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      <title>[Racing Stories, Results and Tips] David and Goliath  - winter racing</title>
      <link>http://www.hansedownunder.com.au/forum/read.php?13,163,163#msg-163</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[They were not challenging eachother but it was  great to hear that the smallest Hanse and the largest Hanse both got firsts in their respective races recently. Alun Black racing his 320 &quot;Hunsea Baby&quot; on Pittwater and Rob Salteri racing his 540 &quot;One 0 Nine&quot; on Sydney Harbour with the RSYS. See the boats blog for details  www.hanse109.blogspot.com


 Congratulations also to David Servi and Rod Pearse on their 430 Kite Runner which scored a first in the Winter Wednesdays run by RANSA. They upheld that honour with a third the following week. See the RANSA results for 9th June on http://www.ransa.yachting.org.au/?Page=29537]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:22:47 +1000</pubDate>
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      <title>[Racing Stories, Results and Tips] 320 Debut on the race course</title>
      <link>http://www.hansedownunder.com.au/forum/read.php?13,162,162#msg-162</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Alun Black - who took delivery of his new Hanse 320 &quot;Hun Sea baby&quot; on Friday and raced with RPAYC on Wednesday. In variable winds with standard main and self tacking headsail Alun came a creditable 8th out of 14 across the line and 4th on Handicap. Bodes well for settling the boat in and perhaps adding a Genoa for the light stuff!

Comment from a crew member &quot;Yesterday's RPA race went very well with just the self tacker against all others with a genoa. The boat really went well. A good start with a run down to the Clareville mark. We were probably 5th around that which was great. Held up downwind by everyone. Great mark rounding then we out pointed everyone to the Rocky mark &amp; seemed to gain more on most of the others. Then a reach back to Clareville where we held our position except for a Young 88 got through us as the breeze lightened. Then over to Towlers &amp; again held our position but on the way back to the finish behind the island we found our own light hole. 2 with genoas got through us on this final leg. Ended up 8th over the line &amp; 4th on handicap.s from a crew member&quot;

Division 3 APHS results Start : 14:10:00  Place Sail No Boat Name Elapsd AHC Cor'd T CHC Skipper Fin Tim Vis ETOrd DidNot 
1 2000 Lady-J 01:00:55 0.884 53:51 0.891 Roger Russell 15:10:55    2    
2 6489 Still Dangerous 58:54 0.926 54:32 0.926 Ivor Burgess 15:08:54    1    
3 CB80 Sylvia 01:08:26 0.798 54:37 0.798 Laurence Eastwood 15:18:26    11    
4 6690 Hun Sea Baby 01:07:15 0.818 55:01 0.818 Alun Black 15:17:15 Yes 8    
5 1282 Muddy Waters 01:01:20 0.899 55:08 0.899 Fred Murray-Walker 15:11:20    3    
6 6668 Mulloka Four 01:07:21 0.819 55:10 0.819 Brian Casey 15:17:21    9    
7 3364 Cirrus 01:05:27 0.851 55:42 0.847 David Batchen 15:15:27    6    
8 2230 Lanakila 01:05:30 0.853 55:52 0.850 Brian Gray 15:15:30    7    
9 4012 Wright Mistress 01:02:54 0.909 57:11 0.900 G Mak 15:12:54    5    
10 265 Blue Angel 01:11:14 0.806 57:25 0.798 Peter Evenden 15:21:14    12    
11 6123 Inspiration 01:11:37 0.815 58:22 0.807 Mitchell/ Keighly 15:21:37    13    
12 5688 Cantina 01:02:40 0.963 01:00:21 0.956 Crombie / Pratt 15:12:40    4    
13 2398 Ricochet 01:13:20 0.831 01:00:56 0.823 Matthews Morris 15:23:20    14    
14 5916 Isolde 01:08:04 0.920 01:02:37 0.920 Isolde Syndicate 15:18:04    10 

