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Ain't that the truth. Single use outboards? Why not.

Can't blame the conditions. No one knows what Huey will throw at you, al a Ssnz250. But can blame race organizers for the what is purely a PR exercise not a regatta. Gotta be the stupidest race venue possible. No more proof needed than the last race. ETNZ pulled off a stunning win after being over the line early and being caught up on the buoy. All the other boats sailed into a hole and ETNZ charge past them all at 20knots.

I had a mooring in pilot bay and the worst part was not wing able to park anywhere near the beach in summer, when one most wants to get to the boat. I'd never go near it again. Moorings at the bridge are not too bad for access because of the car park and tender rack nearby. but what Ballystick says is right. Shags, gulls and terms for Africa. I don't think they get beaten up as much as pilot bay. I've not heard of a broken mooring there. Sulphur point marina is pretty much a closed shop to buy but there is currently a 10m berth to rent (so I understand). Plenty of space at Brid

I'm thinking that if, instead of a line on trade me, there was an article on the Herald website about a single handed nonagenarian needing a rescue in a southern gale off Bluff, the comments here would be vitriolic about poor decision making of authorities in allowing such recklessness. And that's quite a lot to say in one sentence.

Now casting app on iPhone is 10 times better. No ads, no continous public service broadcasts. Allows one the opportunity to listen to o coastguard and count drop kicks calling with flat battery problems.( Or should that comment be in another thread?)

Crikey is right. This thread is so complex it's making my poor little layman head swim enough to need a life jacket. I to think that batteries were big heavy things you just connected up the same way as the one you're replacing. Now It seems I need a magnifying glass and a lawyer to visit my Favourite battery shop. Forewarned is forearmed even if I don't understand fully.

Last year A friend of mine set off his personal epirb in th bush fiord land for chest pains. No phone coverage and they just sat and waited until a helicopter arrived. The system works brilliantly we'll.

Having sufficient fuel on board helps too.

And now turning off the tracker now you know where La Rochelle lives!

La Rochelle lost interest around 1am when we despaired of making the time limit and had spent 5 hours getting from port Jackson to port Charles with tidal assistance.

Queens birthday is guaranteed crap/cold/wild weather but likely to be westerly. Easter is regularly soft. My theory is its related to the full moon. Those are the two common factors in this race (which I have to say in qualification as I don't want the risk of being put in same category as Ken Ring).

The skipper is still responsible for his own navigation. He'd have had to avoid both hazards.

And up until WWII people were regularly dying from blood poisoning picked up in the garden. I know it's still a dangerous world but being too defensive makes it worse not better. Some of the OSH nazis need to learn that too.

And every flush atomizes a good enough proportion of the doodoos to be inhaled while washing your hands nearby. I always say a good dose of bugs does your immune system wonders. I read somewhere that people growing up on farms and with animals in the house have much lower incidence of immune deficiency related conditions like asthma etc. I wonder if it is true?

Following this posts, I am afraid to admit it, but I enjoy watching. It reminds me of the old days watching the citizen match racing series (who remembers that?). I'd love to see this style racing off Westhaven again. Or even Evans bay. Pity is that 3 NZ skippers and all finished at the back of the fleet. That guy Ben Ainsley knows how to sail. He was over the line in 3/6 races and came back in all of them to podium and win the regatta. Peter Burling and ETNZ led at the first mark in 4/6 races and in two of them ended up dead last. (To be accurate, he came fifth in one of those

At our yacht club a few seasons ago we had one course sheet which had one division rounding a mark to starboard and the other division to port. It gets hairy enough when boats are all concentrating on rounding and clearing a mark without having boats unexpectedly coming at you. With 50 boats all doing it at the same time it could have been something similar.

I've just visitedGllenfern Sanctuary on GBI and The late Tony Bouzaid illustrates my point. A great sportsman who has gone on to do something meaningful for the country. He should've got a gong long before Sir Graham Henry.

The halergs have never claimed to be anything other than a fundraising event for the halberg foundation. But they have become so boring and predictably mainstream that I gave up on them years ago. While I love rugby I don't think a sportsman should ever be the NZer of the year or be knighted just for being good at it. It just demeans them. Those awards should go to sports, business, arts people who have used their skills and notoriety for something other than their self aggrandisement. Sir Michael Jones for example.

Thanks KMM. It's all good to hear. Does make wonder why you had to do the test though. But the main point established here is the At we shouldn't have to. I like the open transom you've done too.

And here I was thinking you were trying to put me off. We've certainly got our eyes open. Not yet bobble eyed but prepared. Learning a lot along the way too, so that alone is worth the effort.

Except for boaties who want to be all day parkers. Human nature being what it is. Down here in Tauranga the marina society have a really cool boat ramp for users of the harstand, which is only accessible by swipe card. On a good fishing day there are more trailer rigs parked in the car park outside the fence than boats in the compound. Ergo, boaties are sharing their swipe cards with their mates.

I just spent an hour reading through this post eagerly anticipating the climax and then on the last page ....nothing. . KM, did the test get done? I'd be keen to hear as we are investigating doing a keel job similar to the one Meister has done, which effectively is similar to the Ross 930 conversion. We're getting Bakewell-White to do the design and calcs. I'm wondering whether this will make it necessary to do a pull down test to get our Cat 3 cert back? If so, we'd be keen to hear how you got on, advice,comment, whatever, about how the keel mods affect your certification. C

"Project boat" = you'd be mad to come near her. "Significant rot in cabin" = significant rot everywhere just haven't found it yet.

Cheers Rick. Be a poor show if a kiwi can't be a good host.

I'm surprised and sorry to hear that you've had no response. I'd thought kiwi sailors'd be more hospitable thaN that. Id be keen to take you for a few days in the sunny bay of plenty. It's 3 hours drive south of Auckland. My baby is a 30 footer. We mainly race her so it is fairly Spartan but comfortable enough for 4. I'm the worst fisherman in the known world, so can't promise any seafood unless we stop at a fish shop somewhere. There's a beautiful island about 4 hours sail away or some equally beautiful islands about a day sail. Personal message me if you want to pursue it.