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Many of the points posted here are opinions. Having a difference of opinion is not a criminal matter. Generally the criminal test is gross negligence. The prosecution are saying he should not have been within 3 miles of land, but psyche has confirmed there is no rule regarding this. His ship was apparently in good order, and approved for the area it was operating in. He checked the forecast regularly, so not like he was sailing blind. The only paperwork he didn't have was an expired first aid certificate, not directly contributable to the incident. So it's not like he was tryin
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Do you know if that integrates OK with a Nexus system?
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My current mhu is wireless anyway, so I'm up for running a new wire regardless. Since the mhu packed up, I've been going old school and just estimating the wind strength based on the feel on my face and the state of the sea. Given I'm probably looking at $2k to replace the wind transducer, I might just continue with old school wind speed for a bit. The AP goes find on course heading. We have a powerful hydrualic ram on the back of our tiller steer (37fter), and that is the main thing for me at the moment. Noting I've not raced for a few years so the need for fancy lectronics is dimin
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Are you saying they ran aground now? I can't keep up.
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I've been looking at that GND10, it is that unit that makes the gWind integrate with the Nexus system. It comes with the wired gWind. Noting that the riggers warned me off putting another wireless unit on, and the retailer wont even sell them, saying they (the Garmin gWind) are complete sh*t, so if I proceed it will have to be a wired unit. Interestingly I've not had any issues with my Nexus Multi displays. Blowing the FETs on the AP course controller (the computer thingee tucked away in a locker) was due to malfunctions of the autopilot ram. On one occasion it decoupled from the tiller a
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Would it be because the skipper didn't do anything wrong and Maritime NZ are just looking for a public hanging for PR purposes? Has anyone on here ever heard of this rule you can't go within 3 miles of land?
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OK, serious question this time. I have a Nexus NX2 system, and my masthead wind transducer has shat itself (end of life, between 10-15 years old). The wired Garmin gWind is a straight swap for it. The rest of the system is still working fine (noting I've blown FETs in the AP controller twice, and installed an aftermarket circuit board fuse) If one other things shits itself on my nexus gear (long out of production) I may be compelled to do a full replacement, and probably with B&G gear. My current nexus system has a solid state compass. It is a while since I purchased it, but
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Consumerism. Stuff you never knew you wanted, but now simply cannot do without. Oh, and you and exciting ways of spending boat dollars.
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I am risk averse to furlers having a clusterfeck and what not. Furlers are great, but if they go wrong it is incredibly complicated to sort out.. To the point we took our headsail furler off so I can run hank on headsails. Short handed it is great. Nothing can go wrong. Just blow the halyard and get it on deck when you feel like it. Also means I have the right size sail for the conditions, rather than trying to get one head sail to work in out of range conditions. For the gennaker I am a real big fan of just blowing the tack. You need a 'blowing clip', like a witchard or talysika (spellin
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I would say that is 1.5oz cloth. I've got one that does similar performance which is 1.5 oz cloth. Don't think I've got the balls to take it to 60deg true in 12 knots (and it's not cut that flat, my one) but it can certainly beam reach, tight reach and deep reach very well in the same windspeeds. We've even used it like a chicken-chute deep-off in 25 gusting 30 ish (didn't last long though, my boat is not designed to plane, and to do so is 'bad luck' for the gear). Mine looks very similar (accept mine is black), narrow shoulders, relatively high tack, luff length not a lot greater th
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So the Board has completely missed the point (well, one of them at least) that the gas fitters do not know or understand the standard and are either approving substandard installations, or requiring significantly over the top installations. Classic governance board response, "nothing to see here, no problems at all, move along" But thanks for going to the effort IT.
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I'll bet you a good bottle of whiskey it was at the Mokes first, it's come down on the East Auckland current from offshore, and it has spread from the Mokes to all points South. Noting it was found at the Barrier and the Mercs first, and first findings tend to be where there is higher foot-traffic, so to speak, as in people to actually find it. Noting it is naturally occurring in large parts of the Pacific and Australia. All you need is one of those La Nina years to set up the ocean currents and water temp, and hay presto - magic - killer algae. Nothing to do with yachts importing it
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Giving this some thought, and now that we know caulerpa is at Rakino / Woody Bay, which is one of my go to / fav anchorages, would I anchor on caulerpa if I knew it was there - no. Not in the foreseable future, if I could avoid it. Normally in Woody Bay I can see the bottom, and it is clear sand. I've dove on it last year (had fishing line around the prop) and there was no caulerpa in the anchorage. I went spear fishing along the reef on the south side, very good current and productive fishing, did not see anything like caulerpa then. Whilst saying I'd avoid it if I can, it is a
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Jokes aside, when the rahui was announced, it was because caulerpa was found around Thomson Point. I'm not aware (and happy to be corrected) but caulerpa hasn't been found in Onetangi itself. It hadn't been at the time of rahui announcement. The rahui also focuses on fishing activties, which is far more common around Thompson point, including anchoring in the spots where caulerpa has been found, and using bottom contact fishing gear. Is it just that anchoring in Onetangi has been conflated by the rahui with anchoring for fishing purposes on Thompson Point?
