Jon
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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
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3 hours ago, DrWatson said:
I heard liquid luck weighs less than a 6 pack of Heineken.
anyone got some specs on that build? Length, beam, dips etc?
Pipi, single handed, came in a touch after liquid luck. Second mono over the line. Great effort for single handed!
Got asked to go two up with Steve but couldn’t make it
looks like a top effort for a euro trash production boat
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Just now, waikiore said:
Absolutely right BK, fine for a Lake boat but for NZ coastal cruising and further afield not so much.
Hybrid as in the new HH44 I think is looking promising, but they can still only motor at 5kts ish
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13 hours ago, CarpeDiem said:
Where is Romanza now? Was on the poles at Westhaven but I have not seen her for a long time...
A beautiful boat.
In Marsden Cove according to PredictWind AIS
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Rapido 40 #07 has arrived in New Zealand!!
It's all electric with Oceanvolt and is the first Rapido 40 to have a helm wheel.
This is the second Rapido to be based in New Zealand. Rapido 60 #02, Romanza, is in Auckland.
#allectric, #helmwheel, #rapido40, #oceanvolt
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Hauled out at Port Whangārei Marine Centre last week for 5 days
Half the price of last haul in Auckland
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Where’s the boat ?
there’s lots of options but best get someone close to boat
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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
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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
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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
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Last week at Deep Cove Coromandel
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37 minutes ago, waikiore said:
The two boats mentioned above -no one was hit by the boom initially at least.
And both had lots of experience aboard
Which proves sh*t happens
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As a safety inspector I can check your prep and equipment easily however
I can only take a guess at your leave of stupid, if you have none you wouldn’t get out of bed in the morning and if you have extreme you probably never went to bed.
Everyone that goes offshore needs some stupid but it’s generally experience that determines the outcome, however we all need to use up some stupid to gain experience
IMHO
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2 hours ago, Clipper said:
With better forecasting, these disasters seem less likely to happen?
Plus boats and crews in organised events tend to be much better prepared
But saying that there will be another
Weather is a mix of pattern and chaos.
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This is a great course, run by people that have been there and done it
I did it earlier this year
https://www.livesaildie.com/dr-daves-offshore-medical-course-the-best-medical-course-you-can-do/
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Get it surveyed
And get it surveyed
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Here’s another 5min job that’s only taken 2 months
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Probably
what boat ?
Its in a fibreglass container
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From my understanding it’s not a pre purchase survey more a condition report
I had the same thing when I asked for an offshore extension to my Vero policy
then they changed their mind and said a Cat 1 certificate was all I needed
So if you have had a Cat 3 for say coastal done then try them with this ?
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57 minutes ago, Black Panther said:
Do people honestly motor into strong headwinds?
No
but saying that the number of people we met in Fiji this year in cats mostly, that said ‘we motor or motorsail always on passage” surprised me
‘There doesn’t seem to be the level of sailing skills in the cruising fleet that you would expect
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On 11/11/2023 at 10:33 AM, CarpeDiem said:
We're out this year. Too many crew (including myself) have had sea survival expire.
I don't understand why squadron can do a race to three kings @ cat 2 with no sea survival requirement. Mhyc can do cc around the not insignificant Cape Brett rounding, where many a boat has come unstuck, without the need for a liferaft or dinghy at cat 3-, and rayc needs a cat 3+, which is pretty much the same as a cat 1 without the out-of-water inspection, for going around corromandle...
There is much inconsistency from YNZ. I cannot help but feel if that if the requirements were aligned there would be more participation by the virtue of there being more certified boats and people.
The organising authority decides the CATEGORY of races they run, they need sign off from YNZ but they (YNZ have very little current knowledge on running keelboat events.
Advanced Sea Survival is a standard set by world sailing, I did my 4th one earlier in the year where a 2hr online refresher would have been just as much use.
Just to give you a bit of warning Razz,
SSANZ is now organising a Two Handed Northern Triangle for 2025 (only 15months away).
It will be Cat 3 plus AIS and a qualifying race/passage required, have stopovers at Mangonui and Marsden Cove.
Be a total of approx 490nm with a mixture of legs from 160nm, 250nm to a final sprint of 70nm, YB Trackers the whole nine yards.
Evolution Sails are back onboard, it’s going to be huge.
Fleet limited to 40, NOR out before year end and entries open 1st of April 2024
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As Booboo said, it is usually done in a few days at the NZ end. They probably just have that statement to cover any outlying issues
The old owners usually need to do the deregistration and then get that to you, this can take time depending upon where it’s currently registered
Chain plates redesign
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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