF0PlUdjxPlIZtbqlU6AAxdGsllYKWV6gnNGfQTNoVqFAZ9Mh3lrc9M4KrLCMi0WQijBNRbi5KRMPDMzZ5cZeB0ZDBOGUP_qWw76jIRwGCEJdt/s400/IMG_4540.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390728278292189682" /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Mabelle Humrich and Olivia Hogarth, wrapping themselves in their country flag awaiting their Silver Medals presentation on the podiums set on one of the 3 famous Vaka on the paradise island of Akaiami, in Aitutaki, Cook Islands, during the medal ceremony for the Pacific Mini Games 2009, 1<sup>st</sup> Oct 2009.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Our heartfelt thanks to all who kindly sent assistance and messages of encouragement to our sailors in preparation for the Pacific Mini Games 2009.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Kia manuia<br />Sam, Liv, Mabelle & Shannon</p>THhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09449017193412385022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821670072030885215.post-34142658736007580972009-10-07T08:32:00.003-11:002009-10-07T08:40:03.875-11:00Pacific Mini Games – Cook Islands 2009 Brief<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">Kia Orana All,</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Following a briefing from our Cook Islands Experience:</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Air Pacific Flight to Rarotonga on the 18<sup>th</sup> September 2009 was an enjoyable moment for our Team Samoa. Arriving in Raro approx 1800hrs with our immigration officer, a sweet small Rarotongan lady, welcoming us with a stamp and calling each of us “sweet” as we pass thru her lane to collect our luggage.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Our Team Samoa management awaiting us outside with buses and trucks to transport us to our home for the next 4 days at Nukutere College, just behind the township area of Avarua. After a welcoming service by the principal and students of the school, together with our blessings by the bishop of the school, we were directed to our rooms <span style="color:black;">for o</span>ur stay. Dinner was about a 15 minute walk from our camp, and with Telecom on the way to dinner just down the road sim cards and credits for our phones were obtained immediately.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Our first 4 days in Raro were to be idle, and hence my early attempts with the Sailing Council in Raro for leased laser boats and a hobiecat for training, we were not too lucky and decided to kyak our time for training instead. At the Sailing Club, Muri Lagoon, we enjoyed our training hours with the ukulele sounds serenading us as we rinse the salt water after the kyak sessions.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Preparing for the Opening Ceremony on Monday 21<sup>st</sup> September was exciting and we were surprised the Team Samoa management and chef de mission requested our girls, Mabelle and Olivia to hold the banner for the Opening Parade. Team Samoa were very popular with TV cameras and crews as we were waiting behind the stadium for our turn to appear in front of the crowds.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Our flight to Aitutaki the next morning was at 0800hours. The welcoming reception by the Aitutaki community and especially our supporting school students from Araura College made us feel like kings, queens, princes, and princesses. Our home for the next 10 days was with Inano Resort with Mama Vi’ia and Papa Moeau who was our chef for our breakfast every morning at 06:30am. Our cereals of all sorts, fish/eggs/spaghetti/baked beans were specially prepared by Papa Moeau without fail. Noni juice was plentiful for those who liked it. Bananas pawpaw mangoes were also plentiful. We even had a taste of octopus at breakfast one morning.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;"> The daily experience on the speed boats was awesome. There were numbered 1-13 speed boats available to transport all the teams to the island of Akaiami, our venue for the competition. It is another paradise on its own with turquoise coloured vast ocean. 0730 every morning was takeoff time for all the speedboats to Akaiami island. We preferred the number 11 speedboat. Not only the skipper, Ron Henry, was handsome and had the deepest blue eyes like the ocean we travelled on daily, his boat was the fastest out of the fleet. And he owned the Blue Nun night club in town. The slowest boat and took twice as long to get to Akaiami was the officials and the jury boat.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Lunch was handed out on the course island were as usual sandwich with two type<span style="color:black;">s</span> of fruit with a yoghurt, but the fresh caught fish by the Fijian manager, Bruce, was the highlight of our lunches on the “motu”, barbequed with lime coconut cream and bananas and all prepared by the friendly old Aitutaki ladies that look after the island. Aunty Ruru and husband, owners of the island, went out of their way to offer the first bungalow to the Team Samoa sailors free of charge. There we left all the sailing gear equipment at the end of the sailing competition day, and save<span style="color:black;">d </span>us carrying bags backwards each day.