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Glad I could be of assistance. Wouldn't want some newbie quietly sink his boat and drowning (or just getting into a whole world of sh*t with cascading problems) for fear of breaching some nonsense biosecurity rule. Like I said, it's important to understand what the rules actually say, and they say you can anchor in red areas under certain circumstances. My main point is judging when those circumstances apply is the sole responsibility of the skipper of your vessel.

For @CarpeDiem and anyone else who may not actually understand the rules: Refer to pages 9 and 10 of the CAN for Gt Barrier Anchoring in emergencies No person may anchor craft (such as boats) within an exotic caulerpa high-risk-zone unless they have been granted a permit. A permit is not required in the following situations: 1) In the event of an emergency that: c) no other alternative safe sheltering locations or mooring can be easily acquired. Noting that the skipper has sole responsibility for the safety of the boat, it is up to the skipper what constitutes an

Correction. Red isn't "no anchoring" Red is "your not supposed to anchor there unless you cannot safely make an alternative anchorage" You are allowed to anchor in red zones - if you have an emergency or if you cannot safely make an alternative anchorage. It is important people understand what the rules actually say.

I had to get a survey for a 37ft timber yacht mid last year. Key point is that I needed a survey to renew existing insurance, so very different to a pre-purchase inspection, specifically in level of detail of survey and level of documentation. Mine was filling out a 2 page form, compared to a multi page inspection report with a large number of photos. Noting I already owned all the risk, this was an administrative job for my current insurer. Not a situation where I was wanting to know what risk I might be buying in a new to me boat. I got my insurance survey done for about $1k by a b

Meanwhile, SailGP has expanded to 13 teams with Artemis Racing throwing their hat in the ring. And another event this weekend to watch, this time in Cadiz, Spain. Geneva was a bit of a let down not having any wind but it was run exactly 1 week after Saint Tropez. I far prefer to wait 1 week between events than the 5 years or what ever it is with the AC. You just get all interested and fired up to watch it, it's done and dusted and crickets for years. The AC is enough to make you want to take up cricket of all sports.

It's all a joke really. Regional Councils don't have any power or authority over international shipping, but they are mandated to 'manage' biosecurity, which means the only people they can regulate is us (recreational boaties). That means we cop all of the biosecurity measures and become the whipping boy, while one ship can have the same impact as maybe 1,000 dirty 28 footers. But moving on to some possibly practical options, the problem with ships are almost always the sea chest. The heat exchanger part in a pocket in the hull. I suspect NZ Diving and Salvage have developed some new tool

Weiti Boating Club has one. Easily capable of doing a 30 fter. I don't think its open for general public use, but that is more around where to put the mast and work on it once it's out. Possibly cheaper to join the club than get the mast out commercially. (Depending what side of Auckland you live too, obviously). I believe the Gulf Harbour riggers just use one of the GH forklifts now when putting masts in and out, as in no gantry, and at commercial rates.

In my time painting our boat (done it a couple of times now, owned the boat for 26 years) I've found that reading the technical specifications and requirements to be useful. I don't mean just reading the back of the tin standing in the boat yard before you whack it on. But sitting down at home and reading the technical requirements sheets when planning out the job. As in before you even buy the paint, to make sure you get the right paint in the right quantities, and know how you can get it onto the boat without falling off again. Then, if you still aren't 100% sure exactly what to do, pho

Calcification in your discharge pipes restricting flow. Due to the age of everything you have described, you're probably lucky if you have a straw size annulus in the discharge pipe. Next step is probably a completely blocked head. Super-max pain in the arse job, but I'd probably just replace all of the discharge pipe. Esp ahead of the summer cruising season to avoid urgent heads maintenance on the 31st Dec...

Lesson in Port / Starboard today and keeping a proper lookout in Sail GP Is that traditional enough for you guys? Video: Must See Crash! USA hits EmiratesGBR at full speed ??

Yeah, Well, I've never seen a lawyer in Sail GP... Oh, And we know when and where the next event is, too.

Even practice racing for the Sail GP has more drama than the entire America's Cup. Today in Germany the French boats rudder underwent a self initiated kinetic disassembly at over 90 km/h, resulting in a violent nosedive and rapid deceleration, leader to the driver being sent to hospital. Not to mention said rudder flying through the air like an exocet missile. Then, seconds later the Brazil team came off the foils at about warp factor 2 resulting in the front beam collapsing, the rig coming down and the two hulls coming together. Luckily no serious injuries, although there are g

It's summer in Europe now BP, you know you want to Be a nice busman's holiday.

