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  1. How much work is putting up a pole. Then if you want to run a bit more square just pull the pole a little bit aft. Sailing is also fun its not always the least amount of work. Otherwise you would never pull the sails up at all.
  2. We found it very hard to see both the finish boat and bean rock. The lights in the background made it very hard to work out what was what. We could see the white hull then the big yellow light in the sky made sense as we got closer. I have found bean rock very hard to see until you get closer. Thank goodness for a new B & G chart plotter from Matt.
  3. I have just gone through yacht registration/Phrf with YNZ. My dealings with them couldn't have been better. Very easy to deal with. They made it easy and knew what they were doing. The people l dealt with were a credit to YNZ.I wish all companies were this easy to deal with. It seems strange hearing peoples negative comments but I suppose policy is different to staff.
  4. One of the first things I do after buying a boat is join coastguard. Have had a couple of fizz boats now own a yacht. Cheap life insurance. Never ever used their rescue system and never intend to but its there if I need it. Going out of Whangamata always called up and when arrived home safe thanked them for there watch. They do training and generally look out for people's safty.I see as a lot more positive than negative so they get a big tick from me.
  5. If you have a fire you can never have too many fire extinguishers. Nothing worse than thinking you have put the fire out then it reignites with no extinguishers left. Its a long time before the red flashing lights turn up and you run out of marshmallows as well. Some are one shot once trigger pulled you need to refill and the bigger ones you can squirt a little bit then put away until your next mishap. We get all ours serviced annually.
  6. I have just sent eclipse an email then I read this,so perhaps you have saved me 6 weeks.
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    Yacht Clubs.

    Thanks BooBoo great information. Now I just need to pay a whole lot of money.
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    Yacht Clubs.

    Nz built 36-40 Ft. Light displacement. Something fun to sail
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    Yacht Clubs.

    Live south of Bombays and have been away from Auckland yacht clubs for 20 plus years. Looking to do some harbour racing and cruising. Boat initially going to be in Westhaven. Looking to join a club so interested in what the clubs are now like or has nothing changed. Seems to be a lot of collaboration between them all now so does it matter which one gets the nod. Cheers
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