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Posted September 07, 2025 22:45 · last edited September 08, 2025 03:45

I visited a cemetery in Montevideo where there are a couple of NZ sailors buried from the sea battle. Long way from home

I knew about Achilles but I didn’t realise there are kiwi sailors buried there. If my crazy dream of making it to Brazil for the WWC somehow comes to fruition then I plan to see a bit more of the continent while I’m there, so stopping by to pay my respects is now on my ever-expanding list.

And there’s a bit of worry at YF too. Rob was worried about the young Fever Elite…it’s Simon right from this forum? He’s been getting to meetings and things? What’s the next iteration of the pod? Are the kids all right?

I just lurk around the periphery and try to be helpful where I can, so any concerns Rob has are news to me. All I can say from my own observations is that the Fever Hui seemed pretty positive (even if the promised notes haven’t surfaced yet), and Sam P who posts here sometimes did a great job of liaising with the club and the stadium to ensure a visible YF presence at yesterday’s KSC final.

I know it’s a separate entity from the Fever (as much as we’re an “entity”), but I hear the Fan Representative Group is still a thing - so that’s another channel for the club and supporters to pass concerns or ideas back and forth.

As for the topic of this thread, I personally feel the negativity towards Domey is getting a bit out of hand. I know I’m a relatively new supporter so maybe if I’d ridden the roller coaster for 18 years I’d feel differently, and just like with Chiefy I’m probably biased based on the short but very positive personal interactions I’ve had with Dome - I get that people want results, not warm fuzzies, but I have no doubts at all about his passion and commitment to the club.

Some might argue that just like with the OFCPL bid that’s nice but irrelevant. Fair enough, the forum would be pretty dull if we all shared the same opinion, but there’s a line between being a frustrated supporter who wants the club to do better and being a detractor who has nothing positive to say about it.

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I visited a cemetery in Montevideo where there are a couple of NZ sailors buried from the sea battle. Long way from home

I knew about Achilles but I didn’t realise there are kiwi sailors buried there. If my crazy dream of making it to Brazil for the WWC somehow comes to fruition then I plan to see a bit more of the continent while I’m there, so stopping by to pay my respects is now on my ever-expanding list.

And there’s a bit of worry at YF too. Rob was worried about the young Fever Elite…it’s Simon right from this forum? He’s been getting to meetings and things? What’s the next iteration of the pod? Are the kids all right?

I just lurk around the periphery and try to be helpful where I can, so any concerns Rob has are news to me. All I can say from my own observations is that the Fever Hui seemed pretty positive (even if the promised notes haven’t surfaced yet), and Sam P who posts here sometimes did a great job of liaising with the club and the stadium to ensure a visible YF presence at yesterday’s KSC final.

I know it’s a separate entity from the Fever (as much as we’re an “entity”), but I hear the Fan Reference Group is still a thing - so that’s another channel for the club and supporters to pass concerns or ideas back and forth.

As for the topic of this thread, I personally feel the negativity towards Domey is getting a bit out of hand. I know I’m a relatively new supporter so maybe if I’d ridden the roller coaster for 18 years I’d feel differently, and just like with Chiefy I’m probably biased based on the short but very positive personal interactions I’ve had with Dome - I get that people want results, not warm fuzzies, but I have no doubts at all about his passion and commitment to the club.

Some might argue that just like with the OFCPL bid that’s nice but irrelevant. Fair enough, the forum would be pretty dull if we all shared the same opinion, but there’s a line between being a frustrated supporter who wants the club to do better and being a detractor who has nothing positive to say about it.