Guest Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Sailor X there is nothing that is ever 100% OK. What if the wind peaked at 150knts? The small cat could blow away if ashore or anywhere! There could be a fault in the mooring or tie down gear, lightning could strike and break something important. If it were possible to be 100 percent sure, none of us would need insurance. You do what you can, bad stuff sometimes still happens!A lot of cyclone prep is personal choice - location, stay/go, marina or mangroves, parachute or drogue. People are fully entitled to make their own choices. Yours is not the Only right answer. IMO. I have never suggested it was the right solution Matt. I just think it is Better safe than sorry.... unless of course you enjoy watching your boat damaged while enjoying a good rum from the lounge I also on suggested people answer the original request for options. Which I did and others did not. No rocket science involved in being smart before the problem as opposed to after. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Not to mention, gettin a proper berth in a marina for a 5+m wide cat isn't exactly easy. Easier than you than if you look at wharf/space available as opposed to berth space. The marina staff have options. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Don't worry. It's not going to be that windy. Maybe 50knots. Link to post Share on other sites
samin 0 Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Interesting thread. Pretty much sums up my thoughts since I saw wind guru forecasting 60 knot's. What about west park marina? Any multi berths out there? I have confidence in my mooring but there's a real shitter right next to me that would smash me to pieces on 2 seconds if its bollard ripped out of its rotten deck... Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Interesting thread. Pretty much sums up my thoughts since I saw wind guru forecasting 60 knot's. What about west park marina? Any multi berths out there? I have confidence in my mooring but there's a real shitter right next to me that would smash me to pieces on 2 seconds if its bollard ripped out of its rotten deck... Exactly!... boom! you got it. There is more to these scenarios than "how good is my mooring" thinking. Well said Samin. Link to post Share on other sites
Bogan 8 Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Why not check out this location in Hellyers creek? - I used to live there, it doesn't get any better than this for riding out a southerly in Auckland. the tide would be right for going up there on Friday night. A few of you could go there and anchor up for a two day party: https://maps.google.co.nz/maps?q=maps+paragon+ave+beach+haven&ll=-36.786157,174.691007&spn=0.007235,0.009645&safe=off&hnear=Paragon+Ave,+Beach+Haven,+Auckland+0626&gl=nz&t=h&z=17 It's actually a really lovely spot. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 have the multi cruise to Riverhead, run up onto a mudbank and drink rum. we have a STILL on our boat....we are SAVED!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Adrianp 119 Posted March 11, 2014 Author Share Posted March 11, 2014 have the multi cruise to Riverhead, run up onto a mudbank and drink rum. we have a STILL on our boat....we are SAVED!!!! Jezzz, and I thought I made a silly comment earlier in this thread about making rum at home, let along on the boat! Link to post Share on other sites
Clipper 343 Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Interesting thread. Pretty much sums up my thoughts since I saw wind guru forecasting 60 knot's. What about west park marina? Any multi berths out there? I have confidence in my mooring but there's a real shitter right next to me that would smash me to pieces on 2 seconds if its bollard ripped out of its rotten deck... As far as I recall, the closest boats to you are voom, whio and capricorn.... What are you saying about our boats Samin? Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 have the multi cruise to Riverhead, run up onto a mudbank and drink rum. we have a STILL on our boat....we are SAVED!!!! Jezzz, and I thought I made a silly comment earlier in this thread about making rum at home, let along on the boat! That might be so..if it was not TRUE!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Tim C 23 Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 How to moor a Multihull in the face of a cyclone: Find beach with mangroves. Find out high tide. Make sure you are not at the top of a spring tide, or you will get neaped (stranded) Place boat on beach at High tide. Tie to mangroves, run out anchors and tension. Wait for tide to go out. Then and only then revert to rum. Not that hard people. Link to post Share on other sites
samin 0 Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Interesting thread. Pretty much sums up my thoughts since I saw wind guru forecasting 60 knot's. What about west park marina? Any multi berths out there? I have confidence in my mooring but there's a real shitter right next to me that would smash me to pieces on 2 seconds if its bollard ripped out of its rotten deck... As far as I recall, the closest boats to you are voom, whio and capricorn.... What are you saying about our boats Samin? Lol Wat about the keel boat directly south east of me with soggy wetbix decks and a mussel farm halfway up the topsides Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Four pages of talk and still no invite to drink rum. Come on wheres the invite multis Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJohnB 323 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Good one Steve. Link to post Share on other sites
Tim C 23 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Now are you all feeling good about doing nothing to get your shallow draft multihull to a safe spot, away from the well forecast SE gale this morning? Right now I have seven lines ashore, but most of the time it is so sheltered that my wind generator isn't working. Much better than one mooring rope, with waves crashing over the boat, worrying about the dodgy old boat to windward... Link to post Share on other sites
Clipper 343 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Now are you all feeling good about doing nothing to get your shallow draft multihull to a safe spot, away from the well forecast SE gale this morning?Right now I have seven lines ashore, but most of the time it is so sheltered that my wind generator isn't working. Much better than one mooring rope, with waves crashing over the boat, worrying about the dodgy old boat to windward... I'm on chain to 4 mooring lines, extra ropes around sail cover, everything I could off the deck. Looking at 30-40 only at bean, so pretty relaxed for sure. Link to post Share on other sites
bushman 12 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 It,s not that bad up here in the tropics , or is that just the rum talking Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,226 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 OK, its a bit windy now. 55 knots gusting 67 at tiri on now casting... Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,581 Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Yep, windows are rattling and the electricity just came on for the first time today Link to post Share on other sites
Adrianp 119 Posted March 15, 2014 Author Share Posted March 15, 2014 We managed to sort our insurance issues and could book a Westhaven pile mooring for the weekend. Feeling much happier with the boat tied to 5 poles now that it's blowing 42, gusting 50 at Bean Rock! Its currently NE so the Northcote Multis are getting a pretty easy ride so far. Link to post Share on other sites
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