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Not entirely related except as an example of WTF 12.4 © in Part 5 Cat A - this is for trailer boats and I note in the SI for the upcoming Gulf Classic Regatta - a requirement for all TY even if they're doing the short course/are Div C. boats. "Two red hand-held flares, two orange hand-held smoke torches and two parachute rockets." Ummmm.
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I have once, in the approx. 25 years that I've been on the water, seen someone pulled over by the HM - a small launch heading toward the eastern exit of Westhaven, clearly going more than 5 knots, past the HM who was coming in!
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Loving your blog! Keep the stories coming
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I'm off to the warehouse to buy me a paddling pool for beach transits! This has to be done
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Damn my crew did a good job on the tinsel - boat looked amazing in the midday sun as I was driving back over the bridge today
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How long can you hold your breath for? I'd be diving on that with an implement of crustacean death.
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I've been driving all over Akl looking for rolls of tinsel (as opposed to 2m pre-cut lengths at all the $2 shops) the various The Warehouses are all out of stock apparently - any other ideas?
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I'll take two books off you for Eric - that will be a massive saving in petrol on your drive home. Will this suffice?
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The genny might
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My sails are pretty buggered, can I do the short course?
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Hell yes!
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With allergic children I make gluten-free fritters - 3/4 cup of rice flour, 3/4 cup of corn flour, 1/2 cup of tapioca flour, a teaspoon of baking powder, 2 eggs, a cup (or is it two) of milk. Mash two bananas with a fork and add to the mix. Fry in lots of oil at a medium heat until crispy golden brown. Pour rum over the lot once finished (the kids aren't allergic to rum apparently) Hmmm, the younger child does rather like rum. Hmmm. Am I a bad parent?
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We still have the trailersailer in the front yard - was really awesome to sell my last yacht but still have a yacht to go sailing on - last summer we put hard anti-foul on it and put it on the poles at westhaven. Since bringing it home it's cost $0.00 - love it! The new boat on the other hand...
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Do you accept multis?
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Been reading this - it's really cool! I wish I'd kept such a record when starting out. But then, I also wish I'd plugged into the clubs earlier too. You guys have done a great job - I'll look forward to reading your posts - go well!
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OH. Thank. Dog.
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I thought you and Angela were retiring to the tropics?
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Yay! Steering that works well would definitely be a bonus ????
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I feel like I should put a post in here too. David kindly took me on as crew despite my never sailing out of sight of land before - I've been seeking this adventure for many years - what an opportunity! Good company and boat went a long way given I discovered that while I could happily (sometimes confusedly and a little too keen) complete my watches steering the old girl, I struggled with my cooking duties aaaaand I did get a bit over it by the second to last day... however, in hindsight, I now know and could be a bit more,... mentally prepared? I'd definitely do it again Losing the Aut
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This curly lettering was printed by one of the people on Trademe and then I applied it - pretty stressful - 3 sets of hands on the big 'S' but the end result was great. But if I was going for a big graphic such as on Marshall Law, I'm thinking that I'd pay someone else to do it...
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From the album: Projects
Sideview of Schzando -
Eric is right - carbon build up - old cars/plugs with significant build up (I remember my little Dashund and before that Triumph) would run on - even if the timing was spot on (which can also cause an engine to run on). Related: I had a little Suzuki GN250 that we did various modification on for fun - we did some careful skimming and swapping of conrod, retarding timing etc - we managed to up to compression significantly and turned it into a semi diesel - little bugger would chug and had to be run out of fuel to kill it. Needless to say like most of them, we eventually chewed out the bi
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Leopard... Print ????????????
