Rolly Tasker Sails Australia at the start<\/h4>\n
Directors of Rolly Tasker Sails, Australia, Greg and Sam Newton participated for their 22nd\u00a0year. This time they sailed Greg\u2019s Beneteau Oceanis 45, \u2018Antipodes\u2019. Naturally she\u2019s fully Rolly Tasker Sails equipped with<\/p>\n
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- tri-radial cut mainsail<\/strong><\/a> and headsail<\/a><\/strong>,<\/li>\n
- a new 91 m\u00b2 Code 0<\/a><\/strong> in Dimension Polyant Code Zero Laminate CZ30 for off the wind performance<\/li>\n
- and our huge masthead 190 m\u00b2 symmetrical kite<\/strong> in 0.9oz Challenge Elite for a brave helmsman in under 18 knots.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
One major sponsor: Rolly Tasker Sails<\/h2>\n
The day started with the usual pre Covid-19 gathering with ample Champagne and croissants followed by the briefing and collection of our day\u2019s essential on-water supplies \u2013 t-shirt, hat, wine, beer, sandwiches and fruit to sustain us until post-race refreshments. Of note, Rolly Tasker Sails was again a major sponsor of the event, with all participants receiving an RTS document sleeve and all place getters across both divisions winning an RTS sail bag.<\/p>\n
Intense racing<\/h4>\n
As always, this year\u2019s event brought saw some intense racing and the skippers showed real competitive spirit as they pushed their boats to the maximum in the favourable conditions. With the Spinnaker<\/a> fleet well out ahead the non-spinnaker division fought it out on their shorter course but were beaten home in each race as the spinnaker<\/a> fleet revelled in the conditions.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nTough competition<\/h4>\n
With Greg at the helm and Sam calling the shots and running the bow, \u2019Antipodes\u2019 saw some very tough competition. Such as a Beneteau First 45 and the newer Beneteau Oceanis 46.1 and 51.1 models, and seemingly not having much of a chance against these newer and more slippery rivals. Race 1 saw a couple of long reaches where the new Code 0<\/a> shone, driving the boat along at around 8 knots in a 12 knot NE breeze. A lucky call at the top of the course saw us claw back 2 places and with the breeze shifting right the downhill run was again ideally suited to the Code 0<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Handicap win with Rolly Tasker Sails<\/h4>\n
As the breeze built, we headed into Race 2 with a great start to windward of the fleet. At 16 knots with a full headsail<\/a> we were close to our comfortable up-wind limit and continually headed to the extremities of the course to minimise tacking. A bit of reaching. A few mark roundings and then a 3 km run down to the finish with the big yellow Spinnaker<\/a> at close to its limit saw us cross just one boat length behind the Beneteau 51.1 and take out the race on handicap.<\/p>\n
At the end of the day, the Rolly Tasker Sails equipped \u2018Antipodes\u2019 came away with a 2nd in Race 1 and a 1st in Race 2 to again take out the Cup in Spinnaker Division \u2013 the one that counts \u2013 and a boat load of goodies.<\/p>\n
You can find more information about Rolly Tasker Sails Australia on their distributor page<\/a> or on the Australian Rolly Tasker Sails website<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- a new 91 m\u00b2 Code 0<\/a><\/strong> in Dimension Polyant Code Zero Laminate CZ30 for off the wind performance<\/li>\n