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">The popular meeting place for everyone was the Boat Shed, the Sailing Club Room, where the jury carried out their meetings every evening after dinner. And where all of us with the young sailors would go to have a drink with other team management members while the sailors play around and swinging on the hammocks by the beach end of the Club. The Menu offered at Boat Shed was most enjoyable by those who would have preferred breakfast, lunch or dinner there. The young sailors very much enjoyed their meetings with participating country sailors at the Boat Shed and became friends throughout the weeks of competition. Our dinners provided at our eating centre at Samade were even more scrumptious than the Boat Shed restaurant dinners. The choice of 8 types of salads to have with ham/lamb/fish/beef/potato salad/baked veges/pasta and soups, not to mention our desserts afterwards, were so popular that the officials complain about the desserts running out before they arrive for dinner.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">Sharing the moment competing, socializing, eating together, mingling, praying together with other participating countries made the week felt short and until we heard of the earthquake/tsunami tragic in Samoa, we became sad and touched by the numerous condolences and sympathies expressed and conveyed by our fellow country members alongside us that morning. We were thankful our immediate members of families were all safe.</span></p><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5N_ePIgy-_DbGCewvy_Q3Ovc1Vx0giy99mbJCfyrIBdwnTeYCxA7TeUY1z61RGRJGrjkSSzuv9sEKkAGn6sdXzEo0a-v-UVCEg5uTsqC625o03blm5hjuHg4rw1pJy0-zzXYU20yIEZqb/s400/IMG_4348.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389944314676789842" /> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;"><b>Our last debrief </b>with the laser Team became exciting to find out we were just leading in fewer points and medals were looking good. I remember looking at Shannon during our debrief, and immediately I sensed a winning streak somehow. And yeees the next day, Shannon came first in the Medal Race…. Everyone was asking… why didn’t you do this last week? And more excitement when our Mabelle came second in the Medal Race… beating the New Caledonie sailor!!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;"><b>To cap off the day</b> and end of competition, it was a great pleasure to watch our laser sailors with huge smiles on their faces, they were bright stars on the podiums cladding themselves with their country flags, as they were receiving their Silver Medals.</span><span style="color:#1F497D;"> </span><span style="color:black;">The drums of the islands kept us dancing with joy.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">Our heartfelt thanks goes to all the support from each and every one of the Apia Yacht Club, the parents</span><span style="color:#1F497D;"> </span><span style="color:black;">and sailors and members involved with fundraising towards the Team Samoa, and especially the encouraging messages from everyone for our Team Samoa for the Pacific Mini Games.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;"><b>My special thank</b> <b>you</b> to Raema who gave all her time available to coach our Team Samoa. Thank you also to Alex for every moment given to our Team on the water during the hot and dry times throughout the races providing water and snacks for the Teams. The Team also would like to say thank you v.much to Poleti for his assistance and rescue attendances during their training before leaving for the Cook Islands.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">Last but not least, I would like to acknowledge the support and assistance from the following sponsors:-<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">Food On the Move, Sydney. Jon & Jocelyn Salter – Rash Shirts/Caps<br />Meripa Weir, Brisbane – T-Shirts<br />Misty Agnes Humrich – T-Shirts<br />Graham Hogarth – Team Insurance</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">Our best wishes to you all for your kind donations and may our Team Silver Medals mean something towards your very kind sponsorship.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;"><o:p>Happy sailing to you all.<br />Seine Hogarth<br /><span style="color:black;">The Team Samoa</span><span style="color:#1F497D;"> </span><span style="color:black;">Mother<br />Pacific Mini Games – Cook Islands 2009</span></o:p></span></p><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi94142-fE4UVV-_MfearV8b3v5c4gBEalzfCB0NpgQfTdAq1slAiT2g2aJB-TMnEcdXVc0c8Ix_gEI2Mc2r6PAlbIOpes6C-SWGHRMMviglsPDp8OsDOtrl87BkEDYmF1XdNtuFb6rZ3-a/s400/IMG_4354.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389944319715591458" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9nZDTW67V9w7n-GTbj9KGGq4-XxFSNpPkEn_mtsgQULVM7SIx-THYHKbM6GIbwnzXldJqDBPms-qnb4zlLZsU6Gy0kO0MvT_xnEvE9KXpzCSAFHh9pc6DKYkgrk3kKRMM8LriyM3dOuep/s400/IMG_4130.JPG" style="float:left; 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font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><table class="contentpaneopen" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: auto; "><tbody></tbody></table><table class="contentpaneopen" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: auto; "><tbody><tr><td valign="top" colspan="2" class="createdate" style="height: 20px; vertical-align: top; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-weight: normal; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Sunday, 30 August 2009 11:36 - Samoa Observer</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" colspan="2"><div style="text-align: left; float: center; margin-top: 1px; margin-left: 1px; margin-right: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px; "></div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; ">Sailors from the Apia Yacht Club representing Samoa at the Mini Games are heading in the right direction with the assistance of Australian Coach Joshua Chant.