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Keep 'em coming LBD, awesome

Ok, Please don't take this the wrong way. As you have no other answers perhaps I can offer a few thoughts? The Tasman is not to be taken lightly, and December can be windy. Expect to see 40-60 knots at some stage and you will likely not be disappointed. You may be lucky, but don't count on it. You may be unlucky and see more... Consider before leaving what your heavy weather plan is. I have done the Tasman more than 10 times, including Solo, and over 50000 blue water miles. You say in your ad that you are on your 1st bluewater passage, that's cool, we all have a 1st. Is the boat NZ r

And of course you can. Farming springs to mind which is controlling nature all day long. Stopping nature is also possible if you have the will and the money. Plenty of predator free islands to visit in New Zealand. Everyone said they had no chance with m.bovis but the end seems to be in sight. Caulerpa will be much harder for sure.

Today's offering classic and a little more tropical...

This concept of being able to stop or control nature fascinates me. A lot of people, including our govt, believe you can control nature. At least with Waiheke the locals have stated ”We believe currents are one of the biggest vectors, along with boats and fishing gear.” While it wouldn't surprise me to see someone from a govt department pass a law banning currents and tides, I think (hope) there is a wider acceptance that we can't control currents. I can't see how fishing gear really spreads this. Fishing gear in this context being line fishing, lures, softbaits, livebaits, stra

For the Bikies out there !

Could not agree more, so you can lead by example and not attempt to draw conclusions on what posters are thinking when they ask a question...