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    Great Barrier ferry at Westhaven Marina

    in MarineTalk

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    Am unaware of any maritime rules that give ferries any special rights apart from might is right. If they are overtaking, should keep clear, should keep clear of vessels on starboard side and should give way to yachts sailing. Common sense should dictate appropriate behaviour however can you see yachts standing by on a Wednesday night race after battling traffic to get there on time only to put up with this. And a two minute period to stand by seems unrealistic - take more than that to get into my marina sometimes in a blow. 

     

    Or am I way out of date and has the Council snuck through a bylaw I am unaware of?

    coast guard are commercial?

    in MarineTalk

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    Balance the equation. Coastguard used to comprise of volunteer boats and crews who dedicated a large amount of time, effort and probably personal finance to provide a great service which, in my memory, was largely found not to be wanting. Volunteer boats used to strategically place themselves around the gulf at crucial times, hence the Coastguard moorings in a lot of prime anchorages. Timely and efficient assistance could be given at a reasonable cost. 

     

    Coastguard chose to become more professional with dedicated rescue vessels and professionally qualified skippers (needed if boats were considered "commercial") The volunteer boats were squeezed out.

     

    Can only talk about Auckland with any knowledge.

     

    Maybe Coastguard  can't have it both ways.

    Pipers point

    in MarineTalk

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    Bred and sailed in Te Atatu and never heard of it. Also worked in Harbour Board and ARC on water  and looking after foreshore areas for nearly 20 years  - again never heard of it.

    Jim Young Rocket 31

    in MarineTalk

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    The 8.4's are not Rockets.  The three mentioned ones are. Prawnbroker is undergoing a long birthday at Westhaven, Positive Touch went to NC after being tootooed with in terms of a diesel in then out, and I cannot comment on the other. Think Extreme may also attract the title Rocket - still at Westhaven.

    Route 66 2019

    in RaceTalk

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    Had a great race with the lottery of the tide at the end. Loved the locals reaction at the prizegiving about moving the finish out of the harbour   "We have to start in your harbour, you can at least  finish in ours!" Last finisher at around 5 am - great persistence. 

    Information on Henderson Creek "Wrecks"

    in MarineTalk

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    Can't help with these as they would seem to be "recent " arrivals in terms of my history with the creek Spent childhood and teenage years living and playing on the creek and then lived there again in late 1980's.

     

    There were a number of notable wrecks on the creek - an old sugar lighter from Chelsea at the end of Matipo Rd which we always thought was a scow as kids but was one of 4 lighters from the sugar refinery (another one in relative completeness was or still is in the Whau River up by Span Farm on the Kelston bank while another is by the mouth of Hellyers Creek .

     

    There was the remains of an old barge and paddle steamer past the marina (buried in the mangroves), which was associated the with the old Clark brickworks by the start of Scot Road. The channel by Scot Road is still lined with old pipes and earthenware which came from the operation which became Crown Lynn then Ceramco.

     

    At the end of Colwill Road in the mangroves was an old Harbour Board workboat which had been damaged by fire - an adjacent neighbour had plans of doing it up but this never happened. The same dude had plans to excavate out a mud berth marina for numerous boats but of course ran into staunch bureaucracy (of which, I add, I was part of). 

     

    There was an old trimaran in the mangroves next to Renata Crescent - no known history.

     

    I am sure others will chip in with snippets.

    Sale of Marina Land Stopped (Apparently)

    in MarineTalk

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    Knot Me  has a handle on it as are an ever growing groundswell of yacht club members and particularly Marina Users Association members.

     

    The dedicated work of a few particularly through the Westhaven Marina Users Association, is finding some credible targets and with future stronger battles to fight, need support through new members and a strong mandate from as many marina users as possible, not just berth holders or club members, but the waka paddlers, fishing fraternity, ramp users, dog walkers, you name it.

    Recommendation for Diver at Westhaven

    in MarineTalk

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    There was a chap from the Richmond yacht club who transformed himself into a hull cleaner for friends from time to time.

     

    That young fella had a face to face discussion with the leopard seal while cleaning the boat he was to race on in the afternoon and it was politely pointed out by the leopard seal that Westhaven was its domain. 

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