<br /><br />“We are very lucky to have him,” said club secretary, Raema von Reiche.<br />Chant is in Samoa to assist the sailing team with their preparations for the Mini Games next month.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; ">“There is a lot of enthusiasm but we need a bit more work on minor things. There’s fine tuning and a bit more practice and later in training we will focus on some really good techniques like accurate with steering, body position on the boat so it’s efficient to make the boat go faster and boat handling,” said Chant.<br /><br /></p><div class="img_caption left" style="font-size: 0.9em; color: rgb(124, 122, 121); float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left; width: 250px; "><img class="caption" src="http://www.samoaobserver.ws/images/stories/Sport3/0000000001_Olivia.gif" border="0" title="L-R : Olivia Hogarth, Shannon Humrich, Sam Hogarth, Mabelle Humrich,(reserve) Tafa Maiava,(reserve) Myka Stanley (reserve)." align="left" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-color: initial; " /><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; font-size: 0.9em; color: rgb(124, 122, 121); clear: left; text-align: center; ">L-R : Olivia Hogarth, Shannon Humrich, Sam Hogarth, Mabelle Humrich,(reserve) Tafa Maiava,(reserve) Myka Stanley (reserve).</p></div>Chant who started sailing at around 8 years of age became a coach for the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club in North Sydney and represented Australia in World Championships and other competitions.<br /><br />“Coming here is an opportunity for me to coach in a different environment but also to help a club that is developing. The other reason was to give back to the sport and maintain motivation for myself,” said Chant.<br /><br />Chant feels there is definitely potential in the team as long as they train hard. He also feels the team is already in the stage of encouraging each other and lift themselves up which he says is important in terms of team spirit.<br /><br />The team to represent Samoa at the Mini Games in the laser class consist of Olivia Hogarth, Shannon Humrich, Sam Hogarth, Mabelle Humrich,( reserve) Tafa Maiava, ( reserve) Myka Stanley (reserve) while the Hobie 16 class will be represented by Feolofani Bruun, Patisela Tali, missing Steve Brown (reserve) and Leua Leonard (reserve).<br />For the Apia Yacht Club, it is only the team for the Mini Games that get assistance from Chant but also the club as a whole with various drills and races.</td></tr></tbody></table></span>THhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09449017193412385022noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821670072030885215.post-54515971255095928792009-08-17T16:00:00.003-11:002009-08-17T16:11:36.847-11:00Fancy Dress Fund Raiser - Movie Character<div><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;">Malo Lava and Fafetai Tele Lava to all those who supported the event by buying tickets, coming along and especially those who took time and trouble to dress up. Every one looked great and it really made it a fun family evening.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:";color:black;">An extra special enormous THANKS to Agnes who willingly went along with the idea of this fund raiser and who did 99% of the work including asking for prizes, decoration of the club (which looked great), buying food and leading the team of Mums and helpers who did all the cooking, ticket distribution and money collector and treasurer for the event. Thanks Agnes you were brilliant as usual. Perhaps we should hire you out as an event organizer.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:";color:black;">Very special thanks to Peter (alias Carmen the fruit bowl) and Tony for bar b cuing such delicious food and also to Seini (Miss <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">America</st1:place></st1:country-region> or was it Cat Woman and Josie (Wonder Woman) who with Agnes prepared the food.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:";color:black;">Very special thanks to all our fantastic parents who generously contributed food and also bought tickets.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:";color:black;">Very special thanks to Nynette who quite happily took on the role of MC with at least 1 minutes warning….maybe 30 seconds. Thanks Nyn Great stuff right to the end.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:";color:black;">Extra special thanks to Elaine and Jennie who took allot of time to organise our quizzes…great drawings Jennie…couldn’t understand one bit of it, and, who were supposed to be my helpers selecting prize winners and distributing prizes (but due to the fact I couldn’t hear a word of the discussion over the music) took the job on board and managed to distribute everything fairly. Thanks Elaine and Jennie. You looked great Elaine and so did you Jennie whoever you were meant to be…was it Bob the Builder???