Lindsay

The PredictWind app is way more useful - dozens of sites all over the gulf (in fact the world) and webcams too.

Would pay to keep a sharp lookout if sailing past. https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360983176/72ft-wwii-era-launch-kuparu-abandoned-90-mile-beach

Haha yeah they’re hilariously pompous. Worth a read just for the larfs - but still useful

Perfectly fine 2 hours before and after. Gives you 4 hours in town. I recommend Umu cafe.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360675733/conservation-minister-sees-caulerpas-catastrophic-impact-bay-islands

Not as far as I know, but it would be worth getting local knowledge. I think the presence of millions of dollars in big yachts at the marina would be a big disincentive to boatyard pollution. If you look on satellite view you’ll see plenty of moorings well upstream from the boatyard, as well as plenty downstream adjacent to the marina.

My pick would be just upstream from Opua. Well away from stray ocean swell; away from most vessel wake; handy to supplies; close to marine services; handy to fuel and water; possible to rent a temporary berth when cyclone forecast (which I have done twice); car parking; bike hire; walkway to Paihia; bus to Auckland at top of hill.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/557848/peter-burling-parts-ways-with-team-nz Peter Burling parts ways with Team NZ

A mystery why you would anchor there in a strong nor’easter https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557175/dramatic-boat-rescue-off-whangaparaoa-peninsula

Mahamood of All Marine Glazing - highly recommended. Ph 021 154 2017

https://www.times.co.nz/news/arrest-warrant-issued-for-attacker-of-boaties/ “Sixty-three-year-old Brett Taylor failed to appear in the Auckland District Court on January 30. “A warrant has been issued for his arrest. Anyone with information on Taylor’s whereabouts, please contact [phone] 105 using the reference number 241226/3594,” say police.

Four boaties not having a great day.

Hilariously referred to sometimes in the media as the “Outdoor” Boating Club.

Saw them zooming towards bean Rock at 1.00 pm today

Correct, but the nearby station on Whangaparoa Peninsula is a good substitute.

Another useful resource is this Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/haurakigulfweather Their latest post today has this to say: Coolest start to the year since 2017. A continued sequence of fronts from low pressure systems that commenced from around Christmas day, is the reason for a much cooler, showery and windier start to 2025. A large high is likely to develop over NZ by next weekend (Jan 11th) bringing more settled and warmer conditions mid-month. The tropics will become active around Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and Cook Islands region during this period but high pressure will

If you’re referring to the forecast on the coastguard app just be aware that it’s copied directly from MetService (as is the Maritime Radio broadcast on VHF).

Yet in Schedule 3 of the CAN notice it says: ”(2) Craft (boats) may enter and leave the Waiheke zone as long as they do not anchor within the Waiheke zone”

I can’t comment on the ePropulsion eLite but I’ve had an ePropulsion Spirit 1.0 Plus for 3 years. Pricey ($4k) but fantastic. From memory the motor = 12kg; battery = 8kg so way easier to handle than a petrol outboard. Battery floats! It clips onto the motor easily. Best toy I’ve ever bought. No noise, smell, or fumes. No mixing 2-stroke. No need for petrol on boat. No carbureter problems. Battery is 1000 watts. I usually only run it at 200-300 watts. If I motor at 3 knots I get over 5 hours run time. Last weekend pootled up and down Bon Accord several times. Last summer went

Yes it’s on the RNZ app. Great interview; and he’s published a book about the voyage and loss of his boat.

Excellent rum placement 😎

Went past yesterday. Looks finished to me, but there were still workers there. Must be nearly ready. Hopefully will be available for dinghies to tie up.

It comes with a 240 volt charger so you can take the battery home to charge. But I have never done this as I also have a 12 volt charger so I always do a charge when under way motoring for a couple of hours.

My little 3.5 Mercury drove me insane. Was very reliable for 8 or 9 years but then conked out every time I used it for the next 2 or 3 years. Mechanic reckoned it was to do with some change to the composition of petrol (?) and that repairs to small outboards was their biggest money spinner. I ditched it and splashed out on an ePropulsion Spirit electric. Best thing I’ve ever bought. (Apart from the diesel heater) (And the boat)

Ah! So let’s be picky then. A rahui requested by the local iwi. Therefore can be wantonly ignored because some boat owners don’t give a sh*t. https://www.ngatipaoaiwi.co.nz/media-release-caulerpa-2.html “To mitigate the spread of this invasive species, Ngāti Paoa is asking for cooperation from the local community, and the fishing & boating communities from further afield, to avoid disturbing the seabed and anchoring in these areas as it risks unwittingly aiding the dispersal of Caulerpa fragments, thereby exacerbating the problem. A rāhui (restriction) on b