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    SailGP

    in RaceTalk

    Posted

    On 3/06/2026 at 11:54 AM, waikiore said:

    great to see Phil Robertson using the rules .

    Well under normal yacht racing he had all the rights. But the umpires penalized him 4 points, so was judged to be partly to blame.

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    Solo transtasman

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    2 boats have retired. 

    Robbery (Wright 36) is now in Mangonui. Set off epirb due to water ingress.

    Pretty Boy Floyd (Ross 12) has turned around. No reason given.

     

    SailGP

    in RaceTalk

    Posted

    SailGP 2027 Season Calendar:
    • Jan 23–24: Hong Kong
    • Feb: Australia (Perth)
    • Apr 3–4: USA (San Francisco)
    • May 1–2: Bermuda
    • May 15–16: Canada (Halifax)
    • Jun 5–6: USA (New York)
    • Jul 24–25: UK (Portsmouth)
    • Aug 14–15: Germany (Sassnitz)
    • Sep 4–5: Spain (Valencia)
    • Sep 11–12: Italy
    • Oct 9–10: Brazil (Rio)
    • Nov 20–21: UAE (Dubai)
    • Nov/Dec TBC: Season Grand Final (UAE

    Proposed Navigation Bylaw and Control Changes

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

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    • introducing new exclusion zones to better protect high‑use or sensitive areas, including Horne Rock, the Tāmaki River Rowing Precinct, the Harbour Bridge and Simpson Rock

    Not sure how that would work at the harbour bridge when a yacht race is due to start?

     

    ‘Big deal’: Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron sells off huge island site and historic home

    in MarineTalk

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    David Blakey, commodore of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, told OneRoof that the squadron bought the land 37 years ago to preserve it for the boating community. The sale has been tough news for some members. “There is a deep emotional connection to the property, and an understanding of its uniqueness in the Hauraki Gulf. So it has been a lot of work taking members on this journey, why we’re doing this.

    “We hope, depending on who purchases it, that it can be preserved for the use of boaties in Auckland into the future,” he said, adding that he did not know what the property would sell for. “We will be as interested as anybody on what the market thinks it will be worth. We’re hoping it’s actually worth a lot to the right people.”

    The squadron, which faced an over $1.4 million trading loss in 2023 after the America’s Cup, will use the money from the sale for RNZYS Foundation Fund to support yachting, as well as invest in its premises at Westhaven.

    Next door to Lidgard house, the Kawau Boat Club bought their clubhouse from the squadron in 2024 for $635,000. That has a covenant that it remains in use as a yacht club, but Blakey said the land at Smelting House Bay could go into private hands.

    https://www.oneroof.co.nz/news/royal-new-zealand-yacht-squadron-lists-major-kawau-island-waterfront-site-49325

     

    YachtingNZ review their fees

    in MarineTalk

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    Yachting New Zealand appoints 16-member advisory group to lead membership model and affiliation fee review

    Large clubs are represented by Jamie Catchpole (Royal Akarana Yacht Club), Hamish Tait (Bucklands Beach Yacht Club), and Tim Bingham (Kerikeri Cruising Club), with small- to medium-sized clubs represented by Anne Marett (Waikawa Boating Club), Gillian O’Connor (Timaru Yacht and Powerboat Club), Matthew Nolan (Pigeon Bay Boating Club), Robert Buxton (Broad Bay Boating Club), Stephen Knights (Torbay Sailing Club), and Spencer Poborsa-Cox (Mount Maunganui Yacht Club). Youth perspectives come from Catchpole, Leah Hannaford (Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club), Brooke Adamson (Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron), and Paige Carlyon (Bay of Islands Yacht Club).

    https://www.yachtingnz.org.nz/news/yachting-new-zealand-appoints-16-member-advisory-group-lead-membership-model-and-affiliation-fee

     

    H28 yacht purchase delivery gone wrong

    in MarineTalk

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    This is what happened when someone bought an old H28 named Muritai, and tried to sail from Bay of Islands back to Auckland.

    At Cape Rodney they encountered 30 knot winds, 4m seas, the gooseneck broke, they lost the sheets on the genoa, and engine stopped working.

    The conditions were so bad that the Mangawhai Coastguard parked their boat in Marsden Cove marina, instead of returning home.

    The potential loss of reputation was so bad that the sailors had to seek anonymity, and have their names changed in press articles.

    The Herald article is a bit confused, but the Coastguard article has better detail.

     

    Northland yacht rescue: Coastguard skipper says failed engine nearly ended in tragedy
    https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/northland-yacht-rescue-coastguard-skipper-says-failed-engine-nearly-ended-in-tragedy/IXVUU56QWFHDLG3QCTUUZVY6IM/

     

    Coastguard Mangawhai tasking most challenging yet
    https://www.coastguard.nz/our-story/news-and-media/coastguard-mangawhai-tasking-most-challenging-yet

     

    Information on correct name for Rangitoto

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    To kick us off, this week’s volcano is Ngā Pona e Toru o Peretū, also known as Rangitoto!
    Rangitoto has secured a new name in DEVORA’s books, now being the official Māori name for the island. The name represents ‘The Three Knuckles of Peretū’, who was an ancestor of Tāmaki Makaurau. You can see the ‘three knuckles’ of the island from the mainland, representing the three summits from where the lava flows erupted. Ngā Pona e Toru o Peretū/Rangitoto is Auckland’s largest volcano, taking up much of our harbour. It has erupted more lava than all of the other volcanoes in the field combined! Wow! Not only is it our biggest volcano, but it is also our most unique for a couple of reasons:
    🌋 It is our youngest volcano and was the only eruption to be witnessed by humans roughly 600 years ago!
    🔍 It is the only volcano in the field to erupt twice, breaking the rules in our otherwise one-and-done monogenetic field.
    🌳 It is home to the world’s largest pōhutukawa forest.
    Ngā Pona e Toru o Peretū/Rangitoto is the only volcano in the field thought to have erupted in the sea, and it erupted with a bang! 💥 It initiated with an explosive wet phase that transitioned to a dry style of fire fountaining once the vent rose above water level. This resulted in a voluminous outpouring of lava flows, which built up the iconic shield volcano of Ngā Pona e Toru o Peretū/Rangitoto that we see today.
     

    RNI

    in RaceTalk

    Posted

    Looks like Higher Ground and L'Avanti have made the fatal mistake of going into the North Taranaki Bight.

     

    SailGP

    in RaceTalk

    Posted

    I remember a year ago when they went to 12 boats, they said it was too many and they would have to split the fleet.  But it never happened.

     

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