Black Panther

Excellent. Being woke is a good thing. /woʊk/ aware, especially of social problems such as racism and inequality

Never had a problem downwind. Usedca drogue in anything over about 40kn. Sailed through much more on occasion

A period that I still look back upon fondly. It could be argued that I spent most of 1975 to 1987 sailing offshore on a cav 32.

For a cav 32, nothing. They are built like a brick shithouse.but it will be getting on a bit so a good look at rudder shaft, rig, sails, keel bolts, windows, through hulls bearings - all the usual sh*t. And get a good windvane.

Don't need a jockey pole if you are poling out a headsail. By the time you need it the wind is far enough off the stern to sheet the headsail normally. Pole length, longer is better till handling becomes awkward. Somewhere between J and 1.1 x J works.

Insurance is a piece of paper to get you into marinas.

Back of the Noisies?

Tell us who said this and when and what was being referenced. Meanwhile

10sec on Google Are Hector's dolphins endangered? Endangered (Population decreasing) Hector's dolphin/Conservation status There has been a 74% overall Hector's dolphin decline and a 90% loss for Māui dolphin over just three generations. Hector's dolphins

All pure speculation. If the population is decreasing ( as it has been for quite a while) we can say with a lot of certainty that mortality exceeds fertility and they are at risk of extinction, certainly endangered.

It the mortality rate exceeds the fertility rate by 1000 p a then in 15 years they are all gone. Permanently.

You're sounding like a religious zealot. Using that circular argument no one can explain anything. However science has given us a far greater understanding of many things than anything that came before. Science works

I know a few physicists who would disagree.

You can't make meaningful statements about that unless you also know the mortality rate and fertility rate for the population of 15,000,

I was typing a response but CD beat me.

Meanwhile https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/350242260/caught-out-cameras-boats-reveal-massive-under-reporting-wildlife-deaths

You are allowed to turn starlink off

I veered off the dock in Noumea after a few celebratory drinks. Everyone thought it was deliberate so no harm done.

Not sure such a thing exists. Best I can come up with is one person came up with the idea and it was adopted.

I had a failure last week. Not a yanmar. Replacement $1250. Gut with a workshop repaired the old one $30.

BTW we wmt dinghysploring up the river over easter, didn't see anything to get excited about.