Psyche

Mahurangi is cancelled due to weather as well

Even the best sailors in the world are going to make mistakes, and given enough time eventually someone is going to get hurt. Unfortunately, it's the nature of the beast.

I rest my case!

Doesnt matter as far as we are concerned, I presume there is a big bed of it in there somewhere

The short version as stated in my previous post is that no one cares....

Modern maxi's need power to run systems, it comes with the territory. Also no one really cares what the 10 million plus boats do since they will never own or race on one.

Its defined on the CAN notice charts, most of Tryphena is restricted. Anyone intending to anchor there needs this chart What was disappointing was a dozen boats taking the piss in the Broken Islands, none of us particularly like the rules this but it gives all boaties a bad name and another step towards over regulation, registration etc.

I'd just like to compliment you on your bilingual abilities, I too am reasonably fluent in imperial and own several whitworth spanners

Call me old-fashioned, but we just jump off the back of the boat when it gets a bit warm.

Grant Barker 0212701767 he does a lot of work at Westhaven

No that's not a white sandy beach, its an approaching rain storm in Whangaparapara

Unlikely to be hydraulic lock, a clonk and stall could be gearbox related, I would separate the engine and gearbox and go from there. You are going to have to do it anyway from the sound of it.

K, I appreciate you feel strongly about this but apart from there being a treaty between the indigenous peoples of NZ and the crown which is a nuanced, complex discussion well above and beyond talk radio resentment and outrage, the fact is that tangata whenua are a tiny minority on the water and there are rules they must follow as well. Resentful anecdotes about Maori enjoying their customary rights might be balanced out by having really good look around see which racial majority benefits most from NZ's democracy. The cray ban is lip service, too little and too late. Barrier and the Kings

Lets hope the changes make a difference, one reason I stopped was because the sea state with all the powerboat traffic in the ditch (and chopped up breeze) made it less than enjoyable. Also if youre away for the weekend at Mahurangi its a lot of racing, admittedly its all voluntary but if you race up, race on Saturday and down on Sunday there isnt much left in the tank for Mondays event. Good idea to have an aftermatch function, but there needs to be berths for boats from out of town which should not be a problem with all the empty berths. The regatta committee should do a deal with Westhaven