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6 hours ago, Lindsay said:
This looks very promising
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/510071/northland-s-fight-against-invasive-seaweed-boosted
That massive drege tool certainly seems to be our best bet to actually work at at scale needed, but the photo of sizable weed mass washing up on the beach at blind bay isn't encouraging
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where did the missing vane go? Hope it isn't lodged somewhere unfortunate.....
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1 hour ago, waikiore said:
They need to get over it , all the fan worm has disappeared from my Westhaven pier?
Fanworm is a complety different pest, and since the freshwater cleared most of it out in Jan 2023, in 2024 I've noticed it making a comeback on U pier.
It's a shame to see it growing again without intervention since nature gave the marina a big hand in managing it there.
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One of the issues with many of the abandoned vessels was tracing the owners, Hayton said. Boats do not need to be registered in New Zealand, unlike some states in Australia.
The cost of setting up a system to register boats would be significant. In Auckland alone, there were more than 100,000 boats.
“People aren’t used to paying to register their boats so it’s not going to go down well.”Yeah, I think he's on point with that last comment there.
Rest of the article is completely unrelated to the actual issue of abandoned boats - that rusting eyesore has long been sold to another owner, as the article (eventually) gets around to mentioning. Usual trash for the herald these days - more of a gossip tabloid than any actual news, all just a thinly veiled advertising channel for real estate.
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19 minutes ago, waikiore said:
-or this year have a pleasant run home as the forecast looked a little perky for Monday.
Yeah I figured the weather may have put a few off....
Although I did derive quite a bit of entertainment watching some madman putting up their Gennaker/Code0 in those gusts. It went exactly as one would imagine, with the boat ahead of him pulling away with far less sail and far less drama 😂
He even got into a broach situation right where you'd expect while getting past the ports. Great to watch, but not sure what the skipper thought was going to happen exactly....
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On 26/01/2024 at 3:24 PM, K4309 said:
Why do you think they aren't allowed there?
Because they were anchored within the CAN area.... the thing they aren't allowed to do in the area they're doing it....
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4 hours ago, Vivaldi said:
I’ve got a full body harness on board. Currently in Huruhi Bay. If you want it your welcome to pick it up.
Direct message sent. Much appreciated!
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I suppose nobody would have a bosuns chair handy at Home Bay, Rotoroa?
We had a shroud cover kindly land on deck today and it's a few more days till we get back to westhaven...
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So they got rid of the harstand next to their luxury retirement village project and are turning it into eateries and other amenity for their existing development plans while adding another drydock and few berths to add value and probably meet land use zoning requirements.
We're still left desperately short on haulout facilities.
It's also a weird name....
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47 minutes ago, K4309 said:
cut firewood with a butter knife
Please don't give the h&s people any more ideas!
What may seem obvious to you doing a job, isn't necessarily obvious to others making rules about the job....
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15 hours ago, Psyche said:
I resent having to wear a helmet on a bicycle yet I would never get on a motorbike without a full face and a lot of protective gear even for a trip across town.
Same here, but I also find bicycles to be far more dangerous than motorbikes when riding in traffic. Ebikes are an improvement in power and stability but the brakes are still sorely lacking... and while pedaling might be hot work, my Ducati has a habit of burning my leg while stopped in traffic....
The fact is cyclists and motorcyclists are exposed to the exact same hazard around town yet only one is expected to be dressed for the event and yet they are the best capable to get out of a tight spot quickly and aside from licensing they often have specific training alongside that too.. One group is considered deserving of being hit by an suv or truck, yet the other gets special treatment and demands a special societal pedestal on the road. I could go on, but the double standard in how cyclists and motorcyclists are treated is just ridiculous.
Off topic rant aside, I agree with those saying the perception of safety is certainly variable, but a lot of that is circumstantial. In the case of sailing, it depends on both the nature of how we sail, and the actual design of our vessels. That is a decision best made by a (capable) skipper as circumstance dictates.
As for helmet protection levels, even the motorcycle world is full of contradictory evidence and outdated standards despite decades of legal mandates to wear them, so I can see how the sailing world would have a similar problem.
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On 9/12/2023 at 7:27 PM, darkside said:
We were out at the Barrier last night. A trailer boat was anchored and diving for crays next to Bowling Alley Bay. Can't imagine how they will achieve anywhere near 100% compliance
Just flew over yesterday and it's not just tinnies and fizz boats...
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30 minutes ago, aardvarkash10 said:
Same thing happened in snow sport. Helmets were for kids and softies.
In the world of offroad dirtbikes there's an interesting thing regarding neck braces.
On the "for" side, we have concerned mothers insisting upon them as a condition for their kids to be riding with Dad, and newer riders who get sucked into the marketing.
