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  1. Bad Kitty

    SailGP

    Well we killed 10 of them in commercial nets in the last 6 months, any discussion around who's eating Hoki? I have dived my whole life, and am passionate about conservation & the world's oceans. But eventually we should acknowledge the impact we are having on the planet. We need to strike a balance. And imho the race there proceeding is in that balance. There seems to be an assumption that the race meant a dead dolphin, which is far from the reality. It's a marine mammal reserve, complete with a commercial port, power boats, marina and a boat ramp. Oh yeah, and a sewage overflow?
  2. Bad Kitty

    SailGP

    That's one of the things that blew me away last year, first time we saw it live. Close, action packed, 10 boats with a stack of the best sailors in the world all in a closer quarters knife fight. We were in San Fran for the LV, and while it was fun, it was like most yachting, be great to participate in, just ok to watch. Sail GP on the other hand, watching 10 boats all charging for the first mark, holey moley! And the detail you can't see live, just look at the big screen, with replays of all the close stuff & incidents. Well worth a weekend.
  3. Bad Kitty

    SailGP

    It's an awesome event, best yacht racing on the planet IMHO. TV, not even close to the real thing sorry. If fact, you can watch most things that happen now on dik tok, twitbook, youtube or somewhere, I still think getting out and experiencing the real thing is worthwhile? ChCh & the organisers put on a great weekend, even with Saturday being an imaginary dolphin watch trip!
  4. Maybe I'm taking that too personally, but I don't actually see myself as complaining about everything, just pointing out that scrubbing the seabed will have it's own consequences? There's a difference between whining about everything and applying some thought & analysis to what the media serve up every day. Sorry if that's offensive to you.
  5. If, and it's a big if, there was a biological solution then just maybe, you can control it. The big vacuum cleaner thing, while it may be a stop gap to slow things down, is going to have it's own issues. First, the Caulerpa fragments that are ending up in the water column will be pretty interesting. Second, what environmental damage is scrubbing the seabed doing? I'm not saying don't try this, but having watched first-hand the spend on trying to eradicate Undaria, and the lack of success, I'm more than a little skeptical about how all this will play out. Asian seaweed
  6. Unfortunately you could throw a billion at it & it won't "be gone"
  7. OK, so that is a true hybrid system. To motor continuously you are running a main engine, whole also charging batteries. So isn't that just a more expensive, heavier ICE drivetrain, with a whole lot more embedded carbon in it's manufacture, & battery disposal implications at some time, for the ability to motor quietly for a short distance? I'm still not seeing the real world planet saving impact?
  8. You can't run the generator to charge the batteries & motor continuously. If you're happy drifting around waiting for batteries to charge while a tropical depression is headed your way then all good, me, I'm not.
  9. I tried really hard to make it work for me, but ended up going 2 x 40hp diesel again, and don't regret it for a minute. The all-electric solution is, imho, not mature enough or well proven enough. There are numerous boats that have gone that way, and then ripped it all out & refitted ICE drivetrains. Ultimately, every now & then you may need to motor for 48 hours, and nothing all electric will do it. Not in small craft size.
  10. Ballystick if you want to take a look at our set up you're welcome. I'm broken currently after shoulder surgery, so boat is sitting in the marina doing nothing!
  11. Bad Kitty has had a 2 element induction hob from day 1. Had AGM batteries, then Li ion, and did change the induction top to an off grid model that runs a max 2KW draw. If you crank one element up to high it drops the other one back to stay under the 2K. But even the original was fine. They are so grunty it's hard to imagine having 2 elements running on high. They suck some power to get up to temp, but then consumption drops back quickly. I was keen not to have gas inside the boat, then during construction was thinking I was being paranoid, and then a sailing cat at Opua has a gas exp
  12. Never seen that site before, it's excellent. Thanks K1234
  13. Mmm, not sure how you're set up, mine opens with 6 models. Then you can see how they compare. If they are all very similar, that's the weather you'll get. If they are wildly different, it get's a bit more interesting!
  14. Cheese, use as a lure. Some consider it unsporting, but as I hunt for food not trophies, I don't feel those considerations apply.
  15. Get something turned up to fill the gap for now, it doesn't need space shuttle accuracy.
  16. What a waste of time. MPI spends millions on trying to wipe out Undaria every year, from the Chathams to Fiordland, flying divers around with scissors to manually cut it off rocks FFS. It's had 30 years off massive effort, at uncountable cost in the Chathams, and it's still there. Divers living aboard in Fiordland, flying in & out since I think since around 2010? Someone jump in if you have better knowledge of this effort? And here we are, Undaria still here, and still spreading. But we think this time around, with Caulerpa it's going to be different? Hmmm, not convinc
  17. I imagine the Bay will be crazy busy, more so than usual with the question mark over Barrier. We usually head further North, and swing into the Bay when we head South, later in Jan once a big chunk of the crowd leaves.
  18. I suspect Fitzroy will be pretty manic, unless a lot of people stay away. The big issue will be when a NE system comes thru, and limited safe anchoring in a storm becomes very desirable real estate. There's other places to go & anchor, but that red area on the CAN wipes a lot of them out. Cavalli's is looking pretty good again!
  19. Bad Kitty

    SailGP

    And there's the issue, "creativity" Or effort, or just giving a sh*t.
  20. Bad Kitty

    SailGP

    Hard to verbalise how disappointing that is. NZ's biggest City by far, dozens of Council & Event staff, the City of Sails, and we can't sort out a spectator area for this. Oh well, back to ChCh it is.
  21. Not a pretty sight at Waiake Beach this morning!
  22. Well that post didn't age well! Clockwork, new record for a 40' leaner I think? Maybe I'll do some more weather map study! In my defense, us multi sailors rarely set records with the wind ahead of the beam. Condolences to the family & crew of the casualty, tough times. The thoughts of the sailing community are with you. 💔
  23. If the record is your only focus for the Coastal, & you're worried about missing out this year, I suggest some study on how to understand a forecast!
  24. Either number is unacceptable, it's 2023, not 1823. NZ's infrastructure building & maintenance is pretty 3rd world.
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