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Finally made it back to the Fête des Canots in Rolle after a 6 year absence.
Family Watson about to dock at Île de Harpes.
Managed to pass all these guys - turns out the primary key to speed is light weight and massive sail area.
This guy's first time on the tiller, took it very seriously and did pretty well.
This guy spent his time practicing his knots.
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3x the price I pay in France... ouch.
also, what's their definition of an offshore boat? registered off shore? or is it a visiting boat?
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I'm what a bunch of you here colloquially call a raving lefty, I fully support the protection of our marine environment, and I looked at this with my "open" mind thinking, "sh*t we will have to change our EVERYTHING. But...
I read the proposal, and then I dug further and read the research reports that had lead to the proposal. No offence intended to the report's authors and researchers, but it was a wholly inadequate and bollox piece of "science" with massive and glaring holes in its design and execution. Predominantly, a huge lack of controls in the hypothesis testing, where assumptions were used rather than doing the actual research.
Any half arsed science student should be able to identify the holes, identify the assumptions, and send the researchers back to redesign their experiments, and in the mean time cast the damn thing onto the "embarrassment" pile where it belonged.
Here's two holes I identified.
1. Research treated all boats as if their intent was to engage with marine mammals with no attempt to deconvolute vessel transiting from vessel engaging behavior.2. No attempt to assess if fish stocks and food availability had anything to do with dolphin number decline
3. No longitudinal data correlating historic vessel density
4. Assumption that observer vessel impact was negligible (with out testing to see if it is).
oh wait that's four....
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3 hours ago, CarpeDiem said:
Same as if someone was injured in your house due to some DIY electrical installation that you'd done...
including 12V DC?
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8 minutes ago, marinheiro said:
Absolutely, they are currently going after the owners of White Island over the eruption deaths, at a more local level Yacht Club haul out yards, even where solely volunteer operated, fall under Worksafe jurisdiction
But those are all operations that involve other members of the public who can reasonably expect safety measures and regulations to be met.
If my friend slips over on the deck of my yacht because the anti skid was perhaps a little old should I expect Worksafe to knock on the door and begin an investigation? -
9 hours ago, Jon said:
You can now head off and circumnavigate via the 5 great capes and arrive back in NZ having not cleared into any foreign territory in a Pied Piper
I'll do it!
But on another note regarding clearing out. I communicated with French customs about procedure to leave the EU and re-enter. Response was, there is no procedure. So how the hell does that work if I want to sail to Panama instead of just over to Jersey? Both are outside the EU...
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9 hours ago, marinheiro said:
I have heard that MNZ's current approach is to pass any event they want prosecuted onto Worksafe, believing it is easier for Worksafe to obtain a conviction.
So worksafe now has jurisdiction outside of employment situations? ie. private, non-comercial situations?
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How do MNZ/YNZ view the widely accepted European Directive 2013/53/EU on recreational craft?
ie. the A through D classification for design and construction?
It's understood that NZ has some tough weather, but it takes a special kind of exceptionalism to think that such weather and sea conditions don't also occur in the North Sea or on the Atlantic coast.
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3 minutes ago, CarpeDiem said:
It's the same thing. When a boat arrives in NZ it's imported. When a boat leaves NZ it is exported.
So you're saying that when I take my NZ new boat, and sail to Fiji, it's exported? so I should be able to claim the GST back?
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3 minutes ago, CarpeDiem said:
I would be intrigued to hear of any NZ Citizen who departed NZ using their NZ Passport on a foreign flagged ship that they also 100% personally owned.
Definitely no issue importing it. You don't need to change or even have your boat registered in NZ once it's imported.
The issue you should seek clarification on is a subsequent future export. This is where an old colleague came unstuck...
Export/import are different things though than arrival/departure, no?
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2 hours ago, CarpeDiem said:
If you're an NZ resident and not a citizen then you can register with another country, if your country of citizenship allows it. If you're a dual citizen then be careful, as ships can only (legally) have one nationality and it's very easy to run foul of the laws of your other citizenship.
Just for clarity, if you have more than one citizenship, meeting and fulfilling the rules of one of your citizenships cannot be held against you by the country of your other citizenship - at least not in the civilised world where countries respect international law.
Having talked to NZ customs pretty recently, about importing FIREFLY. They insisted that there was no need nor requirement to register the boat in NZ - no mention of citizenship nor residency. -
4 hours ago, Black Panther said:
I learn something new everyday. Never heard of a muntin before.
likewise.
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I guess I'll be measuring the window size on FIREFLY week from now.
50x37cm... I assume that this doesn't apply to hatches which are by definition different, but which are subject to the same forces.
If one was to fit external wash boards to windows like those on Firefly, it would undoubtedly offer a good grip for a heavy wave to exert extreme tearing and ripping force on the cabin structure at the mounting points of any external covering boards.
I think this a blanket rule that possibly works well for some wooden boats, solid glass boats etc. where windows are retained by multiple screws, but is a disaster for modern composite sandwich designs, which are extremely stiff, but could suffer badly from any "externally mounted, point attached" covering board system.
An external covering applied to a zone not engineered for such point loads could easily help tear your cabin apart. On vessels with glued in windows, the rule should likely be nuanced to take into account the size of the glue surface area to window area ratio, the thickness of the window (and material type), and the type of construction of the deck/cabin and window frame rebate.Another point, the article states a quote:
"The amendment thus avoids the need for crew to fit storm coverings at sea, which can be a difficult and dangerous undertaking, particularly in heavy seas."
