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Record fleets of Ross 930’s in Auckland

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A record of 13 Ross 930’s raced together in their own division on Sunday June 17th, in the Ponsonby Cruising Club Winter Series.   The distinction between standard and modified boats has now been dropped, ensuring larger fleets.  In Sunday’s conditions it was hard to tell the difference between the two types.  All 13 yachts managed to complete the shortened course, and after over three hours racing it was Drop Dead Fred who took out both line and handicap. The resurgence of the class has seen owners enjoying class racing in a very competitive fleet.

The Ross 930 is a cruiser-racer yacht designed by New Zealander Murray Ross. Over 50 boats have been built to this design, most of which are still in New Zealand. It is a relatively light weight boat with a moderate sail area. The bow section is quite narrow, which provides low resistance and reduces pounding while sailing upwind as the stern section is wide and flat for good downwind sailing. 

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2005 Ross 930 for Sale

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Yes, DILLIGAF is for sale. This is the easiest boat to sail, you have no idea how many people approached me over 18 years telling me what I should do to make the boat go faster…

This is a wonderful racing/cruiser boat: it can do it all the races, has done most in the PNW, and has won a number. If you want to race with friends you can put 9 people on the boat (1st Cow Bay Regatta 2005), if you want to do long distance (numerous podium finishes Van Isle 2007, 2009), if you have fewer friends and want to race short-handed (Doublehanded against full crews – Southern Straits 2017 -1st in Division, 3rd on Course; Southern Straits 2015 – 2nd in Division) or if you are isolating due to Covid race single-handed (1st Place NYC Covid Cup 2020).

The boat has been raced hard for 30 years and bears her racing scars well, that said: there are 7 berths and enclosed head, and single burner fully gimballed stove with sink in the galley. With some loving care, the boat can make a wonderfully fast weekend cruiser.

The owner’s wife wants more headroom when standing, more foot room while sleeping and a larger galley to do some real distance cruising. So, it is time to say goodbye – I will be sad to see her sail away (or if you want to tow her to far lands there is also a fully adjustable trailer for < 30-foot boats weighing < 10,000lbs which is also available).

Rig and Sails

Auxilary power, accomodations, calculations.

The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

Classic hull speed formula:

Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

Sail Area / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3

• SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
• D : Displacement in pounds.

Ballast / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Ballast / Displacement * 100

Displacement / Length Ratio

A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
• LWL: Waterline length in feet

Comfort Ratio

This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
• LOA: Length overall in feet
• Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet

Capsize Screening Formula

This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

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Review of Ross 930

Basic specs..

The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season. And outside the sailing season, just bottom cleaning and perhaps anti-fouling painting once a year - a few hours of work, that's all.

The boat equipped with a fractional rig. A fractional rig has smaller headsails which make tacking easier, which is an advantage for cruisers and racers, of course. The downside is that having the wind from behind often requires a genaker or a spinnaker for optimal speed.

The Ross 930 is equipped with a fin keel. The fin keel is the most common keel and provides splendid manoeuvrability. The downside is that it has less directional stability than a long keel.

The keel is made of lead. Compared with iron, lead has the advantage of being 44% heavier, which allows a smaller keel and hence less water resistance and higher speed.

The boat can enter most marinas as the draft is just about 1.68 - 1.78 meter (5.51 - 5.81 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.

The boat is typically equipped with an inboard Yanmar 1GM10 diesel engine at 9 hp (6 kW). Calculated max speed is about 5.2 knots

Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for Ross 930 is 2.19, indicating that this boat would not be accepted to participate in ocean races.

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 6.9 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Ross 930 is about 153 kg/cm, alternatively 856 lbs/inch. Meaning: if you load 153 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 856 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

What is Motion Comfort Ratio (MCR)?

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

What is a Ballast Ratio?

What is Displacement Length Ratio?

What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?

Maintenance

When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy. The surface of the wet bottom is about 27m 2 (290 ft 2 ). Based on this, your favourite maritime shop can tell you the quantity you need.

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Ross 930 off shore

By nz moth , January 22, 2013 in MarineTalk

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Hey, what would a Ross 930 be like off shore doing open water races?

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f*ck'n scary I imagine but a few have done it before, I'm sure rope peddling car wrecker will pipe up sooner or later as he has plans for SR.

Pepe did the last Round North Island and was going well till the backstay failed.

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Toyed with the idea of bringing Wild Oats back from Nelson via sea but after talking to a few people decided to truck.

Admittedly as much to do with my lack of experience rather than concerns over the boat.

Plus Tony Harold and Bill Kidman did RNI on Malpractice

Just about any boat can go off offshore if you know it and know how to manage it correctly. You don't really even need to know that, assuming you have a good skill set already, but it would improve your chances of making it to the other side.... of the water knot the pearly gates.

