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OK. AIS transponders with screens or wifi are a bit pricey, especially if you want wifi as well. The digital yacht ait5000 doesn't have a screen, but is a transponder with wifi - its $2300 incl gst. Considering you could buy a B&G MFD AND a NAIS500 for about $2500, that might be a better option... that would give wifi via the mfd.. As BP says you don't NEED anything (even a yacht - people have crossed oceans in rowboats!)

Fact is you don't " need" anything. Everything else is optional.

I have the old raymarine st 60 i thinking is, just wind speed and direction and a speed log

shorthanded in a small boat a transponder is better than a radar reflector.... what are your instruments? (Other than the Navman?)

Hey knowledgeable people I'm planning a longish coastal passage on my 9m yacht and looking to get the boat up to cat 2 and starting to think about Ais, what are your suggestions on a simple ais set up? Do I need a reciever or just the transmitter? my current plotter is an old navman 550 so I'm thinking of going for a dedicated tablet with open cpn and will also have starlink so battery usage is an important consideration. What say you?

Speaking of the Barrier I just sailed there...via Youtube on my incredibly unpopular channel. (The real sail was over 2 years ago - I just found the footage while scrolling through my back up files this morning, so made a video) Apologies for Fred Drift. Looks like I will need breast augmentation, laser hair removal, wig, and transition drugs if I ever hope to fund my sailing trip to the Bahamas or anywhere else in the world beyond Cape Reinga the way it is going. BP is right.

Again, anyone who has the desire to go offshore cruising, go now as the window is closing rapidly.

Aimed at the US market, I guess if you're a Floridian the Bahamas are like Gt Barrier is to Aucklanders. I bet the Barrier economy would love a visiting boat fee so lets not give them ideas

Damn. Aaah well. That's my Bahamas plans shelved. I guess it Barrier again instead.

$2500. How do they collect if you don't go ashore?

Increased Cruising Permit Fees - Bahamas’ New Rules Take Effect July 1 - Southern Boating https://share.google/TCJcKPUxKN1EGz9tt

Having someone on watch might help too with large islands

Not a lot of secrets after the last one, Burling has not been involved in the design details going forward , and with a lot less crew needed for the next one -its all new , will anyone be ready for 2027? To understand professional sport take a look at F1, the English did not hurl abuse at Mansell when he went to Ferrari -they celebrated his achievements, unlike here, where the loyal campaign was started by people with no idea of yachting and a liking for the bottle.

https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/06/24/poor-seamanship-lack-of-proper-charts-led-to-hauraki-gulf-grounding/

Its 5mm Acrylic. Bit more progress today with a test fit before side on fridge and top on both

How is it that these guys can just jump ship and take all the secrets with them? Where is the non-competition clause? All my job contracts prevent me from working with a competitor for several years...

Team Dalton had kept the wages low using the nationality rule for quite a while so it was bound to happen, bit like NZ really!

so if anyone is inspired towards a do-up there is a Salthouse built S&S 35 about to get the chop in Wellington. Hull and rig both seem to be very good, the teak deck is completely had it, cabin top is fine and cockpit is ok plywood. There could be assistance for getting Bobby Shafto (launched as Cotton Blossom and then Virgo) packed for transport north (maybe even contribution towards the transport)

Every high level sportsman understands that the best time to sell is when their stock is high, good for him. Moreover TNZ like all successful organisations is more than one person.

Oh. That's disappointing.

https://www.boatingnz.co.nz/2025/06/radio-silence-communication-questions-raised-in-rushour-rescue/?utm_content=340989390&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&hss_channel=fbp-137692512970064

Spinlock have a model with quick release built in. Pull the rip cord and the tether point detaches. https://www.spinlock.co.uk/en-GB/uk/articles/ontwikkeling-van-het-harness-release-system-hrs

The lifejack tether thing is interesting. I used to be involved in whitewater kayaking, and have training and experience in swiftwater rescues. There are special life jackets available for this. They include a harness and tether. The tether connects to the jacket above the waist at the BACK. This is because a front mounted tether will submerge you in fast water. A rear mounted tether brings you to the surface. The tether have a quick release at the front on a simple lever buckle. This system works very well, and many swiftwater rescue guys wear an inverted knife mounted on left shoulder...htt

This long weekend is looking mint for sailing.

Burling has a new team https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/564727/america-s-cup-star-peter-burling-announces-move-to-luna-rossa