by Jacob Fewtrell | Jan 25, 2024 | BOISW 2024, Featured
THU 25. 8.30am SITUATION Yesterday , there was a quite a difference between the western/in close areas of the Bay where the left was only really evident in the early to mid morning. Out to the east, it was left for long er and later in the day – sailing across the Bay...
by Jacob Fewtrell | Jan 24, 2024 | BOISW 2024, Featured
WED 24. 8am SITUATION Front crossed 7-8pm with a shift to the S; max NW wind yesterday early to mid afternoon. Today – S-SE flow then back to S for the afternoon. Easing gradient strength tomorrow with less cloud the thermal shift left will probably get to E...
by Jacob Fewtrell | Jan 23, 2024 | BOISW 2024, Featured
North Sails have again kindly enlisted Roger ‘Clouds’ Badham – one of the most respected meteorologists in yachting – to provide us with a daily weather forecast for the 20th annual BOISW regatta. ‘Clouds’ has been involved with yacht racing for five decades and has...
by Jacob Fewtrell | Jan 23, 2024 | BOISW 2024, Featured, Media Releases
The event Peter Montgomery called “NZ’s best big boat regatta” kicks off today, Tuesday 23 January, with registration and a safety briefing at the Bay of Islands Sailing Week Regatta HQ in Opua this afternoon. With just a few hours remaining until entries close, the...
by Jacob Fewtrell | Jan 21, 2024 | BOISW 2024, Featured, Media Releases
Glancing down the ‘design’ column of the Bay of Islands Sailing Week entry list, there are several names that feature heavily. There are the ones you’d expect to see, like Elliott, Ross and Farr. But there’s another name that appears almost as frequently too –...
by Jacob Fewtrell | Jan 19, 2024 | BOISW 2024, Featured
You can keep the wine tours and the pedicures – the ultimate girls’ week for the all-female crew of Spider Pig is a week of sailing, foiling and paddleboarding at Bay of Islands Sailing Week. The trio – skipper Claudia Pierce together with crew...
