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1 hour ago, Psyche said:
I have some sympathy for his views, that the world is bound up in bureaucracy and why cant he sail where and when he likes?
I got none. Antarctica doesn't need tourists.
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17 minutes ago, DoT said:
I don;t think that's true.
The message I got from the announcements was stay away from the beaches and harbours, there'll be crazy s**t happening.
The initial advisory was issued at 8:14pm.
Not sure why the flounderers in the Hokianga thought this would not apply to them. And anyone with history at Tut's knows it has been punished by tsunami waves in the past.
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4 hours ago, Fish said:
No, the problem is they said there was "No Threat". That was the first statement. I read it at about 7:30 pm, turned the internet off, watch some TV and went to bed. govt warning systems?
I don;t think that's true.
The message I got from the announcements was stay away from the beaches and harbours, there'll be crazy s**t happening.
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Same problem all around the pacific. The warning network is calibrated for earthquakes, but volcanic events are much rarer, so I guess they have less data. I wonder how it would respond to an undersea landslide.
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Parking (white spaces) is time limited during the week (P120), but the limit deliberately ends at 4pm to not disrupt crew parking. Personally, I want to see more parking for bikes, as it's a great way for people to get to their boats.
As for behaviour, I'd be happy enough if people in cars would observe the speed limits.
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1 hour ago, harrytom said:
Funny how Chamberlains is called Chamberlains now days,it was always referred to as North Harbour by the olds and myself,not to be confused with North Cove Kawau,same same shag rock of Rotoroa not the same as Shag Island, Tiritiri Matangi.
Then we got same saying at Te Kouma and others referring to Sugar loaf (coromandel Harbour)ramp area TeKouma ramp.
Confusing I know,can see why Coastguard keep repeating themselves when asking questions.
I've always thought of Chamberlins as the west part of North Harbour.
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Only two things you really need:
- time your trip so you have the wind with the tide through Tiri passage.
- shorten sail early, reefing main and smaller head sail - you're not racing. Yachts that are not overpowered are very comfortable even in steep chop - much more comfortable than motor boats.
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Also, the eutectic system also can be set to run only during the day = no compressor noise keeping you awake at night.
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Interesting if true.
I've walked over Rangitoto a fair bit over the last two years and never seen one.
And the undergrowth on the island is flourishing, which would be at odds with any significant wallaby population.
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On 16/11/2021 at 8:07 AM, Psyche said:
" but generally the further away from AK's Papa cliffs the better"
The harder old rocks definitely make for better snorkelling than the Waitemata sand and mud stone. These old rocks are found on north and east sides of Motutapu, Rakino, Waiheke, Kawau, end of Tawharanui, Matheson's bay to Goat Island. Also Motuora and Moturekareka have some interesting spots.
I reckon all of those can be worth a look, but the water can be murky depending on the wind directions.
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I don't agree. Lots of vaccines have effectiveness around 50%.
The flu vaccine for example: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/vaccines-work/vaccineeffect.htm
Or the recently approved malaria vaccine: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02755-5
The covid vaccine remains 93% effective against serious illness after 6 months.
Stopping the spread of covid requires more than just vaccines. Hence the continuing restrictions and recommendations for mask wearing.
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5 hours ago, Fish said:
I think you guys are trying to box shadows. Pfizer have released a paper in the Lancet that shows that the double shot drops to the ineffective threshold after 4 months, against delta. That is a retrospective cohort study of 3.5 million people, so not some random piece of rubbish.
This is a pretty gross misrepresentation of the study. To quote to key passages of the summary:
"Vaccine effectiveness against hospital admissions for infections with the delta variant for all ages was high overall (93% [95% CI 84–96]) up to 6 months."
"Among sequenced infections, vaccine effectiveness against infections of the delta variant was high during the first month after full vaccination (93% [95% CI 85–97]) but declined to 53% [39–65] after 4 months."
So vaccination still halves transmission at 4 months - which is far more than the flu vaccine achieves - and reduces serious outcomes for the individual by more than 90% at 6 months.
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Perhaps not a committee decision, but I remember it being discussed at a committee meeting and generally accepted that it wasn't prohibited. Cameron, do you happen to know how much lighter a carbon pole would be than alloy?
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3m long
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On 16/10/2020 at 10:09 AM, chariot said:
Never use thin foamy's as they only fall to bits before you finish.
I use thin foamy's. They last about 1/2 a coat on my 1020, so I go through four sleeves doing 2 coats, plus a few more for the sail drive and extra coats on rudder and leading edges.
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How are you planning to connect it at the base?
For my 1020 I made a 3-panel arch that matches the curve of the cabin top - which is where it lives most of the time. The three panels are connected in parallel, so at least one panel is producing well even with some shading from the boom.
The curve is intended to also work as an arch behind the back stay, supported on posts from the pushpit. But I haven't got around to building the supports yet.
Downsides so far: sharp corners on the panels; less standing room on the cabin top; doesn't provide summer shade
Must get around to finishing the project....
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I've got one close to your requirements. 83mm OD and 3.5 wall thickness as best I can measure. 3m long. Came from Kilwell some years ago, but didn't get used for the project I had on the go then, and is a bit short and a bit beefy for a 1020 pole.
And yes, carbon poles are allowed on a 1020 - or at least I think that was the committee decision about 10 years back.
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On 29/09/2021 at 8:40 PM, funlovincriminal said:
How far out from the sail drive should you apply non copper based AF?
Follow what the paint system says. My tin of Ultra 2 says no closer than 30cm to any part of the drive.
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PT 11
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All yours for USD$6000 + shipping + paint +200 hours.
But the outcome. So nice.
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Was the question framed to secure a "No" answer seeing as TNZ really want an excuse to go offshore?
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Yes, arrived in June, but sailed in July.
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Imagine being a electrician there...
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Actually, it must have been July. I was there a month, arriving the day before midsummer - bonfire night.
For a country covered in forest they really love the open fire.
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I've sailed in Helsinki - in August though not January. Very nice blocks of granite everywhere. Islands set up with DIY barbeque hut and sauna.
Very long days. You could go for a day sail at lunchtime and still be out 10 hours before sunset.
storing paper charts on board - whats your method?
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I encountered really thick fog 18 months back. Even leaving Islington Bay required a chart (to navigate by depth contours) or GPS. It was a surreal experience, and the only time I've broken out the fog horn in 15 years.
Otherwise, exploring places that are less familiar: isolated beaches, places to fish or snorkel, estuaries and rivers - such as heading up to Warkworth.