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K, got it. Yeah home brew seems feasible. FWIW my F16 has a hound fitting a bit like the Ronstan I posted (though heavier) but with two holes on the front, the lower for the stays and the upper for the trap lines (skipper and crew). So it allows the range of movement you need.

Did you transpose the side-stay and trapeze labels in the diagram? Assuming so, I think you're right not to go through the existing hole. I'm guessing that the Ronstan part you had in mind was something like this: http://www.ronstan.com/marine/product.asp?ProdNo=RF604 ? In the grand scheme of things, $30 doesn't sound out of order to me.

Nice that the Coastguard criticises the boatie, but I notice the article doesn't say anything about their own inability to receive DSC/GPS transmissions as discussed here a few months ago - http://crew.org.nz/forum/index.php/topic/11833-best-budget-plotter-for-smaller-yachts/page-3?do=findComment&comment=152798

I'm also not seeing the images. Have tried two different browsers.

My Dad used to have a boat there so I checked with him. There is apparently a LSB owners association and phone numbers my Dad had were John Waters 4181342 and Dennis Worsley 0275476937. Alternatively there may be contact info on the shed next to the car park.

Some details... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11556065

Incidentally there was some discussion about Kotuku a few years back in this thread - http://crew.org.nz/forum/index.php/topic/4053-old-sailing-photos/. Unfortunately the photos I posted then don't seem to have survived the forum redevelopment (maybe mothership knows how to find them). I sailed on her a few times in the mid-70s when she was owned by Reg Morgan and my Dad was one of her regular crew. At that time I believe she was 36', but I understand she was rebuilt in the 80's so perhaps that's changed. I'm pretty sure it's the same boat - I recognise the sail number from back then (coi

Nice

Personal responsibility in action.

Grant, I think you're either misconstruing or over-generalizing the responses. You asked two quite different questions - should there be a law change, and should clubs mandate lifejackets. Plenty of events do indeed mandate lifejackets, and since clubs are (more or less) controlled by sailors themselves, it's not unreasonable for them to make their own decision about the rules that will govern how they will compete. A law change is a completely separate thing, and has nothing at all to do with whether lifejackets are a good thing or not. It's a question of whether individuals are in the be

Delighted to see my friend Steve Eliasen getting some coverage in Sailing Anarchy for the fantastic work he is doing getting kids sailing in Oshkosh, Wisconsin - http://sailinganarchy.com/2015/11/15/best-day-of-my-life/ (Couldn't figure out how to embed the video with a larger size or with a full screen control. I recommend the original at https://vimeo.com/144156083) https://vimeo.com/144156083

If the reference was to the 6 meter class, they are generally 30-35 ft, which seems like a fit.

Completely opposed to laws about this. If clubs and classes have concerns, that's what SI's are for.

I spent last Thursday to Sunday competing in the US Formula 16 National Championship at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron in Florida and took 1st place in the singlehanded division. Not quite as impressive as it might sound - there were only 3 singlehanders in the fleet of 21. Still I was pretty pleased - these are challenging boats to sail solo and my sailing has improved significantly in the last year or so, so I felt the result was a good measure of that. Great event and a great location. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYb_Tlze724

Also, blue sleeps faster than Tuesday.

Bad link, Ketchup.

All good Matt.

IT, no not a sore point at all (hmm, not sure what I've said that would make you think that, but anyway...) I just think it's good to understand the way different people think about the sport and about how different classes relate to each other. The fact that there are no Paper Tigers, A Class, Hobie 16s, F18s, Vipers or Tornados does kind of stick out as interesting and potentially reflecting some kind of choice that was made and so that's why I asked the question. As far as the Weta is concerned, of course I realise it's a tri, but at the same time I can imagine someone thinking "sure th

Just out of curiosity, presumably classes with more than one hull were excluded just on principle? Mullet boats on the other hand, they're clearly dinghies!

Excellent!

I was looking at this trademe ad for a new Jeanneau (just idle dreaming ) and was mildly surprised to see a "five-year osmosis guarantee". I have no idea what's normal or even if there is a normal, but if I was spending that sort of money I think I'd be hoping to have confidence in the hull for rather longer than that. I'm just curious... are there any industry norms for this? What do other people think is reasonable for a brand new boat?

Ex-pat kiwi Mike Easton sailing a Falcon is leading the fleet of over 160 boats (split between yellow and blue fleets) after day 1 of the F18 Worlds in Kiel - http://f18worlds.kyc.de/index.php/results_f18/results/ Easton with crew Tripp Burd are the reigning US National champions. Live tracking is available at http://www.tractrac.com/index.php?page=eventpage&id=558

Yep possibly. AT as a whole is not required to return a dividend - Section 6.2 AT Statement of Intent http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/AboutCouncil/representativesbodies/CCO/Documents/aucklandtransportstatementofintent20132016.pdf : "Auckland Transport does not anticipate making a distribution to Auckland Council as Auckland Transport is funded at a level to undertake the operating and capital programmes agreed with the Council" But that aside, I think your broader point is valid. Their financial projections (Attachment E) rely on a big inflow of "revenue from services" and it's n

I think they've always been under Council control, perhaps just not explicitly associated with AT - Page 9, section 1 of the New Zealand Port and Harbour Marine Safety Code ( https://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/Publications-and-forms/Commercial-operations/Ports-and-harbours/NZ-port-harbour-marine-safety-code.pdf ) : 1.1.4 Regional councils have the statutory function to promote the social, economic, environmental and cultural well-being of their communities, in the present and the future. They have the power under the Local Government Act 1974 to regulate shipping movements for the purpose

This might be of interest to folks here... there are a couple of expat kiwis competing in the Great Texas 300 catamaran race starting Thursday morning US time... Ian Billings on Lupe Tortilla and Luke McAllum on CarboLink. 300 miles up the coast of Texas from South Padre Isalnd to Galveston over 3 days in beach cats ranging from 16-20 feet. There will be live satellite tracking online at greattexas300.com. I'm here as shore crew for Team Wisconsin. The race was originally due to start today (Wednesday here), but Tropical Storm Bill developed over the last few days, making conditions furthe