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Depends on the platform. LINZ NZ do raster and vector charts for NZ for free - but you need a system (like opencpn) that can display them. None of the main Marine Electronics companies support them...

Just a note BK, now that Garmin own Navionics, and Navico have bought C-map, all the development work from Navico is now Cmap... There are several levels of charts, the basic one being "Discover", then the advanced one being "Reveal" NZ Reveal charts are $294 + GST, Discover is $146 + GST. There is not yet a Reveal for the pacific, Discover (Pacific Territories) is $294 + GST. From Navico - reveal "Cruising, fishing or sailing, C-MAP® REVEAL™ charts offer the very best of C-MAP. With Shaded Relief, including game-changing Reveal Seafloor Imagery, Aerial Photography, Satellite Overlay an

The 800 is obsolete, replaced by the 810.

There are not a heap of Laser 2's around. Should not be too hard to build a new rudder and stock if you have the old ones for measurements??

Id go now or Tomorrow... Always watch developments, and stop if needed...

Hmm last night was unexpected to me. I thought Prada would do it - they had given 2 races to Ben due to failures. However, last night, Ben was faster...lightly the brits will win now I think. Great racing, and close!

The Louis Vitton has been pretty good IMO. The final two boats are pretty close, and the racing is interesting...

It's 420 odd nautical miles from North Cape to Nelson. 3 days for most boats, or 2 to NP, and one to Nelson. 24hr days... Opua to Nelson Id go W coast.

Only had them try that with me once. Asked for a supervisor, who read the appointment letter, no problems... A stamp is possibly not necessary, but anything that makes the letter look more official might help. You could, of course, check with your airline. Just record who you speak to, and time/date, or even record the call...

I've always managed with an appointment letter from the vessel, Stamped with the vessels stamp and signed by the owner/skipper, saying you are appointed as crew on SV XYZ, registration details, from date XXXXXX as skipper/mate/deckhand whatever. Vessel is currently in Fiji waters and expects to depart approximately XXXXXX. Never been an issue... Commercial Mariners do this all the time.

So she would have capsized in a mast on the water incident with everything battened down! That, IMO is not a seaworthy keel yacht...

Well, this is interesting "the builder Perini, has stated Bayesian had positive stability to 73 degrees with the board up and 88 degrees with the board down."

in GH marina at present...

Saving on marina fees as I understand it...liveaboard.

Many of the boats had flogging sails and other signs of lack of preparation. It WAS forecast..... Lee shore as well for many