Absolutely. My LJ has over a grand worth of stuff on it (primarily PLB and HH VHF). It is not inviting to leave that lying around on a beach. Moreso in Northland where it is not uncommon for the entire dinghy to get nicked. And that isn't even my expensive offshore LJ with self inflation, hood, harness and strobe light, that is just my foam fishing LJ. And likewise, I wear it religiously fairly much all the time. Accept going 50m in a wide stable tender in a protected mooring area. I should also add that falling out of the dinghy is a risk I've considered. I have lines along bot

You answered your question in asking it. you clearly identified one craft is stable (Nice stable inflatable), the other with no freeboard and by your inference is overloaded. You asked "so how do you tell the difference between..." then explained exactly how to tell the difference. QED. There are already rules and requirements regarding safety going out to get a feed in an overloaded trademe dinghy. The irony is that those rules aren't ever applied until there is a coronial inquiry. The extension of this question is why are you so hell bent on protecting people from themselves

My understanding is that a significant proportion of drowned males are found with their willies out of their pants. Boat in a nice safe anchorage. Possibly had a rhumbo or two, or perhaps a chardonnay on a nice summers evening. Went for a wee. Fell overboard and drowned. Most often at night, in the dark, at anchor. There is so many ways to die, it's not possible or practical eliminate all of them. I think the basic problem for boaties is several govt or local body agencies don't have anyone else to control, but they do have jurisdiction over regional waters. Hence why

If they are anything like Enertec's flexible solar panels, they'll sh*t themselves just within the end of the warranty period, and you will be left whistling if you want any help from Enertec.

Now we have SailGP, I don't think you will ever be able to generate interest in the AC. Match racing is just boring as bat sh*t for spectators, more so with uneven boats and rules skewed to favour one team. The team that wins the start wins the race. Speaking of SailGP, Portsmouth is on tonight. Be interesting to see if Team USA can sort their sh*t out. Was a winning team, then they sacked Jimmy Spittle as driver cause the wanted an 'All American' Team, and ever since have failed miserably at fairly much everything. Two capsizes due to crew incompetence and can't get better than abou

Maybe, but we don't know. Despite widely circulating details of the individual and their home (distinctive boat they live on) across the media, there's been no indication as to why they are looking for her. Perhaps it's overdue parking tickets? Or anchoring in a banned anchoring area. The point I'm making is that sometimes people just want to be left alone. And, there is a great irony. Assuming the authorities do have concerns for her mental health and wellbeing, the irony being that it is damn near impossible to access mental health services in this country. Particularly f

Unless you head east. When she was a he, she wanted to sail around the world, specifically to set a record for the longest time at sea, or the longest time circling the earth or something. That is why they build the boat in the first place. I think the goal was 3 continuous non stop, unsupported laps. It is plausible the govt is just trying to save her from herself, and she just wanted to go sailing. I suspect the biggest issue is perhaps she didn't arrange a new ICV or what ever CAT 1 is called now. And didn't clear customs (which you don't need to do if your voyage starts and ends

If your old one started 2nd pull, why did you replace it? and what did you do with it? (want to sell it?) In theory these little outboards are super easy to service. It could be something as simple as a gummy float in the carb. Where petrol has sat in it too long and gum / resins from the petrol have fouled parts of the carb related to supplying fuel. Especially with all this 'save the planet, stop climate change bio-fuel' in it, which adsorbs water and goes stale like a bastard. A gummy float can mean either the carb floods on starting, or the bowl drains so when you go to start it

It was lucky that ship was made from very durable materials. No Cardboard. No cardboard derivatives. And it met the minimum crewing requirement. One.

I'm suspecting it's nothing to do with caulerpa and the associated degradation of bait fish habitats and everything to do with those evil world destroying terrorist boaties. With so many interconnected aspects to an environment like the BoI, it is amazing how the evil boatie gets utterly everything pinned on them. No cruise ships. No high speed tourist boat operations. No commercial fishing. No agricultural run off. No La Nina summers Just evil boaties, minding their own business putting around at 6 knots...

The Herald you say? There is a reason trust in Mainstream Media is so low.

I'm sorry, but are you using a bad AI generated graphic to make a political point? You make it sound like a boat has actually sunk. It's a computer generated render FFS.