Priscilla II 450 Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 Anybody seen Julie or her boat Blazing Shadz. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Psyche 850 Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 We were out at Barrier a month ago and it was parked up behind the mussel farm just outside Fitzroy, but this Easter trip we noticed it was gone. Pretty hard boat (and owner) to miss, someone must have seen it around. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,776 Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 Is this missing in the police sense or just someone wanting to catch up.? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
w44vi 18 Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 Police are looking for her https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559024/police-concerned-for-safety-of-missing-woman-julie-butler?fbclid=IwY2xjawJ3oGxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHs31vn5aNh1NNepJ-chNmLV3q8EXPtyQfsDikNYga-mTZbFJZDaff3aeUGyr_aem_fQk5nZOlrc1FeeEg5ohpqQ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,776 Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 Bugger, we shared an anchorage a few years back. Hope she's OK. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B00B00 330 Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 Friends of pur saw the boat in Fitzroy a few days ago. Storm in a teacup. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Priscilla II 450 Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 2 hours ago, B00B00 said: Friends of pur saw the boat in Fitzroy a few days ago. Storm in a teacup. Great news someone should tell the authorities. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B00B00 330 Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 They have a few days ago I believe. She's an interesting character that's for sure. Had plans to do the longest ever solo passage without stopping, needed to be 3 years or something at sea to break the record. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,313 Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 Nope, still missing apparently; Kerikeri Chronicles · Join Ross Watters · sptdooneSr7uiuuctag72317a1f4g39iita0ugg5h264g0170ai0mgia9180 · HARBOURMASTER’S OFFICE - URGENT NOTICE Police are seeking information on the whereabouts of Julie Butler, who is missing from Aotea/Great Barrier Island. The 55-year-old usually lives aboard her yacht the ‘Blazing Shadz’, moored in Kaiaraara Bay. Police were notified by a partner agency about concerns for Julie on 4 April. Local Police enquiries were hampered by the adverse weather conditions on the island at the time. However, on 7 April it was confirmed Blazing Shadz was not moored in its usual location. Enquiries have been ongoing since this time, including with the Police Maritime Unit and Coastguard. Police have also made enquiries with nearby Harbourmasters in areas that Julie has frequented, including Whangārei. Police have also been making extensive enquiries with Julie’s friends, whānau and other partner agencies. To date we have been unable to locate Julie or her vessel Blazing Shadz. Police are seeking information from the public to assist these enquiries as there are ongoing welfare concerns for Julie. Please contact 105 using the reference number 250404/8311 if you have any information about Julie or the vessel so that we can reunite Julie with her family. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frank 185 Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 Hard to disappear a yacht of that size very weird Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K4309 427 Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 42 minutes ago, Frank said: Hard to disappear a yacht of that size very weird Unless you head east. When she was a he, she wanted to sail around the world, specifically to set a record for the longest time at sea, or the longest time circling the earth or something. That is why they build the boat in the first place. I think the goal was 3 continuous non stop, unsupported laps. It is plausible the govt is just trying to save her from herself, and she just wanted to go sailing. I suspect the biggest issue is perhaps she didn't arrange a new ICV or what ever CAT 1 is called now. And didn't clear customs (which you don't need to do if your voyage starts and ends in NZ). She has offended Maritime NZ, breached regulation 57, clause f, subclause (iii) and now a bureaucrat at MNZ is trying to find her to extract their pound of flesh under Appendix R, sub-part 53 of the aforementioned legislative clauses. Heaven forbid someone just going sailing, on their own boat. These people must be stopped, you know. Who knows, perhaps she has antifouling that works, or was seen sailing in the company of dolphins, or some other high crime. We don't know, the govt machine hasn't said why they want to find this person, who as far as I can tell is just minding their own business. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 1,138 Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 3 hours ago, K4309 said: Who knows, perhaps she has antifouling that works, or was seen sailing in the company of dolphins, or some other high crime. We don't know, the govt machine hasn't said why they want to find this person, who as far as I can tell is just minding their own business. Or, perhaps, they have advice to the contrary and are legitimately concerned. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K4309 427 Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 6 hours ago, aardvarkash10 said: Or, perhaps, they have advice to the contrary and are legitimately concerned. Maybe, but we don't know. Despite widely circulating details of the individual and their home (distinctive boat they live on) across the media, there's been no indication as to why they are looking for her. Perhaps it's overdue parking tickets? Or anchoring in a banned anchoring area. The point I'm making is that sometimes people just want to be left alone. And, there is a great irony. Assuming the authorities do have concerns for her mental health and wellbeing, the irony being that it is damn near impossible to access mental health services in this country. Particularly for people that want help, or friends or family members trying to help someone close to them. Then, the authorities in this case appear to be spending considerable effort trying to help someone that wants to be left alone. So people that desperately want help can't get it, and people that don't want help get chased around and forced to take it, if they like it or not. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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