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Maritime NZ proposed new anchor watch rule enforcement
Ex Machina replied to eruptn's topic in MarineTalk
Ponder this angle . Imagine you join a “boating “ club not a “yacht” club but you have a cruising yacht . Imagine said club was affiliated with say Offshore power boating NZ . It would be a bit of a piss off if $30 bucks of your sub went towards a powerboating outfit to do whatever with it , you roll with it anyway because it’s the only boating club in your area with decent facilities . that’s what our launch owners and cruising boat owners , social , crew members plus juniors face with YNZ whether they like it or not . -
Maritime NZ proposed new anchor watch rule enforcement
Ex Machina replied to eruptn's topic in MarineTalk
Same here can’t access the rules , only getting overviews . -
Maritime NZ proposed new anchor watch rule enforcement
Ex Machina replied to eruptn's topic in MarineTalk
That’s kinda where our club sits . Only 3-4 boats ever enter YNZ sanctioned events yet we pay nearly 10k PA to them . I would happily join another club to retain eligibility to enter coastal etc and save our club major coin . -
Maritime NZ proposed new anchor watch rule enforcement
Ex Machina replied to eruptn's topic in MarineTalk
Vaguely remember a comm fishing boat that dragged anchor at maybe hen and chicks ? Maybe loss of life ? Teenager in the wheelhouse asleep who was assigned the anchor watch but wasn’t qualified ? -
What tool did you use for scraping ? I have a moonscape of antifoul to sort out at some stage
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It’s reassuring to see it has a masthead light
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That’s on display ? Think it’s on loan to the developers to give a nautical theme to the place . I’m pretty sure it’s the one that needed lee cloths and buckets to keep the water out of the cockpit ….and then the rig folded
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Surely not Rudolph shack !?
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Isn’t the keel gone or is that another boat ? Cant keep up with all the old battle axes
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Coastguard Whangārei tows yacht to safety from Great Barrier Island
Ex Machina replied to ex Elly's topic in MarineTalk
Looks like a local liveaboard Townson 26 . In real world $ that tow probably cost more than the value of the boat ? A bit over the top really but a good outcome . -
Probably not , though there are some James Bond villain type mansions tucked away in the BOI , possibly with sand shark aquariums 😂. Who knows , it may have been established quite awhile ago in a murky waveless corner of a harbour and has spread from there . Even Russell and Paihia/opua are murky as on a good day
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I’m guessing Pacific Northwest off one of those crazy river mouth harbour entrances . Those are US coastguard boats and that launch is definately an American abdomination
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I’m hoping the the “other half “ that have baches ? And houses in that area bring their weight to bear in a good way .
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Might have to turn right at cape colville ?
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Not a betting man but ….100% ?
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Still plenty of coprous oxide in there . It’s the unpronounceables that have been banned from paints
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I should’ve used purple font . Our modest club pays just shy of 10k PA in YNZ affiliation fees and only 3-4 race boat boat owners would be affected if we didn’t pay that . The youth sailing would lose whatever support is on call but even then they do superbly with minimal input from YNZ
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There is an onshore aquaculture venture almost directly west of the wreck . The saltwater intakes would be fecked by bunker fuel not to mention the kingfish and pāua that live there . There’s also a recovering commercial scallop bed the length of bream bay that is one hell of a producer when it’s in good shape . Salty dog bait harvests a shed load pilchards at certain times of the year in bream bay , H and C area . So there is a bit for MPI to think about but it’s not threatening the national economy .
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Well we already have YNZ . They could hire someone with clout and funnel some funds into that ? There’s a prominent QC that sails and the omakiwi infestation is outside his front door . Come to think of it the affected area is right outside some very influential characters front door , all who have boats with anchors . That area is basically a who’s who of NZ and offshore big business … Maybe the big people could could help out the little people ?
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We need someone inside NIWA or NRC who’s an avid boatie
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Cruise ship anchor ? Where they anchor in the roads off Tapeka is a great distribution point , the current fangs out of there . Plus cruise ship passages are measured in days not weeks so greater chance of the stuff being nice and fresh
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22K !! 🤦♂️
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Yeah the place is rooted as far as seafloor life goes .
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Found in a lot more places now in BOI over the last week
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Those board member names ring yachting bells , are they RAYC members ?