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Too funny!

Sorry Kevin - I thought it would have been obvious I meant the government's policy response but have amended to clarify. It must get exhausting correcting people every time they say "the economy"!

It's not surprising that special time hasn't been spent writing fine-grained rules about leisure boating that make everybody happy. This is a massive global crisis and it was urgent, and broad brushstrokes on a luxury pastime is no surprise. ScottieE, I'm not sure your science and economics are sound. If we eliminate we will be visiting rest homes sooner than if we wait for herd immunity and antibody testing protocols etc etc, especially if we pace herd immunity at a speed where ICUs aren't overrun (don't understand where you got your 0.1% mortality rate - the global numbers show tha

Our Vote would be Tylaska we currently have the non sheave version. Never had an issue with it.

1 Dunedin to Havelock and back over the December to February period, immediately followed by a run down to Stewart Island which was cut short by lockdown. Pity it had to come to a halt. 2 Back down to Stewart Island in one of the good weather Winter spells (we have a good cabin heater.....)

Everything is about COVID now whether you like it or not

1/ November trip out to the Mercs. Only boat in Parapara Bay. Magic. 2/ Back out to the Mercs. Love it out there.

1. Dragging the mid-rebuild Noelex to Lake Ngaroto for a trailer yacht sprint series, and it not sinking. 2. Anything. That was the only time I got near water all season.

Had an awesome 3 weeks in January February brought oryx from Whangarei then had a great family holiday around motuihe Waiheke and Rotoroa. Heaps of swimming and rope swings under the pohutukawas 2 hanging out to go surfing next week and taking the new proa into Okiwi next summer

1, Won the Mercury Bay New Years Day race 2, Looking forward to some real racing again starting with SSANZ Triple

1. Had an amazing trip with the family up as far as Whangaroa, and then out to Barrier at xmas. Then came home and raced around NI two handed, so have had a pretty good summer anyway. 2. Anywhere is good, be great to have a night away, even if its just to izzy bay.

1. Community sandbank party on MacDonald bank at Mcleods bay 2. Going for sail with Scott and Nayfin and sally on the mustard jar

Lucky bugger - I've been waiting for that comment! truely jealous 1. solo sail round motuhie in 5-8kn of breeze in late Jan - instead of being stuck in the office. 2. few few days at Ocean Beach motuhie for my lads - its probably their favourite hangout at the moment.

1 BoI to weiti mid December. Stunning weather great sailing first time spelunking and a brilliant day of fishing at kawau meant we came back with fish for the family. 2 I'm almost embarrassed to say it but Angela and I just had a wonderful 4 weeks in the gulf. Hardly any other boats and birds and fish everywhere.

I don't want to post incase I take it off topic again. But I will say that the economy is like gravity, there is no logical explanation for it, its hard to understand its existence, but you can measure its effect, and ignoring it can be very painful...

(bugger - I tried!)

Yes but only it’s boating-related Covid discussion then talk about it here. If it’s not please don’t and take it to Smalltalk. I’m being very polite / kind in my request!

Thanks for your post ScottiE, you have clearly put thought and time into it. I don't have as much time to make a thorough reply, but I wanted to acknowledge your post and keep the thread moving. The first aspect, "What should recreation look like", my underlying point here is that recreation is not important at the moment. Basic exercise and mental health is, but the primary focus is control of the pandemic and the economy. I don't disagree with you regards Sports NZ, more so that I don't think the govt, i.e. the key decision makers, should be wasting any time (meetings, reading reports e

CG are fine until they start espousing what we should and shouldn't do or worse what the govt should or shouldn't do.

I know you guys are passionate about this stuff but these last few posts really are off topic (boating) and belong in Smalltalk.