Jon

Yes we are watching that may need to re asses courses and destination yet but still a week out so lots can change

Entries close tomorrow 30 yachts so far

https://www.ssanz.co.nz/enduro-2024/

Come to the barrier and make Anzac into the last long weekend of the summer season. Starts Thursday 25th at 1305hrs 21 entries already, entries close this Friday 3 courses, Cruising (bring the kids and motor for up to 2hrs if need be) Shorthaul 60nm bit of fun Longhaul 140nm reach, reach, reach. This is a qualification race for next years Northern Triangle (lm doing this division on Pipi) BBQ / Pizzas prize giving at Smokehouse weather permitting

Min of 5m from memory, maybe more. No bridge, it’s the first place you come. Lots of large workboats and the cement ships turn off just prior

Not a hundred percent but believe that they are possibly shorting marks trackers can ping a time as they cross them and race management could call the race at any one of these points Just my guess but I’ve been involved with theses tracker a lot

Not exactly rough, typical to good offshore conditions alloy work hardens and will show very few external signs before breaking As a safety inspector there’s not a lot we can do other than ask the owner to check with the manufacturer or get an engineer to sign off on it/get it x rayed , they can look fine but I’d never use that as a rudder stock. But all materials have their weaknesses, stainless at least tends to crack on the surface long before it weakens in the centre, carbon will make lots of noise usually long before it lets go Biggest job of an inspector is to ask if you

Just register offshore and away you go

Always go larger than you think you need You will find other uses once you have it mounting in battery box is a good idea, however you need to fit a 10 amp breaker on the 230v side as close as possible to inverter

I sailed north Hauled out at Whangārei Marine Centre was half the price of Westhaven

I’ll second Rob, he recently made a small nylon/plastic roller for my bow thruster and had to machine a stainless two piece bolt to fit it. great workmanship and all done in no time at bugger all cost

We have two chart plotters and iPad with navionics, nobody ever looks at the plotters did Fiji last year, never used chartplotters for anything other than AIS The CP are old E80 series, I need to add a wifi hub I believe then I’d get all the plotter info on my iPad

To finish first ‘first you must finish’. Aussies started better

As an inspector I’d suggest you get a boatbuilder to do a little exploration, remove some of the glass and see if the corrosion is surface or crevice ? This will dictate your next action, document / photo this process as this will help with insurance and certification etc going forward. Plus an insurance company and safety inspector will accept a qualified boatbuilders recommendation ‘If they need to come out and be rebuilt your still then able to do either all or some of this work but follow the professional advice

Spoke to Steve yesterday, he said in his previous yacht he would have been trying to avoid the squalls to prevent roundups However in the Pogo he was looking for them as it just powered up and accelerated forward, the little Elliott was on a different league and apparently they didn’t have the water ballast working. Lots of much bigger boats behind them

Got asked to go two up with Steve but couldn’t make it looks like a top effort for a euro trash production boat

Hybrid as in the new HH44 I think is looking promising, but they can still only motor at 5kts ish

In Marsden Cove according to PredictWind AIS

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Hauled out at Port Whangārei Marine Centre last week for 5 days Half the price of last haul in Auckland

Where’s the boat ? there’s lots of options but best get someone close to boat

Hi I’m sailing my 50’ yacht solo up to Whangārei leaving Sunday morning from Westhaven, possibly straight through however may stop at Kawau. To be hauled out early Wednesday. Short notice but if anyone wants to come for a ride let me know, you would need to find your own way back 0274779745

PR, yes weather is actually more predictable by then May is just the first chance, can be rather wait and see some years, last year it was the best window mid to late May we left 10th June, traditional the correct time and had an interesting trip plus last year the weather was best in Fiji from mid July onwards anyway Let me know if you need someone to do your Cat 1 if that’s what your doing

Generally shipping stays outside of the Poor Knights, Mokohinau, Barrier and Cuvier unless they are heading into a port There aren’t any dedicated shipping lanes as such in NZ (that I know of) Ships are required to give way to sailing vessels unless within harbour limits or restricted by a shipping channel

Last week at Deep Cove Coromandel