Psyche

Barrier crays have already been severely hammered, people who have dived there over the last 30 years can testify to that. People who dive in areas where crays are functionally extinct get very excited when they go to places where the marine ecosystem is less damaged- they rip in and tell themselves stories that justify continued pillage, but in reality crays have been ruthlessly overfished virtually everywhere access is not problematic.

Really easy, It came with clear instructions. You just need a 12v source and then I ran an extra set of wires from the up/down momentary switch I'd installed previously

Actually what went on at cycling nz or elsewhere has nothing to do with YNZ and spinning the Podmore tragedy into the YNZ context is a just cheap shot. While there are lessons that I hope all sporting organisations will learn to ensure the safety for our young athletes, by its very nature HP sport is going to affect some people very badly if it doesnt work out. What has been reported at YNZ? at this point it's just scuttlebutt. How about lets wait and see before conflating the corrupt behaviour by a coach and his mate in an unrelated sport with a YNZ investigation.

Its best to keep things in context here, the clues are in big letters on the tin i.e Olympic Games and High performance Sport High performance; Working or operating at an above average standard Sport; an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment. Why these investigations? The short version is tragedy. Its a fact young people can put their entire self worth into a result which is not forthcoming for reasons beyond their control, if thats not handled well there can be serious fallout. As

You've been posting solidly on here doing your best to run YNZ into the ground over some dog you have in this fight, but best to wait and see instead pursuing your personal agenda. Like I said any organisation that comes under scrutiny in our current political climate will have issues, but YNZ will be about dead last on most people's list of what to wave their arms over.

I think he turned up for a while under another name but got bored talking about boats instead of politicians

Unless you have an insider passing on confidential information which would be unethical this is pure conjecture; any organisation that comes under the microscope of an outside investigation looking for something will never come up 100%, i.e the last report which you called damning was pretty much a nothing burger. Maybe you will get lucky this time but best to wait and see.

Typically you have to step over them if you want to have a swim at Barrier i.e if you really looked for one you can almost guarantee to see a bronzy cruising around but this year there were almost none over December/January. Kawau usually has a few big residents but this year none for us but the lack of them earlier in the season could have because it was so fresh from the SW?

He's is not a young fella anymore so best guess retirement, or maybe he's just had enough of being pilloried by people who pay (or dont pay!)30 bucks a year and think YNZ should save the world? IDK and really its none of our business.

I used to think the same, but we are talking first world problems here. If someone wants to join two, three or more yacht clubs then surely they can afford $30 each time. What's a race entry somewhere between 20 and $45 depending on the club and membership so really the yachting New Zealand fee is chicken feed. In fact, if you do the numbers on the cost of keeping an average racing yacht in a marina, the cost of new sails, boat maintenance, etc then the cost per Race very quickly becomes hundreds of dollars per entry if you start rationalising. In the context of this discussion, high

YNZ is not a profit making organisation, like most sporting bodies it relies on members support and as you mention grants, donations etc. Personally I think yacht club members get a lot of value for their $30 given what YNZ does. Go into a chandlers and see what $30 gets for your boat- a short bit of string and not much else!

Usually people check their anchors as a matter of course when retrieving, especially yachties. Launches not so much due to the tendency to have more automated systems but I cant recall a time that I had any kind of weed stuck on the anchor that wasnt removed immediately and pulling weed up is not so common, now mud that's another story!

Theres a few threads floating around the net about keels falling off, boats designed to a price and built by low skilled workers on production lines. Maybe it's the culture in certain regions where boats don't get sailed hard and the weather is mostly benign.

Diesel bug collects on the bottom of the tanks, when it gets to a certain level the first stiff beat in a chop will break it up and lead to issues despite the engine running fine beforehand. Anyway these are yachts, if there is breeze they all go better under sail!

Gelcoat is tough, it's not paint and its a one and done application. Durepox is very tough but its still paint, will not last like gelcoat but will be easier to apply. I brushed on gelcoat for a similar job, very happy with the result.

My favourite image from the last Olympics was of this gold medalTurkish shooter. Obviously very talented, but didn't look like he spent hundreds of thousands of dollars getting there. I think it's a bit unfair to blame the lack of Olympic success solely at the feet of YNZ. So much has changed in New Zealand socially and in the Olympics as far as what's required to get to the top step.

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I have heard that in certain regions where barnacles are a problem that cow drench containing ivermectin has been added to anti foul with great success

obviously having some kind of mental health episode, maybe fully cooked on P- anyway best thing to do in these circumstances is to run away!

They are painting themselves into an ideological corner, fouling is a natural process. It's what happens in the marine environment and is the basis of the ecosystem, us boaties provide free new blank canvasses for this process to occur- so what is the problem? I understand that moving one ecosystem to another and introducing new organisms is problematic but otherwise so what? Are they going to demand piers, jetties, navigation buoys etc be anti fouled- of course not! (Hang on we are dealing with ideologues so who knows knows!) Combine the removal of public cleaning facilities, the shrink

😂 its a glorified garage door opener!

I installed a $15 Ali express 2 channel RF remote for the windlass as a back up because the foot switches have failed twice.

I read the act, its pretty vague. This is going to be a legal gravy train

its a lottery that is looking RIGGED! Christmas to the 1st week in January is unpredictable i.e how often do we get an easterly blow, endless wind or rain when its supposed to be summer, it seems we always end up sheltering from bad weather for days if not a week at a time and its not that pleasant! The settled weather starts about now, I would support a petition to move the summer break forwards a few weeks at least.

Does the yachting community want it? If they do then participation is the pressing issue.