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I'm sure there are exceptions, but I understand deploying an anchor is popular among boaties when they want to go to sleep at night and don't want their boat to drift onto rocks, bang into other boats or drift way out to sea while they are asleep. Some boats, mainly dedicated fishing boats, have GPS spot lock functionality. My understanding is that the battery power is typically insufficient to allow holding a position overnight. Noting the exception to this is the superyacht Artifiact, previously mentioned, that has some massive DC power system that does enable it to hold station without
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After years of old baggy 'potatoe sack' sails, and trying to kick the can down the road with second hand sails, getting our first new, purposed designed and built sail was an absolute revaluation in boat handling and performance. The first one was just a cross cut dacron (we have moved onto radial cut cruising laminates now), but we went from being over-powered in gusts and healing over like a bastard, to driving forward in gusts and pointing higher. Boat goes to windward like a freight train now, and with decsent sails we have the ability to fine tune to improve performance and wind rang
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I wasn't anchored there. I haven't anchored anywhere there is caulerpa, regardless of a CAN, rahui or just caulerpa. All I was doing was stating a fact, that area is not prohibited. And calling out Lindsay's ignorance at calling boaties 'entitled' while they comply with the rules. It is a personal choice if you acknowledge the rahui. Applying your own moral judgement to others personal choices is a slippery slope. Destiny Church and Drag Queen story-time is a good example of how things go bad when people try applying their own moral views on other's personal choices. Just saying
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It is not a technicality at all. Rules are rules. Polite requests are polite requests. There is much angst on here about boaties complying with the rules. Boaties can't be expected to comply with the rules if there is great confusion and uncertainty about what the rules are. Saying rules apply where they don't is 100% the best way to spread confusion and delay. Then, calling out boating for being "entitled wankers" when they are complying with the rules is simply ignorant. As for your 'skin deep' call, that is marginal. I have not anchored anywhere there is caulerpa, regardless
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fact /fakt/ noun a thing that is known or proved to be true. "he ignores some historical and economic facts" Fact: It is not a prohibited area. Prohibited Anchoring areas are defined by Controlled Area Notices as issued by MPI. Not by a group of locals. The only pr
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Cause it isn't a prohibited zone. What is wrong with these people that can't get their facts straight?
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Yes I understand people are very passionate about their environment, as am I. The point I was wanting to make (and seems to have been missed) is the high levels of disinformation and nonsense surrounding the caulerpa issue. Everyone getting all hot and bothered isn't going to lead to effective outcomes. Referring to disinformation and nonsense is the example given in the RNZ story I posted and you quoted. The 'locals' complaining about a superyacht going into the exclusion zone, going around the east side, then heading up North, and inference being that no enforcement action was taken, an
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Artifact. Fully electric position holding Artefact: On board Nobiskrug's striking 80m hybrid superyacht (boatinternational.com)
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As in any community, there is a wide range of personalities and world views. There are a lot of top people on the Barrier, but at the same time, there are one or two that comfortably fit into the 'rabid' definition with respect to antagonism and resentment of people in boats coming over to 'their' bays, catching 'their' fish and what not. While there are people on the Barrier who have publicly stated they really need the boaties to support their businesses and what not, there is a vocal minority that are openly aggressive to boaties, under the pretext of spreading caulerpa. Those ones seem to
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The point there is it is so easy to identify and track a yacht these days, like with AIS and a free website or tracker app, that for the Barrier locals to say they've seen this superyacht and for there to be no enforcement is just a nonsense. Even if they don't have cell coverage over the back of the island, surely a telephone call to the authorities would be able to identify and track the one and only superyacht in the area at the time? The Barrier Local Board chair is talking nonsense when asking 'how can we stop them?" All the ability to track and monitor them is already in place. Perh
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There are reports (unofficial) that caulerpa has been found at Rakino. Hardly surprising, but disappointing non the less. Will be interesting how long it takes for this news to become official. There is a crowd on Waiheke that want to work out if they can compost it. Currently this is not allowed because it is a controlled organism. They have been told they aren't allowed to. Sounds like the dredged stuff is going to landfill, but unofficially stuff on Aotea (that is Great Barrier for the non-woke) is being composted. I assume that is washed up stuff at a cottage industry scale,