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Still got to rig her but I think it’s time to go for a putter…

Looking at the rudder setup I would think that the blades would need to be all the way down to have the correct balance with enough blade forward of the rudders pivot point. Half rudder would make most of the blade being behind the pivot point and a huge load on the helm. Hard to tell from the photos but it looks like the centreboards have some angle aft? Again the centreboard depth makes a big difference as you need the centre of effort/lateral resistance of the boat to be in the right place in relation to the sail plan and not enough centreboard blade makes the rudder work as the latera

There is a really interesting map on this page that shows where it has and hasn't been found. It must need updating as none of the new BOI locations are included. https://www.marinepests.nz/interactive-caulerpa-map Interesting that it is not in the popular anchorages put more in the high current areas. Also interesting that the top of Coromandel and bottom of great barrier have it everywhere. Seems like an easy spot for it to spread via currents to all of the gulf.

Amazing sunset on Friday night past Browns Island to Ponui, with the new spinnaker setting well.

It would be beneficial to add a with/without weed option to the spreadsheet as well.

This comprehensive RNZ article encapsulates the political commercial and public tensions over the crayfish resource and fisheries management in general. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/542412/high-court-rules-2023-minister-s-decision-on-crayfish-catch-limits-unlawful The point is made that we do have a fisheries act (law) to regulate how the fishery is managed for sustainability, if the fishery is depleted (kina barrens and other factors) ) it implies government and industry are not in compliance ( literally breaking the law ? This is the basis for legal challenges by organisatio

Crays were available along from Milford and inside Rangi till the 70's

Barrier crays have already been severely hammered, people who has dived there over the last 30 years can testify to that. People who dive in areas where crays are functionally extinct get very excited when they go to places where the marine ecosystem is less damaged- they rip in and tell themselves stories that justify continued pillage, but in reality crays have been ruthlessly overfished virtually everywhere access is not problematic.

Too many variables... Arev you carrying weed onboard or wrapped around appendages? and how much weed?

We weren't surprised at all. The Entertainer is a bit of a jet when sailed correctly and those 2 certainly did that this race! We had a pretty good first leg, despite me taking a heavy fall at about 11pm off the Cavallis and ending up getting dragged alongside the boat at 10+kts for a bit while my co skipper slowed the boat down and deployed the ladder. Once drying off, getting changed and putting a spare life jacket on (yes, the auto inflate worked) we got back to business although we were at that point operating what resembled a mobile abattoir (Head wounds do make quite a mess don't th

I think the only way to stop it, which may ultimately prove unsuccessful anyway, is an all out war with $Billions and $Billions from the Government. That may mean essentially closing down the areas affected and near areas affected, so the $Billions are not just on the eradication scheme but also compensation for businesses affected from the loss of marine tourism. But - can you see that happening with the current three headed monster running the ship? They won't even part out the $ for a decent set of Ferries for Cook Strait. And no mods,not trying to turn this political, just stat

The place is called Saltsjöbaden and is located SW of central Stockholm: https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=Saltsjöbaden#map=14/59.27928/18.30493 The main marina is located in the bay named Hotellviken. /Martin

Lives in the same marina as my boat: /Martin

The Minister for Oceans and Fisheries has closed the inner Hauraki Gulf to fishing of spiny rock lobster for three years. Shane Jones says the closure, starting from April 1, is to allow the lobster population to restore itself. The closure extends from the Okakari Point Marine Reserve at Cape Rodney, north of Leigh, to Point Jackson Bay on the Coromandel Peninsula. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/545923/minister-closes-inner-hauraki-gulf-to-fishing-of-rock-lobster

Private would take one short sighted set of management to run a stock to extinction before moving onto the next species. Plenty of existing examples of this to know it wouldn't work.

I've dived one spot in the pig group for 40 + years. They have come and gone a bit over that time and 5 years ago were in pretty good shape. But after a summer snorkeling in Fiordland I had another look couldn't bring myself to take any. Hopefully the "caluerpa fishing reserve" helps the population rebuild at the Barrier.