<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:";color:black;">Many thanks to Donna F (who were you Donna??)and Zac who held the responsibility for the door tickets and money and who spent a good proportion of the evening outside…an unenviable job. Thank you Donna and Zac.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:";color:black;">Thanks to all our sailors who enthusiastically helped with the food and took around plates very professionally, and especially those who prepared all the decorations and decorated the club house.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;">A VERY BIG Thank you to everyone and my sincere apologies if I have missed anyone out.</span></p></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbXN6SdsJVS9tEPM4BmM5j8skSucx_V29yN5rTaSqsP2Olgr6jTGh9Y8lkRkDDvDrLP2kcYiJmgT1cS-9d6p1xhXbAbl9GVvQ_BKjD0u6YHwHRPBTwJBvYtQEPe51CFJ4Ux_73V6HZEhCc/s1600-h/IMG_3581.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbXN6SdsJVS9tEPM4BmM5j8skSucx_V29yN5rTaSqsP2Olgr6jTGh9Y8lkRkDDvDrLP2kcYiJmgT1cS-9d6p1xhXbAbl9GVvQ_BKjD0u6YHwHRPBTwJBvYtQEPe51CFJ4Ux_73V6HZEhCc/s400/IMG_3581.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371135809159634866" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgExHzbeDjwiYHrachFL3jKK3iTOZvCMN9C_dJ0QvH3-_AsDamBFm47qqjaSLoWdKef8rON74wOnhbzO_NaQaYqLhpHoTs2Gg_ExvLwxGAtzm0uowHXRybxIapzm5FyuNrVFSBR-ErDAdOc/s1600-h/IMG_3623.JPG"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 223px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371134576220998642" /></span></p></div></div>THhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09449017193412385022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821670072030885215.post-45592250881530437312009-07-29T10:43:00.003-11:002009-07-29T10:48:11.347-11:00Youthworlds Brazil 2009 - By Eroni Leilua<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmifzda05ujI-KiURuvBCk2lCnjD3VtosiMazH4mLOD0sFBcFU8r_twunLIXqYeVpnZqyPs3YUR7by5Uh0tyFSTwtY9Cvsh4sT5hMJgZTcvfCuGZRnbWx-gWqjUrdCDHlWtfEKbjzEzlK0/s1600-h/Eroni+on+podium+at+worlds.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmifzda05ujI-KiURuvBCk2lCnjD3VtosiMazH4mLOD0sFBcFU8r_twunLIXqYeVpnZqyPs3YUR7by5Uh0tyFSTwtY9Cvsh4sT5hMJgZTcvfCuGZRnbWx-gWqjUrdCDHlWtfEKbjzEzlK0/s400/Eroni+on+podium+at+worlds.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364001706370330642" /></a><p class="MsoNormal">Our first couple of days was spent orientating ourselves to the area, the weather, the location of the racing and meeting other sailors.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The opening ceremony was carried out with a march around the town of Buzios and then the mixing of the water ceremony then the official opening ceremony in the centre of the town. I met my Brazilian Coach, Janatesh who was helping Santiago Lange (the official championship coach for the APP sailors) at dinner that night.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b>The first day</b> of racing came with nerves and good weather. Meeting Santiago Lange (APP Coach) that day helped the nerves settle and he gave me some local knowledge from his experience sailing here many times. The laser race area was closer to the land than the rest of the courses meaning less waves but shiftier conditions. The first race was 15 knots with 2m swell and the second race the breeze eased off to 7 knots. There was a big wind shift towards the end of the second race making it an upwind to the bottom mark. I found the first race the most exhilarating experience being amongst so many boats from different countries. I had minor problems with my carbon tiller but I was able to fix the problem the next day.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b>The second day</b> of racing was the windiest day of the regatta and was postponed for 2 hours and later on cancelled, shortening the series to 9 races. The rest of the day was more time for rest and interacting with different teams and sailors.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b>The third da</b><b>y</b> of racing had action back on the water with 6-9 knots, slight swell and very shifty. Hard day as wind shifted more than twice every beat. I found myself learning more on how to read the shifts around the cliffs.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b>Day four</b> was the lay day where there were activities organized for the sailors to get to know other sailors. I met heaps of people from different countries and got to know some of the teams really well. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b>Day five</b> of racing was short of wind but didn’t stop the race committee from getting all the sailors out on the water. The first race started but the wind died off even more resulting in the races being cancelled to further reduce the number of races to 7.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b>Day six</b> resulted in us having to do 3 races to catch up.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Each race I felt myself gaining more confidence despite having minor problems with my traveler and tiller.