1 00:00:06,707 --> 00:00:10,547 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Fine 2 00:00:10,707 --> 00:00:11,947 Speaker 1: from newstalk EDB. 3 00:00:12,787 --> 00:00:16,067 Speaker 2: Two Yachting New Zealand sanctioned cruise are set to contest 4 00:00:16,067 --> 00:00:19,307 Speaker 2: the Offshore Double Handed World Championship in France later in 5 00:00:19,347 --> 00:00:23,667 Speaker 2: the month. Twenty two mixed gender crews from sixteen countries 6 00:00:24,027 --> 00:00:27,987 Speaker 2: will chase global glory on identical craft. One of the 7 00:00:28,027 --> 00:00:31,227 Speaker 2: two crews from New Zealand consists of Andrew Hall and 8 00:00:31,347 --> 00:00:36,467 Speaker 2: Sandra Bees, representing Auckland's Richmond Yacht Club. Andrew and Sandra 9 00:00:36,587 --> 00:00:39,787 Speaker 2: are both with us now on Weekend Sport. Andrew tell 10 00:00:39,867 --> 00:00:42,427 Speaker 2: us about the challenge that awaits you over the next 11 00:00:42,427 --> 00:00:44,187 Speaker 2: couple of weeks or so. 12 00:00:44,307 --> 00:00:47,227 Speaker 3: I think we've got a pretty reasonable sort of challenges. 13 00:00:47,267 --> 00:00:53,187 Speaker 3: We've got a fleet that is very well established, very 14 00:00:53,227 --> 00:00:57,027 Speaker 3: good sailors out there, and we just we just got 15 00:00:57,067 --> 00:00:58,627 Speaker 3: to get in there and give it a good old 16 00:00:58,747 --> 00:01:01,347 Speaker 3: Kiwi nudge, you know, and get on with the job. 17 00:01:01,587 --> 00:01:03,507 Speaker 2: That's the spirit. Now, let's go into the nuts and 18 00:01:03,507 --> 00:01:05,547 Speaker 2: bolts of what you'll be doing. Sandiez I read it 19 00:01:05,587 --> 00:01:09,267 Speaker 2: here be in one of two eleven boat fields sailing 20 00:01:09,307 --> 00:01:12,747 Speaker 2: a twelve hour overnight race. The top five and each 21 00:01:12,787 --> 00:01:15,187 Speaker 2: go through to a forty eight hour final. Now that 22 00:01:15,267 --> 00:01:19,147 Speaker 2: sounds hard to me. How challenging is it? 23 00:01:19,147 --> 00:01:22,347 Speaker 4: It'll be pretty challenging. I have DoD We start the 24 00:01:22,467 --> 00:01:24,907 Speaker 4: race at four o'clock in the afternoon, so we'll have 25 00:01:24,987 --> 00:01:27,027 Speaker 4: about three and a half hours a daylight and then 26 00:01:27,067 --> 00:01:30,467 Speaker 4: the rest of it will be night. So we're in 27 00:01:30,507 --> 00:01:33,187 Speaker 4: a boat we don't really know, and waters we don't 28 00:01:33,187 --> 00:01:36,467 Speaker 4: really know, and in the dark. So add all those 29 00:01:36,467 --> 00:01:39,907 Speaker 4: things together and it'll be you know, it'll be fairly challenging. 30 00:01:40,587 --> 00:01:42,227 Speaker 4: It's challenging at the best of times. 