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Was that formerly Unitec , 8.5 ?

So you won't be joining the ICA? 😅

Reminds me of this photo

It races regularly out of Panmure.

A while ago now I recall an Elliott design called Buoy Racer. Where is it now?

I believe that tanker was outside the environment.

Like a tanker off the Aussie coast?

The admiral at the helm. Her nickname is Araldite. Motutapu in the background as we head to Matiatia last week.

I discovered heaving to is a good way to steady a boat while reefing the mainsail, particularly when sailing single handed. I’ve also heaved to approaching an unfamiliar harbour entrance at night to wait for sunrise.

I believe it is not yet open to the public, but not far away. I am also of the understanding that any dinghies left at the wharf will be removed, it is not a storage facility (I could be wrong, I have it third hand)

Do it! But Maybe not in 40 knots. First time I hoved to was a disaster and I wish I had practiced first. Was a long time ago (40 years?) off kawau in a ply 21 foot quarter tonner. While being blown sideways the solid keeled dinghy got flipped because it couldn't go sideways at the same speed as the boat and ended up being dragged under the boat. While retrieving it one of the crew ripped a stanchion out of the (obviously) rotten deck as we lurched due to having too large a Genoa. Learnt a lot about the technique though, but have been wary of ply boats since. The corollary to t

Went past yesterday. Looks finished to me, but there were still workers there. Must be nearly ready. Hopefully will be available for dinghies to tie up.

More fishing

Most modern boats heave to better with no jib. The bow tries to fall off anyway.

Obligatory sunset shot through Governor's Pass / Man of War Passage, Gt Barrier

Does anyone know if the new wharf is open and if we can leave the dinghy there and have shore access? If not, is the ramp still the best option (if it's still open?!). Thanks

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My starlink rate hasn't changed. $199/month for local roam. Currently got several customers using it in the islands on the same (NZ local roam) plan. They use priority data when doing passages. The issue with heaving to in the gulf is it's shallow, and never gets a fully developed sea state... Still, practicing is a lot better than not!. Island Time will heave to ok without help until about 40-50 knots - then if a wave knocks the bow down she'll try to sail away, and the helm balance is difficult to get right. Once on the 'Chute, that doesn't happen. I'd certainly use a series dr

Great to learn from those with experience! That "overcoming its inertia" of a stopped boat as opposed a boat at even hull speed broaching after being hit by top portion of breaking wave and all that becoming rotational energy makes a lot of sense. I guess depends on the magnitude of swell and cross swell. "Unless you can travel faster than the train with meticulous steering". Twenty minutes could seem like hours. Risking stuffing it and a PP. Mate and I planned to go out in 40+ in the gulf and practice Heaving to years ago. Never happened. Anybody heard off increase in Sta

But you'd be mistaken. For multiple reasons. By stopping the boat, you remove its kinetic energy, and a wave must then overcome its inertia before a roll or knockdown happens. This is why heavier boats can be better in extreme conditions. You also minimize the area of the boat that a wave hits, and present the strongest parts to the waves. Finally, it's quite remarkable the effect to weather that heaving to has, and, if using a parachute, the waves break over that as well, and don't really break again before they get to the boat, so that assists the slick effect that heaving to has. Thes