Its good news albeit the statement "the closure, starting from April 1, is to allow the lobster population to restore itself" is an admission that past governance of the fishery was a failure with multiple previous governments being equally to blame for allowing it to get to this point.

Kiwi boat set to rejoin Ocean Race Conrad Colman is looking to involve as many Kiwis as possible for round-the-world race in 2027 For the first time in more than a decade, a New Zealand flagged boat is set to be on the starting line for the Ocean Race. While there have been plenty of Kiwis involved in the famed around the-world sailing race in recent editions, not since Camper made the voyage in 2012 has a New Zealand boat been involved. For the 2027 edition, Kiwi duo Conrad Colman and Rowan Gyde have founded Aotearoa Ocean Racing, which they hope can become something of a natio

I’ve got the same for back door of my boat, game changer, no longer need to climb over side and open up plus when away cruising if we are leaving the boat for a few hours I take the remote in a ziplock bag in the dinghy and can shut off the inviting sight of my storage garage

Ah well. With all these impending vacancies there will be plenty of opportunity for you to get in there and sort it all out. I assume you are polishing your CV.

Also note that the standard is NOT retrospective, despite what some inspectors are trying to apply for EWOF's.... Its a shambles, and has been for years, with the electrical registration board exonerating themselves and trying to make the inspectors liable for any issues that come up in applying their standards. It's not surprising that the inspectors are cautious. Yes, for any new vessels its going to get difficult....

I'd be interested to read of any incident with LIFEPO4 batteries being identified as the cause of ANY fire, ashore or afloat, BMS failure or not. LifePo4 batts are VERY hard to make burn (ABYC tried to do it and couldn't) - other Lithium chemistries have no place on a boat IMO.

I'm sure this has been spotted over there earlier in the summer..

Hayden Braddock from Marine Survey Group does a really good job. Always done my surveys.

Because rich toffs that have Riviera type stinkpots live there?

Put in public moorings. No anchoring required. I'd pay a fee to tie up for a night or two.

Usually people check their anchors as a matter of course when retrieving, especially yachties. Launches not so much due to the tendency to have more automated systems but I cant recall a time that I had any kind of weed stuck on the anchor that wasnt removed immediately and pulling weed up is not so common, now mud that's another story!

Wow, you did well to finish the race with those injuries - great effort. Hope you heal up quick and make a good recovery.

The cat is away and roaming and no one really knows where the the bag was..

if the rudders are too heavy for steering they might need kicking under more to create more balance on the leading edge

Seems like it's never been surveyed for whatever reason. Neither Navionics nor the LINZ 'paper' charts show it, though the LINZ charts at least have a note.

its probably worth trying, its tenacious to say the least. The TDS does not say it wont work on PVC but it does say to test on plastics. The main thing would be not moving the joint while it goes off, that and use plenty of masking tape as it truly is the devils creation

yep, scollies off Mckenzie bay, crays around Rangi in '79. Not hard to get a feed off noisies. Should include GB an all offshore islands from astrolabe to NC. Let the larval stream do its thing. Five yr minimum. Successive govts couldn't have fckd it up any worse, curious to know if private enterprize could do any better. Not that the resource should belong to PE.

The Ocean Race to return to Auckland in 2027 The New Zealand leg returns to the schedule with the fleet set to arrive in the City of Sails in March 2027. It continues a long history of New Zealand involvement in the event, with 11 previous editions having passed through and several of the country’s top sailors having taken part in it including Sir Peter Blake, Peter Burling, Blair Tuke, and Grant Dalton. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/sailing/the-ocean-race-to-return-to-auckland-in-2027/44KXB3CH3BEFRIU3MJOKP5WZD4/ Apparently Auckland council have paid $4million to

Really easy, It came with clear instructions. You just need a 12v source and then I ran an extra set of wires from the up/down momentary switch I'd installed previously

Kind of have to pass the observation, mentions in this thread a few times of the issues at cycling and canoeing. Now firstly I'd have to admit knowing almost nothing of them, sheltered life and all that. Pretty sure though my life isn't so sheltered I couldn't help noticing cycling, canoeing and sailing all probably being in the top five for NZ for Olympic medals in the last 15-20 years. Results would seem to indicate being investigated or whatever is a prerequisite for success rather than a path to failure?

You've been posting solidly on here doing your best to run YNZ into the ground over some dog you have in this fight, but best to wait and see instead pursuing your personal agenda. Like I said any organisation that comes under scrutiny in our current political climate will have issues, but YNZ will be about dead last on most people's list of what to wave their arms over.

I get your point but; You do *need* a bms for LFP if you want any credibility with insurance companies or over anxious berth mates. Or, you want to try and prolong the life of your LFP by a few cycles .Also not having one could suggest legal grounds for lack of safety provisions on *your* installation in the event of injuries. Strike one-diy, strike two -no bms. Or visa versa. My needs are piece of mind in terms of reasonable eventualities. Besides, data is cool.😆 Good bms’s are cheap ! Also I’m getting old and forgetful.

Yep 6 cells in the LTO. I charged the LTO to 14.4v. Apparently this really stresses the glow plugs, but I didn't burn them out. I don't think that LTO is worth it on a boat. But if the price comes down and I can find some glow plugs it might start making sense. I pretty sure you still need a charge controller with I-term - if you just run the alternator at 14v I think that just like with LFP you will still overcharge LTO if you run for eg days on a long journey - but the literature is pretty light for LTO so I do not know for sure... I have a generic drop-in and I don't charge with sh

I used to think the same, but we are talking first world problems here. If someone wants to join two, three or more yacht clubs then surely they can afford $30 each time. What's a race entry somewhere between 20 and $45 depending on the club and membership so really the yachting New Zealand fee is chicken feed. In fact, if you do the numbers on the cost of keeping an average racing yacht in a marina, the cost of new sails, boat maintenance, etc then the cost per Race very quickly becomes hundreds of dollars per entry if you start rationalising. In the context of this discussion, high

How come sense applies in Auckland, where we're free to anchor in infected areas and are asked to simply check our anchors and collect/ dispose, or dump the weed where we found it, yet in the BOI they just close down the anchorages. In other words Auckland has an educational ,reasonable, workable response, Bay of Islands a draconian one. If there was just one success in the Bay, if they just cleared and opened one of the closed anchorages after all this money and all this effort, they'd have support. But they can't even do that. Not one of the areas closed what 2? 3 ? years ago has been o

We have a mainsail here off a tennant trimaran, it's slightly higher in the hoist but very similar on the foot. I should be seeing the owner in the next couple of weeks and coud ask if he still wants it. Try sailing with the rudders up 200mm then 400m and see if it gets better or worse. the rudders can be modifyed but you will need a baseline...

In my experience, not long enough. I've had three different Maxwell winches over the years, and had to replace this pressure fitting regularly. I think it's made from the wrong material, it is far too brittle. I've got to the stage where I always carry a spare, and the manufacturers don't seem to care

We were too, believe me! Chuffed as heck to have the overall win in leg 1 and 3. RaceTrack shows consistent performance on all 3 legs, so not a lot more we could have done. 1st on line in div 3 for all three too (did I mention we are just a little chuffed?). Not bad for a Dacron pinhead main that was built by Doyle in 2004 for The Bondi Tram!

Weed on keel for over a day this leg, and in last leg nigle banged his head pretty bad, and has been struggling this leg. But all credit to the entertiner sailied a faultless two legs and went the best ways. and start me up only a few boatlenghts behing for leg two. from personal experince when it's light and the tide is against you through the Channel Is area you get left behing very quickly

Are any two 930s alike anymore?

Beaut vid from Conrad Colman - how to gybe an Imoca 60. It's a busy playpen with a canting keel and a rotating mast

I am envious of this guy....