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In this case, the captain of the smaller, unladen freighter refused to pass the Mont Blanc Port to Port, being in a hurry and having already passed two other smaller vessel's Stbd to Stbd. Restricted by depth he came to almost a halt and the Mont Blanc was barely squeezing by when the freighter restarted in reverse, the prop walk kicking the stern to Port and digging the stem into the side of the Mont Blanc. The sparks created when they pulled the boats apart ignited the Benzol and their fate was sealed from there 😔

Google "Halifax Explosion" for worse case scenario when the rules are left on a shelf 🤔

I bought Shapeshifter (ex Fadeaway) off the guy who developed Sunset Sam. He reckoned they used SS as a development platform for their 830 but the SS was such a weapon they kept sailing it and left the 830 in a shed for over 20 years! Great send

Guess we will find out tonight at the Briefing

108 boats now with a day to go. 10 Piedies and a Sloth of 88's 😉 Somehow found myself in longhaul on a Ross boat made of matchsticks that are too soggy to light... oh well at least it'll be blowing 30+knots and probably raining 🤣

My initial thought was that they could have been Northern Hemisphere units. They were purchased in NZ from a reputable retailer, possibly shipped from supplier in error. I have brought them home with me and they are going to sort him out with replacement or credit. Interestingly enough, they were only installed to meet Cat 1 and we never looked at them once on the trip. As it was 99.9% Autohelm all we used was the heading on the control unit 🙄

I've just done a trip to Fiji on a mates cat, now that we are in flat calm Anchorage it has become apparent that both of his compasses are not acting correctly. The cards on both are tilted towards the center and front of the boat. The starboard one is 5 degrees to the center and I'd say nearly 10 forward. Port is about 5 degrees to center and 5 forward. Both 2 months old Riviera Polare units. Nothing ferrous near them, when removed and held level in cockpit they don't change. We have sat a hand bearing compass in the hole when removed and it behaves properly. Any

I've had good work and value out of Steve at Firefish Fab in Gulf Harbour

Ha ha Good luck with enforcing that particular gem

Thanks all. I'm aware of the existence of other pressurized cylinders in the plane, my question was more to find out the smoothest way of getting mine home. Having done plenty of air miles I've been in and seen some ridiculous situations and attitudes at check in counters. I was flying home from racing in the UK just after 9/11, have Olive skin, Dark hair, a biggish nose and was carrying a set of Roadracing Leathers as Carty-on baggage. Needless to say my stop over at L.A and subsequent check-in scarred me for life, and the Carbon/Kevlar body Armour that they cut out of my suit never

The bar in business class probably has big bottles of rum in it - I can't see me being able to bring my own one of those 😉

Thanks mate I figured they want that kind of thing in the pressurized part of the plane. I figured worse case scenario, just leave cartridge on the boat.

Heading away to Fiji in a few weeks via water and returning via air (better VMG) Was wanting to take my own safety gear but it occurred to me that pressurized inflation cannisters may not be welcome on a plane. Anyone had any experience with this? Was really only planning on having carry on - no checked baggage. Thanks

Now that the courses are up - who's doing this one? I'm in a small wooden 80's boat but looking at entering Longhaul. Looks a bit lonely in there entries wise tho 🤔

Condolences to his Family. Been on that boat many a time, and only this Bay Week stood and watched him dock, tie up, unload, load and leave with no assistance. Marvel to watch such well ingrained skill. Let the slow wheels of justice begin to turn I suppose.

I enjoyed it. Party in town was fun, and the course was just long enough. I can see it growing if it doesn't clash with anything next time.

I expect it to be more comfortable than my last trip. At least this one should stay above the surface of the ocean for much of the time.

I'm heading across from Opua to Fiji late May/Early June delivering a 50ft Cat. Be keen to glean any useful info as well.

Wow... Just wow.

When we refitted our 1020 I deleted one of the through hulls where it had a toilet inlet and hand basin waste outlet next to each other. I have a Y just inboard of the sea cock now, below waterline and leading off to WC and Basin. Behaves as normal, but after motoring home from a trip and running a fair amount of Salt water through WC and holding tank I can shut sea cock and fill hand basin with fresh water, with the plug out and toilet flushing it only gets fresh water so no sea life dying in system when boat parked. Seems to work fine.

Bay Week day 2, just coming past Tapeka and preparing to drop kite. Max speed of 18.9kts on this blast 😎

Nah nowhere near enough bending resistance unfortunately

Some Neanderthal has managed to clean snap a couple of battens in my boom tent. I don't know how - they are about 15-16mm Diameter solid round Fiberglass jobbies. It would have been like breaking your Femur! Need either big round ones, or possibly Thick rectangular sail Mainsail Battens I guess? Need 1 @ 2.5M, and 1 @ 2.7M Whats out there? Nigel 022 044 9171

Had a great non stop sail up to BOI on Xmas day evening (left Weiti at 11pm rounded Cape Brett at 3pm) got sunburnt and enjoyed typical BOI cruising for maybe 4-5 days before it turned. Luckily had a mates mooring Sussed in Matauwhi Bay and hooked onto that new years day. Had a vehicle up there and made a few day trips to get kids off the boat, Russell Vehicle Ferry did well out of us. Went up to Cape Reinga and overnighted at Pukenui Holiday Park, surfed the dunes at Te Paki in horrendous breeze, generally made the best of a damp situation. Last night, steady 30kt puffs close in bur

Are those terminals standard size Jon? What's the Amp/Hr rating? Assume the 24 reference is because it's half of a 24v series setup? Cheers