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b>Day seven</b>, last day, last race. Weather was perfect with 12-15 knots and 2m swell, everything went smoothly with tiller and traveler holding on. It was sad to know that it had come to an end. On the whole I was glad to see my results improved as the regatta went on. The goal I had set myself was to do the best I could within a world class fleet. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b>The closing ceremony</b> was a ceremony I will never forget. I was lucky to be voted by the competitors and my fellow sailors to be awarded the <b>ISAF Bengt Julin Trophy</b> for “fostering international understanding and displaying the attributes that should be encouraged in international competition”. This was the highlight of my regatta. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">I would once again like to express my thanks to the Samoa Sailing Association for selecting me to attend this prestigest event. I was proud to bear the Samoan Flag and thrilled to receive a trophy for <st1:place st="on">Samoa</st1:place>. </p>THhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09449017193412385022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821670072030885215.post-44238241652341601422009-07-16T08:57:00.006-11:002009-07-17T11:48:12.561-11:00Mini Games Trials - Laser Results<div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">RESULTS</span></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Boat Class: Lasers</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">OOD: Karl Evans</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">11th July - Sailing Results</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';color:#990000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5NSX_q44w4_FHJRTSsrJea_s2kv9NipJeLCEoOko1Nih8X9odP_VNAEY-xHPvemJhJvuNsgPGrb-1nIbbWlnxsamoCyx7FX2Ib8czhk4Yv15XR1l1NhliLejmQgIg-ZZ2GeIBcodKWvvH/s400/AYC+Table-Laser+Results+11th+Jul+-+Amm.JPG" style="float:left; 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font-weight: bold; font-family:'times new roman';"><br />4th July - Sailing Results</span></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUBBCNQ0sUNd9l-6z1RZ59r0BLXRUSjyFgyMM5Ovs2CBFErg-kZwsFquTjgdhrgE-Kdw6Ky_Z9KmJsWHHa7XE6Kc79a4TOFbuUGLvlGatJlXiWoF_5My5I6sAxKTjcqd1mEn1WH00n3uTx/s400/AYC+Table-Laser+Results+4th+Jul.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 154px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359154171827954386" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsjJAuc5DsfagVQN4evLOFpBNEm6ULQJLI_MysTpQPNvKP5RzF8DJZw6qcjKzTTerV0gx-NDoJnEvdpEdToc1iWQsy2RFOZL1jgjucCCGsgXJwAUoQJqi51K1rEcrv2b8LYQP8VENELAzz/s1600-h/a+great+laser+start.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><br /><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsjJAuc5DsfagVQN4evLOFpBNEm6ULQJLI_MysTpQPNvKP5RzF8DJZw6qcjKzTTerV0gx-NDoJnEvdpEdToc1iWQsy2RFOZL1jgjucCCGsgXJwAUoQJqi51K1rEcrv2b8LYQP8VENELAzz/s400/a+great+laser+start.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359153292309784114" /></a>THhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09449017193412385022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821670072030885215.post-83500671334251741572009-05-19T11:16:00.000-11:002009-05-19T11:20:27.994-11:00Sailors get good wind [Samoa Observer - Front Page]<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWfn-l8RIMbQ0Ewqf5HJW6Ms6kVrEIetEgpjR1YCbCMX_Bk5rM3Zv5C8X2lONLawuwixcEyGlo9L9ZxQOyfz_7IR3k_XOnGxUOeBsXe37SlBeuIYF64GnHdjpBfEYKnbJ155zowNWP6n5x/s1600-h/011_Hobie.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWfn-l8RIMbQ0Ewqf5HJW6Ms6kVrEIetEgpjR1YCbCMX_Bk5rM3Zv5C8X2lONLawuwixcEyGlo9L9ZxQOyfz_7IR3k_XOnGxUOeBsXe37SlBeuIYF64GnHdjpBfEYKnbJ155zowNWP6n5x/s320/011_Hobie.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337662883139937282" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Written by Filo Taituuga [Samoa Observer]</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Monday, 18 May 2009 15:33</span></span><br />Hobie Cat Sailors certainly got good wind to blaze round the open waters at Mulinuu yesterday. Three Hobie cat crews launched from Apia Yacht club in the afternoon, taking full advantage of ideal wind conditions. Each crew lured gusts of wind to travel at blistering knots, manouvering across the water in fine form.<br /><br />For the curious spectator watching with interest from the club house, it was certainly a spectacular sight to witness. Judging from the faces of sailors, the freedom, enjoyment and adrenalin rush of scathing the sea at high speed, tacking up and down a blanket of blue sea was the ultimate buzz. No wonder the sport of sailing locally has aroused much interest, it has all the drama, suspense, skill, nous, excitement and thrill all couped up in one sport.<br /><br />It is certainly is a sport worth giving a crack outside ones comfort zone for sure, and would no doubt knock the wind out at you, even watching from the side.THhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09449017193412385022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821670072030885215.post-33179301110012118272009-05-08T09:04:00.000-11:002009-05-08T09:06:16.808-11:00Sailing Schedule [MAY-JUN 2009]<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeaHEJNJOpBTE8uRP_yxOmQpmOm-ecRHJEy8-2Y2ys9GRo5-1xhfAAwvvWGB76cagixghewKSWSDo8JvoaSbhUGpcSaAd3At4gjow_whJ3v1z27I7C7vWthZgSC2u33V_Zoa0RVWn4O_MD/s1600-h/SailingMAY-JUNE+2009.