31 00:01:43,587 --> 00:01:46,227 Speaker 2: And de Well tell us about the boats Andrew that 32 00:01:46,307 --> 00:01:49,587 Speaker 2: they're identical. Are they supplied to you? How does that work? 33 00:01:50,467 --> 00:01:56,347 Speaker 3: Yes? But even runs in the same boat. That all 34 00:01:57,427 --> 00:02:01,027 Speaker 3: we're all leasing the boats for the regatta and it's 35 00:02:01,227 --> 00:02:04,627 Speaker 3: very very tight. We're not allowed to take a lot 36 00:02:04,667 --> 00:02:08,147 Speaker 3: of extra gear. I think we've got one extra sheet 37 00:02:08,387 --> 00:02:12,107 Speaker 3: that we use, which is a rope. We're allowed one 38 00:02:12,107 --> 00:02:14,867 Speaker 3: extra snatch block and we all have to take our 39 00:02:14,867 --> 00:02:17,427 Speaker 3: own navigation there and that's really it. 40 00:02:17,587 --> 00:02:21,427 Speaker 2: And we're in so do to understand that you didn't 41 00:02:21,427 --> 00:02:24,227 Speaker 2: have one of these boats to train on back here 42 00:02:24,267 --> 00:02:26,947 Speaker 2: in New Zealand, So how have you gone about preparing. 43 00:02:28,307 --> 00:02:28,587 Speaker 3: Well. 44 00:02:28,627 --> 00:02:32,187 Speaker 4: Actually, we've had some fantastic support from the Richmond Yacht 45 00:02:32,227 --> 00:02:35,267 Speaker 4: Club members, if I can give them a bit of 46 00:02:35,307 --> 00:02:37,867 Speaker 4: a shout out. We've got Andrew Benton who lent us 47 00:02:37,907 --> 00:02:41,707 Speaker 4: in this and helped us train. We've got Richard Lindbrick 48 00:02:41,747 --> 00:02:45,107 Speaker 4: who helped us train on cool change his boat. And 49 00:02:45,227 --> 00:02:49,507 Speaker 4: Tony mcloy which was on monotone and he also did 50 00:02:49,507 --> 00:02:51,067 Speaker 4: the same and did a lot of Richard and Tony 51 00:02:51,107 --> 00:02:52,627 Speaker 4: did a lot of coaching and spent a lot of 52 00:02:52,627 --> 00:02:53,267 Speaker 4: hours with me. 53 00:02:54,107 --> 00:02:56,707 Speaker 2: And when you get there, Andrew, will you have more 54 00:02:56,747 --> 00:02:59,627 Speaker 2: training time? Will you get to train on the boat 55 00:02:59,627 --> 00:03:01,627 Speaker 2: that you'll be using during racing. 56 00:03:03,187 --> 00:03:08,227 Speaker 3: We've leased an extra three days of practice or training 57 00:03:08,267 --> 00:03:10,587 Speaker 3: time that we'll We'll get in there and they'll be 58 00:03:10,627 --> 00:03:14,787 Speaker 3: fairly solid days for us out on the watery maybe 59 00:03:14,787 --> 00:03:15,747 Speaker 3: some nights as well. 60 00:03:16,107 --> 00:03:18,747 Speaker 2: What are the specific challenges Andre, I'll stay with you 61 00:03:18,867 --> 00:03:26,547 Speaker 2: of sailing a boat of this type. 62 00:03:24,627 --> 00:03:27,627 Speaker 3: Well, I guess the big nine for us is that 63 00:03:27,667 --> 00:03:31,027 Speaker 3: we haven't sailed one before. You know, sailing is sailing, 64 00:03:31,067 --> 00:03:34,747 Speaker 3: but every boat has its little idiosyncrasy. So you know 65 00:03:34,827 --> 00:03:38,507 Speaker 3: that in those three days that we're up there, we're 66 00:03:38,507 --> 00:03:41,787 Speaker 3: going to be really trying to get to know the boats. 67 00:03:42,067 --> 00:03:45,547 Speaker 3: Some of these, this particular boat was launched last November 68 00:03:46,147 --> 00:03:49,507 Speaker 3: and some of the sailors that we're going to be 69 00:03:49,547 --> 00:03:52,107 Speaker 3: sailing against have been sailing them since that. 70 00:03:52,187 --> 00:03:55,107 Speaker 5: Time, but not you guys. 71 00:03:55,107 --> 00:03:57,187 Speaker 2: So this is going to be not I wouldn't say 72 00:03:57,187 --> 00:04:00,827 Speaker 2: a baptism of fire, Sandra necessarily, but I mean, do 73 00:04:00,827 --> 00:04:03,627 Speaker 2: you feel as though you're you're in contention to well, 74 00:04:03,667 --> 00:04:06,507 Speaker 2: I guess to progress through to the final for example. 