Dave

Whoops, my bad. Been a handbag fight there somewhere...

That's awesome! And good on them for thinking outside the box, the more the merrier for the LV. Wouldn't it be a hoot if the Cup was contested between Te Aihe and the next boat. Sadly I reckon the other three teams might not be so receptive...

Okay, I now know a whole bunch more about the Faroes than I ever thought I would (Faroe ponies, very cool...) How on earth did you divine that their policy was the genesis of Legasea? Irrespective, thanks for sending me down the Google hole, very informative! I is a signatory.

Excellent thanks Michael, all the control lines to those winches will go through rope clutches so will only need the 'tailing' when they're in use, if that makes sense. Cheers, Dave

I know right? What a pain. My boat is also on a (fore and aft) swing mooring which was fine for the insurer I went with. I would have thought that 3rd party insurance just covering marinas and hardstands would have been a no brainer, irrespective of the type of boat, go figure. That's cool plan to head up to Thailand, I'm guessing beginning of next year after the cyclone season? I'd imagine it'd be a nice passage to make in your boat, not that I've been offshore in a trimaran, but the Racer certainly looks like she's got the pedigree. If you need crew keep me in mind, I've done offsh

Thanks 2flit, it's good to have options so I'll keep this company in mind when I come to renew at the end of the year. Cheers

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll have a look for them. Although it would be a shame to part with the Barients, they're good winches and are running very well post service. I'll certainly say gidday as I go past, you're pretty hard to miss!

Hi BP, 30ft trimaran, currently way up the river from you, if you're still in the Weiti. The offending winches are Barient 22-39s, still in good working order given their age. Cheers

Hi BR, Sorry but for some reason I'm getting notification of these posts quite late, odd. Insurance, what a palaver! Tried every man and his dog here in NZ but as you've found out they won't touch trimarans, must be hugely frustrating for you as your boat has been tarred and feathered by some random trimaran risk factor that doesn't really apply, in my opinion. I couldn't even talk them into waiving the capsize or breakage clauses, which I thought was the worst risk for my boat. Ended up going with Northernreef Insurance, who are run by Edward William, a Spanish crowd. They

Whoops sorry BR, bit tardy in replying to you. Yep it's amazing who you run into in the marina, I had just put my boat back in the water and a bloke wanders up and tells me he was the owner once removed. Didn't have much time so only had a brief yarn with him but I have his details so will chase him up for more info on the boat as I get closer to sailing. Mine was built in 94 so I'd like to put together a bit of a history of the boat as well, cool to find out about the adventures had in years gone by and looking forward to adding my chapter. I hope your yard is cheaper than the ones he

Interesting, that TM listing was what kicked off this thread, as I liked the idea (and cost). I just assumed they were the original Barton Wincher but I guess not. Thanks for the reply, much appreciated.

Thanks for the replies, I'd like to get ST's for the boat but they are way too expensive for me at the moment. My winches are mainly for halyards, outhaul and reefing and I can see that it would be nice to tail the halyards particularly when short handed or solo. These Winchers seem to do an adequate job for what they are so I'll keep them in the back pocket for now. When I get out sailing eventually I may find that they're a "nice to have" as you've both mentioned anyway, but it's great to get the advice from those in the know. Cheers and thanks again Dave

Hi all, wondering if there is anyone out there who has these, or has used them. My primaries are a couple of venerable Barients which I'd like to turn into pseudo self tailers if possible. Thanks in advance, Dave

Well, colour me jealous, I might have drooled a bit looking at those photos! Just beautiful and congratulations on getting her out where she belongs. There must only be a half dozen or so of these yachts around so you are super lucky, I'd love to have one but sadly out of my reach for the moment. It looks like you have a daggerboard, the F36/39 I was keen on last year had a centreboard but the same kick up rudder as you have. I really like the timber accents in the deckhead; is that Durakore or is the cabin top built from ply? Reason I ask is that my boat is Durakore which has been p

And might I add to congratulating you in picking up this boat. She was on my short list but eventually thought she'd be too much boat for me to handle. I was intrigued however by the Google search I did which resulted in a UK bus! There must be a story behind her name and please do share when you discover it. I'm not sure if you've done so but the Multihull Yacht Club has a Facebook page, you might find someone who knows the boat there. Cheers, Dave

By the way, love the F36/39 and would appreciate a photo of her please. I had a good hard look at one in Sydney last year but had to pass once it had been surveyed. I'm assuming you built your boat, if so, much respect! I've had a look at the Ravenswing and Fram blogs and know that there's no way I could undertake such a massive project. How far around the world have you been? I'm guessing you are stuck here in NZ, I suppose there are worse places to weather this Covid 19 storm. Cheers, Dave

Sorry for the delay, first time trying to post photos so struggling a bit... Here's a before And here she is currently, not quite ready to go sailing but nearly!

Morning Chris, sorry I should have updated the title of this thread, I ended up buying a project boat in Kerikeri in September last year. Still ongoing but getting closer to going sailing, this virus thingy hasn't helped progress! I appreciate you getting in touch though, and good luck with your boat, trimarans are a niche market as I found out... Cheers, Dave

I'd imagine she'd be dotted with a few 50 cals around the place for 'nuisance' defense (small boats etc.) I doubt she'd be fitted with a proper CIWS like Phalanx or Goalkeeper as they're pretty dear (but extremely effective.) As a force multiplying platform if she was deployed to an area of conflict she'd have a picket of frigate sized or larger warships looking after her and providing layered defense; the first casualty of any conflict would be the ships like the Aotearoa as they enable the fleet to fight. In addition, she'd carry at least one, if not two Seasprite helicopters, which have

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If I am on yours it won't be an issue, I'm off to haul the boat tomorrow. If it was yours, thanks! Cheers, Dave

Sorted, thanks all. Katie at the WBC was most accommodating and the boat is now hanging off mooring No 60 at the Northern end. Not yours is it Kick? Booboo, I do like the area, I live in Orewa so it's nice and handy. I'm getting a new mooring dropped in November hopefully up at the Northern end of the Stillwater field, apparently I'll be able to wade out to the boat at low tide but at least I've got somewhere to park it. Be good to catch up when the dust has settled, I'll probably be joining the SBC, are you a member? Cheers, Dave

Thanks all, appreciate the advice and suggestions. Events have conspired to slide my transit to Auckland by a week or so, I'm hoping that I won't need a mooring now, straight to the haulout for me. I'm hopefully getting one dropped in the Weiti in mid November in the Stillwater field, fingers crossed. Cheers, Dave

Thanks also Fish, tried Mariner Marine in Ch. Underwritten by Vero so no guesses as to the response.

Thanks Veladare, I tried Bill at the Marina Shop but he met with no success unfortunately. Nice of him to try on my behalf though. Used the magic search and found a crowd in Hastings that had "trimaran" as part of their advertising spiel. Again, nope. Don't trust the Googles people... Thanks Tiger, you've nailed it with the tri averse aspect of all this malarkey. I don't think I'm being unreasonable in what I want the insurance for but I'm finding the "yeah, nah" responses a bit disheartening. For me the biggest worry I have is total loss, I'm happy to wear damage etc. from using