khayyam 92 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 1 hour ago, Addem said: Best decision. I’ve never understood why this simple precaution is not taken by everyone, nor insisted on by the Marina management. At the least it reduces windage on the rig but a few years ago one of these storms clipped Tauranga and the (small) number of headsails that unwrapped was hazardous. I'd bet good money that if you have a look at shoal bay late on Monday you'll see one unwrapped. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Adrianp 124 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 33 minutes ago, khayyam said: I'd bet good money that if you have a look at shoal bay late on Monday you'll see one unwrapped. You can watch for it here: (Well if its in the half of the mooring field I can see from my house anyway) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Corella 3 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 Snugged up in Te Hue Bay (Manawaora Bay), a few other boats with similar plans. We'll see how many turn up tomorrow! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,688 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 I've turned into a pussy sailor. We are moving to the marina in a couple of hours. I'm calling it our Xmas cruise. 1 5 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
khayyam 92 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 Good on both of you. I’d have marina as option 1 and Opunga Cove as option 2. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytom 678 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 Looks like next Saturday/Sunday break,then start the cycle all over again but not as server? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zozza 324 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 1 hour ago, Black Panther said: I've turned into a pussy sailor. We are moving to the marina in a couple of hours. I'm calling it our Xmas cruise. BP you have probably been living aboard and sailing almost as long as I have been alive (well not quite, but you know what I mean).... this the worst summer in Auckland / Northland that you can remember? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,688 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 I would say so. We've had individual storms to match (Bola) but I haven't seen a consistent chain of them like this before in Auckland. I was in Tahiti in 83? Big el niño and cyclone after cyclone like this. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,688 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 Getting out of the river was interesting. Now I think moving yesterday would have been smarter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vivaldi 55 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 10 minutes ago, Black Panther said: Getting out of the river was interesting. Now I think moving yesterday would have been smarter. BP - are you up north? - or heading to GulfHarbour? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,688 Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 I shoulbe so lucky. We haven't gone anywhere since we came back early after new year. Left weiti around 1030. 25 kn plus but the swells breaking across the river entrance . Surfer dudes will be happy with this one. Wharf rats at GH for the next few days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vivaldi 55 Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 We went away on Monday down to Man o War. Had a few nice days but took the sth easterly change to sail back yesterday morning. As usual whenever I book a couple of weeks leave a cyclone shows up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winter 42 Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 Just been down and replaced my docklines, they were starting to get a bit tired so this was as good a time as any to replace them all. Took down sails and solar panels. I also went and inspected my neighbor boat, and its dock lines which looked like absolute sh*t. Am I out of line for going onto the neighbor boat and adding new docklines? I left their ones in place, just added more and made my ones slightly slacker so they should only kick in when theirs fail.. 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alibaba 80 Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 What a good neighbour you are. They might be overseas etc etc. I was away in OZ the last time we had a big storm and I really appreciated the care my boat neighbours took with my boat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Corella 3 Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 We survived the (sleepless) night, fairly breezy, gusts well over 60kts I'd say. Calm now - ~30kts. New anchor (Excel) held - I didn't trust the old CQR. About a dozen other boats altogether in the 2 bays. One boat decided to move to a better location (twice) mid-storm, that'd have been fun! Maybe we can start seeing the BoI in a few days... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cheap Transport 74 Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 On 11/02/2023 at 3:52 PM, Winter said: Just been down and replaced my docklines, they were starting to get a bit tired so this was as good a time as any to replace them all. Took down sails and solar panels. I also went and inspected my neighbor boat, and its dock lines which looked like absolute sh*t. Am I out of line for going onto the neighbor boat and adding new docklines? I left their ones in place, just added more and made my ones slightly slacker so they should only kick in when theirs fail.. I'd say you're a bloody good neighbour. A group of us spent 4.5 hours yesterday afternoon checking every boat in Weiti River after a mooring pile broke earlier in the day. Ended up replacing mooring lines on more than a dozen boats in atrocious conditions. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytom 678 Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Is Auckland in for another big blow?? Vacant land in wiri manukau.Has hundreds of red gulls.blackbacks sitting as though waiting for something to happen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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