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ScottiE

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  1. YNZ's focus has definitely changed so I'm not sure I entirely agree with you. Traditionally you are correct but a quick look at the history of constitution shows that since about 2012 YNZ has begun to alter its focus from what's percieved as "just Olympic classes" or racing, to include recreational boating "advocacy" as described on their website. It's interesting because I think that ISAF may have had quite a bit to do with influencing YNZ's focus in the past. In the 2006 rule change we had this little gem: "To recognise and support ISAF by (c) refraining, and using reasonable endeavo
  2. Lucky bugger - I've been waiting for that comment! truely jealous 1. solo sail round motuhie in 5-8kn of breeze in late Jan - instead of being stuck in the office. 2. few few days at Ocean Beach motuhie for my lads - its probably their favourite hangout at the moment.
  3. right - I feel responsible for the original post that sent this off on a tangent and so I shall do my utmost to bring it back. Heard today that for a number of weeks now CAA has been working on enabling owners of aircraft to continue to maintain their aircraft, including maintenance flights. DG of Health has approved this (clearly he now runs the country) even at level 4. There is a framework around how to go about doing this. So would seem consistent that maintenance of vessels should also be permitted. I would deem that to include being able to run an engine under load "at sea
  4. No - its a fair question. It's clearly absolutely vital to protect the vulnerable as much as they themselves will permit (we live with a state funded hospital system so there caveats with that). Yet another person has died in Chch overnight from the Rosewood rest home - that's 10 deaths from that one facility out of country total of 17! So in that respect we do what ever it takes to look after vulnerable people as much as we can. If that means state funded holidays or boat trips (see it can be done!), boat trips to holidays on islands, etc etc then so be it. Boating and the sea is a great t
  5. If we stick to the "zero tolerance" for Wuhan coronavirus in NZ as the PM pivoted to earlier this week, then we have no choice but to exist in our bubble for the foreseeable future. There will be little exceptions around the fringe - you might be able to take the boat to the Cook Is. for example (mandatory Boating reference), or other Pacific nations that have also implemented the self-imprisonment policy, but there will be no ducking across to LA, or NY for a week's R&R, no quick business trips to HK, KL etc etc. Nothing unless you are willing to go into mandatory, monitored self-isolat
  6. Here’s my response to Fish’s post yesterday evening. My apologies to all in advance. With respect, you put up a series of straw man arguments in this paragraph but I’ll just respond to the one that is actually related to my original post, The corollary of what I wrote is not what you posit. Rather, the decision of what “recreation should look like” was left largely to SportNZ who in turn, we are told by YNZ (whom I have no reason to doubt) have ben consulting with sporting bodies and produced this (SNZ on WCV). Now I’m not interested in the details so much as the fact that this
  7. Your rules - I’ll respond in kind tomorrow.
  8. I completely dissagree with you Fish but won't respond as your post is off topic. I see no reason why I can't go for a sail (on topic) in a bay when they allow leotard f**kers to hoone around on their bikes at breakneck speed.
  9. The official information still currently advises that kayaking (and windsurfing) is permitted in Level 3. However as David Abercrombie points out in his update that Deep Purple posted, the gummit is still working on things and that at time he published "It had previously been indicated windsurfing would be allowed but this is probably now not the case due to safety concerns.". His statement "suggests" he may know more than is letting on especially when he goes on to say "I work very closely with Sport New Zealand and government advisory groups as we look at how sport can return under the var
  10. at least I got to have my anti-police rant! I'm sure I can see some of them hanging out the open door with their repurposed AR-15's!
  11. yeh - I reckon that many cases would be close to a cluster - dodgy lot those islanders!
  12. if it's true (and I want confirmation from CG themselves) then it's f'ing out of order. I've had the police doing slow passes up the river pretty much every f'ing day. They're too busy looking out for errant dog walkers and clandestine paddleboarders to deal with actual sick people and help them to hospital?
  13. Shhhh - don't let the buggers here you. Someone might just take you seriously! https://youtu.be/nhZZDGdLzwc
  14. really - how so? (serious question - I'm interested in hearing your opinion)
  15. PM say all sorts of s**t that then changes 24 hours later so unless it's formally published, like everything else she's ever said since getting into power I place no credibility on the words that come out of her mouth.
  16. I'm sure masks will be just fine!
  17. Muppets NZ must be right up there with S**tless NZ. So you can go for a windsurf (presuambly because its got that other "s" word in it) but you can't go for a sail. I'm tellin' ya - we got do a whip round and get that guy Cummings down here from England!
  18. Puff - it was a specific comment made by the PM at her daily conference today. We really should just ignore what she says - after all she does have form
  19. your can take your children to school, on the bus if need be - but you can't get a drink at your local
  20. typical nonsense you can drive 45mins to go for a swim at the beach - you can't drive to the bach you can go for a surf - you can't go for a yacht - what about a windsurf or kiteboard? You can have multiple person to person contact in a supermarket - you can't go to your local bike shop. Just an arbitary set of rules based around no scientific data. Written by some civil service authoritarian beaurocrats in MBIE who think their job is an essential service - working out (after them at the top of the list) who is an essential service and who can go to the wall. Dumb. Go chec
  21. I don't own a boat - I own a catamaran and so I'll be going catamaranananananing!
  22. I counted over 20 cars in the carpark at PYBC day before yesterday and I reckon there would be 30'sh boats that are "liveabords"
  23. Seriously? if you’d listened to, or read anything properly, you would know that the police don’t intend to do anything different other than their normal patrols, which are just as much about protecting vacant private property as lockdown compliance. These new “instructions” are actually a result of a new Public Health Order that AB issued yesterday. By doing this, he is able, by his legislated power, to provide the police the authority to enforce this order to stay at home whenever practicable. Ie. they can now ask you to go home, if you don’t, they can now arrest you, fine you, and th
  24. Agreed. The typical MSM are no longer interested in spending time verifiying stories or sources because it’s more important to publish a sensational story and move on to the next disaster. That culture pervades our own MO. I’ve been trying really hard since the beginning of last year to correct my own behaviour, partially successfully (or perhaps still failing depending on whether your an optimist or a realist!)
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