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    YNZ Safety Regulations 2021

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    2 hours ago, Fish said:

    Thanks for that CD. I had overlooked that pre-amble. That is a substantial shift in intent, tone and language for the "Regulations". It also conflicts with the stated method of reading the regulations. I have been producing standards, specifications and guidelines professionally, and there is a substantial difference in the language used, the intent and the consequent requirement or compulsion to do something. Maybe I could give YNZ a hand to straighten out this document.

    "Should" and "Consult" (with designers / sailmakers) have substantially different meanings to "shall" and "Mandatory".

    I think YNZ may have created a problem though. Other than the document still being called "Regulations", the clause 15.15 (e) is marked as being "Mandatory" for Cat 3.

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    Maximum “suggested” sizes 

    so it’s not a mandate just a suggestion....

    YNZ Safety Regulations 2021

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    2 hours ago, Fish said:

    Should" and "Consult" (with designers / sailmakers) have substantially different meanings to "shall" and "Mandatory".

    This is an issue that’s prolific throughout NZ regulatory landscape. Imprecise wording, shoddy writing and half arsed ideas followed by egotistical idiots and a massive lack of professionalism. Not everywhere, but certainly often enough to make you go “WTF!”

     

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    Seapath

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    5 hours ago, harrytom said:

    Used public transport in Sydney,not best but it worked.Ak to the Tron would of been good on Friday as shw1 blocked for hrs at meremere.3 hrs to get back and every car had 1 person in it,no idea how many cars there were but more than train capacity of 300.

    I’m talking about a train capacity of 1200 - every hour or 2000 in rush hour.

    Seapath

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    On 25/03/2021 at 11:58 AM, harrytom said:

    Why sit in a car/train/bus for 3hrs a day??

    Rather not waste that time, but at least in the train you could read, or snooze, or have a beer. 
    Beginning of last year I was spending 1.5h each way. 2 trains and a bike ride at each end. Thank god for home office. 
     

    I always felt that the Tron could have been the transport hub of the upper central NI. connections to the main Waikato towns plus rotovegas, tag/mount, Maserati, and at one point  even paeroa and Thames. 
    it’s not until you live with a decent train and public transport set up that you realise how truly liberating it is. 

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    Seapath

    in MarineTalk

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    2 hours ago, aardvarkash10 said:

    Consider it a proof of concept.

    It needs to be faster, on wider spaced rails for sure, terminate in downtown Auckland or close by, and ideally have links to the Bay of Plenty, Auckland Airport, and the North Shore.

    Even longer term, medium speed rail to Wellington.  True high speed (TGV, Shinkansen 250-300kph) is too expensive for our population, but a train that could cruise at 150 - 170 kph makes the trip AKL-WLG approximately 4.5 hour passage.  Flying is around 2.5 hours if things go well... 

    Problem is it's not going to work and they will use it as "proof" that rail doesn't work. 

    3h is far too long, needs to be 45-55min, entirely possible without high-speed rail.

    Don't need wider rail spacing, plenty of trains in the world run fast on a narrow gauge like ours.

    Do need electrification of the Hamilton to Auckland stretch. 

    Do need to put a tunnel under the hill from Pokeno directly north. 

    Train needs to run every hour from 5am through to 11pm. This way it gives the flexibility for people to actually use it. Fast stops (2 min max) in: Te Rapa, Ngaruawahia, Huntly, Mercer, Pokeno, then into the AKL region.

     

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    new ac race dates set

    in RaceTalk

    Posted

    Finally found the time to watch races 7, 8, & 9. Holy dang! Fantastic, crazy racing. Race 9 was awesome , and I gotta say that JS and LR dished it out and schooled etnz  on numerous occasions . 
    But with a faster boat etnz just kept applying t pressure and pounced as soon as a mistake was made.

    Great stuff and a worthy competitors.

    with potentially 4 races to go, you’d have to be betting on etnz to get one more win, but I certainly wouldn’t write JS off. Never previously had any time for the guy but right now feeling I’ve been a bit harsh. he’s a class act and knows his shiit. Dangerous. 

