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  1. Just downloaded it for a look - Currently 52kn Avg/58kn Peak at Channel Island, calm as in the Viaduct!!
  2. Just remember that facing outward bit! It may be more comfortable for the helm/mainsheet to lean out over the first lifeline when heeled over on the wind, but it is against the rules. At the 8Y8 nationals a few years back there were a few boats pinged for the helm/mainsheet leaning out between the two lifelines.
  3. The rules mention competitors not positioning any part of their "torso" outside the lifelines, which means arms/legs/head are ok to have outside the lifelines. If you have dual lifelines you can lean out under the top one - however the rule does stipulate this is if facing outboard, which means anyone facing inwards cannot lean out under the top lifeline.
  4. Around 30nm to go. Wind dropped out & tide in wrong direction - on the tracker the boats are going every which way with the leading two up to -3kn VMG. Mapfre coming in @ 7.6kn from 55 miles out.
  5. JK

    Oh ROT!

    NZ Fibreglass have a similar preservative product http://www.nzfibreglass.co.nz/2015/shopexd.asp?id=145
  6. I recently flew back from Wellington on AirNZ with an inflatable life-jacket in my carry on luggage. It went through the x-ray machine & they did not mention it, although the security guys are independent of the airline. AirNZ don't ban them, they just want to be notified - although I didn't get around to that as was in a rush.
  7. I'm not going to try and look up the historical forecast for yesterday, but there was rain yesterday morning & last night & the PredictWind site is showing Bean Rock had 20-25kn around 3am Sunday morning & 11pm Sunday night. Admittedly it was fine & However MetService & the like are providing a forecast, an estimate of how they predict it will play out, and if it is out by 6hrs here or 50km there then that is not much in the grand scheme of things. I'm of the opinion MetService provide the big picture & if you require detail then paying for PredictWind is the answe
  8. Aleana - if the timing being out constitutes a wrong forecast then you will never be happy with any service. The forecast was for rain to arrive, it did, you cannot expect a "forecast" to be accurate to the hour, let alone the minute.
  9. FFS Priscilla is it possible to be more negative? His life, he knows what he is doing, & is prepared to take a risk. I wish him all the best. Oh, and good luck if you drive to the dairy today!
  10. 0.5nm to go - looks like Mapfre just pulled ahead. Will come down to who does the last two tacks best!
  11. 2 boat lengths Brunel to Mapfre - 1st to 2nd, still 1nm to go.
  12. 1.2nm to go & .13nm between 1st & 2nd! 3kn of wind. That's a closer finish than a Wednesday night harbour race!
  13. Puff, there must be some dodgy as people in your profession!!
  14. But it also says: You may be exempt from import entry requirements if your craft: is returning to New Zealand is owned and registered in New Zealand was built in New Zealand has already been cleared and any relevant duty/GST paid. This doesn’t apply if your craft was built for export, and exported overseas. So, if the boat was built in NZ & used here prior to sailing overseas, and has been purchased by a NZ resident who is bringing it back to NZ, then it would fulfil all 4 of those requirements. With the possible exception of the registration bit, & you would be a returning ves
  15. Looking at the tracker Truxton missed a mark!!
  16. Still in VoR's court though as the organiser. If there is a specified equipment list everyone has the gear, given they are in constant video surveillance a simple Sailing Instruction dictating a 1hr time penalty for every breach observed would help ensure they were worn. However, I well know that there are reasons people don't always follow what they know to be right in this area, we don't know the circumstances, and commiserations to those involved.
  17. Like any of these Fish? http://www.yachtingworld.com/features/tested-ais-mob-devices-help-your-crew-to-save-your-life-69914 or a personal EPIRB? All available around $500. Would think for an organization that cashes in on images of people being washed off their feet and across the deck they would ensure the best equipment was available.
  18. I don't think parking buildings are in the plan, they want people on scooters/bikes, walking or jogging... getting in by bus/train/ferry & catching the tram. For new buildings you are permitted a max of 1 park per 150M2 which would leave plenty of space for parking large 4x4's but probably expensive even on a daily rate. This is why the Datacom/Fonterra buildings have less parking than desired. For apartments 2 you only get 0.7 carparks per dwelling, not even a car per apartment - 3 in every 10 are going to be looking for a parking building even assuming there is only 1 car per apartme
  19. I think you'll find there is no provision for commercial parking buildings in the grand plan, it's all about pedestrian access, cycle ways, and the tram for public transport. The newer buildings are constrained by their resource consents on how many parks can be provisioned & it is a lot less than commercial buildings outside the area. When we moved in to our new building Auckland Transport provided a heap of material on how we could walk/run/ride to & from work and off to meetings etc & how wonderful this was. The Wilson's parking etc in the area now will go over time as developme
  20. Nice picture on the link - but don't think there will be yachts sailing on & off their berths and through the lifting bridge!!
  21. JK

    Vestas collision

    5 days racing & two pairs of boats separated East-West by 35nm, each pair within a few hundred metres of each other, & within 1nm difference in distance to go... then the two that were trailing 50nm in front!!!
  22. JK

    Vestas collision

    Scallywag has done it again... cut the corner & now ahead of the fleet.
  23. IT, not saying they should cross it, and doubt they would be thinking that either. They seemed to be on a constant course which I'd assume they thought had them passing safely to one side, then they receive an email asking them if they are comfortable with their course as another charting package has them going straight for the reef. They change direction as if to follow Brunel, then decide to go back where they were but overshooting by a few miles to be on the safe side. As if they were more confident of their original track than the one Brunel followed.
  24. My reading is that the reef is submerged around 4m & 12 miles long but otherwise 60-80m depth. Wasn't suggesting they cant the keel & try and shoot over the top, just that if they felt confident in their information/location they would have been comfortable going relatively close. I'd say the navigator was initially confident of their track but when they received the email they panicked as they could then not be sure where it was. Guess they only have the one brand of navigation equipment on board so not able to cross reference with what the email said & ended up going far enou
  25. The reef is a small part of a bank that covers 21,000km2, around the same size top-bottom as Auckland-BOI. The bank is generally 60-80m on a sandy bottom, the reef itself has 3.7m of water, 5.5m at high tide. The boats 4.78m draft, less when canted. Maybe the navigator thought they had it covered but took action to be 100% sure when contacted by the race director.
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