On the "against" is everyone who points out there's no standard or evidence they work on a dirtbike
All I know is that when I wear full body armour I take bigger risks than when I ride without, clipping trees, harder into turns etc etc. On balance, I think the old man had the right idea in making sure we "learned how to crash" young, as it's paid dividends over our lifetimes (without any serious injuries)
Seems similar to stories I hear from teachers about young kids at school not knowing how to fall over and getting injured when they shouldn't have.
Learning to identify and assess risk is very important as a life skill, but to do so without consequences is like trying to learn to ride a bike with training wheels on - you don't really learn how to do it until they come off.
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On 16/12/2023 at 6:20 PM, Black Panther said:
I also think there is an over emphasis on equipment and not enough emphasis on skills and practice/experience. And attitude.
I saw this in play while running a large motorcycle club with a disproportionately high number of learners an commuters.
ACC and other safety heads were pushing hi-vis jackets on us, yet the rate of incident ong our members wearing the jackets was far higher higher those without!
Long story short, the number 1 rule for successful motorcycle commuting is to ALWAYS assume you're invisible. The moment you break that rule, you start to put yourself into harms way. What we saw with the hi vis vest was the divide in psychology of our riders, where the ones who refused the jackets were following the no1 rule and taking full responsibility they safety, whereas the hi-vis riders were acting as if drivers could see them, and riding as such.
There has been similar observations with pedal-cycle helmet rules leading to increased average cycle speeds.
In industrial settings I've always found that the "safer" we made things, the bigger the risks people would take as they act in accordance with their own tolerance for risk.
Anecdotally, on auckland roads I've seen the same effect with lowering speed limits and poor driving behavior. Looking at the statistics, yes, less injuries occur on roads dropped to 30kph, but then why are injuries suddenly climbing in all other areas? Road deaths have reversed course for the worst ever since "Vision Zero" came into effect, (but apparently that's a fact best ignored...)
So, if helmets are mandated on my little crusier, perhaps I won't bother rigging up that preventer, as the risk calculus doesn't add up to requiring one. Who knows, but I'm sure the safety crowd will make a big deal out of every "life saved" even if the bigger picture might suggest otherwise.
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45 minutes ago, K4309 said:
I'm fascinated by the resistance to even the thought of wearing a helmet by some. Many other aspects of wind-powered water sports require helmets now.
I think you'll find a lot of that resistance is against the possibility of some bureaucrat - who's never sailed before - making helmets a legal requirement regardless of the situation aboard a boat.
Similar to the life jacket rules brought in a few years back after a particularly stupid kayaking fatality, suddenly cruisers are being regulated due to some "lowest common denominator" behavior. Yet, 5 or so years on, any casual observer can see a total lack of compliance of the lifejacket rule in anchorages, marinas and mooring areas, so what is what is the point of the rule? Just so some people can feel better about it after the fact by pointing out any drowning victims were rule breakers?
People aren't arguing over having a helmet as a requirement for certain race classes where it's obvious to the necessity of such a rule; people are upset by further regulatory overreach into our personal recreation time, and in some cases being forced into one suboptimal solution when a better one existed aboard our vessel.
Most of these well meaning safety regulations are a blunt instrument at best, counterproductive at worst.
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On 30/11/2023 at 1:28 PM, K4309 said:
But with any luck the average punter will be too thick to read the rules, everyone will think Barrier is closed, and I will get the place to myself.
One can hope.... I too was hoping to have a crack at sailing there for the first time this summer
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I still don't trust it....
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OK so things got a bit hard to follow towards the end there but it looks like there's potentially the option to investigate a reduced and/or seasonal hardstand at Okahu Bay.
Sensible outcome but I wouldn't say it's over yet.
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21 hours ago, Psyche said:
3 p.m!
yep - then they'll say how it's just rich old retirees who this affects.
meanwhile, us younguns dont have the luxury of leaving work early to slog across town in traffic just to be ignored by self-serving councillors
(That said, I'll be trying to make it)
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Looks like another pearler this weekend! Maybe we'll even get enough wind to actually sail this Sunday.
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15 hours ago, Plato said:
....add me to the 8
I'm still waiting for a response from them.... seems they gave up and ran away once they had to face any scrutiny of their statements....
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The GPS seems to have quit too! Not an issue but we've had to be a bit more conservative in our anchoring without any depth sounder .... well aside from the lead one...
Still great to be out. Making big plans for sailing tomorrow. Might consider the walk up the hill tonight too depending on how we feel after dinner. (Great idea btw thanks for that; might be the plan for new years!)
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Great news! The outboard is a runner again! Mustve been some debris is the float stem seat or a sticky float. Inside the bowl is pristine so must have been from fitting the new fuel pump back in May.
Another one bites the mud
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yeah while I'm sure some might see this as a way out of their predicament, I'd fully expect insurance companies to be extremely prejudiced in their assesssment of such losses.