75 00:04:07,867 --> 00:04:09,827 Speaker 4: I have to say yes, otherwise what are we going for? 76 00:04:10,187 --> 00:04:10,467 Speaker 2: True? 77 00:04:10,667 --> 00:04:15,067 Speaker 4: Yes, true, yeah, yeah, I think I think we've prepared enough. 78 00:04:15,107 --> 00:04:17,707 Speaker 4: I did actually forget to mention Ellen Giddy's He's also 79 00:04:17,787 --> 00:04:20,427 Speaker 4: lent us his boat Chira. So we've had quite a 80 00:04:20,427 --> 00:04:22,827 Speaker 4: bit of support and we've we've done as much as 81 00:04:22,827 --> 00:04:26,307 Speaker 4: we can and hopefully we'll get to know that the 82 00:04:26,347 --> 00:04:28,827 Speaker 4: asyncrasies of the boat up there in the three days 83 00:04:28,827 --> 00:04:29,827 Speaker 4: that we have for training. 84 00:04:30,027 --> 00:04:33,547 Speaker 3: Oh enough, party, We've we were just having this conversation 85 00:04:33,707 --> 00:04:37,307 Speaker 3: last night, and for the time that we've had since 86 00:04:37,427 --> 00:04:41,627 Speaker 3: since we were endorsed by Yachting New Zealand, we have 87 00:04:41,907 --> 00:04:44,507 Speaker 3: I think we've done them the most that we could 88 00:04:44,547 --> 00:04:47,307 Speaker 3: possibly do. Maybe it's two things that we might change 89 00:04:47,507 --> 00:04:50,907 Speaker 3: in our training, but you know, we've really given it 90 00:04:51,187 --> 00:04:53,507 Speaker 3: a solid push for the last three months. 91 00:04:53,787 --> 00:04:54,947 Speaker 5: That's the way, Sandra. 92 00:04:55,147 --> 00:04:57,307 Speaker 2: You're an experienced saila, but as I understand that this 93 00:04:57,347 --> 00:04:59,107 Speaker 2: has been a bit more of a crash course for you. 94 00:04:59,267 --> 00:04:59,707 Speaker 5: Is that right? 95 00:05:00,787 --> 00:05:04,667 Speaker 4: Very much so. Whilst on I've been sailing for a while, 96 00:05:04,707 --> 00:05:06,867 Speaker 4: I've not been doing a lot of dub four handed 97 00:05:06,947 --> 00:05:10,427 Speaker 4: or two handed sailing, and not really in that two 98 00:05:10,467 --> 00:05:14,227 Speaker 4: handed racing which is and it's a's and the worlds 99 00:05:14,227 --> 00:05:17,587 Speaker 4: are a level up. You know, a lot of the 100 00:05:17,707 --> 00:05:20,547 Speaker 4: sailing that I do, it's it's nice to win or 101 00:05:20,667 --> 00:05:23,987 Speaker 4: nice to be in the in the top play things, 102 00:05:24,027 --> 00:05:27,507 Speaker 4: but it's more casual and a bit more fun. This 103 00:05:27,667 --> 00:05:29,627 Speaker 4: is definitely a level up. 104 00:05:30,027 --> 00:05:31,987 Speaker 2: Just so we're across the terminology and now listeners are 105 00:05:32,027 --> 00:05:34,467 Speaker 2: clear here that when you say two handed, that basically 106 00:05:34,507 --> 00:05:36,427 Speaker 2: means just the two of you on the boat rather 107 00:05:36,467 --> 00:05:37,187 Speaker 2: than a bigger crew. 108 00:05:37,947 --> 00:05:42,307 Speaker 