But bureaucracy going out of it's way to do nothing except cover it's own butt and stupid dipshits with misconceptions based on nothing more substantial than the smell of their own turds do and quite often cause many boats to get blocked from doing that. Shame really as those dicks are f**king NZ yachting, sadder still is it very much appears they can't see that.

There is no sound reason a R930 can't go offshore assuming the crew are up for it and the boat's been prepared properly, just like any other boat.

I asked Murray Ross that same question a few years back. His response was something like "of course the 930 can do off shore but not with me on board"

I do recall that mad Frenchman disappearing early one morning on his way to Noumea, single-handed on Blue Dude the Young 8.4 after about 24hrs of prep after purchase. I still think I'd rather go an 8.4 tho - slightly less tippy.

I'll put up a case of Mt Gay that I'll beat ya there

Redline is intending doing the triangle race, Wellington/Akaroa/Napier/Wellinton. Problem I see with smaller boats offshore is that by the time the boat is loaded with the mandatory requirements (extra anchors and warps, liferaft etc) and food, water etc it is well on to being overloaded. Needs careful management.

Toyed with the idea of bringing Wild Oats back from Nelson via sea but after talking to a few people decided to truck.   Admittedly as much to do with my lack of experience rather than concerns over the boat.

I wondered who got in before me!

Malpractise sailed to Oz. She's actually up for sale at present.

I'd rather go to sea in a 930 than a lot of other designs. Add a heap of deck beams, brace the windows shrink the main and you are off.

At least with the narrow beam she's less likely to roll.

Yes TimB, the amount of safety gear needed to be carried in some spots is becoming a hazard in it's own right.

Malpractise sailed to Oz.

* - Pedigree being the old Class boats with baby sails and keels. Under the new rules all 930's are class boats, being the progressive knot living in the 80's class it is.

  I wondered who got in before me!   Well done Sundreamer

I've crossed Cook Strait several times on Airship.

Cook Strait can be a beast of a place - the seas in particular can get very heavy... particularly in the Karori and Terawhiti Rips. The first time I ever went through the Karori rip it was on a Young 11, Flying Circus. We went from 1 metre swells to 5 metre breaking swells in an instant... one completely swamped the boat, almost without warning. I wondered aloud "What the F*** was THAT!?" and was told, oh, that's the start of the rip.

I wouldn't want to hit the rip, or a significant sea way (5 metre plus seas) in a 930. Not if I couldn't turn and run with it instead of going into it.

When we've crossed the Strait on Airship we've watched the weather closely, and picked a window with favourable tide and winds and then just scooted across. No sweat.

But 40+ knots upwind in a seaway is not a fun place to be - pretty much ever, but ESPECIALLY in a small lightweight yacht (like a 930 or similar). If you are racing offshore you're going to need to do those sort of conditions, sooner or later.

The two main factors that would intimidate me are:

( a ) being so light the helm needs constant management in those conditions. An Autohelm is of marginal value - because the boat reacts so dramatically to changes in wave pitch, angle and period and wind direction and strength, it is very tiring being on the helm upwind in 40+ knots for an extended period in a 930. You have to do soooo much thinking and adjusting.

And ( b ) being so light there's a LOT of slamming, a lot of noise, and a lot of shock load variation on the rig and hull and crew. Again, okay for a short time, but two or three days of it would be very very gruelling.

Cruising offshore in a 930 allows you to run or hove to (and yes you CAN hove to racing too). However cruising offhsore the fuel carrying capacity also comes into it.

I do "Coastal offshores" in a 930 - the White Island Race, The Three Kings Race, The Coastal Classic, Wellington to Nelson etc. But transoceanic Offshores (to Fiji/Noumea/ Sydney Hobart) ummm, no thanks.

Interesting comments Bardy.

5mts seas are fine, it's the shorter sharper ones that are the Ahole.

I'd have to totally disagree with your comment (a). They are tame on the helm to windward in a blow and my AP, even the old little slow one, had no problem what so ever going to windward in any conditions. I'd say that's more a function of how the individual boat is set up than the boats in general, as what you describe I just don't see or anything close to it with mine. My AP does little more than stop the tiller flopping side to side and 95% of the time I can aim the boat with one small finger only on the tiller, in almost all weathers, with the boat trimmed to the conditions obviously.

Yes they can slam but it's reasonably easy to tweak out the real worst of it if you want to.

Cruise one offshore? You could but there would be better options. Race one offshore, zero reason why knot.

Any other 930's get what Bardy describes?

My experience is a bit limited in the 930 but I've raced her in 40+ and once in a race where peak measured was 57 (when Recreation got smushed) and the helm has always remained very manageable

I've only used the auto in nice conditions but i'd pick she'd manage just fine.

That said, they are twitchy bastards but that is 90% of the fun! It's the sea state that makes me most nervous though.

