Jon

Can’t be done with that attitude 😊 If the keelboat,multi racing clubs and cruising clubs decide to break away the RRS don’t belong to YNZ As for funding YNZ don’t tell us the numbers, however if there are 5000 club members who all pay $30 plus a bit of corporate funding it would go a long way with predominantly volunteers Not saying that it would be easy but with some self ownership I think we would get much more investment. Most races/ cruising rallies are at a minimum 90% volunteer run now

Is there any commitment out there to diverge cruising and large boat sailing/racing from Dinghy racing ? Let YNZ keep dinghy racing / Olympics, which is what they are interested in and actually quite good at Then create Sailing New Zealand as a seperate entity to provide for big boat racing and cruising. ??

Should be included in mooring fees

If that’s the case yes I have an Irridium go, but I’d do a video call to doctor if i had a medical emergency Mini is 12v thIs will be the issue with dealing with a government department, the rules will be the rules. Administered by people that have never sailed offshore in a small vessel YNZ have had a shocker here

Talk to Grant at CR&A

Just done my second Fiji -NZ in 6 weeks with SL Very impressive, full connection all the time as if you were at home was still on the fence for my boat next Islands season as I have a ‘I go’ and you definitely get that not connected feeling Then I get an email this morning as we have SL at home the following for the roam package, I’d just need to switch to 50g priority for the week each way Starlink Mini Offer - ends December 31 $324 $649 Mini Kit + $55/mo $90/mo service Starlink is offering a Starlink Mini bundle to select Residential customers through th

Sailed into Opua last night on a foreign registered vessel, waiting clearance this morning. 5days 8hrs Denarau to Opua. I was a Cat 1 inspector, I foresee offshore registration being more the norm going forward I am going offshore in my boat again next season, so am going to start the IVC process soon just to see how it all works out As an inspector our role was more to coach the applicant through the whole process, I can’t see 3 people employed by Wellington doing this. I’ve recently started “Pacific Cruising Coach” to help anyone with the whole process of completing an o

I’m watching for another yacht also, their last crew arrive 16th, at this point 16th or 17th look ok for them (45 footer) For you in a 40ftr Tuesday probably good at this point

Usually is a bit sporty the first few days out due to wind funnel between Kadavu and Viti Levu then bending around the corner If your clearing out of Denarau I noticed the customs opening hours are Monday to Thursday, not saying you can’t check out at other times but I’d check Also weather routing this far out is nothing more than an educated guess on seasonal trends.

Did this gig last week, they’d already had a go and a few days out someone got up in the night and closed the window. So got a call, can you help pick the weather and sail back with us. Left last Monday,I’d been keen to leave early as possible but last crew landed at 1230hrs, I had a taxi waiting and we wheeled him into customs straight from taxi then onto boat. we cleared Navula Pass at 1700, by 2100 the trades started so with 20kts and moderate swell on beam we were off 1700 Tuesday we were 200nm south of the pass and 396nm by Wednesday As BP stated above Thursday

Haven’t tried it yet myself and the next one is a paid gig so won’t risk it. From what I’m told it’s the airnz that stops you in Auckland as they are liable to fly you home if your rejected at the other end

I’d never do this of course but I’ve heard that there are a few websites that sell $5usd fake airline tickets on actual flights. We had some Europeans friends that are circumnavigating that didn’t want to sail to NZ last summer so left there yacht at Vuda and flew down and hired a rental van to do NZ, they use this fake service all the time to get crew on and off in many countries so far. Im flying up to Fiji on the next weather wind and will just buy a refundable return and cash it in on arrival back here, Last year I paid $30fd per crew to enable them to fly up on oneway tick

Apply through YNZ and tick Graeme as preferred inspector https://www.yachtingnz.org.nz/racing/safety/safety-inspection-process

Can go anywhere however now we get paid through YNZ I get quite a bit less per boat Ill drive up if you can arrange 3 or more ideally but otherwise Graeme Brown is up your way

I did one Cat3 for coastal last week, two yesterday and one next week booked Seems rather quite