Black Panther 1,763 Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 Perhaps I wasn't clear. I don't want any boat turning up for example in Fiji. Fiji has said they don't want us. Fiji will tell us when they do want us. Disregard this and they will be pissed off. Piss them off and the next boat to arrive (even if doing everything by the book) won't be as welcome . To the best of my knowledge no one is accepting cruising sailboats st present. No problem with your example. But with 8 or 9 leaving yes I am worried. It only takes one arrogant twat to ruin it for all Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Pope 253 Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 BP have a look on Noonsite, under places that are open now to cruisers Fiji is included, A clear test before sailing and a 14 day journey, once they clear you (only entry point is Denarau) you are free to visit all the Fijian islands. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,763 Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 Not confirmed yet. Noonsite is not official. https://www.denaraumarina.com/arriving-departing-fiji/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkside 67 Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Sort of official if the PM says so but certainly "case by case" https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/business/blue-lanes-to-allow-yachts-and-pleasure-craft-sail-to-fiji/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dtwo 157 Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 The ones I can see seem to be heading NE, maybe heading for French Polynesia? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deep Purple 530 Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/national/american-family-quits-cold-nz-sails-into-pacific-navy-blockade/?fbclid=IwAR28DsnouD8WcLM6T1G1wAO0VmivJ7oKjEJurU4ndL7BBb2rbyKLq_V5SR8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fish 0 Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Apparently they're Merican.... They sure sound Merican. Asked why they shouldn't stay longer in New Zealand Renee replied: "Eww, it's cold, it's winter. There's not going to be a lot of adventure. We're not travelling, we're just living on a boat." "If we stay in New Zealand we probably won't put videos out because there's really nothing to film and who wants to watch a family living on a boat doing nothing but school and living life like normal? Maybe we could get the kids involved in a New Zealand soccer team or something." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rangi1 51 Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 I had watched a few of their episodes on YouTube and am pretty happy they've decided to leave the country. They had no respect for lock-down rules or the social distancing measures taken under level 3 and were constantly whining about everything here unless they were getting a freebie in return for promoting it. Redneck, self entitled narcissists... 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,288 Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Agreed Rangi1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deep Purple 530 Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Yep, I've been looking forward to the "Influencers" getting held up for what they are, freeloaders. It's trending https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/life/122013694/influencers-are-struggling-in-a-world-of-brutal-reality 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,288 Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Yep, seems they are not what my idea of a good cruiser should be - Self sufficient, helping the locals with any problems that they have expertise in, and trying to leave things a little better than they found them. Rather than promoting themselves for money. I guess I'm just out of date now... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DrWatson 382 Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 On 6/07/2020 at 5:58 AM, Rangi1 said: I had watched a few of their episodes on YouTube and am pretty happy they've decided to leave the country. They had no respect for lock-down rules or the social distancing measures taken under level 3 and were constantly whining about everything here unless they were getting a freebie in return for promoting it. Redneck, self entitled narcissists... Also my sentiments and I watched a couple of their vids. The epitome of what not to be when cruising. There’s a lot of people doing the cruising and vlogging thing and very few are worth watching. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fish 0 Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 I've not watched their videos, but when I read the news story, I was wondering what the feek they were up to, leaving a perfectly safe and stable country, with no firm destination and the high chance of not being able to enter any country, or having to sail a very long way... just cause it was cold, and not wanting to 'just live on their boat', but likely being stuck on their boat for a very long time, sailing to the North Pacific (Guam). What do you do when you get to Guam? Hang out with the US navy? Then you guys pointed out they are vloggers. Sounds like they made a conscious decision to do something stupid so they can create a crisis and sell more videos (or what ever vloggers do). The whole interaction with the Tongan Navy an Minerva sounded perfectly fine, I couldn't really see what the issue was. Unless you desperately want an issue to make an episode for you vlog. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DrWatson 382 Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 “Naval Blockade” sells better than “welcoming committee”... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elenya 33 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 A small article that contains an update on the cruising family that left NZ because winter was too cold. Also shows they are not the only idiots out there showing no respect for local rules or peoples lives. I do hope they are not allowed back into NZ. https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/419580/trio-detained-after-sailing-from-new-caledonia-to-solomons Quote Link to post Share on other sites
grantmc 59 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 On 14/07/2020 at 8:06 AM, Elenya said: A small article that contains an update on the cruising family that left NZ because winter was too cold. Also shows they are not the only idiots out there showing no respect for local rules or peoples lives. I do hope they are not allowed back into NZ. https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/419580/trio-detained-after-sailing-from-new-caledonia-to-solomons The Solomons case is not the same family; nothing to do with them. Zatara did go to Fiji (via a short stop at Minverva) and is still in Fiji, will be a few months yet. Many boats wait out the cyclone season in Fiji. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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