Twas pondering Bardys comment on the way to the orifice and I've decided it's more likely the Redline set-up that makes her harder to steer in a blow rather than a general 930 thing. Having sailed a few and thinking about it there is some noticeable differences when holding the steering stick. Squid for example is just as chatty as mine but a lot heavier when wiggling it. Squids blade is a lot different than mine so that could be it and/or overall set-up.

KM will the hull lay-up be OK for cat 1?

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Tackling moscow by train and boat.

Our first full day in Moscow started fairly late since we were still catching up on sleep.  Around 1, we finally were able to get our act together and get out the door. 

We stopped by a cafe to get some breakfast and headed over to the Red Square.  Since the festival is going on, we had to go through metal detectors.  Once we cleared security, we reached the State Historical Museum which provided an entrance to the Red Square.

We walked the length of the Red Square, passing by the Kazan cathedral.

Under normal conditions, the Red Square is a large walking area with the State Historical Museum on one end and St. Basil's on the other end.  On the sides is the Kremlin wall on one side and then the GUM shopping mall and the Kazan cathedral on the other side.  Presently, the walking area has been considerably narrowed and the fesitval grounds occupying a large space between the Kremlin and the mall.

We even asked a stranger to take our picture!

After walking around the Red Square, we had to leave to meet up with our Metro Tour.  

Moscow has famously pretty metro stations so metro tours are quite popular.  We booked a relatively inexpensive tour through a tour group which met outside of the Red Square.

On our way, we passed by the Kremlin gardens and the tomb to the unknown soldier and the eternal flame.

We soon met up with our group which, fortunately, was only 5 people.  Our guide told us that we were going to visit 8 stations during the 1.5 hour tour.  

Honestly, a lot of the stations blended in to me so I won't be able to give you a detailed description of all of them.  However, I did learn that there are 222 metro stations and the trains come every 2-3 minutes reliably.  For that reason, Moscow > DC. 

One of the first metro stations we visited had bronze statues all over of various depictions.  Many of the statues had superstitions tied to them.  For example, for a statue of the dog, it's held that if you rub the nose of the dog, you'll have good luck.  Consequently, most of the statue is tarnished - except for the nose.  I joked to Tomas that they probably rotate the "good luck" portion of the statue to ensure the entire statue gets polished.

However, I do remember some of the stations.

Novoslobodskaya is a station adorned with stained glass on the walls.

There was also Belarusskaya, which paid tribute to Belarus.

Another station which name I cannot remember but had pretty mosaics in the ceilings.

My favorite station was Komsomolskaya.  It's the busiest station and a hub for other connecting trains.  It was built during Statlin times and he wanted the station to embody beauty to set a good first impression to Russia.

I'd seen pictures of it beforehand since it's the most famous but it's so much more impressive in person.

Look at these ceilings!

Overall it was a very interesting tour.  Not sure of any other city which could offer a metro tour.  DC certainly can't...

After the tour, we headed back of the hotel to rest for a bit.  We had purchased tickets to a tour hour boat down the Moscow river.  The tickets were good for any time on any day and the boats left every 20min.  We decided to knock the tour out that day and headed over to the pier.  

We arrived at the pier and saw a boat by the company we had purchased from boarding.  We approached and they shook their head and said it wasn't the right boat. 

So we waited for another boat.

Another boat came along by the same company we had purchased from so weapproached them.  Again - we were told it wasn't the right boat and the boat we were looking for was coming.  

A third boat came along which was NOT by the company we had purchased from.  By this point, it had been longer than 20min waiting and I was starting to suspect that the correct boat was actually one of the ones which turned us away.   We approached the 3rd boat to ask if they knew which boat we should be on.  However, when we approached,  they waved us aboard without scanning our tickets.

So, we boarded the 3rd boat....which was definitely not ours.

We settled into an upper deck, open air table to take in the views.

We passed by pretty buildings.

The somewhat impressive cathedral of Christ the Savior.

This random statue.

After about hour on the cruise, Tomas remarked that it had been about an hour so we should be turning around soon.  I reminded him that we actually had no idea how long this cruise was or where we would be dropped off.  Since we were on the wrong boat.

Fortunately, it did turn around and took us back to the pier.  

For dinner, we decided to go to this burger place, Black Star Burger, which our guide told us about.  Tomas really liked his - I thought mine was OK.  It was a decent size patty with a mountain of Cole slaw on top.  We've realized that apparently Russians dislike getting their hands dirty while eating so some restaurants will give out gloves to use.  This particular restaurant gave out black gloves.

Tomas modeling our dinner.

Since little mum has been asking about pictures which show my feet, I assume she wanted to see my new shoes.  I recently bought Allbirds which are suppose to be super comfortable walking shoes which you wear without socks and can be washed.  I didn't wear them too extensively beforehand, so that was probably my first error.  I also didn't bring another pair of good walking shoes,  which was likely my second error.  The Allbirds were great the first two days without socks.  Midway through the third day, my right foot was quite unhappy. Left foot was a trooper. So, now I have a bandaid on the heel of my right foot and wear socks.  

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