We wish Alun an enjoyable Winter on his new little boat.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 16:02:42 +1000</pubDate>
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      <title>[General Hanse Chit Chat] Solar Panels</title>
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      <author>SeriousLeigh</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I would like to install some solar panels to my 370e, does anyone know the size panel (wattage) needed and the best place to mount them?]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:59:47 +1000</pubDate>
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      <title>[Racing Stories, Results and Tips] Light Winds no barrier to Baltic Lady</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Baltic Lady continues her success in the CYC Short Haul series by showing that, even in light airs ,this Hanse 400e weighing approx 8t can win.
On Australia Day Niel Burling and his crew won the Short Haul from Sydney to Botany Bay in an average of 10 knts.
On Saturday Baltic Lady got Line and Handicap honours in the Sydney to Pittwater race. In incredibly light airs (never over 6 knts) she had a slow trip but was faster than the rest of the fleet! 
As noted on the CYC website it could be a new record...:

“Neil Burling's Baltic Lady took line honours after an interesting piece of beach hopping near Long Reef which paid handsome dividends. 

At 6.5 hours to cover approx 18 nautical miles the average speed was a little over 2.5 knots for the whole course for the line honours yacht, surely some sort of new record.”]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:47:00 +1100</pubDate>
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      <title>[General Hanse Chit Chat] Re: Self Tacker Sheet Arrangement</title>
      <link>http://www.hansedownunder.com.au/forum/read.php?11,158,159#msg-159</link>
      <author>aitch</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Use of a higher-load mast block (top of Lewmar range) will ease your concern.
We have also switched to spectra sheets to limit stretch of the sheet.
A second sheet run back through the genoa cars will allow you more flexibility in distributing the load and tensioning the foot, while providing you with security to do a clew change for the self-tacking sheet if you need.
My vessel is a 400e]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:16:48 +1100</pubDate>
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      <title>[General Hanse Chit Chat] Self Tacker Sheet Arrangement</title>
      <link>http://www.hansedownunder.com.au/forum/read.php?11,158,158#msg-158</link>
      <author>SeriousLeigh</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Has anyone tried an alternative sheeting arrangement for the self tacking genoa?

I do not like the additional compression load placed on the mast from sheeting the self tacking genoa and I think I have come up with an alternative but I have not tried it yet.

Does anyone else share my concerns or use an proven alternative arrangement?]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:37:07 +1100</pubDate>
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      <title>[Cruising Info and Stories] Coffs Harbour family enjoy cruising on a 470</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Sparks family from Coffs Harbour are currently enjoying cruising the Med and will soon head for home waters. Below is an extract from the type of email that makes one just want to go sailing....!
 
We are now on the island of Porto Santo, about 270 nm north west of the Canaries and we are on our way home.  We are going to do the A.R.C and then spend about three months in the Caribbean before heading through the Panama Canal and then crossing the Pacific, hoping to be home in Coffs Harbour some time in October - November next year.  We are all really well and very excited about the idea of bringing our boat home to Australia.  We have been on board now for nearly 7 months and have done about 2500 miles so far.  We have been enjoying a very slow and relaxing trip south from the UK.  Deb and the girls are going really well and now that we have finally reached warm weather and more importantly warm water, everyone is smiling more and more each day.  The boat is just fantastic, perfect size for us and she is a delight to sail.  We have a very long way to get home but we plan on taking our time and making the most of the time away and the places we visit.  We have had to have our windows replaced in Lagos in Portugal and Brent from Hanse sent Pete an email about getting the plexi glass on the cabin top replaced when we get back to Australia so we will organise that when we get home so I would say it will mean bringing the boat down to you guys and spending a few days there which will be really nice to catch up with you.  If you have anyone interested in buying a 470,please do not hesitate to give them our contact details]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:11:49 +1100</pubDate>
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      <title>[Racing Stories, Results and Tips] Hanse in Melbourne</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Chris Mazzotta on his 400e &quot;Leilani&quot; is setting the precedent for Hanse Yachts in Melbourne. Last week after the 5th race Chris was lying first in the Jo Johanssen Twilight series at the Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron. Chris often sails the race with just his family.When Team Windcraft opens in Melbourne next year Chris will have the company of many more Hanse Yachts on the Bay.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:58:17 +1100</pubDate>
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      <title>[Racing Stories, Results and Tips] Ampersand is Awarded Boat of the Night</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Andrew Prideaux and Shaun Lane were awarded Boat of the Night at the Middle Harbour Yacht Club last Thursday. Their 400e &quot;Ampersand&quot; was the third fastest boat around the course out of all five divisions,beaten only by two of the gun race boats in Div 1. 
http://www.mhyc.com.au/results-sheet8.cfm

This is a delight to the Andrew and Shaun as they have only just committed to doing a bit of racing on Ampersand  and this makes the Kevlar No. 1 they invested in well worth it!  Inspired, they then got a very respectable 8th place two days later in the 7 Islands Spinnaker Race.

