Jon

That’s what happens when you buy a French boat

Got some great shots of committee boat though

The improvements seem to be working

Yes that’s what someone else has said, haven’t seen the paperwork yet but I’ll be getting my employment consultant (offshore crew) to give it the once over.

We’ve ( current YNZ inspectors ) have been asked to apply as casual employees

The process seems like it my be easier for cruiser than the old as a lot of the difference was racing requirements that YNZ included, plus you don’t now need to be a member of a yacht club I think single handed will still be a possibility, the idea is you get sign off for your intended voyage on paper then get your boat signed off as being suitable There are going to be issues to work through however if they are willing to adapt the system as these arise it could be better than the current system where it’s often up to the inspectors discretion Watch this space and if you can

New process outlined below for taking your NZ registered boat offshore https://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/recreational/boating-basics/taking-your-boat-overseas/

Burnsco is Australian owner by Jaycar

No that’s if you lose it they send you a physical copy but also electronic move got multiple laminated copies on board

I charge a small fee on top if a first timer wants me to walk them through the prep which includes a preliminary look over the vessel Usually works out to between $30/$40 per hour, sometimes less for the whole process and usually I can save them more with ideas that I’ve pick up from either doing myself or from others that I’ve inspected

Fee for Cat one varying from $300 to $400 ynz get $115 of that

Ok, small up date as we don’t know much yet but this much I do know If Olly’s boat was closer I could start the process on the 30th and he would have 60 days or could get 30 day extensions o top of that As of 1st July I lose both my delegation to issue Cat 1’s and my ability to issue Cat 2 and 3 certs The New process will be something like the following MNZ will call for applications for new positions of VAA (vessel assessment advisor) some of these will probably be ex YNZ inspectors ‘YNZ will also ask current inspectors to reapply as cat 2,3 inspectors (however they

I can do your cat 1 up until 30th June which is valid for 60 days

your offshore, have you run out of wind or something ? Starlink must be working well

I can’t see it Sounds more like you will probably need both sign off from YNZ to race and MNZ to depart as YNZ won’t have the delegation to issue the clearance cert

It’s conclusive now Only Cat 1 that will be handled by YNZ inspectors is for Cat 1 races Plus all inspectors are going to need to apply to be reinstated as inspectors for Cat 1-5, so I’d read between the lines that there will be a cull

will possibly know more as in why today but we’ve been told 30th June last day for Cat 1

It’s going to get worse YNZ are giving it back to MNZ I’m considering offshore registration now and Polish is 395 euros for lifetime rego and all done online in less than a week

If the guy standing at the back put his back into it they’d be away

Firstly we’re in the tropics are you ? Some chart data is very unreliable and other isn’t, plus is it fog or just dark night ? And have I been there before ? Stand off until daylight. Or use satellite imagery data, radar, chartplotter, navionics on another device, in other words all available means including someone on the bow as you can always see or hear something no matter how dark the night is.

Yes Navionics, if you look at the two images Vanuatu Vatu is only visible in one also all systems have there risks, it has a declutter mode effectively that drops stuff as you zoom out, I always create a route not to follow directly but to use as a reference line so I can zoom in and out and still know we are heading in the correct general direction I guess this is so it can be run on mobile devices I’m assuming I like it as I run an iPad in the cockpit and encourage all crew to use it while in watch, when I first sailed offshore navigation was a dark art that was guarded by o

GPS aided groundings are more common than you’d like to think All speculation on my part at this point

Plotting a course from Minerva to Savusavu Put in a few waypoints to go up between the islands in the Lau However you then need to zoom in and follow the route as many things don’t show at low zoom

An Outbound 46 hit Navutu reef in the Lau a couple of nights ago ’Thursdays Child”

Sort of But more like driving a school bus to the limits in bad conditions and 5 kids got killed when you lost control