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  1. I agree Willow, which is why these things need to be clearly defined, i.e. mens 49ers or womens 49ers or 49ers, dont leave it up to some small print, hidden away somewhere, and if you do ensure that whoever is accepting entries knows the small print so when applying to enter, they can reject an application on the grounds of ....

     

    do not allow a person to enter with a known breach, and then stop them from racing. 

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  2. 1. If it was "male only" why was she allowed to enter in the first place?

    2. As she was permitted to enter, then it should have been honoured to the end, regardless of what people say?

    3. If women are at a disadvantage, then surely that is their choice to enter or not, so long as they dont try pull some handicap thing. 

    4. I would say (because men and women are different) that in certain circumstances, there will need to be gender bias, however this should be clearly highlighted (i.e. Mens 100m) if not then it should be open to all, and not have some rule. 

    5. in events such as this, what difference does it make to where you finish if competing against men or women, apart from (I guess) losing to a girl. As a competitor, you should be focused on winning, and to win you need to be the best, do these people think that there are some women better than them? 

  3. And that lodging a TR does not mean help is sent if you don't cancel it. That is my biggest argument with the system. I totally believe that TR's should be followed up on, or there is no point in making them, which is why I don't.

     

    I thought if you did not cancel the TR, they would try and make contact with you (either radio or phone number logged with you vessel registration) if no contact then local CG was contacted and or local marina at destination. I guess that is more like the "intention" but i would love to know how many TR's are not cancelled, and that could mean that open TR's are not acted on anymore. 

     

    perhaps stricter enforcement is required to cancel a TR

     

    if that is the case, what is the point of lodging a TR then? 

  4. to me this story sounds like the guy didn't call in when he was supposed to (for whatever reason, dead battery etc), this raised an alarm which resulted in a "nationwide" search. the guy was found and seemed to be ok. Then for some reason some journo got hold of this story and escalated it. It came out that he was inexperienced, he still hadn't checked in and so another search was done to locate him. again he was found and still seemed to be ok, just no comms. Then I think this is where it got out of hand. the journo reported that 2 searches had been conducted however the guy will not be charged for the cost.( the outrage that us hardworking people paying taxes has to pick up this bill)  at this point MNZ has to go to damage control and issue statements such as "we dont want to put people off using our services" however some members of the hard tax paying public will be complaining because why is an inexperienced guy allowed to go out. So to save face, MNZ have had to make a show of "doing" something to stop wasting money on this guy and imposed section 55 which if you read it is so generic that right now he could be allowed to carry on his travels. all he needs is proof of communications 1x radio and 1 x mobile phone is more than enough and show he has had his battery issue resolved. and prove he is able to to sail, the CG even commented that he has experience now. how can you prove you are able to sail in this country, there is no license and you do not have  to do any skipper course for coastal sailing. 

     

    the problem here is the journo who needs to make a living and ensure his/her story sells, so embellish the story and pushes the "hard" question. 

     

    the next thing to happen will be, he will be allowed to leave having "satisfied" MNZ section 55 in a few days, the journo will do a follow up piece showing his boatmaster certificate, and his new battery, solar panel, and vhf, all of which will probably be payed for by CG. and say we have the best system in the world because we have not charged this young sailor and helped him to achieve his dream (but cost the public even more money) 

     

    i am pretty sure he will change his plan now and tell his mates, he will call them once a week to avoid future issues. 

  5. "Darius DeWett has to stay in port until he can satisfy maritime authorities that the boat has sufficient safety gear on board, and that the yachtie himself can sail the boat."

     

    I wonder if sailing from Napier to Whakatane would be enough to show he can sail?

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  6. I see he has dropped his price to 3k starting and 10k buy now, however, if you look at the recent sail of 2 other boats, theone in wellington sold for a little over 1k and it is already on the hard. It is sad to see hat it has not sold yet, and hopefully someone would buy it and repair it. 

     

    perhaps he needs to cut his losses and just give it away, what does he want the money for anyway? it seems as though it is the principle of selling it. 

  7. Hold on wait, between 30cm and over 2m? would it not have been easier for them to state "we predict a wave over 30cm. 

     

    public will always be quicker as there are more people involved with no responsability. and no trust. where as (in this instance) the civil defence, had to ensure the information is correct, then you end up with bureaucrazy, that says you are not able to send a message out without so and so's approval, and that person happens to be "in a meeting". by the time the messages and information does come out. Joe bliogs in the street has felt it, gone to geonet, and posted it on facebook with pictures of his deck chairs lying on their side. and 30 seconds later, all his friends have liked the picture and commented on how bad it was or, nah bro, didn't feel a thing. 

     

    civil defence also need to ensure that their information is correct and cant be called into question so will post very vague info that can be interpretted so many ways it could never be seen as incorrect, "the wave height will be over 30cm" em, todays swell is 1.2m (made that info up) so i am sure the waves will be bigger than 30cm no matter what. but when there is a 30m wall of water bearing down on us, the civil defence were correct. "see we told you it would be over 30cm. 

     

    if you want quicker alerts, then perhaps have a website that people can inclue in their posts, the posts are put up on the website and as the information is verified, then the post can be "verified" and whoever is looking at it can see which posts are confirmed by civi defence and which posts are currently just what someone is saying it may or may not be true. "get yo jetski brah, goona go ride me this tsunami I can see on the horizon" 

  8. Cheers - that sounds like me. I might flick off an email and see what they can offer.

    I don't mind paying one-on-one if they offer that or can point me to someone that does.

     

    Can anyone advise of potential costs of hiring a small trailer sailor or dinghy to learn in and lesson cost approximations?

    I believe Mana has a couple of dingys they rent out, not sure the cost exactly but i thought I heard it was aout $20, but not sure if that is an hour or a day. 

     

    Oneday I might find i have a bit of spare time that will allow me to get out and try sailing, have sailed my friends laser, which i loved, but he is now involved in the mid winter series and his laser is kept elsewhere. :(

  9. Hi, yes there is a club group, Paramata boating club, a friend races lasers there, Also there is Mana marina and plimmerton that do the "bigger" racing.else head a bit further south to wellington

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  10. You make people pay $280 a hr. Then say don't ring us when you need help we won't help you never again and get really not nice on the phone two the person. because the person offered two pay it off at $5 a week that's all the person have. Coast guard really ???? Should be there two help people in need at sea.

    Perhaps join the CG as a volunteer then you dont need to pay a subscription you will also get free training and time out at sea. And lets not forget you will learn how the CG operate. The CG here are not government funded like the police and what ever funding they do get is nothing. i cant remember the exact number but it is something like 95% (possibly more) of CG are volunteers who put themselves at risk to come out and provide assistance. They have to raise funds to pay for the boats and the running costs, the repairs, the wet weather gear, the life jackets, flares etc and I am sure you realise when owning a boat this is not cheap. So yes if you choose not to volunteer and hekp out then perhaps consider joing them by paying a fee, 5$ a week is $260 a year which is close to the joining fee. If you do not wish to join, then perhaps put that money in an account for when help is needed. 

     

    Another thing is because CG are not government funded, but the police are, If the police call the CG to help the CG charge the police, which is why, they will probably ask you to call the police first. down here in Welly, the Police are not likely to take the lady round to Mana or kapiti so will call on them to provide assistance which is in one of the most dangerous stretches of water in the world. 

     

    I used to volunteer for the CG and one of the problems where i was is that there is no young blood and the existing masters are all growing long in the tooth, unless they get more help, they could end up closing. 

     

    sorry about the rant, but is is annoying when people complain about organisations that are there to help. there are always 2 sides to the story, take some time in trying to find out the other side and then make a decision. 

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