Go Ampersand!]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:12:53 +1100</pubDate>
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      <title>[Racing Stories, Results and Tips] Ballistic Blitzes the Fleet</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Two up on a Hanse 531 on a windy harbour - John &amp; Sarah powered to first place in Div B in the Rotary Charity Regatta hosted by the CYC in November. In true Hanse style they made it look easy amongst a fleet of some esteemed competition. Well done guys!]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:00:34 +1100</pubDate>
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      <title>[Additional equipment and Maintenance] Puttting the bounce back into the bathing platform</title>
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      <author>senrab</author>
      <description><![CDATA[We have been concerned how heavy the bathing platform is, and how easily it can fall when being lowered with the potential to damage the hull.

I think I may have found a solution on our 320.
A small Supafend  fender (140 x 412) will fit directly onto the bathing platform legs, and is just bigger than the legs providing an effective buffer if the platform is dropped accidentally.
It just puts a slight bounce onto the bathing platform when you step on it.

Here are some pictures...

[img]http://lh4.ggpht.com/_r7q8vMkOULA/Svp08H6hT6I/AAAAAAAAAUo/qN8NCmtiT3U/s400/Img_5097a.jpg  [/img]


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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:48:01 +1100</pubDate>
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      <title>[General Hanse Chit Chat] Liquid Leisure arrives</title>
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      <author>senrab</author>
      <description><![CDATA[After 3 years in a 370 syndicate and 6 months of waiting ever so patiently, we took delivery of our new baby - a Hanse 320.  &quot;Liquid Leisure&quot; is destined for a busy life in charter out of Bayview Anchorage on Pittwater, but for now it was time to celebrate her commissioning and enjoy such a beautiful boat.

[img]http://lh5.ggpht.com/_r7q8vMkOULA/SuwPYsvW7cI/AAAAAAAAAQs/P5k9POkp6OU/s288/Handover%20Day%20015.JPG[/img]

The Windcraft team made it a wonderful, memorable, day for us!
Alan had worked hard to commission her.
The run through with Nick was thorough, informative and enjoyable.

[img]http://lh5.ggpht.com/_r7q8vMkOULA/SuwPYBvQxcI/AAAAAAAAAQo/6BwWhmLfELo/s288/Handover%20Day%20014.JPG[/img]

We were blessed with a good 15 knot wind and sunshine for our perfect shake-down sail and lunch with Mary.
[img]http://lh6.ggpht.com/_r7q8vMkOULA/SuwPVfu40vI/AAAAAAAAAQM/QdGUQyn17dk/s288/Handover%20Day%20003.JPG[/img]

After registering her we returned to the marina for a surprise...
the christening ceremony arranged by Mary - which was unexpected and quite touching.
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So a big thank you to the team for such a special day!
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Here is a link to all the pictures from the day....thanks to Mary and David....
[url]http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/cNqiCC4BqSuR9ZbaZN5lqQ?feat=embedwebsite[/url]

[b][i]
Adrian &amp; Megan
Liquid Leisure
Hanse 320 #266[/i]
[url]http://www.liquid-leisure.com.au[/url]
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      <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:56:32 +1100</pubDate>
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      <title>[Cruising Info and Stories] Mini Tornado Experience</title>
      <link>http://www.hansedownunder.com.au/forum/read.php?12,151,151#msg-151</link>
      <author>SeriousLeigh</author>
      <description><![CDATA[While cruising this week we were caught in the Westly Gale on Lake Macquarie. 

On Wednesday afternoon we were at anchor settling in for the night, when I noticed black clouds forming so I knew we were going to get wet. A mini tornado (water spout) appeared and travelled toward us hitting us on our beam. It turned over our inflatable dingy, threw the boat around but the anchor did not let go and it was over in seconds. 

