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Cantab

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  1. Cantab

    Boat rage

    You realise of course that most of the people with the issues you describe don't end up in prison anyway they just keep on living next door.
  2. Ferry hits forestay, pulls mast forward, backstay keeps top of mast where it is, something has to give. Maybe it was broken before and it was just a coincidence that he hit the ferry?
  3. I have many times fished by heaving to, even when the wind is quite light, the yacht is much more stable and you drift much slower than with the sails down.
  4. And this bit really makes it interesting: "These regulations do not replace, but rather supplement the requirements of Maritime New Zealand and the World Sailing and ORC safety requirements for racing yachts." So why the hell have we got this whole book of rules when you actually have to follow the WS OSR any way? When the NZ regs are different to the OSR which one takes precedent? When something is in the OSR and not in the NZ regs do fail your inspection if you don't meet the OSR? It would be quite a laugh if it weren't so serious, its about saving peoples lives.
  5. Here is the OSR for Anchors, Cat 1,2,3. Nice and simple isn't it, lesson to be learned there YNZ 2 un-modified anchors that meet the anchor manufacturer’s recommendation based on the boat’s dimensions with suitable combination of chain and rope, ready for immediate assembly, and ready for deployment within 5 minutes except that for a boat less than 8.5 m (28’) LH there shall be 1 anchor meeting the same criteria. Remember this bit, need we say more? The Maritime Transport Act 1994 states that the master of the vessel is at all times responsible for the safety of
  6. If you mean Nanni 3.75HE then: Oil Wix 51358 Fuel Wix 33149 BE CAREFUL I checked the specs for some other cross referenced filters for the Nanni and they were wrong, including having the wrong thread. I am using the ones I listed, much cheaper than Nanni.
  7. Yes, it's basically the first part of the charter wharf before the gate.
  8. There is a public dock on the inside of Opua main wharf, hardly ever see anyone on it, you can get quite a big yacht in there.
  9. I would suspect that they actually made a mistake, the OSR regs. are a pretty good guide to what will be I hope. The rules on sails were due a change as they didn't make sense and were poorly written. (as were a lot of other rules)
  10. Looks like they have taken down the link, that could be a good thing. Needs a massive revision to make it coherent, let alone sensible. Hard to believe thats going to happen over Christmas.
  11. Here's the link to the WS OSR, https://www.sailing.org/documents/offshorespecialregs/index.php Here's the bit about Mainsails (edited) Cat 3 either a storm trysail as defined in OSR 4.26.2 d), or mainsail reefing to reduce the luff by at least 40% (or rotating wing mast if suitable) Cat 4 either mainsail reefing to reduce the luff by 12.5% or a heavy-weather jib as defined in 4.26.2 a) (or heavy-weather sail in a boat with no forestay) NZ Version Cat 3 and 4 Mainsails shall have a set of reef points capable X X R of reducing the effective luff by 5
  12. Might be about now that immigration NZ might consider your plea to enter NZ from Fiji.
  13. Why did I bother posting issues here: New Safety Regs still refer to "Appendix M to the World Sailing Offshore Special Regulations (available from www.sailing.org)." I still cant find appendix M, The LPG rules still don't match the Gas Regulations. How did everyone else do with their issues?
  14. I put a ratchet block on my furling line, much easier to handle.
  15. Well worth a read, big difference between boaters and non boaters northlanders and others. https://www.bionet.nz/control/marine-pests/marinepests/
  16. You Aucklanders might want to keep a close eye on the next marine pathways stuff currently going on. Someone posted the other day about it, there is a big push to make all the rules the same from Tauranga North. The time table is pretty short and conviniently covers the summer holiday period. They don't seem to think boaties are stake holders either, we used to be recreational boaties, marina users and mooring owners, we are now official known as exacerbaters, pretty predujicial I thought. The desire is to make thing's a lot more strict and official. I will be submitting and I strong
  17. So you think all those big container ships anchored up off Auckland and Whangarei have got nice clean hulls? Nothing in their "niche" areas. Sounds like they might be there for a while, plenty of time to spread what they got. Pretty sure the regional councils are pretending its not a problem and assuring themselves that MPI have got it all under control for them while eagerly awaiting BOOBOO's visit to the Bay.
  18. If you are anchoring it's enough to clean it yourself, if you want to use a marina you will have to talk to them.
  19. I wonder if boaties count as stake holders? Not yet by all accounts. Hope yachting NZ sees this as number one priority to get onto on behalf of the 99.9999% of us that aren't going to bring Dave a Gold medal.
  20. So are those pogo type keels canting fore and aft, movable ballast, or not? They still meet stability requirements "canted aft". It tends to be the pt. stb. canting boats that get into trouble when the mechanism breaks or they fall off. Altering trim by moving it back seems to be allowed. Maybe rules got left behind by technological development again.
  21. Classic council survey. 10 is winning, 8 votes, good enough to claim a mandate. "most people preferred...." 8 votes are for faster than the current limit, did they win too? Every option has more people voting against it than for it.
  22. https://skippersmate.co.nz/kti-safety-alert-sa2g-nz-406mhz-plb-beacon/ $359 10 year battery, only one that floats, why wouldn't you get one?
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