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It was a story of soo many contrasts. The latest leading edge technology, but without fundamental basics, like a roof. Then boasting it will have Lear Jet standard interiors, and that you would be able to talk on a phone, or give a presentation. I'm still trying to work out why you'd want to give a presentation on a ferry, but maybe that is me being ignorant. Or that the 300 people Fullers electric ferries are in build and delivery planned, but they haven't sorted out the charging infrastructure. Or that the latest tech electric ferries will be charged off massive diesel shore b

Back to the future

Just a gimmick without a roof. Will be interesting to see how the tech plays out though.

Unlike the big electric ferries on the way next year (which will require $27.5m worth of multi-megawatt chargers) no new infrastructure is needed. While superchargers on piers are still a work-in-progress - and might not appear at CBD ferry terminal until mid to late next year - the hybrid’s diesel generators mean they’ll be able to operate for months, while Fullers waits for superchargers.

Capacity of 10 people. Future upgrades include a cabin top.......

Fullers, Vessev, launch ‘world’s first electric hydrofoiling tourism vessel’ onto Auckland Harbour “You’ll be able to talk on a cellphone or give a presentation at 20 knots, which you can’t on a regular boat,” the Fullers chief executive says. “It’ll be very stable.” The zero-emission, carbon fibre laminate VS-9 has partial foiling from 12 knots, reducing pitch-and-roll motion and “takes off” to full-foiling mode waves at 18-19 knots. If all goes well, Fullers plans to work with Vessev on a 100-passenger, 19m version. Horne says that could be hydrogen or electric-powered, a

John, is that Navionics? It shows up a pretty high zoom on CMAP;

IF That was the cause, it is very poor passage planning - and that looks somewhat likely. Situational awareness! Never relay on one source of navigational data! Confirm your position with multiple sources, and ALWAYS do a high zoom fly through of your passage plan. Contrary to BP's position, waypoints are a highly useful navigational aid - one inserted into this route, several miles off the reef, to either side, while planning the passage would have avoided the issue. So would boundaries with alarms (easy to put around any danger points), exactly as you would on a paper chart. Radar

I've never used way points, always seemed weird to me.

even best crews do it at the highest level! https://panbo.com/lessons-of-vestas-volvo-wreck-but-what-about-the-c-map-grounding-alarm-similar/

GPS aided groundings are more common than you’d like to think All speculation on my part at this point

Plotting a course from Minerva to Savusavu Put in a few waypoints to go up between the islands in the Lau However you then need to zoom in and follow the route as many things don’t show at low zoom

Serious question; how does this happen in a time of precision GPS and boat/course management systems?

An Outbound 46 hit Navutu reef in the Lau a couple of nights ago ’Thursdays Child”

Hi there Anyone got any sailing new zealand magazines? Thanks

Hi I've just sent you a private message. Cheers Ian

That Genie partially under boat looks broke. Hard to tell, but did you duck for them or bear right away? Fantastic shot!

Someone saw 44kts in the puff, we had a little lie down after the photo was taken but nothing broke so that's an achievement https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1028390682133930&set=a.587703092869360

Hello everyone. This is my first post so correct me if I'm in the wrong place. I've brought a 28 foot fin keel yacht and have sailed it from up north to Auckland but i know very little to none about sailing short of watching youtube videos for the last year. I managed to get home safely without a problem and had a blast doing so! however i would love to learn more and hear what others have to say about sailing. I'm making this post to see if someone with many years of experience would be willing to either come out on my boat or take me on theirs and show me how to set and trim sails to get the

Taken a couple of years ago. The Boatshed, Pardey's jetty, Kawau.

Get two and paint em black .

5 years unpainted. 30 years painted.

Swap your duck for fish, disassembled 8 rods n reels,1st proper clean in 3 months ,thought boat cabin was clean but nope surprising what 1 finds when 1 starts digging.

Today I replaced the manky mooring lines. Went mental and used 16mm. Thimbles one end, eye splice the other. Very chi-chi. Now I smell like duck sh*t and I have cramp in my fingers.

28 may 2024 Wadura a 48 foot catamaran from 2021 seeks 1 experienced sailor with minimum yachtskipper papers and fully understanding of navigation with electronics and experience of sailing offshore with sails. The tour is from NZ to Fiji and is voluntary and travel costs is on you . you must bring your own life vest and a Ticket out of Fiji or permit to stay in Fiji. you’ll get free food and your own cabin. And you must leave the boat in a day or 2 after arrival in Fiji . You will shift back to back with the captain . Not experienced don’t apply.