Yes, it can be dangerous, but, given that logic, no one should be doing anything on deck in heavy weather, so you should go to sea already towing your drogue or your para-anchor, make sure you never sail with more than your third reef, the foredeck should be fenced off with warning signs, and the use of extras strictly forbidden. Yes I know I'm taking it a bit far, but...
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Just wondering whose safety regs a foreign ship needs to meet/pass inspection for, to embark and disembark paying passengers in NZ? Flag state?
I mean like the cruise ships that pick you up in AKL and drop you off in some other city. They're not NZ ships, so i assume they don't have the whole NZ safe ship management thing going on. What's the deal there? And moreover, do you pay GST on your fare?R
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Anyone been in? Guessing you'd want to pick your weather etc., but if you needed to stop...
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Received negative PCR test.
Drove 1240km in 12h15
Washed squab covers, pillows and duvets
Water blasted 10 months of algae off deck
Broomed rudders back to orange
Experienced 3 gales in 4 days
Didn't lift boat for wash as marina crew quite leery about lifting in that kinda weather
Got in 3.5h of sailing
Installed inverter
Installed 12v DC/DC converter to charge 80Ah LiFePO4 for dinghy
Installed gas detector (finally)
Toured Pogo factory (again)
Spent €300 on wine
Drove 1240km
Didn't scratch boat.
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10 hours ago, Black Panther said:
Covid permitting I was planning to check out next year using my German registry and sailing solo. Might be interesting.
I have been saying for years that offshore cruising is in its death throes. But I am surprised how quickly it is happening.
Your inbox full? Tried to PM you.
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Poorly worded, like a lot of attempted legislation.
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So are they again trying to force foreign registered vessels to get an inspection? That's what I was getting at.
also (c) the Director is satisfied that the pleasure craft is adequately crewed for the voyage;
Solo voyaging is out? Or one experienced crew member can also count as adequate?
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Media Release
New requirements for pleasure craft departing overseas
Yachting New Zealand have been working with Maritime New Zealand to clarify the process skippers must undertake to best prepare their vessels before heading overseas.
Under Section 21 of the Maritime Transport Act, New Zealand-registered vessels must obtain a Category 1 safety certificate before departing New Zealand.
Skippers of New Zealand-registered vessels must also notify the director of Maritime New Zealand of their intention to leave. This can be done using a simple online form, which is found on the Maritime New Zealand website, and skippers of foreign vessels are encouraged to follow this process as well.
“Yachting New Zealand have been delegated by the director of Maritime New Zealand to conduct Category 1 safety inspections,” Yachting New Zealand chief executive David Abercrombie said. “The inspections focus on the design, construction and condition of the vessel as well as the capability and qualifications of the skipper and crew undertaking the voyage.
“The primary reason for these inspections is to make sure everyone departing New Zealand remains as safe as possible throughout the voyage, and that they can get help if anything goes seriously wrong. We ask that skippers engage with Yachting New Zealand early in the process to make sure they are supported throughout and any last-minute problems are avoided.”
Maritime New Zealand and Yachting New Zealand have also published an easy-to-follow flow chart to help people better understand what needs to be done to obtain a Category 1 safety certificate and comply with the act. This can be found here or on the Maritime New Zealand website.
“Working alongside our colleagues at Yachting New Zealand means that, from a safety and design perspective, skippers know exactly what they have to do to be given permission to depart,” Maritime New Zealand manager sector engagement and collaboration Baz Kirk said.
“Skippers must also ensure their vessel is registered with and departure details provided to Maritime New Zealand before they leave, and keep in mind travel restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic.”
ENDS- For more information, please contact Yachting New Zealand communications manager Michael Brown on 021 677 618 or michaelb@yachtingnz.org.nz
- Photo: Pixabay
Coupled with the destination of the flow chart link: https://www.yachtingnz.org.nz/sites/default/files/2021-02/2. End to end process flowchart for getting a Category 1 certificate V11 (FINAL-Web).pdf Wherein Box No.8 clearly states: - 8. Master notifies MNZ of intention to depart NZ via the MNZ website (Must be completed by all vessels; domestic and foreign)
So which is it? Are foreign yachts "encouraged" or "must" they notify MNZ?
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So I presume that the former Cruising threads weer merged with the Marine topic, but what happened to the thread to contact YNZ?
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EXCEL 16kg, +40m AQUA4 8mm, and 60m 3 strand laid. As per KM's recommendation. Dragged once on sand.... but if you anchor in 1.5m with a 3:1 scope and the tide comes up 7m those numbers are not gonna work for more than 1 beer.
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2 hours ago, BOIGuy said:
You are something like 400 times more likely to need a defibrillator than a fire extinguisher, have a think about which one is mandatory in the workplace, or boat.
Seconds count when it comes to resuss. Getting a defibrillator on someone as fast as possible should be pretty near the top of the priority list.
Yeah they were also my take homes from the course, and the reason I'm looking into getting one.
Didn't know about the App, great idea. Should be a part of any OS.
Electric outboards
in TechTalk
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I very much like these, but the range is really limiting.
we’ve gone with the cheapest Minkota I could find (enduro c30; 6.5kg)+ some zincs, and an 80Ah LiFePO4 9kg)from CS batteries. Have installed a 12v charger in the boat so can charge the outboard battery from the house battery.
Will be giving it its first run these next two weeks so can report back after that.