Name | Guy Mannering |
Age | 61 |
Relationship to Co – Skipper | Sailing buddies |
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Yacht Club | Waikawa Boating Club & SSANZ |
Tell us a little about your sailing history/ background | Spent most of my early sailing days in Napier. P class, then OK’s & Finns. We had a great fleet of OK dinghies in Napier & Wellington & always enjoyed the competitiveness & comradery. Moved to the South Island when I was in my late 20’s, with a young family & gave the sailing away. Sailed occasionally on other yachts, until I got the bug again. Started with a classic X class, then an Elliott 7.4. Jill & Sid(our Jack Russell) wanted a bit more room & comfort so moved up to a Farr 1020, about 2 years ago. A couple of WBC’s Tarakohe short handed races sowed the seed for our RNI entry. |
What appeals most about doing the RNI | The challenge, adventure & comradery with the other entrants |
What are your essential food items during the race? | Matt’s miso soup |
What will your meals be like during the race? | Light, quick & easy, but tasty. Freeze dry, muesli, energy bars, biltong, miso soup & something sweet (Jet planes, Whittakers chocolate) |
What’s your favourite point of sail and why? | Broad reaching with either the A2 or A5 |
What do you like most about the boat you are sailing on? | Our new rudder, tiller & the Hurricane Rigging IP that’s gone into the boat. |
Describe your skipper/co-skipper in 5 words | Top bloke & great company |
Tell us about the training and buildup that you have been doing for this race both on and off the water? | Sailing in the Cook Strait & outside the Sounds. Plenty of boat prep & improvements, it’s certainly no longer in class as a Farr 1020. Still a few more sea miles to clock up before the start. We’ll be sailing the RNI twice to get to the race & back, like all the other Wellington/SI entrants. |
What’s your favourite drink and why? | A cider. But on the RNI it will be Matt’s miso soup |
Will you be taking any luxury items on the race? – If so, what is it and why? | We put Distraction on a major weight loss diet, so any cruising comforts & luxuries got stripped off the boat. However, Matt agreed to keep the framed The Whale Print (our sailing St Christopher) on board. Also our bean bags & a stash of jet planes. |
What’s your biggest fear when you think about the RNI? | Major gear failure |
Who’s your biggest opposition and why? | The other Division 4 boats |
Tell us about your biggest supporters | Jill my partner, who I’ve promised I’ll return all our cruising comforts back aboard after the race. Also Hurricane Rigging & Matty Stechmann. Stechy was the catalyst for Matt & I to enter the RNI. Has been a great mentor for us, with our race prep. |
What’s most exciting/challenging about this race for you? | Having the opportunity to sail a RNI, to test ourselves & our boat. Biggest challenges will be managing the sleep deprivation & fatigue. |
What sound system do you have on board? What’s likely to be playing? | We did have a nice Fusion stereo system. But you need speakers & we don’t have any now (weight saving regime). |
It’s the night before the big race – how do you get your head in the game? | Keeping it low key. A quiet dinner, drink & some pre-race chat. |