Steve Pope

There are more "accidental" events caused by modern methods of navigation than ever before, insufficient training, understanding, and reliance on a screen rather than No. 1 eyeball the main reasons. Just look at the US Navy if in doubt, or maybe the Rena. There was a time back in the day when you stood off, hove to, or tacked out to sea if / when in doubt of your position. Between auto pilots and electronic navigation etc. we are actually no longer in charge.

And we were racing a Variant!

Isn't Torpedo 7, part of the wharehouse, Noel Lemmings group??

Isn't Torpedo 7, part of the wharehouse, Noel Lemmings group??

F the one that you can't seem to find using Rehabs link is available at Discount marine (nz) for $398.00 + -

Just had an update from 2 German sailors, they've sailed around the world in tandem, one watches, the other sleeps, 4 hours all change, the other skipper / yacht takes over! They have arrived in the Azores from the Caribbean, Horta in lockdown, 2 day stay only, unless you need urgent repairs, then you can apply for an extension. They reported 4 days of dead calms, and 2-1/2 days of force 8 to 10. Both have damage with blown out sails and broken battens amongst the repairs they need to make.

A few years ago I had a german on board who had fished all over the world, he had 4 $40.00 lures that you could set for depth etc. 3 never made it back to the surface, Big Kingi's? last one was a big shark that he managed to get to the boat, I cut the line, far to big to attempt to land. expensive for him, but he had a smile a mile wide!!

Of course whatever you catch you may have to share it with Opha

Made by Ali

Alluminium Indium is good for both.

I got hit by a Tongan " health inspector " in Nukualofa, he wasn't keen to give a receipt, just a scribble on a piece of paper, The only time it happened to me.

I generally do it on an aged R60/6, optional wide bars, and trials type tyres worked very well, unfortunately they (the dual purpose trials tyres) seem to have gone the way of the Dodo, had a mate on a mid 80's R80RT he definitely struggled with the narrow bars and road tyres but still managed to do 2 BMW safari's on the same bike. (R90 type fairing, not the barn door RT one) Currently rebuilding an 83 R80GS I'm sure I will enjoy the ST James / Rainbow / Molesworth even more!

No argument with any of that.

Yeah Wellsford is in auckland catchment, and they hate it. Cheaper prices are because of Gull self service on the way up the hill on the left. Maungaturoto 93 is $2.09. Interestingly Marsden point refinery can't be much more than 3 or 4 metres above high tide, nobody seems concerned re the future tidal increases. NZ fuel storage is well below the recommended minimum, with only days supply and not the several weeks supply that is supposed to be the minimum amount held. I would supply figures, if I could remember where I saw them.

The Marsden point refinery consortium is contemplating closing up shop and only becoming a storage depot, Given that Muldoons proposed fuel security project in the mid 1980's, that upgrade must be near, or past its use by date this may actually happen. What happens to prices then is anybodies guess.

After using the old yellow pvc type (definitely waterproof except for the sleeves. I have tried Gill, I'm on the 2nd set as the first was replaced by Gill after leaking badly during the 1st seasons use. Burnsco didn't want to know, no warranty, they said. I contacted Gill Direct and after sending photos they replaced the jacket and pants. +++ for Gill. My wifes suit was of the same vintage , but has, over time, had little use has now shed most of the "rubber"? coating inside the material, she leaves a trail of white particles wherever she goes. So it has become useless also (the jacket, no

Molesworth is a good easy ride, hardest part is stopping to open and close gates.but to complete the circuit ride back up the St James / Rainbow road definitely a bit more challenging but not hard, mind the sandflies at lake Tennyson,. St Arnaud to Hanmer, via the Rainbow, Hanmer to the SH1 turn off south of Blenheim via the Molesworth. There was a time when the ST J / Rainbow was open year round, now Doc. has control it is Christmas to Easter, You can book to go through when it / they are closed but you have to "buy" a key.

Rowing is an approved activity

Most wetness will be rain etc. unless you are pooped. TP32 or any of the others will work ok in the wet, the cover recommendation was given to me by a fellow who had lost 2 to moisture, made sense to me.

Bit difficult, when you are on the piles. Maybe a dinghy row could be considered an extension of the land??? 😉

Heaps more power than you need for working a trim tab. But as they say use what you have got. The TP32 can suffer from water getting into where you don't want it. A cover with a clear over the control buttons solves that & a collar around the shaft that can be tightened enough with a draw string to semi water proof it. If I remember correctly you will have to set it up so the tab turns the correct way, which is the opposite to using it directly to the tiller.

The "marine traffic" site show quite a few cruisers on the milk run around French Polynesia and several heading further west. I would expect that the cruisers would actually be more at risk of Covid 19 from the islanders than the other way round.

Did someone leave you with some first time calvers, or perhaps ones that a stray bull got to earlier than they should?

Surely vets are in the essential category??? Kme, I would send an invoice for the cow and calf to the police commissioner + the vets bill as you will probably get one of those as well.

Sulphur point.