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1 hour ago, Black Panther said:
The tracker only works on apple?
No works on all devices
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21 minutes ago, Romany said:
Good on him (?) but why? Is it fund raising for a cause, or just because.
Just because, plus he needs to do a qualifying passage for the solo Tasman, this should do it
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We anchor in there after starting the SSANZ triple series races and go into the cafe for brunch
brunch
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11 hours ago, Black Panther said:
Don't like the sound of that, will he get in before the sh*t hits?
Doesn’t look like it. Think they will sail around it or clear in to top of South Island then come up possibly
Arbitare mid BOP and Distraction arrived in Westhaven at 5.30 this morning
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Oddity
in MarineTalk
Great boat, when I get old I’d like one
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As Steve says above, but another way is rather than running the sheet through the pole use a outhaul line through the pole and clip to clew of the genoa
This way you can sheet it aft and haul it out, this will also give you the chance to experiment with the perfect length if you decide to make a dedicated whisker pole or shorten what you have. Keep an eye out on trademe also, sometimes it’s out there
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Not long now, 16 days to go.
Nearly all the boats have arrived in Auckland
Poulpito mid Tasman
Arbitare approaching East Cape
Relapse sitting on the hard in Whangārei without a rig
Simply Irresistible sitting in Westhaven without a rudder
Its all about to get real for 33 yachts and 66 sailors
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No, we have a quite flat teak deck and over winter the southern side, in around the mast base, handrails and Genoa tracks were it didn’t dry fast enough after rain it would start to grow green, then dirt would build up.
The first time I did it the results weren’t great as you really need to clean everything before you apply, I’ve found the best results to be to give the decks a light scrub, then spray it on and leave it. Don’t rinse the boat, let it dry in place then it reactivates each time it rains. Definitely not slippery, if I see grime buildup after a while I just hose the decks every month or 6 weeks over winter
If you just want something to kill what’s there use 30 Seconds or the likes such as Sodium Hypochlorine commonly known as Pool Chlor. And then wash off, this is a lot cheaper but doesn’t continue to work, so you will need to do this a few times. But it depends on where your boat lives over winter, Westhaven seems really bad for grime buildup probably from the motorway. The best place to avoid this I’ve found is above 20* S and below 20* N latitude
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I spray my decks beginning of each winter with Wet and Forget, not the cheapest by a long way, but I know it won’t do any harm
Sailmakers use it on sails also
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23 hours ago, Winter said:
What is the go-to best hand held small manual pump for getting the last dribbles out of bilge, or dinghy etc?
Something like this
https://www.torpedo7.co.nz/products/T7KKAN908XXXXX/title/kayak-bilge-pump
or this
https://www.boat.net.nz/collections/pumps-hand-pumps/products/hand-pump-stirrup-style
Either of them will do it, but won’t last too long as cheaply made
I use one of these, not because it’s any better but because I can put it in tricky spots and hit the button
https://www.burnsco.co.nz/transfer-pump-diesel-water-2xd-battery
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As above will be very interesting to see who fronts, maybe every other club is missing something
Cant see how it’s classic if it’s never happened before
Want to get numbers “ then don’t put obstacles in the way - make it cheap, use racetrack, have a party afterwards. Once it’s established and classic then it will stand on its own feet, just my thoughts but I could be wrong, hope I am for their sake
Maybe it has something to do with it being on first of April
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Spirits Bay is also a good anchorage if it’s SW and your waiting for it to go more W
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West coast every time
‘Get to top and then only need a two or three favourable days and your there
East coast you will get hit somewhere
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Never seen one there but there’s usually one in Man-o-war bay Waiheke this time of year
There maybe a skip on the coromandel wharf ?
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If you’ve replaced the aerial and radio and still not working can only be power ?
are you receiving on any channels ?
Try listening on 60 or 62, there should be endless chatter of trip reports with Coastguard, especially on weekends
Turn volume to max, adjust squelch until it screams at you then back until it stops. Check your on International not USA or Canada
As long as the Ariel is screwed in tight and the red wire is connected to a positive supply and the black wire to a ground/neutral they just work.
Maybe post where your cruising whilst away and someone can row over and have a look for you
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Do a radio check on Ch 16 with Maritime Radio
Assuming you have a license
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https://www.rnzys.org.nz/rnzys-events/the-christmas-race/
looking like a fun evening with extras and non extra divisions35 entries already
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8 hours ago, Clipper said:
What about that really slow, stock std y11 with the tiny pintop main? Surely thats a div 4 boat?
New main looks smaller still, maybe it’s the offshore version
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Probably Div 4
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2 hours ago, Shimmer said:
Great to see the boat / crew profiles and read up on the fleet.
Any idea when we will see the division splits?
getting excited now!
Division splits will be done after last phrf changes have been made.
Date for last changes is 7th February but these won’t come through until these are processedBut I’d be counting on being in Div 4 Shimmer
top limit for D4 will be about .800ish
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4 hours ago, Island Time said:
If I was to do this as a delivery, I'd be working on 3-4 months. Its a long way, and there will be considerable wear/tear on the boat, motor, sails and all. This is the equivalent of about 10 years of local sailing. When you consider that, the ship is not that expensive (and lot more reliable and quicker). If not sailing yourself, a delivery skipper would likely charge about $50k for that voyage, + expenses and + Crew.
If you are relocating, sell the boat here and buy another. Not really worth moving her. IMO
Plus boats are cheaper there so you could either make on the deal or upgrade
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24 to 25 hours
if you mean sailing then a whole lot more info required
Option 1; Are you taking a 200nm offshore high latitude yachts with tonnes of fuel and happy to round the horn ?
Option 2; or are you going to stay in the tropics and average 4kts
option 1 is 65 to 70 days non stop
option 2 is a year or more
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Let’s hear from the editor, but believe it’s all in cahoots
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Tracker only pings the position every 10min then uploads these every 30
so if you tack between pongs you get a track that looks like that.