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Sad to say Smithy passed away yesterday but not before marrying his sweetheart the day before. Fair winds mate, you fought a good fight :-(

Whoa boys and girls, the Herald article was full of not quite correct stuff, the owner is very tech savvy and had radios bleeper etc-note he only set it off when daylight so that it would be worth searching. The boats anchors did let go and she blew on to the rocks before tide and wind blew her out again, she has electric drives now so they were useless of course in those conditions. He wants to get her back, but I fear that she will wash ashore in far North Queensland like the last one that tipped over in the coastal -should be 8-9 months. The yacht is not his home -another mistake from

Anyone else thinking of entering? I'm going to chuck my entry in today. What's not to like, free berthage in the viaduct for the weekend, party with a live band right beside the boats (Phil hart I believe), a fun race with hopefully a heap of boats and if it all goes well a real festive raft up party in wynyard quarter reminiscent of the old Sydney hobart and fastnet days where the boats all piled into whatever spot they could fit and rafted 20+boats deep. I think it's a cool concept. Perfect weekend for me as I have sythony in the domain Saturday night (should be a truly epi

Faark. I just heard this from Bill. RIP Smithy, my first RNI , thanks mate! Live every day people!

Doing the right thing isn’t always easy

I got me a new boat.... for the price of some paint, hose clamps, some sanitary hose...well she smells like a new boat with the sweet Linseed bouquet and no toilet odors...

Today on the Gulf;

In their defence, the new CEO at RNZYS is recognising some of those issues, and rum races are now just $10. Hey Arian, what's the cost of a Wednesday night length race on Aprils Fools day with NZMYC?

Being at the head of food chain we think because we can we will. Human entitlement. Rec take is vastly underestimated and should be cut. Trophy fishing should be banned or tag only. Licence all fishers and mandatory course for tag/release. Transgressions, take more boats. Commercial scale, lock them up. Time to respect our planet.

It's not just the quote. Dude didn't seem to have a handheld vhf. Randomly jumped into the water in huge seas and 60+ knots with no instruction to do so. Plus from the article and the info here it seems the boat was secured and he decided to shift it which is how it ended up out there. Imo he should be up for some sort of fine/sanction based on the fact his idiocy put the lives of his rescuers at risk.

So. I just watched a highlights package of the final. Who thinks Phil R went out the boundary on.purpose to make sure he could lay the red pole? He's a very cunning guy. If was intentional it worked a treat.

Crikey Lindsay, you are a stuntman posting that! You might get lambasted by the anti stinkpot brigade even tho you might be an old stick and rag man with a healthy interest in all things marine! Back on topic.... I have a lot of brightwork. I went oil for the first 4 years then gave it away. Would get 9 months looking good then not so good. Went Awlcraft system 5 years ago and would never go back. Great product. More time on the water with my silent solar setup and my generator sound effect. Just in case..

That's very sad news he was a great guy. I had no idea he was even sick.

Squadron? What Squadron? Isn't that some place down on the waterfront, tied up with AC racing in Spain?

Their presentation to the Councils was perfect. They presented a good case and really brought home the issue with the later presentation from the Howick local board chair saying they are worried about pest transition to the Tamaki river due to more boats coming down there.

When we refitted our 1020 I deleted one of the through hulls where it had a toilet inlet and hand basin waste outlet next to each other. I have a Y just inboard of the sea cock now, below waterline and leading off to WC and Basin. Behaves as normal, but after motoring home from a trip and running a fair amount of Salt water through WC and holding tank I can shut sea cock and fill hand basin with fresh water, with the plug out and toilet flushing it only gets fresh water so no sea life dying in system when boat parked. Seems to work fine.

There's truth in that statement. It takes a lot of effort on my part to avoid Harry and Megan.

Angela is filling out a census form and they want to know if our home is damp. Rude buggers. I told her to write "only below the waterline".

Love the phone number but that's the same number for all marine business.

Arbitare has withdrawn but going to sail with the fleet down the West Coast. They will decide dependent on weather whether they go to Waikawa or home port of Wellington. SSANZ have let them keep the YB tracker so they will be visible on the tracker.

Part of the attraction of the colonies in the 17- and 1800s was that nobility didn't own the hunting grounds, rivers and seas. So a very real part of our history was the arrival of people who looked forward to a right to hunt and fish for food. Maori had already established that right in their tikanga. So we definitely DO have a birthright in the ability to hunt and fish for food. The question is how to manage that without reverting to the aristocracy of old Some would say that quota holders are the new aristocracy. I couldn't possibly comment.

Not the only Westhaven club in the crap I'd say. I suspect the ones complaining the loudest will be the ones that drink on their boats until 2 minutes before prizegiving Then again overpriced drinks and pub food at restaurant prices doesn't grab you either.

Well as someone who flew down to experience what I fully expected to be the only time in Lyttelton, I have come away amazed - superb racing and great organisation, not sure how it could be replicated in Auckland . Grandstands along Westhaven carpark maybe? But there isnt as much room and how do you control people . Northhead good viewing and controllable access. Takapuna Beach nice long area but too shallow. In short the organisers have learnt a great deal from F1 about shifting people (I hate queues) and it worked brilliantly along with the timing of the races, though they could have bee

I built my system using Winston Cells and the REC BMS that talks to the Victron Cerbo GX, MMPT and Inverter. It's been in the boat 2.5 years now, done the usual Xmas cruises, a 6 month trip to the islands and the we often run a dehumidifier off the inverter while sitting on the mooring so the batteries haven't had an easy run. They have just dropped from 99% State of Health to 98%, so it seams they have a long life ahead of them! Doing the design and install myself has been the scariest boat project I've ever done as there is so much info to wade through and so many ways to do the

What a tosser Mellars couldn't give a flying fish for those who risked their lives to save his unappreciative hide. When approached by the Herald for comment on the rescue and the lengths authorities went to save him, Mellars said: “I don’t give a rat’s arse about the rescue, and I have nothing to say to you.”