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 343px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeaHEJNJOpBTE8uRP_yxOmQpmOm-ecRHJEy8-2Y2ys9GRo5-1xhfAAwvvWGB76cagixghewKSWSDo8JvoaSbhUGpcSaAd3At4gjow_whJ3v1z27I7C7vWthZgSC2u33V_Zoa0RVWn4O_MD/s400/SailingMAY-JUNE+2009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333546731587461506" /></a>THhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09449017193412385022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821670072030885215.post-31251923497843097632009-05-08T08:57:00.002-11:002009-05-08T09:04:06.944-11:00Basic Prep Tips from the Fleet Captain<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;text-autospace:none"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Shirts with collars save your neck from sunburn, synthetic absorbs less water than cotton, close-fitting doesn't attract bits of boat equipment up the sleeves etc.(speaking from experience)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Shorts save your modesty and from "Laser bum" (as above)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">I personally find some footwear more comfortable than bare feet, others think differently. Shoes that you slip on will slip off in the water. Best are reef shoes, lightweight trainers. Rubber sandals are OK, except the fittings seem to attract ropes.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">If you want to wear a baseball cap (good idea), bring a piece of string to tie it onto your buoyancy aid.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">If you need to wear glasses to see, and cannot get on with contact lenses, make sure your glasses are securely fixed onto your head with cord, they don't float, believe me. Ditto sunglasses, but usually better off without extra things to worry about.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">You may also like to have: <br />sun tan cream, <br />change of clothes, <br />drinking water & a towel. <br />Best not to wear earings, jewelry, etc.</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"></span></p>THhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09449017193412385022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821670072030885215.post-13195389131944046772009-05-06T08:49:00.003-11:002009-05-06T10:01:24.196-11:00Laser Course - 6 Week Beginner<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Dear Club members,<br />We are planning to commence a beginners sailing course this weekend - </span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Saturday 9th May</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> in<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> order to attract new sailors to the club. It will run for </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">6 Saturdays to 13 June</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">. Please let me know if there are any club members who wish to join this course or forward this email to non-members who may be interested. </span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">On this course you will learn to sail a Laser (single handed boat)<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> and will </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">also get an introduction to the Hobie Cats (double hull for 2 people). The cost of the course will be </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">$200 Tala</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">. Participants will be </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">required to become a member of the AYC</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> for the current year. Please note that this course is fairly intensive and will need to full-time attend all the sessions to get the full benefit of the course.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> Those wishing to join the course should be able to swim. Buoyancy aids will be provided. </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Please let me know if you are interested to join this course so I can book your place and also your availability for starting on Saturday as proposed.</span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Nick Roberts</span></p><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd9qaJ8Rxf2wWXOKL2qZVxFA9piwxUTre1rD0KcVoz05I8RgdqtMl7VbeQv68jBKLn3_hUljolfmuxuy_Q11LIX9_5soiMlYveh0LgCwv9XJa7P8RlbdqYMEVD7NZFay6H6FxdlBI3p8ar/s400/AYC+Table-Laser+Course.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 165px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332818852891863074" /><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p>THhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09449017193412385022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3821670072030885215.post-56606109158441822952009-05-05T14:53:00.002-11:002009-05-05T16:40:07.172-11:00AYC 2009 Sailing Season Opening<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIDn8y06DlvQDZKWVoc-JaAkjd3h11UQQtk8H2MuEgqCLRQgNe97_WmnHPhEuXwAeBnNECVb2v_4BO48loJNDSzEeYO1_wswqQXLXCvVVAPki0vjpiBiJ2phiuy-jks-rLkKR-o4QTLOu/s320/IMG_2768.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; 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