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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).

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