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Notice to Mariners:
01 – 25 Sail Grand Prix, Waitematā Harbour - Friday 17th January to Sunday 19th January 2025
Restrictions to Navigation within Waitemata Harbour.
For details on how to watch SailGP please go to www.sailgp.com. Questions about the on-water aspects of the event should be sent to the event organisers at auckland@sailgp.com.
SailGP has been declared a Major Maritime Event by the Associate Minister of Transport as per Section 200B of the Maritime Transport Act 1994.
In order for the SailGP event to be able to be conducted safely, an exclusion zone will be activated between 1430 and 1800 on 17th, 18th, 19th January 2025. This will prohibit navigation in an area between the Auckland Harbour Bridge and a line between Stanley Bay and Bledisloe Wharf. Only approved and flagged vessels will be able to navigate inside the exclusion zone between 1430 and 1800. The exclusion time may be extended to 1900 if weather conditions delay scheduled racing.
*Not to be used for navigation
All spectator vessels will be managed by a fleet of Course Marshal boats. These boats will be flagged as such and the crews will be warranted Enforcement Officers. Please follow instructions given by the Course Marshals, they are volunteering their time to keep you safe. Non-ticketed spectator vessels must remain outside the exclusion zone boundary. It should be noted that the boundary, which is marked by buoys, may be a significant distance away from the action depending on the alignment of the course and may not offer good viewing opportunities.
Spectator vessels should maintain a listening watch on VHF ch.16.
The Inner Waitemata Harbour and approaches to the Exclusion Zone will likely be significantly busier than normal. Mariners should navigate with caution at all times.
All mariners should be mindful of the wake that their vessel generates and should keep their wake to a minimum by not exceeding the speed limits. Mariners should also familiarise themselves with the dangers associated with the wake of large concentrations of vessels. They should ensure that their vessel is suitable to navigate in confused seas caused by wake. For their own safety skippers of small vessels are dissuaded from attending the event, however if they determine it is safe to do so they should ensure that lifejackets are worn by those onboard whilst navigating in congested waters.
Non power-driven vessels are discouraged from attending the event due to the possibility of being affected by wake and due to them potentially being less manoeuvrable amongst concentrations of other vessels.
The tide will turn during the racing. Mariners must be prepared for their own vessel and surrounding vessels to be affected by the turn of tide. Anchoring may be inadvisable whilst in close proximity of other vessels.
Between 13th January and 17th January, the racing yachts, team chase boats and some vital event support boats will be transiting the Inner Harbour en-route to practice areas. These vessels have exemptions to exceed the speed limit provided that certain conditions are met. Please do not attempt to follow or keep up with these vessels.
At the conclusion of the races, it is likely all spectators will disperse at the same time. This has the potential to generate a confused sea. Smaller vessels and vessels prone to be affected by wake are advised to wait until boat traffic subsides before navigating home.
Movement of vessels 40m LOA or more is restricted on race days. Masters of these vessels should contact the Harbourmaster for further information.
Between 16th January and 20th January, entry into Jellicoe Marina will be prohibited for all vessels which do not have approval from the event organisers.
The whole success of the event is reliant on mariners being responsible and following the rules.
Please do the right thing and help make this regatta a hugely successful, safe event.
Thank you.
Andrew Hayton
Auckland Harbourmaster
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Which is more exciting - skimming across water at 15 knots, or flying above the water at 30knots?
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The Moth bare hull is $72K
https://mackayboats.com/index.cfm/shop/bm-v3-bieker-moth-package-inc-foils-trolley-top-cover/You could build a Cherub for $20K. There is a 3 year old one here for $10K
https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/boats-marine/yachts/centreboard/listing/5084533868But you are not comparing like for like, since the Moth is professionally built full carbon vs Cherub home built with plywood hull. Plus the Moth foils would add a lot to the cost.
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Yes it would be nice to see more sailors sent to the Olympics - especially those who have qualified. But if they send too many who under-perform, they will lose their funding from HPNZ. So it is a balancing act.
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Wow!
At 1.30pm they were 18km offshore from 90 Mile Beach when Carey’s shipmate suddenly stabbed him in the head. “I’ve never been more terrified in my life”, Carey said. He barricaded himself into a living space below deck until help arrived about six hours later, at 7.30pm.
Why did someone not try to save his boat? Is it because if you have a conviction, police treat you badly? Or was it because of the location?
Maybe there weren't any experienced sailors in the police or coastguard willing to sail an unknown vessel back around North Cape, or down to New Plymouth.
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Yes Wetmaps is working again, plus with updated charts: https://wetmaps.co.nz/
Also Navionics Web App (now called Garmin Marine Maps) has started working again, even the sonarcharts
https://maps.garmin.com/en-NZ/marine?maps=another-brand&overlay=false&key=rckq2ge859x6
👋👋
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Must be great out the back of Barrier at the moment with all these souwesters!
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4 hours ago, CarpeDiem said:
With the exception of PHRF, I don't know what other value YNZ add to my small patch of the sport.
Don't forget the safety regs. Cat 3, Cat 4, etc.
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Well done guys!
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Looks like plenty of empty berths, so could check one of those.
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Merry Christmas
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Yes appears Waiheke was added to the MPI list last week.
"Anchoring a vessel is permitted within the controlled area but cleaning requirements must be met before leaving the area. Instructions about this are below the map."
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A bit hard to tell about what's happening at Waiheke. Lots of boats at Palm Beach a few weeks ago.
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Sport Integrity Commission launch investigation into Yachting NZ following raft of conduct complaints
The Sport Integrity Commission has launched an investigation into Yachting NZ following a raft of cultural, athlete welfare and conduct complaints.
The investigation, instigated under section 32 of the Integrity Sport and Recreation Act, is set to be the first high profile test of the new agency's powers.
The new agency has received at least five separate complaints against YNZ.
It is not believed any current athletes in YNZ's high performance programme are among the complainants.
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Yes Wetmaps is a big loss. I hope they can fix it.
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Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown takes plunge in saltwater swimming pool before today’s opening
The mayor shared a video of him diving into the pool in his board shorts and swimming three laps of the 33m-long pool, which he has dubbed Browny’s pool.
“The first time we raised this, Eke Panuku said it will be $5 million. I was thinking, 'Oh, my God, you're not getting my message,” Brown said.
He had hoped to get the pool built for $100,000, but the need for fences and other safety measures, along with changing facilities, took it up to $500,000.
“Re-using existing marina pontoons helped keep the costs down and it’s a good example of doing things better, faster and cheaper.”
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Bill is the "overall" man of action! It says so on his van... 😄
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I think the main reason some people don't like sail drives, is that they are more costly to maintain and service.
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OK, so she has set up a jury rig, and now sailing with a storm jib at 4 knots.
She may head for Hobart or Adelaide. 700 miles to go.
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Oh no - Medallia (Pip Hare) has just dismasted! She is 800 miles south of Australia.
Wonder who will get the job of rescuing her? Maybe Sam Davies husband as he is closest...
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Wynyard Quarter bridge malfunctions three days after reopening, pedestrians frustrated
A key pedestrian bridge on Auckland’s waterfront was closed due to a fault only three days after its highly anticipated opening.
The Wynyard Crossing bridge was reopened on Friday morning after a lengthy nine-month closure that forced pedestrians to walk around it or take a ferry.
But this morning the bridge suffered a malfunction with gates preventing anyone from crossing for 10 to 15 minutes.
SailGP
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Haha, yes!
And we very rarely see boats getting shut out above the line, so not sure why they wouldn't try starting near the windward end?