Great to see so many of the Evolution Sails NZ Northern Triangle fleet out training and completing the qualifying miles for this great race in the last couple of months. Shout out to Ella and Ben on Flaming Lips, our southern most entry based out of Nelson. Late entries are still open for the best week of racing in the 2025 calendar.
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SSANZ Life member David Cooke
David Cooke, a stalwart of SSANZ and one of the group of 4 people first to be awarded life membership passed away on Wednesday morning.
David’s history with the Round North Island Race began as a competitor with his yacht “Sterling Silver” back when the race was still run by Devonport Yacht Club.
David will be well remembered within the greater SSANZ community as “Mr Round North Island” due to his unbridled passion and promotion of the race over many editions as the Race Director after SSANZ took over the race from Devonport Yacht Club. Over the years many of us have been convinced by David’s sales pitch that “it will be the greatest race you ever do!” along with stories of camaraderie and adventure. David ensured he backed up his sales pitch by running fantastic events, growing the legend of the “RNI” into the must do bucket list challenge that it is for so many NZ yachties today.
David along with his wife Barbara on their beautiful classic Salthouse launch “Trinidad” were the main start/finish boat for SSANZ races for many years volunteering their boat and hours of time as well as hosting many fantastic parties onboard.
David’s legacy, memories and passion for the RNI will be remembered well into the future.
RIP David
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That is very sad news. A true gentlemen and certainly a huge influence and help when Brad Jackson and I took the “Primo” around the North Island in 1996!!. Sending love to the family. ❤️❤️❤️
RIP David. Such a special man who always had time for others. He made it possible for many of us to be on the water and enjoy what we love. You will be missed. Condolences to the family and friends.
RIP Dave. A bloody good man. Condolences to Barb, Gareth, Shelley, Delayne and all extended whanau.
Life Member - Brian Murray
Brian Murray, a stalwart of SSANZ and instrumental in the growth and success of short handed sailing passed away on Friday. SSANZ will remember him as someone who vigorously grew the organisation, was a sailing enthusiast and who was absolutely fixed on managing our finances well. His legacy, and memories of his escapades with The Green Hornet will continue well into the future and his stories will always be remembered. RIP Brian
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Another character takes his last sail. Many a story here. Condolences to the family. Hamish Milne
A fantastic guy. We had drinks with Brian and his wife on Green Hornet on the first night away on our first yacht. RIP Brian.
We’ll raise a glass to Brian tomorrow night 🍺
Good Luck Team 👊👊Race starts tonight at 5pm in France!
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Good luck team, sail safe but hard. Will be watching with interest.
Go well team. Stay out of the tide 🚀
Very best of Luck
An update from Anna and Aaron Sailing after their second day training in Lorient, France
We can’t wait to watch their progress - racing starts 26th September (NZ time), we’ll be posting updates here!
Good luck from all of us here at SSANZ!
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It was a wonderful prize giving evening and dinner, celebrating all the successes across the 2024 Lewmar Triple Series yesterday evening. Congratulations to all the winners! Once again a big thank you goes out to all our super sponsors: Lewmar, Beacon Marine, Safety at Sea, New World Victoria Park & Burnsco. Without their support this event just wouldn’t be possible.
We hope all the competitors, sponsors and supporters had a great evening and we can’t wait to see you all next year for the 2025 Lewmar Triple Series!
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What a remarkable event! We sincerely thank everyone who attended and contributed to its success.
Absolutely fantastic series run by an extraordinary group of volunteers. Thank you for your passion and commitment to hosting the best 2 handed racing possible. Thank you to the sponsors for their contributions and huge support. Well done to all sailors on the track for what was good fun, hard but very rewarding racing. See you all again next year 👍
Lot of faces there that I don't recall seeing here on Stewart Island in a Round NZ. Can we expect to see some more of them down here one day soon?????