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Save the date! March 25 - 27 2022

Kick an Elliott 1050? Top photo arriving back in NZ in 2018 after leaving for Aus in 2002. She left NZ as a very well maintained boat and returned in a very poor state. The list of what I haven't done would be alot shorter than what has been done to get her back upto the condition she originally was before leaving NZ. Bottom photo is of her being re launched earlier this week after her most recent top side repaint to match her deck repaint carried out 18 months ago. Background: Launched 1994 by Ian Harvey owner of Eagle Yachts who built majority of the 1050's. Ian

can identify 3 of the boats,one a hartley tahitian,billy lives onboard,steel ketch ""sea wolf" owners Hmm lets just say they are different and the tri,he has other projects. but what to do with and who pays to dump them.A cost to the rate payer,always thought that under bylaws for moorings etc vessel had to be in a sea worthy condition.

inside of 12nm you would need a consent from Regional Council, outside of that is the Environmental Protection Agency. Any intentionally sunk vessel needs to be cleaned to a high standard. If the boat could fit on a travel lift to get lifted out of the water, in my opinion, it should be disposed of ashore.

I'm pretty sure the Road Transport section is not staffed entirely by retired truck drivers either. Maritime NZ has three core functions (according to their website) and none of them require anyone at Department level to operate a vessel. The DO require skills in legislation regulation, coordination, industry consultation etc The skills required to run a government department are not the skills required to be an operator of a device controlled under the department's function. Its a laughable argument to suggest that everyone right to the top of any organisation must have career workin