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they did pretty well today spending less time bogged in displacement mode than etnz anyway

yeah, at least 1 of the small car parks on north head has been turned into bicycle only parking looked like they may have put up some triathlon? bike stands

back on C great views fro north head Friday 18 December 2020, 3:00 PM at Race course C PRADA America’s Cup World Series Auckland round robin races 5, 6, 7 and 8 is on 18 December 2020. Find travel information and planning options for the viewing locations around Auckland.

even though the teams seem to know 9am the day before it looks like the public's need-to-know for the daily course has been pushed out to 10.30am on the day Check back after the race course is announced by America's Cup race management at 10:30am on 18 December for other locations to view the race. https://at.govt.nz/bus-train-ferry/events/36th-americas-cup/acws-round-robin-races-on-18-dec/

deano sailed a near perfect race -1? error but etnz seem to have a slightly faster boat - let down by 5? errors at this 1st day of official racing i think i'd rather have the faster boat ... just watched the video and it seems patriot was faster both up and down, but etnz kept catching up after their f$%^ups so they must have been sailing better angles

Fantastic day up here on north head.....weather perfect, tons of people but still place to sit with uninterrupted views....sir Ben had a major moment and almost tipped the boat over after a horrible gybe...but after a minute they got back going

here's the official release First race will start at 15:12 and will see Emirates Team New Zealand facing Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team. Race 2 (American Magic VS INEOS TEAM UK) will start at 15:50, Race 3 (INEOS TEAM UK VS Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team) is foreseen for 16:42PM. Last race of the day will see American Magic facing the Defender Emirates Team New Zealand at 17:20. Course Area C will be used for racing today 17 December 2020 and weather forecast are for Southwest breezes and moderate wind 16 to 19 knots with low tide at 16:13. https://www.americascup.com/en/news/819

we watched a volvo start from the water got there early and got a good spot right up against the SPECTATOR boundary just before start, a towering commercial gin-palace with paying guests anchored right in front of us on the inner VIP boundary council desperate to milk this for all they can don't expect much for free

have heard it's course C today, but that won't be confirmed publicly til 10am which means north head would be ideal IF, you can get to devonport presumably they want people to take the ferry and walk to north head takapuna beach grandstand now advertising to watch race and have big screen for close-ups

finally have found something "officialish" about race course selection The racecourse will be selected on race days by 10:00am. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/americas-cup-2021-the-best-spots-in-auckland-to-watch-world-series-and-christmas-cup-races/7GYYLA3HICT7YXJXJQ6YWSSWSE/ will be interesting to see if that matches the unofficial info picked up yesterday

have heard course C tomorrow which is the one under north head

anyone when and where they will announce which course each race will on?

Thanks, very educational

so the lithium iron phosphate batteries you speak of are not the lithium ion batteries that thermally ran away and caused these problems 4 years ago? https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/03/technology/samsungs-recall-the-problem-with-lithium-ion-batteries.html https://www.cnet.com/news/why-are-hoverboards-exploding-and-catching-fire/ some good info here Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) Lithium iron phosphate (LFP) has a lower specific energy and lower cell voltage than other cathode materials, it has the benefit of being very stable, which gives excellent cycle life and high s

am not a fan of lithium batteries on a boat this is why https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/glider-pilots-battery-caught-fire-mid-flight-causing-fatal-2017-crash-in-northland they always blame the charging......but personally i think there is something else going on that they don't yet understand https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_787_Dreamliner_battery_problems The enclosure Boeing had to add is 185 lb (84 kg) heavier, negating the lighter battery potential.[61]

https://www.fueldump.co.uk/products/Sight-Gauge-Ball-Level-Indicator.html

The Auckland broker, Conrad Gair, with whom the luxury yacht is listed said recently yachts that would traditionally sail here to be sold were not allowed in under current border restrictions, and New Zealand was missing out. might be able to tell from his listings https://www.36degrees.nz/

1 hell of a chainsaw and we wonder why insurance keeps rising

https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-national/grieving-family-given-business-exemption-enter-nz

wow, at first i thought they must have been drug runners... not covid runners

luna rossa seem to be suggesting they can manoeuvre pretty damn well and they expect to use that to their advantage "The only thing we have seen is the quality of manoeuvres and I would say for the moment that we have an advantage. Our manoeuvres are carried out perfectly," Fischer told French yachting site Tip & Shaft. That is very important, as if you are clear about your manoeuvres, you can afford to change tack for tactical reasons, while if you find it hard, you avoid that as much as you can. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/2021-americas-cup-luna-rossa-reveal-ke

have also seen similar punts on slow water with 1 cable and a motor even with a slotted length of wood as a lever to work the cable yet this pic caught the eye as something rare the white-water wake and the dual cables perhaps the downstream cable is needed to winch the stern across the centre of the strong current? https://kids.kiddle.co/Cable_ferry

see the wake, not produced by engines are cables on both sides of the boat common in europe? the loads on the cables and pulleys must be pretty high

How does it work? Two large cables are suspended across the fast-flowing river. The punt is attached to both wires, and once your car is onboard, the puntman turns the boat slightly with a rudder, meaning the side of the boat catches the current. Because it's attached to a wire, it can't go backwards, so instead slides across the river. No motors, just pure physics. https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/destinations/nz/central-otago-lakes/300168958/the-punt-at-tuapeka-mouth-the-floating-road-that-leads-to-a-secret-chocolate-shop

looks good at $400 for their basic epirb ton of stockists in nz https://oceansignal.com/stockists/ https://www.lusty-blundell.co.nz/search/results/5fc152dca83c8