Logistics
Logistics are key to a smooth operation. To go racing means changing the Marshall from a cursing yacht to racing machine.
Friday
Depart Wanaka, drive 1 hour to Queenstown.
Depart Queenstown, fly 2 hours to Auckland
Snap Rental car pick up at $32 a day its half the price of a taxi. We use Cover 1 insurance so you don’t have to worry about the massive excess they try to scare you with at rental agents.
Arrive Westhaven Mariner.
Grab food from the supermarket on the way into town
Take all the cursing kit off the boat and store in the car
Load 1, two hand trolleys - dingy and motor, saloon cushions
Load 2, More cushions
Load 3, v-berth ply base more cushions.
Hydrate, change out of wet clothes.
Work on the boat until dark. Water, fuel, maintenance, race planning.
Sleep on-board.
Saturday
Wake up, smash a coffee, walk 300mt to the toilets before the coffee laxative kicks in
0800 Slip lines for 0900 start.
Finish anytime 1400 to 2000, arrive back in the berth and crash out.
Morning view to the city from Westhaven
Sunday
Now reverse this list from point 7.
Monday
Back to the grind stone with salt still in your eyelids and stories to tell.
