Weds 25 Nov - Auckland
Leisurely start as the bed here at Lovane and Jades house is too darn comfortable. Walked in to the town again to pick up a new watch for Glenn and a small camera tripod to make our selfies easier. Had a good lunch just off the tourist area and made our way to the Art Gallery.
We quickly passed through the Modern Art galleries (is it me or do they look like a small child could have done them?) but stopped awhile to appreciate the incredible portrait paintings of noble Maori chiefs by Gottfried Lindaue. Do take a moment to Google his name and look at this paintings. A special exhibition of The Stories of Rama in Indian Miniatures was fascinating but had to be curtailed as we need to get back to enable Glenn to change into his sailing gear. James had kindly invited Glenn to an evening of racing in Auckland Harbour.
Glenn met James after work then went to the marina to meet the rest of the crew - a right mixed bunch from builders to software engineers to financiers and a professional skipper. Headed for the start line a mid lots of banter but once the 10 minute gun start a competitive edge took over. It was really interesting watching the skipper looking around a reaching his tactical decisions and listening to the instructions he gave. Despite a very average start, light winds that did not suit the boat and several sail changes we found ourselves at the back of the fleet until the last half mile when the winds really dropped. Some great tactical decisions and good sailing pulled us past many boats at the finish line.
Once back at the marina beers and stories flowed including a particular incident involving a hurricane on a passage to Tonga by Jody (the boat owner) and Erin (his dad).
Leisurely start as the bed here at Lovane and Jades house is too darn comfortable. Walked in to the town again to pick up a new watch for Glenn and a small camera tripod to make our selfies easier. Had a good lunch just off the tourist area and made our way to the Art Gallery.
We quickly passed through the Modern Art galleries (is it me or do they look like a small child could have done them?) but stopped awhile to appreciate the incredible portrait paintings of noble Maori chiefs by Gottfried Lindaue. Do take a moment to Google his name and look at this paintings. A special exhibition of The Stories of Rama in Indian Miniatures was fascinating but had to be curtailed as we need to get back to enable Glenn to change into his sailing gear. James had kindly invited Glenn to an evening of racing in Auckland Harbour.
Glenn met James after work then went to the marina to meet the rest of the crew - a right mixed bunch from builders to software engineers to financiers and a professional skipper. Headed for the start line a mid lots of banter but once the 10 minute gun start a competitive edge took over. It was really interesting watching the skipper looking around a reaching his tactical decisions and listening to the instructions he gave. Despite a very average start, light winds that did not suit the boat and several sail changes we found ourselves at the back of the fleet until the last half mile when the winds really dropped. Some great tactical decisions and good sailing pulled us past many boats at the finish line.
Once back at the marina beers and stories flowed including a particular incident involving a hurricane on a passage to Tonga by Jody (the boat owner) and Erin (his dad).
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