The boat always felt safe and gained my appreciation of what a beautiful craft she is. We sailed in 35knots wind and it felt stable and powered.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 10:44:12 +1100</pubDate>
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      <title>[Cruising Info and Stories] Wild Honey Arrives Home - Life Long Dream Achieved</title>
      <link>http://www.hansedownunder.com.au/forum/read.php?12,150,150#msg-150</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Our congratulations and a big Welcome to Ian and his crew on Wild Honey. This Hanse 430e sailed into Australian waters for the first time and crossed the Wide Bay Bar to arrive safetly home in Mooloolaba last month after a two year voyage from the Hanse Factory in Germany.
Below is Ian's last entry into the log. 

Sent: Sunday, September 06, 2009 6:34 AM
Subject: Nearly there


&gt; Well we thought we were going really well until last night. We've had 
&gt; positive current with us most of the way across from Noumea and then 
&gt; suddenly, just South of Cato Is, it went negative big time - 2 knots 
&gt; against us.
&gt;
&gt; Anyway, this morning it's dropping off to about half a knot negative so 
&gt; that's not too bad.
&gt;
&gt; Currently we're just over 100 miles ENE of Sandy Cape and still expect to 
&gt; reach Bundy early tomorrow morning.
&gt;
&gt; Otherwise, conditions at the moment are very pleasant - motor sailing at 7 
&gt; knots in calm seas with about 6 knots of breeze.
&gt;
&gt; We have just run out of fish from the last Mahi Mahi we caught and are 
&gt; pondering whether to pop the line over again to get another but they're so 
&gt; big out here we are not going to be able to eat much of it before 
&gt; Quarantine takes all of our remaining fresh food off us in Bundy so it 
&gt; might be a shame to waste it.
&gt;
&gt; Billy has been making fresh bread for us daily since Tahiti and has been 
&gt; slowly refining his technique until now it's as good as you'll get at the 
&gt; bakery. Consequently, with as much fresh fish as we can eat and the daily 
&gt; fresh bread, life hasn't been all that bad despite some less than average 
&gt; weather at times since we left French Polynesia.
&gt;
&gt; In any event, we are enjoying this last little leg back to Oz. It's been a 
&gt; long but pleasurable haul all the way from Marmaris and it wouldn't have 
&gt; been possible without the two Petes who braved the freezing Med crossing 
&gt; with me, Glenn from Alicante to Tahiti, Billy from Tahiti to Mooloolaba 
&gt; and most of all, Dave who has stuck with me all the way from Alicante to 
&gt; Bundy. Thanks boys, you've made a life long dream come true for me.
&gt;
&gt; This will be the last little memo you'll get from me so thank you everyone 
&gt; for all the Emails we have been getting along the way. It is quite an 
&gt; event for us out here when we are in the middle of a passage, to receive 
&gt; Emails from home with all the news.
&gt;
&gt; Cheers and best wishes to all,
&gt; Ian
&gt;]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:35:02 +1100</pubDate>
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      <title>[Additional equipment and Maintenance] Static on 27MHz Radio</title>
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      <author>SeriousLeigh</author>
      <description><![CDATA[HI everyone,
I have installed a 27MHz radio onto my Hanse 370e and I get a lot of static through the arial lead from the Bilge Blower and electric pump for my pressure water making reception impossible. When these items are turned off, radio works OK.

I have installed a noise filter on the positive lead but no difference. The static dissappears when I disconnect the arial lead or Bilge Blower. I have relocated the arail lead as far as possible away from these ites as well.

The arial is fitted to the back pushpit rail. I was advised to relocate the arial but I prefer it's current location.

Any ideas is appreciated.

Thanks]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:32:07 +1000</pubDate>
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      <title>[General Hanse Chit Chat] Davits etc for 430</title>
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      <author>denmcd</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I am preparing for the 2011 Round Australia Rally and want to take an aluminium tender and 30hp two stroke motor as well as my RIB and its 10hp two stroke (both of which which stow below). To do this I propose to fit lightweight davits to the transom, capable of handling up to a combined boat/motor package of 160-170 kgs.  Does anyone have any experience of fitting davits to a 430 or similar? If you do, what make did you use and what additional strengthening was necessary? An alternative I suppose would be a swim platform with storage brackets on it like some power boats have. 
I will also have to fit additional fuel tankage to provide about 500l in total plus additional water tankage or a watermaker or both.  Does anyone have a watermaker fitted?]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:55:26 +1000</pubDate>
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      <title>[Racing Stories, Results and Tips] Moody 45 Race Boat!</title>
      <link>http://www.hansedownunder.com.au/forum/read.php?13,147,147#msg-147</link>
      <author>Forum Admin</author>
      <description><![CDATA[The Moody 45 DS is participating in the Hamilton Island Race Week - Cruising Division of course!

