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There are some marinas that are run as co-operatives, not for profit, where the users are the owners, e.g. Sulphur Point Tauranga, and Half Moon Bay Auckland. Those ones should show you the real cost of marina berths.

My friend may be interested. Will let him know. The dimensions will be important

Windsong is in Tauranga at the Bridge marina. For sale on Trade Me, closing soon, and now at $1330. http://www.trademe.co.nz/a.asp?id=1149931162&cc=61&pid=507651770&hbc=12&member_hash=&ct=title-link

Do you think the Floating Dock would have stopped work this morning, due to tsunami? I doubt they would want to with all the boats booked in pre SSANZ race...

"Under America's Cup constructed in country rules only the front 2.7 metres of the bow need to be constructed in the country of origin of the challenging/defending club. In Oracle's context this means that the forward sections have to be constructed in USA and then flown to Bermuda to be joined with the after sections, shown above, which have been built in New Zealand." www.sail-world.com/147714

So the regatta is now finished. With 12 starters, 3 from Belgium, the rest from Holland. Results: https://www.nederdesigncms.nl/uploads/133/files/uitslagen%202016/OT%20UITSLAG%20TM%20RACE%208.HTM

New Plymouth. They had to check the cray pots. http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/83451892/search-resumes-for-missing-18yearold-after-boat-capsizes-off-new-plymouth-coast

Starts in a few days. More info here: http://rbsailing.blogspot.co.nz/2016/01/one-ton-cup-revival-2016-update.html

The local board members that have supported the campground are Jan O’Connor, Grant Gillon, and Mike Cohen. The local board members that have opposed the campground (and supported YNZ) are Joseph Bergin, and Diane Hale. Alison Roe has flip-flopped, but originally supported YNZ.

@sundreamer, Regardng funding, sailing is the 3rd best funded sport, according to this article: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/olympics/news/article.cfm?c_id=502&objectid=11698001 Rowing $32m, Cycling $26m, Sailing $18m

The man who smashed up the America's Cup more than 20 years ago is now selling the shirt he wore during the attack on Trade Me. Maori activist Benjamin Nathan, who was then 28, walked into Auckland's Royal Yacht Squadron on March 14, 1997 and took to the sailing trophy with a sledgehammer, whilst chanting in Maori. Today he's listed the Maori sovereignty T-shirt he says he was wearing at the time, on the online auction website. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11697406

Very tight in the W470, with 4 boats chasing 2 medals. Only 4 points separate them. Team Jolly needs to have another blinder! 470 Women - Medal Race Top 10 1. Hannah Mills/Saskia Clark (GBR) - 28 pts 2. Jo Aleh/Polly Powrie (NZL) - 48 pts 3. Annie Haegar/Briana Provancha (USA) - 49 pts 4. Camille Lecointre/Helene Defrance - 50 pts 5. Ai Kondo Yoshida/Miho Yoshioka (JPN) - 52 pts 6. Afrodite Zegers/Anneloes van Veen (NED) - 59 pts 7. Tina Mrak/Veronika Macarol (SLO) - 65 pts 8. Fernanda Oliveira/Ana Barbachan (BRA) - 68 pts 9. Lara Vadlau/Jola Ogar (AUT) - 74 pts 10. Agnieszka Skrzypu

Well done Sam Meech! NZs first ever medal in the Laser.

Not sure why you and Booboo say the finish boat was hard to see. It had a very bright orange strobe light on it when we finished. But maybe the light stopped working?

Solo yachtie rescued after emergency off Bay of Plenty coast http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11690647

No, I'll be preparing for the SSANZ race this Saturday.

Looks like the year is 2008. I see Ragtime (the Spencer) in there. Also Sunstone. Playbuoy got a finish time on Racetrack. But I am not sure how accurate these results are. http://www.racetrack.org.nz/race.php?raceid=19187 Only 83 finishers. A hard year according to the CC history page: http://www.coastalclassic.co.nz/#!history/ge2un

Looking at the PW tracker, Revolution Blues lost ground to Moving Violation, by sailing too high to Shearer Rock. RB closed the gap by going into Waakalabubu bay, but MV took off in the lighter conditions after Emu point.

Good question...

Barker's Team Japan grab first America's Cup World Series NY win https://www.yahoo.com/news/barkers-team-japan-grab-first-americas-cup-world-215610138--spt.html

Pier 21 use cradles. Orams use acroprops. Depends which you prefer.

There is at least one cable there. I have hooked it before! But I think it was the western one.

I think 2 people have now died in the current race. Not a good look!

I found these guys were the cheapest for lifejackets http://www.wilcomarineservices.co.nz/