Black Panther

If you are serious talk to him. We bought our boat three years too early but were able to work out a deal that was good for both of us and had three years sailing we would have missed otherwise.

What if you dipped the red light and hit a rock?

Yep, the Aussies have been known to get pretty tense if a boat turns up at their place with fresh stuff on board.

Pretty sure i just saw it heading down to Weiti

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=57&v=vR8f2cLtJqU

They described the boat as abandoned - but the owner was still aboard??

Can someone confirm he is giving a talk at Takapuna BC? What day/time?

Al Jazeera. I also look at reddit world news

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11597811

Perfect, that's why I like NZ.

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/ng-interactive/2016/feb/25/coastal-rowing-new-zealand-kiwi-st-ayles-skiff-raid

Jeez Phil, you could have stepped off - either side!!!

After 53 years of sailing I know of one person who has used a flare in anger. It was ignored. He laughs about it now. Waste of time and money.

Yep, no such thing as a perfect boat, and that is the cross I have to bear (and the cost of a haulout). But i do like creeping into little nooks and crannies where I can, maybe I need to sail to Norway or Sweden?

I'm 2.8m ,what is the limiting depth?

Just a very pleasant day at Tiri

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaS4hkyE020

I love the way your mind works.

http://gcaptain.com/canals-feel-ripples-of-container-shipping-crisis-as-vessels-go-the-long-way-round/

Don't let them back in. Simple. Better still impound the boat till all NZ'ers being held without charge in Aus are released. This could be fun.

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/winstons-185-mph-winds-in-fiji-southern-hemispheres-strongest-storm

Winston the strongest tropical cyclone on record in the Southern Hemisphere Winston's 185 mph sustained winds at its peak intensity at 00 UTC February 20 are the highest for any Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone ever rated by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC). The previous record was 180 mph winds, held jointly by Cyclone Zoe of 2002 and Cyclone Monica of 2006. Winston's lowest central pressure as estimated by the Fiji Meteorological Service was 915 mb at 06 UTC February 20. This ranks Winston as the 29th most intense tropical cyclone in the Southern Hemisphere by pressure. The record

Sounds more realistic

Scanning a few reports on the interweb and they are calling it the Southern Hemispheres biggest TS ever? Is that true?