3: Yep, yeah, that's correct, and I think you know that 109 00:05:42,427 --> 00:05:47,107 Speaker 3: the listeners understand. On fully crowed crew boats, most of 110 00:05:47,147 --> 00:05:52,147 Speaker 3: the crew just do one job, whereas we have to 111 00:05:52,147 --> 00:05:56,387 Speaker 3: do it all and in fact, getting through to the 112 00:05:56,427 --> 00:06:06,107 Speaker 3: final the qualifying or the elimination race. We bend up, 113 00:06:06,427 --> 00:06:08,827 Speaker 3: it's going to be like a two handed race. The 114 00:06:08,947 --> 00:06:11,587 Speaker 3: final is a longer race, that's a forty eight hour race, 115 00:06:11,867 --> 00:06:15,507 Speaker 3: and it becomes like a solo tag team when you're sailing, 116 00:06:15,587 --> 00:06:17,667 Speaker 3: so basically a lot of the time you're staying in 117 00:06:17,667 --> 00:06:18,547 Speaker 3: the boat by yourself. 118 00:06:18,907 --> 00:06:20,147 Speaker 5: Yeah, I was going to say forty eight hours. 119 00:06:20,227 --> 00:06:22,787 Speaker 2: Yeah, so what you just so you just take turns 120 00:06:22,787 --> 00:06:24,187 Speaker 2: and the other one tries to get up asleep. 121 00:06:24,307 --> 00:06:24,987 Speaker 5: Is that how it works? 122 00:06:25,187 --> 00:06:27,147 Speaker 3: You need got to have a kipt at sun stage. 123 00:06:27,587 --> 00:06:31,507 Speaker 4: Indeed, indeed, even the twelve hour race is looking like 124 00:06:31,587 --> 00:06:34,507 Speaker 4: it's going to be about an eighteen nineteen hour race 125 00:06:34,547 --> 00:06:37,827 Speaker 4: because they're going to start us. It's one hundred nautical miles, 126 00:06:37,867 --> 00:06:41,267 Speaker 4: so it's likely to be a lot longer than twelve hours. 127 00:06:41,627 --> 00:06:45,587 Speaker 2: This it just seems like such a brilliant challenge. As 128 00:06:45,587 --> 00:06:47,387 Speaker 2: you're saying the way you've outlined it. There you just 129 00:06:47,467 --> 00:06:50,307 Speaker 2: but the two of you together for some times and 130 00:06:50,347 --> 00:06:52,947 Speaker 2: by yourselves for others. Have to basically saill the thing 131 00:06:53,227 --> 00:06:56,587 Speaker 2: by yourselves. That's how it works pretty much. 132 00:06:56,747 --> 00:06:59,147 Speaker 3: Yeah, going to be pretty disciplined in what you're doing, 133 00:06:59,307 --> 00:07:00,107 Speaker 3: and you're out. 134 00:06:59,987 --> 00:07:03,547 Speaker 2: There understand you're also using this campaign to launch out 135 00:07:03,627 --> 00:07:05,347 Speaker 2: sale IQ Racing. 136 00:07:05,387 --> 00:07:06,307 Speaker 5: Andrew tell us about that. 137 00:07:07,347 --> 00:07:10,507 Speaker 3: Yep, we we've it's been a dream of mine for 138 00:07:10,547 --> 00:07:14,347 Speaker 3: a while, but we put put the team together, started 139 00:07:14,347 --> 00:07:16,027 Speaker 3: to think about it, put the team together a little 140 00:07:16,067 --> 00:07:22,187 Speaker 3: while ago, where where we've been focusing on a canton 141 00:07:22,307 --> 00:07:25,187 Speaker 3: keel thirty eight foot that we can we can use 142 00:07:25,267 --> 00:07:28,427 Speaker 3: in a lot of international offshore racing. That's that's in 143 00:07:28,547 --> 00:07:31,387 Speaker 3: build at the