You can see some of the adventures at http://www.hansedownunder.com.au/html_pages/index.php?page=forum_Moody45_5.inc

Kind Regards,
Team Windcraft]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:32:02 +1000</pubDate>
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      <title>[Cruising Info and Stories] Moody 45 Cool Change - Hamo Race Week</title>
      <link>http://www.hansedownunder.com.au/forum/read.php?12,146,146#msg-146</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Moody 45 Cool Change is still cruising in the Whitsundays and taking part in the Hamilton Island Race Week series.

You can now follow her adventures at http://www.hansedownunder.com.au/html_pages/index.php?page=forum_Moody45_5.inc

Kind Regards,
Team Windcraft]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:28:54 +1000</pubDate>
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      <title>[Cruising Info and Stories] Moody 45 Cool Change - Still Cruising</title>
      <link>http://www.hansedownunder.com.au/forum/read.php?12,145,145#msg-145</link>
      <author>Forum Admin</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Windcraft owner Peter Hrones and his family are spending sometime back on solid land, but Cool Change is still up cruising in the Whitsundays. Peter's sister and her family have been on board and the fun continues! To read about the adventure please click here http://www.hansedownunder.com.au/html_pages/index.php?page=forum_Moody45_4.inc

Peter and some of the Windcraft crew will return to Cool Change to participate in the Hamilton Island Race Week (Cruising division of course!). So watch this space for more news.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:58:12 +1000</pubDate>
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      <title>[Cruising Info and Stories] Hanse 540 &quot;One O Nine&quot; Cruising the Australian Coast</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Another Hanse 540 is currently cruising the East Coast of Australia and plans to sail in the Hamilton Island Race Week Regatta and then cruise the Whitsundays.

Read about the trip at http://www.hanse109.blogspot.com/]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 08:07:35 +1000</pubDate>
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      <title>[Cruising Info and Stories] No Prop - but Great Sailing</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[&quot;John Baker and Sheila Scott recently headed north on their beloved Hanse 371 &quot;Selene&quot; which they bought second hand two years ago. A long coastal cruise has been in the planning since the purchase. John has already warned us that he will not be back in time for the 2010 regatta!
Now in Southport John and Sheila are settling into cruising life and sound very happy. They have already displayed admirable seamanship skills in handling a potential drama while anchored off Byron Bay! As the insurance company told them, this does happen but one always hopes it doesn't happen to you.In light of John's meticulous preparations and care of the boat this was bad luck. John called the Seaway coastguard ahead to explain his predicament and they arranged  to assist on arrival. Reassured, John,Sheila and crew then enjoyed one of the best sailing days of their trip, flying up under sail to the Gold Coast. They were then towed into a Southport marina to await delivery of a new propellor. This arrived within the promised 8 days, 24 hrs for the prop speed to settle in and Selene was off again. 
Windcraft wishes John and Sheila fair winds and adventures, although perhaps of not quite such a dramatic nature!&quot;]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:26:30 +1000</pubDate>
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      <title>[Cruising Info and Stories] Far from Swine Flu and Winter</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Wild Honey is now just 3500 miles from Bundaberg - reading the below l wonder if they will actually return...

Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 6:20 PM
Subject: Tahiti and Moorea


&gt; As I write this, we are anchored in the famous Cook's bay on the island of 
&gt; Moorea, 15 or so miles from Papeete, Tahiti. This afternoon we watched the 
&gt; Polynesian dancers wriggle and gyrate to the drums at the festival ashore 
&gt; to celebrate Bastille Day, 14 July.
&gt;
&gt; Sundowners on the aft deck this evening were celebrated in about as 
&gt; spectacular an environment as we could ever have imagined under the 
&gt; soaring cliffs, mountains and volcanic spires surrounding this magnificent 
&gt; anchorage. Dave is now in the process of preparing his &quot;speciality&quot; dish, 
&gt; risotto, which we will have with thick steaks imported from New Zealand 
&gt; spiced with herbs Provencal. Life's really not all that bad at the moment.
&gt;
&gt; Anyway, back to reality. The trip through the Tuamoto atolls and lagoons 
&gt; was wonderful. Ahe was a small protected lagoon with a quite primitive and 
&gt; basic village but the water was crystal clear and the Polynesian 
&gt; inhabitants were friendly and helpful. On the other hand, the next lagoon 
&gt; we visited, Rangiroa, was more sophistocated but no less enjoyable with 
&gt; fresh French bread in the mornings and the ability to visit the excellent 
&gt; facilities of a resort ashore for drinks and dinner.
&gt;
&gt; The 200 mile overnight sail from Rangiroa to Papeete was a brisk beam 
&gt; reach in relatively flat water so we arrived in Papeete fresh and ready to 
&gt; enjoy reaching one of our major milestones. Having Emailed the marina in 
&gt; Papeete to book a berth 2 weeks in advance and being told that they were 
&gt; over booked and not accepting any more bookings, I was a little 
&gt; apprehensive of our chances to find a secure mooring for the boat whilst 
&gt; we return to Australia for 2 weeks on 17 July for our little holiday. 
&gt; Consequently, we decided that we should park the boat at the fuel dock and 
&gt; I should go to the marina office and prostrate myself  before the marina 
&gt; manager begging profusely in schoolboy french to be allowed to stay there 
&gt; for a couple of weeks. Anyway, Phillipe the manager was aloof and 
&gt; unresponsive to my earnest entreaties until he found that I wanted to stay 
&gt; in his precious marina for a total of three weeks and greed got the better 
&gt; of him at that point when it was discovered that, in fact there was plenty 
&gt; of room in the marina, and you just had to beg and grovel in the 
&gt; appropriate way to be allowed to win a berth, albeit at a considerable 
&gt; cost.
&gt;
&gt; Tomorrow, it's back to Papeete to do our laundry, fix the masthead VHF 
&gt; aerial which we think was knocked off by one of the many booby birds which 
&gt; play chicken with our masthead gear as we sail along, and generally start 
&gt; to clean the boat up after nearly 11,000 miles since Marmaris Turkey, for 
&gt; the final 3500 miles still to go to Bundaberg  . Fortunately, the boat is 
&gt; in good shape, despite the fact that we have been pushing it along at a 
&gt; fair pace all the way. The only real issue we have with maintenance is the 
&gt; sails and in particular, the mainsail which usually needs some attention 
&gt; after each long passage. Consequently, Vaughan Prentice at North Sails in 
&gt; Brisbane is going to have a bit of a chuckle at the amateur repairs and 
&gt; all of the twine which we have sewn into the sail to hold it together when 
&gt; I take it to him to put back together at the end of the trip.
&gt;
&gt; It's only a couple of days now till Dave and I return to Oz for our little 
&gt; sabbatical and Glenn leaves us for good so we are greatly looking forward 
&gt; to seeing our loved ones again after, in my case, four months away. Glenn 
&gt; has been a wonderful crewmember, not only for his competent, can do 
&gt; attitude in all circumstances but also for his totally unflappable nature, 
&gt; despite the occasional reasonably stressful situations which inevitably 
&gt; happen on a boat at sea, from time to time.
&gt;ild Honey is now just 3500 miles from Bundaberg - reading the below l wonder if they will actually return...]]></description>
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      <title>[General Hanse Chit Chat] They're Everywhere</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[We enjoyed receiving this email from Derek Boult ,owner of &quot;Jacinta&quot; a Hanse 400 



&quot;We recently celebrated Jacquie’s 50th with her school friend and husband who wanted to do a sailing holiday so we ended up in New Caledonia sailing from Noumea to the Island of Pines and back.

We chartered a Hanse 40 “Draken” and it was interesting as they just hand over the keys and expect to see you and the boat back in one piece on the return date – no regular contact and no restrictions on where you can go. We couldn’t raise Radio noumea for weather forecasts and relied on info the resorts got via the net. We also had a gennaker which proved to be a great sail in the lighter airs.