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    herald ban?

    in RaceTalk

    Posted

    On 6/03/2021 at 5:32 AM, aardvarkash10 said:

    BBC.  Stiff upper lip, but straight up.

    New York Times (partially paywalled, but worth it)

    The Guardian.  Telegraph for balance.

    The Atlantic (paywalled, but worth it) for its long-form journalism

    Al Jazeera, with provisos

    Stuff - distinctly improved on its earlier incarnations

    Newsroom has interesting mix of opinions and has added to  local investigative journalism

    The Spinoff.  Its miles from balanced, but open about it and doesn't keep trying to sell me a house

     

    I would take the bbc off that list given their record over the last 5, years.

    upvote The Atlantic, and NYT - also exceptional quality English. 

    Gave up on Stuff about 6y ago. RNZ for me.

    sometimes Washington Post

     

     

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    This Weekend's Achievements

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    15 hours ago, aardvarkash10 said:

    I see Brutalist is still a preferred architectural style in Europe.

     

    😀

    NO idea what you're talking about, Mate... Here in Zurich are some of the finest examples of architectural finesse  (in concrete)...

     

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    This Weekend's Achievements

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    Shifted house. Spent almost 25% of my life living in a shitty 57m2 apartment at the corner of busy and crazy streets.

    Now we’re in 80m2 and 2nd row from the edge of town - much better for the kids. 
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    moving out.

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    new view 

     

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    Coastguard nark

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    12 hours ago, Deep Purple said:

    questions should be asked

    • Where did the "tonic water" come from, if the immediate  beach then okay, if mechanics bay then how come the public has to pay $280 an hour to be rescued but you can run drinks to Waiheke for $100
    • Have maritime rules been broken? The picture clearly shows more than 5knots within 50m

    Point 1. agreed. the tonic might have come from the city, and a 100 buck donation doesn't go far for that. The possibility that the crew was no longer on station for that time to perhaps tend to an emergency call should also not be overlooked.

    Point 2. Yes.

     

    Over the last 15y, I've seen some pretty poor and unprofessional behaviour from Coastguard crews. I have and am still a member however, because they also do some good work.

    But by God there needs to be a serious culture shake up in NZ in general, and even on this site. Dangerous sh*t is dangerous sh*t and it doesn't matter if you're wearing a uniform or not. No one should be cut some slack because of the organisation to which they belong, their wealth, or the social circles in which they move. This episode suggests that there are a certain number of people who actually believe that there should be a set of rules for the plebs and a set of different rules for the rich and entitled.

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    Mayday call off Coromandel

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    14 hours ago, JK said:

    I'd taken the dog on Matarangi beach around the time the mayday was put out. I was surprised when I heard of the mayday as the weather was OK, Easterly 15knots maybe 20, not so much it bothered you on the beach. It was an Easterly & no way in hell it was 8m, I would have noticed when throwing a ball in the surf for the dog! Maybe 1.5m out to the Mercs. It did get up overnight though.

    I understood the mayday was broadcast late at night?

     

    Men Injured on boat

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    Posted

    On 14/02/2021 at 5:53 AM, Fogg said:

    Yes MNZ can investigate any incident commercial or private. My neighbour was once on the receiving end of a prickly MNZ investigation after telling his fellow drinking buddies in the yacht club about hitting the bricks the previous weekend. He suspects one of his race rivals dobbed him in - and it worked MNZ spring into action. Make of that what you will.

    Was someone injured? There may not be any need to report some accidents unless there is third party damage (including environmental) or injury.

    Boat rage

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    A lack of policing will lead to vigilante justice. When law abiding people don’t have faith that the laws will be policed and enforced, they eventually take matters into their own hands. 
    They result is rarely good. And at the end the police make a daft statement saying something like “let the proper authorities deal with it”... but they never friggin do!!!

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