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  1. If in doubt leave the trailer lashed on.
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  2. What's this? Another missed target with another metric going the wrong way?
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  3. A quick mind dump of ideas to get the discussions starting. I would suggest to make it a 2 part event with a southern and northern fleet and the leg from auckland south be the main leg with all boats. Southern fleet starts a week earlier and stops over in Auckland (or somewhere else...?) and the northern fleet and southern fleet start together in auckland for a combined race south. Then the northern fleet races home. This will encourage a huge participation for the southern leg and all boats complete a full lap. Waikawa would make a great stopover and I think a decent length stop with a
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  4. A few comments Luckily the Gulf waters are generally flat - think chop rather than swell. So getting pooped / rolled won't happen. In any boat if you are heading downwind just a small or partly rolled jib will be safe. You won't need a drogue. A Noelex 22 is one of the safest boats in a breeze in NZ. It will go upwind in 30 knots without a reef.
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  5. and even with a blank cheque you still have to compromise. My dream fleet includes at least 3 different boats for differing environments
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  6. Whilst we are burning coal to power EV's I will stick to my straight 5 and V8
    1 point
  7. Haha. Just before i went north this year i witnessed an extremely low speed collision between two very, very, very expensive cars. Neither driver was prepared to give way and they crept toward each other at less than walking speed. Lots of broken glass and dented panels. I laughed. I guess I am a bad person.
    1 point
  8. Sounds simple as. Probably written by the same person who restructured ANZ so it's practically impossible to talk to them.
    1 point
  9. My definition of a blue water cruiser would be one that can come through 60kn in open water without undue concern,. After that it's all a matter of personal choice. But I do have some pet peeves. Dinghy storage. How can any designer call a boat a bwc if the dinghy hasn't been accommodated at the design stage? Not just toss it on deck or bolt on some nasty davitts after it's been built. At least 2 single bunks with leecloths parallel to the centerline and near the middle of the boat. A galley from which hot food can be prepared in bad weather. A toilet that can be used
    1 point
  10. Reducing the cars people own would always be the best option. The idea we can mitigate our impact on climate without a major change in lifestyle is farcical. Families/households with two or more cars should be reducing to one car and adapting to meet that change. My household, with four working adult drivers has one car. I occasionally hire a Cityhop car or van (eg: to load up the boat), but otherwise get by with bike, walking and bus. Yes, some people have set up their lives around unlimited access to car travel. They need to adapt: live/work/play closer to where they work/live/play
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