On our last night south of Noumea we awoke to find a Hanse 43 anchored in the bay!&quot;]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:00:45 +1000</pubDate>
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      <title>[Cruising Info and Stories] Wild Honey - on the way home</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Wild Honey ,the 430e that Ian Griffiths took delivery of in Griefswald exactly two years ago,is on her way home. Ian has enjoyed many miles of crusing on the other side of the world ,indeed he  estimates about a total of 20,000 by the time he gets home to Brisbane.
Below is an extract from a recent email as he arrives in French Polynesia


&gt; After 15 days of moderate weather and a bit over 2 days of windy, 
&gt; unpleasant
&gt; conditions across 3055 miles of the Pacific from San Cristobel in the
&gt; Galapagos group, we were rewarded with the magnificent sight of the Island
&gt; of Ua Pou (pronounced Wapoo) emerging out of the mist ahead of us at dawn.
&gt; The Island of Ua Pou is one of the less visited of the group but we were
&gt; attracted  by the fact that the main settlement lies in a reasonably
&gt; protected bay for anchoring purposes and it was reputed to be the 
&gt; prettiest
&gt; of the islands.
&gt;
&gt; We were not disappointed. The volcanic spires spouting out of the 
&gt; landscape
&gt; disappeared into the clouds and were seen only occasionally in their full
&gt; glory. The view from the boat up into the valley above the bay to the
&gt; volcanic landscape is truly spectacular.
&gt;
&gt; Once in the anchorage, we found a spot where we could anchor and take 
&gt; lines
&gt; ashore to the inside of the sea wall, med style so we were snug and
&gt; protected from the continuing bad weather outside.
&gt;
&gt; Once moored, we were immediately approached by the occupants of the only
&gt; other boat in the bay, Jim and Kym who brought us fresh bananas and huge
&gt; sweet grapefruit which we proceeded to devour with relish, it being the
&gt; first fresh fruit we had eaten in some time. Notwithstanding that none of
&gt; the three of us had any more than an hour or two of sleep in the past
&gt; twenty four, it being too rough even to sleep, we asked them to join us 
&gt; for
&gt; &quot;sundowners&quot; thinking that we would have a couple of quiet drinks and flop
&gt; into bed for a peaceful night. That was not to be. Jim, a retired dentist
&gt; from San Francisco, brought along his own bottle of Tequila and announced
&gt; that he could drink any Aussie under the table. Well, to cut an long story
&gt; short, he made a bit of a mess of the three of us as we foolishly took up
&gt; the challenge and we awoke the next morning, not remembering when we
&gt; actually went to bed, with monumental hangovers. Our excuse was lack of
&gt; sleep and we reckon he was either shorting himself on his Tequilas while 
&gt; the
&gt; three of us consumed rum with a vengeance or he had watered down his 
&gt; Tequila
&gt; before the event with the sole purpose of destroying us.
&gt;
&gt; Jim, on the other hand, arrived over at our boat early the next morning 
&gt; with
&gt; fresh bread from the bakery, as bright as a button and asked us over for
&gt; pancakes for breakfast.
&gt;
&gt; We were also told about Xavier, a retired French schoolteacher who had 
&gt; shown
&gt; Jim and Kym some wonderful hospitality. Sure enough, as we walked into the
&gt; village in the morning, we were approached by a fairly exotic looking
&gt; Frenchman with perfect English who turned out to be Xavier and from that
&gt; moment on, he took us under his wing and has shown us around, taken us on 
&gt; a
&gt; bar-b-que picnic to a beach on the wild windy but spectacular windward 
&gt; side
&gt; of the island, helped  get our diesel drums refilled, hosted us to lunch 
&gt; at
&gt; his house overlooking the bay and generally been a magnificent host.
&gt;
&gt; Despite the less than perfect conditions which we experienced on the way
&gt; across from the Galapagos Islands, the only damage we did to the boat was 
&gt; to
&gt; rip off a couple of sail track slides on the mainsail when we put our 
&gt; final
&gt; reef in the main in the middle of the night, blowing dogs off chains,
&gt; without paying enough attention to what we were doing. David applied all 
&gt; of
&gt; his sailmaking skills from sewing stitches across the holes he made in his
&gt; patients and successfully repaired the sail with a minimum of fuss.
&gt;
&gt; Since we arrived here in Ua Pou, the weather reports have been a little
&gt; unsuitable for an early departure, it continuing to blow for days as we 
&gt; sit
&gt; in harbour enjoying the ambience, friendliness and hospitality of the 
&gt; place.
&gt; However, it looks like we have a weather window coming up the day after
&gt; tomorrow for a three day and night sail to the Tuamotos. The delay to our
&gt; departure turns out to be rather fortunate, as luck would have it, as we 
&gt; are
&gt; in French Polynesia at the time of the celebration of Bastille Day on 14
&gt; July and the official festival celebration in the islands, including
&gt; Marquesan dancing, food stalls and various local events, begins tomorrow
&gt; night. On the other hand, all the stalls and restaurants set up for the
&gt; festival have been operating since we arrived so we have been feasting on
&gt; freshly caught grilled wahoo and special Marquesan sashimi so life is 
&gt; pretty
&gt; good here.
&gt;
&gt; Anyway, we are much relieved to have put the two big passages, the 
&gt; Atlantic
&gt; and the Pacific, behind us and we are now looking forward to seeing those
&gt; coral atolls and lagoons of the Tuamotos which we have read about and
&gt; dreamed of visiting for as long as we can remember.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:05:35 +1000</pubDate>
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      <title>[Racing Stories, Results and Tips] Graceful in the Water - Solo Racing</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[What a lovely way to spend a Wednesday afternoon! Chris Mazzotta enjoying some solo sailing on his 400e &quot;Leilani&quot; in the Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron winter series.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:28:10 +1000</pubDate>
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      <title>[Cruising Info and Stories] Moody 45 Cool Change Update</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Click here to view the latest adventures http://www.hansedownunder.com.au/html_pages/index.php?page=forum_Moody45_3.inc]]></description>
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      <title>[Announcements] From Tuvalu to Towlers</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[It has been many years in the planning but Ian Collingwood and his wife Ewa were delighted to finally take delivery of their Hanse 400. They placed the order last year using the rather temperamental internet coverage on the the tiny Polynesian  island nation of Tuvalu where Ian was working at the time. The pictures show Ian &amp; Ewa recently enjoying their first outing on &quot;Tusitala&quot; in Towlers Bay on Pittwater. 