moment and we're just working a way 144 00:07:31,387 --> 00:07:33,707 Speaker 3: through to some other sailing after this as well. 145 00:07:34,147 --> 00:07:36,547 Speaker 5: Yeah, what what is? So? What is beyond this? Have you? 146 00:07:36,587 --> 00:07:36,667 Speaker 3: Have? 147 00:07:36,747 --> 00:07:40,347 Speaker 2: You got your sights set on on similar races in 148 00:07:40,387 --> 00:07:42,387 Speaker 2: the future or maybe slightly different ones. I saw the 149 00:07:42,427 --> 00:07:45,907 Speaker 2: Sydney Hobart perhaps mentioned as a as an ambition, a 150 00:07:45,987 --> 00:07:47,147 Speaker 2: lifelong ambition for you. 151 00:07:48,067 --> 00:07:50,427 Speaker 3: I've been Yeah, I've had a I've had a crack 152 00:07:50,467 --> 00:07:55,507 Speaker 3: at it with an Australian crew and we didn't finish. 153 00:07:55,547 --> 00:07:58,147 Speaker 3: So yes, that's that's on my bucket list to take off. 154 00:07:59,547 --> 00:08:03,947 Speaker 3: Also on the bucket lists is to do the I've 155 00:08:03,947 --> 00:08:06,307 Speaker 3: been a solo sailor for for a number of years 156 00:08:06,507 --> 00:08:08,667 Speaker 3: and to do the solo trans tasment. 157 00:08:09,227 --> 00:08:09,947 Speaker 4: I'd really like. 158 00:08:09,947 --> 00:08:10,387 Speaker 3: To do that. 159 00:08:10,627 --> 00:08:11,667 Speaker 5: Amazing, Sandra. 160 00:08:11,787 --> 00:08:13,347 Speaker 2: Is it true that the two of you met on 161 00:08:13,427 --> 00:08:18,267 Speaker 2: a boat? Yes, very much, So you got to tell 162 00:08:18,347 --> 00:08:18,987 Speaker 2: us that story. 163 00:08:20,707 --> 00:08:23,787 Speaker 4: Well it was, it was well, it was six six 164 00:08:23,827 --> 00:08:26,987 Speaker 4: and a half years ago now and a friend of mine, 165 00:08:27,187 --> 00:08:31,387 Speaker 4: another Andrew, He had a boat, beautiful boat called Margaritaville, 166 00:08:31,987 --> 00:08:33,987 Speaker 4: and he caught up with me and said, why don't 167 00:08:33,987 --> 00:08:36,267 Speaker 4: you come out for a bit of sailing? And I thought, oh, 168 00:08:36,307 --> 00:08:39,147 Speaker 4: that sounds lovely. It's sort of like I had visions 169 00:08:39,187 --> 00:08:45,667 Speaker 4: of swanning around with the chardonnais and enjoying myself. Didn't 170 00:08:45,747 --> 00:08:47,787 Speaker 4: quite work out that way. The racing side of it's 171 00:08:47,787 --> 00:08:50,987 Speaker 4: a little bit more physical than I expected. But to 172 00:08:51,147 --> 00:08:53,827 Speaker 4: one of the evenings, Andrew, this Andrew came on the 173 00:08:53,867 --> 00:08:55,987 Speaker 4: boat and I thought he was He was on the 174 00:08:55,987 --> 00:08:58,347 Speaker 4: main sheet, and he was pretty clever, and I was 175 00:08:58,387 --> 00:09:00,547 Speaker 4: amazed at how well he could read the wind, and 176 00:09:01,587 --> 00:09:04,107 Speaker 4: I thought he had some sort of special powers. And 177 00:09:04,507 --> 00:09:07,867 Speaker 4: he was had very nice. He still has no size, 178 00:09:09,627 --> 00:09:12,907 Speaker 4: so I think. Then he jumped off the boat, so 179 00:09:12,947 --> 00:09:15,867 Speaker 4: I thought, well that was a quick introduction and a goodbye, 180 00:09:15,947 --> 00:09:18,427 Speaker 4: And then a couple of weeks later he was back 181 00:09:18,467 --> 00:09:21,267 Speaker 4: on the boat. And then after that we had a 182 00:09:21,347 --> 00:09:25,707 Speaker 4: drink after the race and then that was it. Really 183 00:09:25,747 --> 00:09:28,707 Speaker 4: we've sort of been together ever since. 