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I don't think that was ever going to happen. Pete made the comment "Canadian CG and authorities have been very courteous and helpful, no problems" as he entered Baffin Bay a few weeks ago

Kiwi Roa's latest position, heading for the Azores, when he makes a left turn

they should have painted the temporary piece of pipe Harbour Bridge Gray, too many people slow down to look at the temporary repair

http://www.sailingcatamarans.com/sagitta.htm

from what I can make out this strut is in compression as part of the support truss so if this is the case stretch/elasticity would not be an issue

Are Westhaven selling licences for the new berths or still just proposing rentals? I had heard they were rethinking this as Westhaven has been transferred back to Council in some financial sleight of hand, Council is basically broke (thanks to CRL) and they need to find the money from somewhere to fund the extension.

I think you mean 95% of the risk. The design and consenting cost at Sandspit was around 25% of the total build price, but it took about 7 yrs to obtain all the consents. Sandspit's consenting was bankrolled by a group of club members funding the process, with all our money at risk. Cost alot more than initially envisaged The other big issue with a new marina is if there is dredging involved, where does that get disposed these days?

Problem is someone has to pay. Obviously an existing marina such as Westhaven is a very different prospect to developing a new one. I had a look at my records for Sandspit, in 2014 the price for a 12m berth was around $120k (and that was at cost), and we could not sell many. Most were reconfigured as 14m.

Sandspit was built under the club umbrella, however is at arms length to the club as a separate Incorporated Society controlled by the berth holders. The demand for berths has seen values go thru the roof

I wonder if NZTA have actually started moving on the repair. If it is only the strut to be replaced, then a concerted effort working around the clock in fab shops (might need to find some imperial tape measures😄 )and installation could see the fix in place in 10-14 days. NZTA's forecast of 5 weeks plus says either they are incapable of moving quickly or there is more damage than published

my insurance broker said there have been alot of new motor boats sold since L4, most in the 7 figure territory

curious as I had heard just in the last couple of days that customs et al were taking on extra resources in anticipation of the door being opened.

that was due to loadings on the clip ons, not the blow over risk. I notice these days plenty of trucks use the clip ons. Neither the original bridge nor the clip ons were designed for trucks up to 50t

I remember the Broadway shop well - it was more or less opposite Teed St near the Remuera Rd intersection, likewise cannot remember its name There was also a good timber supplier by the Orakei Railway station

not sure what you are getting at Wheels. Zatara (US flagged) received clearance out of NZ late June/early July on the basis that Fiji had pre-approved their entry subject to negative COVID tests before leaving NZ. They still had to stay quarantined for 2 weeks upon arrival at Denerau and were tested again

the Zatara crew are a good example of the latter. It does not look like Australia or NZ is likely to let them in so their only bail out option if they want to leave the cyclone region is to head north to Palau or Guam, ie US territories(sort of in the case of Palau)

I would speculate with the election only 6 weeks away the government just does not want to make a decision about something like this. Also I think resources here are stretched as it is so they do not want to add to it. I was told by a police contact that even though time at sea is isolation from the "common sense' perspective, it is not the case legally. You are only considered isolated in NZ once in NZ territorial waters. I remember watching the Zatara videos, they spent ~22 days in quarantine at Fiji before they were cleared in.

he is/was a bit of a mystery man. I understand he was principally Salthouse's in house designer, and also designed quite a few boats built by the Wilsons, who related to the Salthouses (and the Brookes) by marriages.

just about all modern cargo ships have only one engine, even the huge Maersk container ships and the bulk carriers, eg the Valemax ships. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valemax#Design

Kiwi Roa is in Baffin Bay, this is probably her

I have seen suggestions that a Borax solution is better than bleach based products for mould/mildew removal and preventing regrowth. have not tried it yet

Westpark/Hobsonville berths are "big" for their rated length, my 14.5m yacht had space to spare in a 14m berth there, one guy squeezed a 15m yacht into his 14m berth. The modern trend for berth naming is the "length" is the length of the berth, not the size of the boat it will accommodate, you need to discount min 0.5m for boat size. I remember a few years ago the yacht Activator was built to maximise boat to berth ratio, vertical bow and stern and fold up bow sprit

The challenge is always getting through Peel Sound with the risk of the wind driving ice down from the north.

Is the boat being commissioned in NZ or offshore? If the latter I have heard it can very difficult to get insurance for NZ flagged yachts

He tried to queue jump the Australian immigration process. he came to NZ on a 1 month visitors visa, having represented that he had been accepted for resettlement in USA. Obviously had no intention of leaving NZ, overstayed with the help of his Green friend and the government being selective about enforcing the law. Suggest you start a thread in Small talk if you want to continue this discussion