The name Tusitala is the name the Islanders in nearby Samoa used for the great writer Robert Louis Stevenson.It means &quot; teller of tales&quot; or simply &quot;story teller&quot;. Stevenson arrived in the islands in 1888 , having chartered the magnificent schooner &quot;Casco&quot; from America to enjoy some months at sea. As for many of us, Stevenson found sailing to be good for his health and &quot;Casco&quot; was to be his home for many years.

Ian &amp; Ewa 's main home has been England but they have spent many years working and living in various Polynesian Islands and have a great affection for the area.They are now moving to live in Australia permanently and &quot;Tusitala&quot; will be their first home here.
The team at Windcraft welcomes  Ian &amp; Ewa and wishes them many adventures and happy times  on Tusitala. 
As the well travelled Stevenson once wrote in a poem:
&quot;I travel for travels sake.The great affair is to move&quot;]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:20:19 +1000</pubDate>
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      <title>[Cruising Info and Stories] Moody 45 Cool Change Cruising</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Moody 45DS Cool Change is cruising up along the coast of Queensland.

Some photos of the trip can be seen at http://www.hansedownunder.com.au/html_pages/index.php?page=forum_Moody45_2.inc]]></description>
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      <title>[Cruising Info and Stories] Moksha Hanse 540 Cruising Again</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Many of you will know the big orange Hanse 540 Moksha and her crew.

They are off cruising again to Vanuatu. You can follow the blog their adventures at http://mokshasmessages.blogspot.com/]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:46:36 +1000</pubDate>
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      <title>[Cruising Info and Stories] Whale Watching</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Here at Windcraft we get to see some amazing sites out on the water and from photos sent to us by owners. The link below is to one of the best photos we have ever seen. 

The sites some people see from on board a Hanse can be seen at http://www.hansedownunder.com.au/html_pages/index.php?page=forum_whale.inc

Thanks to Rod Weir for sending us this photo.]]></description>
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