184 00:09:28,827 --> 00:09:31,067 Speaker 5: I love that. What a great story. I love that. 185 00:09:31,627 --> 00:09:35,387 Speaker 2: See, I don't know whether my marriage would survive the 186 00:09:35,427 --> 00:09:37,747 Speaker 2: type of thing that you guys are about to embark on. 187 00:09:38,067 --> 00:09:39,987 Speaker 5: What is the on water relationship like? 188 00:09:40,027 --> 00:09:42,227 Speaker 2: Does it ever get tested or are you just well 189 00:09:42,267 --> 00:09:44,427 Speaker 2: aware of what you both need to do inside this 190 00:09:44,707 --> 00:09:47,867 Speaker 2: sailing relationship and your relationship in general. 191 00:09:48,587 --> 00:09:51,187 Speaker 3: At point we'll tell you when we get back. 192 00:09:53,467 --> 00:09:55,427 Speaker 5: It'll be a good test for you both. It'd be great. 193 00:09:56,027 --> 00:09:57,547 Speaker 4: It's fair to say that there is a bit of 194 00:09:57,627 --> 00:10:00,467 Speaker 4: yelling at times, and there's a bit of backwards and forwards, 195 00:10:00,467 --> 00:10:03,067 Speaker 4: but mostly once we walk off the boat, it stays 196 00:10:03,067 --> 00:10:03,547 Speaker 4: on the boat. 197 00:10:04,067 --> 00:10:08,067 Speaker 3: Yeah. In fact, we were doing training training session out 198 00:10:08,107 --> 00:10:11,627 Speaker 3: around the Hurreki golf at night and we had some 199 00:10:12,467 --> 00:10:16,027 Speaker 3: guys ghosting us around in another boat and we must 200 00:10:16,067 --> 00:10:18,747 Speaker 3: have thought around one of the churning points around one 201 00:10:18,787 --> 00:10:20,107 Speaker 3: of the islands. They must have thought we were going 202 00:10:20,147 --> 00:10:23,467 Speaker 3: to kill each other. But you know, so we can 203 00:10:23,507 --> 00:10:26,187 Speaker 3: be a little bit passionate from time to time about 204 00:10:26,187 --> 00:10:27,307 Speaker 3: what's going on on the boat. 205 00:10:27,507 --> 00:10:29,667 Speaker 2: Amazing, Well, I know it's all coming from a good place, 206 00:10:29,787 --> 00:10:32,627 Speaker 2: and look, we just can't wait to see how you 207 00:10:32,707 --> 00:10:35,787 Speaker 2: go over there. Very exciting for you in the start 208 00:10:35,827 --> 00:10:38,827 Speaker 2: of what, hopefully, for sari Q Rayson will be a 209 00:10:38,867 --> 00:10:42,907 Speaker 2: long and illustrious future. Andrew Sandra a delight to talk 210 00:10:42,907 --> 00:10:44,907 Speaker 2: to you both, all the best. We can't wait to 211 00:10:44,907 --> 00:10:46,067 Speaker 2: see how it goes for you. 212 00:10:46,107 --> 00:10:47,347 Speaker 3: Thanks Brain, Thanks a lot. 213 00:10:47,987 --> 00:10:51,147 Speaker 1: For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine, listen live 214 00:10:51,267 --> 00:10:54,547 Speaker 1: to News Talk z B weekends from midday, or follow 215 00:10:54,587 --> 00:10:56,147 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio.