DrWatson

Reading the article, I was pleased to see Senior Constable Pickering pointing out that: "Life jackets should be worn in adverse weather" Rather than the standard "wear your life jacket at all times when within 30km of water" line that is often repeated. There is no indication on the time of day that this incident occurred. Night time or day? I was also, disappointed to see the article included reference to "Boozed yachties" without any indication of the actual level of intoxication. "They had been drinking" can mean anything from, "They were blind" to "It's Sunday and I'd

Who was the lucky punk who just picked up the good condition Townson 2.4 on trademe for 250 bucks?? http://www.trademe.co.nz/a.aspx?id=997877845

I think that in a place like Waitemata, against the backdrop of the city lights, lower lights are more effective. The Masthead would be my choice for anything and anywhere with a bit more space. Gives ships much more time to see you through increased horizons. I'm not sure you can really get around having the separate pulpit lights if you want the option of lowers as well ass masthead. Pulpit lights kinda get busted and trashed though. On the cabin side, they always relect off your genoa. Where would other people optimally position side lights for protection, visibility and m

i have an amazon from IT. it's a beauty!

Diesel. Concealed diesel burners heating under the glass plate. fan forced draws a small current load. 20mm diameter exhaust exiting above the waterline. they use relatively little fuel and apparently the ovens are Awesome for baking and cooking.

Romany, I think I found out +3K EURO for an oven and Hob. So they are pretty pricey, but they are very nice and pretty lightweight compared to all other diesel stoves. Some Canadian prices: http://www.wallas.ca/uploads/2015_85_nordic_series_retail_price_list.pdf OUCH! Some Austrian Prices here: http://www.bukh-bremen.de/files/346/upload/2015/Wallas%20Verkaufspreisliste%202015_web.pdf Can't find any Aussie/NZ prices. Sorry for the thread drift...

Buy a Wallas stove. much nicer... http://www.wallas.fi/index.php?id=58

It could be that the spanish crown still have a claim in this...

I'm not trying to make light of the terrible loss that some families are suffering because of the following, but it's another situation of a death that will be attributed to drowning. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/74702331/man-dies-after-truck-goes-over-the-edge-of-wharf-at-south-port-in-bluff Sailing is a very low risk activity for drowning compared to driving.

nice one I agree this looks like a seriously beautiful place to visit and rest a few days. When leaving French Polynesia, can you check out from near here? You say you went from here to Palmerston so did you check out and then pass through here?

seriously? YOu came in through here? What do you draw?

Truly, Maupihaa is also a beautiful place, Again, I'm assuming no one enters the lagoon?

Anyone been to Palmerston Island in the Cooks? Looks beautiful but potentially difficult for anyone drawing more than 2ft...

I've mostly watched this one from a distance but I now feel compelled to comment. If I fall off the dock between the boat and the wharf, the last thing I want is to be trapped there by my bloody life jacket. Likewise, does anyone remember the poor girl trapped under a yacht (by her life jacket?) in Whangmata after falling off her SUP? Anecdotes. The statistics and evidence are pretty clear that far more people drown when they are at the beach than going sailing, maybe even more people who are drunk on the waterfront falling off the wharf at midnight, and maybe even those people who

There are some glass 34s but Des was never happy with the way they turned out. There are plenty of 34s in DD kauri, some glassed over and some not. Not sure I'm a fan of the dodger on Slice of Lemon. My pick of the Townson's for sale at the moment would be Restless. Full refit and under 60K...

T34 up for sale. http://www.trademe.co.nz/a.aspx?id=984091831 I'm interested that the ad says "recently fitted bulbous bow" -- I thought this thing has had that for yonks? I remember seeing it at least 11y ago...

When we get him back here we can probably try him for the actual crime of stealing the boat, in a NZ court. different system, different crime.

Speaking of VHF, Looking at replacing my Uniden Atlantis 250 - aerial broke off and it's the mount not the aerial .. Anyway, looking around, apparently iCOM do quite a few nice handhelds. New in 2916 will be the M25, replacing the M24? In any case, looking around I can't find M24 for sale anywhere, but I can find M23 for sale (€150). Seems weird that I can't find the newer model especially as the newer model (24) is apparently about to be replaced in 2016 with an even newer one (25). Also looking at the M91D which has GPS and DSC. €299. Is it worth going the extra fo

Not sure about 750m long, but I've regularly raided outdoor furniture for small amounts of teak... Some, but not all, BBQs imported a while back (think 20y) had some nice teak on them. The BBQs are junk but the wood is still there waiting to be repurposed

Is that a short lifetime??? Seems so to me... but I have no real reference.

I guess it always does depend on the year and the weather at the time, of course. But it's just good to know if planning to arrive in NZ in Sept is a mad idea or if it's totally feasible given appropriate planning and preparation etc. Of course most race yachts are more fully crewed than your average cruiser, and possibly make a shorter voyage of it. On thread drift... Not using epoxy (or similar) to seal the hole you drilled through your deck into your sheer clamp/carlin/cabin top/coaming etc. is a pet peeve of mine, too! It's also a good reason to buy/build a new boat

What's the earliest anyone would consider coming back down from the Islands? Mid Sept? Early Oct?

Damn! Not landing until 26 Dec...

Great discussion and I absolutely appreciate the efforts of the volunteers and organizers, and the tricky job of balancing the timing of prize giving, protests, finalizing all finish times etc., and keeping the bigger faster boats and crews just bobbing around waiting for prize giving. A delicate balancing act indeed. It's true that there have been other races with far greater attrition. Everyone has their own reasons for pulling out and I think it's important to understand what factors the skippers and crews take or took into account. In the past I've also pulled the pin just a mile o

Looked like a great race and can't wait to read a few of the post-race writeups from the crews involved. With 49 DNFs and 69 finishers, does anyone wonder if the 2pm cutoff time might have been a large factor in the decisions of many boats to bow out half way through the race? Interestingly, if one looks at entries, only 50% of entered boats finished the race I had a quick look at the stats, and although I can't remember the exact numbers, it seems that the median PHRF for finishers was around .86 For non-finishers it was around 0.75. The median for the fleet was somethin