Had to ask,
The NOR still requires a Cat 3 cert, you need a liferaft to get one.???
The nice people at YNZ sent me this
"The yacht club has been working in consultation with Yachting New Zealand (YNZ) to find the right level of safety requirements for this race and NZMYC have agreed to run this race under the YNZ Category 3 requirements, minus the requirement for a life raft or dinghy. You will still need to get a Cat 3, but the certificate issued will be a Category 3 minus."
Great I guess, still points to some issues with the whole Cat 1- 5 inspections and requirements, gettin