FYI,

As I understand it, the two different organisations are conducting two different investigations. That's appropriate. I'm guessing, but I suspect that the Worksafe prosecution will be related to the responsiblity to mitigate risks. Its the most common business failing in health and safety. https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2015/0070/latest/DLM5976895.html The failure to manage the risks leads to the prosecution against the business entity and the individual.. https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2015/0070/latest/DLM5976918.html Whether the failings occ

Tis indeed a shame that MNZ has approached this in this manner , with the facts as laid out so far and not in dispute the public would have a reasonable expectation of a robust prosecution, with his ticket on hold until the case is heard . He has other skippers to keep the business running.

So, you or want punishment to pre-empt a court case. This is a typical MNZ beat up. My company were responsible for the last maintenance on Enchanter and we weren’t even contacted in the enquiry. Keep your amateurish opinions to yourself.

And me, Wednesday evening a couple of weeks ago. It used to be a popular spot for them, then nothing for a few years. I doubt it’s aimed at the yacht clubs, more just North Shore into western suburbs route.

Dad was a member for yrs and yrs when they were in parliament st.brought debentures when they moved to the old trillos building.There was suppose to be a wet weather bar downstairs for crews as they were dressed.no formal crap.didnt last long so he resigned way back in 1985. America's cup.covid but the killer will be drink driving.Have a couple while going around the track.Do I risk a couple more in the bar or go home. Only 2 ways in/out.

The AC? this seems apt:

I'd agree with Corella - IF the option is varnish vs Awlgrip. But for just handrails which are a small area and easily up kept every other year I'd go for an oil or a stain. Something Bunnings have that is used for decks for instance. Really easy to apply, easy to clean when re application is needed. Plus (assuming the rails are teak) there's plenty of easy to use once-every-year teak products at Burnsco etc that also have the benefit of CHEAP (in comparison to varnishes/Awlgrip etc). But - if you want the full GLOSSY - go for Awlgrip My 2 cents worth............... :)

Awlwood MA is much superior to traditional varnishes, from my tests and experience easily lasts twice as long. The extra cost is easily worth it. Follow the instructions closely (use one of the primers, disposable foam brushes, etc). Also can easily do 2-3 coats/day in summer. No contest for external varnish, IMO.

My youtube sailing diet is pretty much based around channels where the people sail and are poorly funded - their challenges and the way they resolve them are usually insightful and educational. There are plenty of channels showing people in 50 foot sailing catamarans in exotic places looking for photo/video fodder who mostly motor around and can't be bothered going to windward in their floating block of flats. I cover Sam Holmes, Adventures of an old sea dog, Free range sailing (when they used to sail), and some Norwegian bloke whose name I can't pronounce. I've learned bits and piec

Agreed Screwball. Who ever said 13.8v kills them doesn’t know what they are talking about. Their own alternator supplies over 14v. Actually, reconsidering, maybe they do know what they’re talking about….

A sample size of 1 generally proves nothing. Good call SSANZ.

Thanks for that Frank. Progress has been stalled until I have successfully slain the one million Willows that ring the ranch crikey they are a curse of a tree that’s for sure. I am considering adding a small amount of depth to the skeg so it carries through to the false stem for extra bottom protection. Next step is to glass the sole and garboard then fit skeg and stem then sand fill prime sand fill prime…. May well add some graphite to last coat of epoxy as the photo shows.

all sanitation hose breaks down eventually. use a rag with boiling water on it - rub it on the hose - then smell the rag. if it smells, replace the hose....

Someone had a busy weekend getting their new boat out of the shed

Greed is the downfall of the human race.

Not sure if its like this now, but Squadron has a history of being the club that you joined for the same reasons you were in the Auckland Club - connections. Yes it has a long sailing history, but it has a wider history of deals being done and business relationships being fostered, enhanced and social standing being managed. Thats not necessarily a negative thing, just an observation.

Not unfamiilar. Barotrauma is only one facit of bad outcomes from release. But you have to start some where to wean the evolutionary challenged from their "thrill of chase".

I was there, and it was great! The on the water organizing left quite a bit to be desired - no clear marking of spectator area, no GPS co-ordinates either, or better still would have been a GPX file to lay out the course, so we could park in the right spot! As it was they had to move most of the spectator fleet on day one, although day two was better. It was their 1st go at this though. The Sailing was awesome, and well worth the trip. NZ could have started better! Penalizing themselves.... I only went down from Wellington, and with the forecast now for the return trip, looks l

Cheers for that , Jim Lott is doing the YNZ Cat 1 , its the Surveyor I need , I will give Jamie a call

We spent a week around Gt Barrier after Cyclones. Only went ashore at Fitzroy wharf to store, and for diesel. All normal there. Never saw another boat down the eastern side except two in Arid Island. Will be back later this month.

Think it’s just the tracker updating, happens with quicker boats. Equlibium has similar for some of their tacks to

Ma Te Wa and Wired had a good night

Not Lady Margaret goes through hole Coincidentally , so does Ian G