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  1. probably a bit of tide... squealer decided to get into the harbour under iron spinnaker, 30-40 knots on the nose is not a very nice way to finish off the leg. Pahi and Zenith in the wind factory now
  2. I see in the latest Professional Skipper magazine it talks about the commissioning of the NZ MEOSAR (Medium Earth Orbit SAR) receiving station. The big advantages being increased number of satellites and reduced notification time. While operating in test mode it picked up and relayed a PLB signal from a tramper in 4 minutes, 50 minutes sooner than the existing system would have.
  3. 15-18 knots S at the brothers but 4-6 ESE at tounge point,(inshore of karori rock) bugger..... using the handbrake is difficult around there due to the cable protection zone as well,
  4. 8-10 knots of southerly so shouldn't be any issues....
  5. any photos of it with sails up? I've looked before and never found any
  6. that only applies if both yachts are racing, I got the impression that only the larger yacht was racing, therefore what IT said, 5 knots within 50metres. I would have thought 3 metres was pretty close for two random boats to pass....
  7. come on Rigger, you job would be so boring if you only had the wind, current and narrow entrance to deal with.......
  8. grant

    Next project.

    The front felll off.....?
  9. these guys http://www.simweld.co/ in Auckland made a Wellsford dinghy out of some sort of plastic. Not sure how the weight comes out but you have the low maintenance aspects and the "proper boat" option
  10. argh! please don't pick on CG, they were asked to do a job i.e. transport someone to the yacht, have a go at MNZ or minister of transport if you want but don't pick on the volunteers who where doing what was asked of them
  11. for the most part i agree with you, where i would disagree is the comment about sailors being an easy target. for two reasons; 10+ years (maybe 15ish?) ago compulsory lifejackets was mooted in reaction to small boat drownings, statistically making them compulsory in under 4m made sense. The main thing that stopped it was YNZ in regards to dinghies going to and from yachts in an anchorage. Regardless of what you think of them YNZ are a strong lobby group. use yuor voice and the clubs voice to make sure they are pointing in the direction you want. (or can accept) Secondly, yach
  12. Yachting NZ? also when all the organisations that you don't like put out boring stuff that is of no interest, like bylaws, Maritime rules etc, it does pay to have a read occasionally, and comment on them. something that tends to happen ( and in general not just maritime areas) is that little interest is paid when changes are proposed but plenty get upset after that fact, and to be honest the rules really haven't changed a great deal over time, boating in NZ is still quite lightly regulated (and long it remain so) Maybe the observation and enforcement of rules is both occurring mo
  13. at least the 250w panels have some decent sized cable and connectors on them, there they look new and as wheels said, if they were in boxes or wrapped some very good bargains could be had there
  14. maybe not the best example, fisheries officers probably have the most wide sweeping powers of any enforcement in NZ, boarding a vessel to check for fish is no problem for them
  15. not even close, the USCG is a legislation based government agency, with government authority and obligations. NZ Coastguard is a volunteer rescue and training organisation with no regulatory powers, nothing complicated there, all of that info is readily available on line
  16. yep.... my home is open to the NW and sheltered from the S, I'm really not missing the NW at present
  17. IT we definitely aren't doing typical weather in Welly at present, about two weeks with hardly a sniff of anything from the north, lots of light southerly (very nice crossing from Mana weather) and easterlies ( i didn't realise we even had wind from the east in wellington....) However Windfinder is suggesting the return of the NW.... with the occasional bit from N or S If you have the chance to pick your weather I would be looking at N or S to get across, next best option would be not too much NW
  18. CG was the transport, as someone else said, they don't have the authority but are helping out the body that does, Don't dump on CG for what isn't their issue
  19. Maritime NZ are the legislative body, and they do have the power. CG would have been the means to get access to the yacht either by MNZ or Police acting on their behalf (think it said in the article that Police were there)
  20. grant

    Next project.

    very nice, its got to hurt to take a saw to that.... even if it is planned
  21. Good point, not sure how well the US like following international conventions or just like trying to set the rules.... Will see I can find out anymore about the IMO code
  22. I've had a hunt through the maritime rules...part 23, actually written for commercial vessels, has a list of distress signals : The following signals, used or exhibited either together or separately, indicate distress and need of assistance: (d) a signal made by any signalling method consisting of the group ...- - -... (SOS) in the Morse Code: (I) a rocket parachute flare or a hand-flare showing a red light Both of which should be able to be done by an LED flare. Looking up what a flare must be/do got me to Rule 42A.23 that's says "Any required hand flare must meet the requirement
  23. I would have have thought that marine 3rd party insurance would cover wreck removal. The HM costs to remove it are a legitimate cost against the owner, so I would expect the third party cover should stump up to cover that.
  24. I suspect for things like distress signals he is correct, its likely to be in the maritime rules as to what is a distress signal, i will have a look later and see if i can find it. The rules tend to be rather static and slow to change so its worth having a look to see where it is and then keep an eye out for any review and make submissions.
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