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  1. Finally! Richmond Wednesday night race is on tomorrow. Start moved to Orakei buoy, start delayed 30 minutes, different courses.
  2. Auriga did not finish the Coastal Classic.
  3. 3 out of 7 boats have come ashore - nearly 50%. Probably all of them write-offs. The Raven hull looks good at first but has split along the port gunwhale from bow to stern.
  4. Postponement of the Altex Yacht & Boat Paint Auckland to Tauranga Yacht Race It is with a mix of regret and careful consideration that we announce the postponement of the Altex Yacht & Boat Paint Auckland to Tauranga Yacht Race (Altex A2T) to the year 2025. This decision, reached through extensive discussions within the Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club (TYPBC), is the result of various critical factors that have influenced our assessment of the 2023 event and its future viability. Limited entries in 2023 were a significant concern, with the race exper
  5. OK, so can we go yacht racing at Ponsonby, Richmond, or Squadron yet?
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    Coastal 2023

    Wired takes line honours in Coastal Classic Apache second, Mayhem third, Clockwork forth, with Apache just passing Mayhem at Tapeka point. Monohull wins this year! https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wired-takes-line-honours-in-coastal-classic/AXIUNQJSTJHVNMYLHPDSC3L4PI/
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    whoops

    It seems the salvage didn't go so well... Cooks Beach: Locals resort to picking up debris after luxury launch taken apart on popular Coromandel beach https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/locals-resort-to-picking-up-debris-after-luxury-launch-taken-apart-on-popular-coromandel-beach/ETXR7UGNBRABNB6DYYANVDSSUY/
  8. Apparently no Squadron races this week or next. Will the Coastal Classic still go ahead?
  9. They are halfway across the Tasman. Only 5 entries - all Australian. Smallest is 36ft - biggest is 72ft.
  10. Fishermen fined $10k after catching 348 fish in one day The group also had to forfeit the boat and trailer, along with a range of fishing equipment and chilly bins. https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/300984127/recreational-fishermen-fined-10k-after-catching-348-fish-in-one-day
  11. Check out this cool new magazine from Yachting NZ. It is 90% dinghies, but does have articles on Coastal Classic, Island Cruising association, and match racing. Also an article from Zoe on Caulerpa - the good news is we don't have the worst species here. https://issuu.com/yachtingnewzealand/docs/ybq_issue1?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ
  12. Okahu Bay Management Plan Hearing – 28 September, 2023 Janet Watkins attended the Okahu Bay Management Plan Hearing and this is her submission: The Landing at Okahu Bay is a Regional asset that provides Coastal access to the Marine Environment for all Aucklanders and visitors. https://www.ayba.org.nz/blog/post/111169/okahu-bay-management-plan-hearing--28-september-2023/?fbclid=IwAR3_S_gYTujLy2KwpMyqGtx-EejjsrWr8XZdq7wYOcj5n6VmrjK6NRLedKk
  13. But 111ft is too big for Sydney hobart?
  14. Apparently the yacht has been scuttled by the Navy.
  15. 12m yacht is called Second Life. Michael Hill Jewellers vessel The Beast giving assistance. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/new-zealand-yacht-crewmember-rescued-by-cruise-ship-off-fiji/ELEODRVJMRFABHKSFO4IW7GMEU/
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    Paint

    Mitre 10 https://www.mitre10.co.nz/shop/search?text=washi&q=washi
  17. Do you mean stainless steel frame, or canvas and clears, or both?
  18. Easy survey to do - only takes 5 minutes. Be sure to answer 'Strongly Support' to the question on page 2: Do you support retention of a short stay haul out and hardstand facility for boat cleaning and/or anti-foul application? https://akhaveyoursay.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/thelanding2023
  19. And now Half Moon Bay marina have increased their berth rentals by 10%. 😭 Reason given "market rates - the other marinas have put their prices up". 👎 Add that to the 7% increase last year = a 17% increase in 14 months. Is this sustainable/ affordable?
  20. There was a ferro motor-sailer that came off about 2 years ago, ended up on the cliffs to the south. If salvaged within a week or so it could have been saved. But this was during Covid lockdowns, no-one was allowed, and so it stayed there for months until destroyed by nor-easterly blows. Last year the Torbay Sailing Club patrol boat ended up against the sea-wall. Quick thinking club members with tyres and buoys prevented it being bashed, and within a day it was saved and back out on the mooring.
  21. Dean Kennedy, Marine Survey http://www.marinesurveynewzealand.com/
  22. The 3 saloon windows, and the long skeg are unusual for a Townson.
  23. Could be no race if the wind doesn't arrive! ☹️ Time limit is 2200, so we could get some night sailing in, after being deprived last race...
  24. Boatshed battle: Verdict on Wynyard Quarter apartment owners’ fight for views Wynyard Quarter apartment owners have a decision in their case against marine business Orams over a new over-height, view-blocking boatshed. Justice Graham Lang granted their application for a judicial review over non-notification of the Beaumont St boatshed’s consent. But he ordered no relief for the Wynyard Quarter Residents Association, which took action against Orams Group and Auckland Council in a case thought to have cost them $100,000-plus. The judge said that if the court was to set aside
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