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an american plane
the brit race car
a boat bow
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america's proof
that with a big enough engine
even a brick can fly
was that 1 of those wicked ground effect cars that SUCKED
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2J chaparral - Two fans adapted from a military tank engine were housed at the rear
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WTF?
looks very, very slippery aero
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fwd + aft
or side to side
side to side would be an improper setting of the cradle arms + beam width
fwd + aft would be an improper understanding of the where the keel was, and slope of keel base???
very much how long is a bit of string
we are supposed to kowtow to the pros
but in the case of our own boats
probably know more than them...
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if the tides are right
the cradle has been positioned correctly
you aren't late etc
you should have 1/2 meter? of tide
to move your boat, via lines to the cradle, to your ideal position between the up-rights
(mast 1 mtr behind the fwd upright???)
what am i missing?
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tame?
surely not the same sin!
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- finish photos on the SSANZ Facebook page now. And a selection of photos from the series will be added to the SSANZ website too. If anyone wants higher res copies of their photos PM me or email splashprincess@xtra.co.nz.
thanks splash!
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looking forward to the finishing photos
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an excellent day!
string theory even came up from wellington for races 1 and 3
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microburst
micro-burst southland
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10360241
micro-burst northland
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have roof racked wetas on beach dollys 100s of km
would think that the best
depending on height of ferry's freight deck roof of course
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Some years ago I was beating into the inner harbor at a stately 3.5knots, slow 3/4 keeled, 25' double-ender, just off North head
From behind the old Americas cup boat, loaded with tourists, was rapidly approaching and was going to climb between me and north head
We kept a close eye on each other and he flew past at a speed and distance that gave the passengers a real taste of an an AC cross
All good
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Some up us do keep them longer...the lack of internal space, compared to similarly priced monos, or even cats, means they aren't as useful in winter and still reasonably cramped in summer for even 2
And if they have any sort of comfort they fail as racers
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Earlier this year, technicians operating a robotic camera surveying a route for a natural gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea, were surprised to find a 500-year-old shipwreck virtually intact on the seafloor. The ship was found at a depth of 141 meters.
http://www.oldsaltblog.com/2019/07/intact-500-year-old-shipwreck-found-on-baltic-seafloor/
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a couple of years back returning from barrier at 10knots? on an 8.5 cat we saw some spume in the distance and sailed over and parallel to a couple of bryder's? whales
then a 3rd rose right across our bows, fortunately far enough away that we were able to turn away in time
their numbers are on the rise and as the article above notes the bryder's seem to be less predictable to sail around
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Researchers tracking the animals suggest they are migrating to the Hauraki gulf
via the Taranaki bite, with sightings between July and August.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12251681
common? hauraki gulf bryder's whale,
Bryde's whales display seemingly erratic behaviour compared to other baleens, because they surface at irregular intervals and can change directions for unknown reasons.[6]
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Melville jumped ship at Nuku Hiva, in the Marquesas Islands, and spent a month with a tribe untouched by Western influence. That led to the radical defence of cannibalism in “Typee” (1846), his first book, as a form of justice no more barbaric than Britain’s erstwhile habit of displaying hung, drawn and quartered bodies.
Since everyone saw the world through the prism of their own culture, Melville believed, no society could claim moral superiority over another.
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a pic of an aboriginal taiwanese, from about 50 years before the millions? of han chinese of chiang kai-shek arrived, escaping from mao's mainland china in 1948
note the snazzy taiwanese cloud leopard cloak
thought to have been extinct the last 100 years
they now think their may be a few left in the misty mountains
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that beautiful 1st pic again
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Article27
Criminal jurisdiction on board a foreign ship
1. The criminal jurisdiction of the coastal State should not be exercised on board a foreign ship passing through the territorial sea to arrest any person or to conduct any investigation in connection with any crime committed on board the ship during its passage, save only in the following cases:
(a) if the consequences of the crime extend to the coastal State;
(b)if the crime is of a kind to disturb the peace of the country or the good order of the territorial sea;
(c ) if the assistance of the local authorities has been requested by the master of the ship or by a diplomatic agent or consular officer of the flag State; or
(d) if such measures are necessary for the suppression of illicit traffic in narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances.
https://www.un.org/depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unclos/part2.htm
not as bad as these cheeky bastards tho...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pong_Su_incident
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well done!
bet there were blisters aplenty
They lost their way the second night when clouds obscured the stars they used to navigate.
Rather than paddle in an uncertain direction, they decided to rest.
As they slept, ocean currents carried them toward their target.
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Temporary mooring wanted - Weiti/Whangaparaoa
in Classifieds
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my mooring at northcote point will be empty over that time