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Well he's got Jean Le Cam with him, so that's a bonus. High risk strategy. These guys are only doing 3 knots, but boats to the west are doing 18 knots.

Andrew Fagan will be doing a talk at Devonport, Thursday 12th of December. https://www.dyc.org.nz/social/seatalks

Looks like it got t-boned by a larger vessel.

876,000 / 550 = $1593 So they are probably being asked for around $1600 each. Or maybe they would apportion it so smaller berths pay less and bigger berths pay more?

Pine Harbour Marina’s ‘abrupt power failure’: Berth holders decry fix-it fees Berth holders at southeast Auckland’s Pine Harbour Marina are decrying a $876,000 fee after what the owner called an “abrupt failure” of the power supply system to more than 500 berths. Ruth Doone of the Pine Harbour Berth Holders Association said her entity objected to being charged by Pine Harbour Marina Management, owned via Simon Herbert of Empire Capital. But Herbert said the business was entitled to charge the fee after the mains power abruptly failed. Each berth holder at the marina had a contra

102 boats entered, 67 started, 38 finished. The winning boat (on line) stopped, and rescued the previously winning boat, then continued and still got there first!

Swirly World Lost at Sea (buy book here) https://www.nationwidebooks.co.nz/product/Swirly-World-Lost-At-Sea Interview with Jim Mora https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/audio/2018960552/andrew-fagan-and-the-ultimate-adventure-for-swirly-world Book excerpt https://www.thepost.co.nz/culture/350449472/swirly-world-world-record-attempt-and-yachting-near-disaster

Looks like Burling has learnt some match racing. ETNZ tacked on top of Britannia at least 5 times on the second beat. Unlike last time when the let the Italians back in the game.

2 wins to Emirates. Will it be a whitewash?

Entries are down this year. Some people are blaming the cost of living crisis, but there are other factors, such as a lot of sailors in Barcelona right now. Last years race got pretty gnarly around cape brett which may have put some people off too. ‘Small but quality' fleet for 2024 PIC Coastal Classic 100 boats are expected this year but last year 147 boats started the 119 nautical mile race between Devonport Wharf in Auckland and Russell Wharf in the Bay of Islands. “We’ve noticed that the economic situation has affected the ability for boats to make it to the race, bu

They just check you have a kit, not what's inside. So up to you how thorough you want to be.

This evening...

What a nightmare! 😪 First the self steering broke disabling the steering, then the boom preventer broke allowing the boom to swing. Then the traveller broke, allowing the mainsheet blocks and traveller car to thrash about, destroying the cockpit including the furling controls. This guy is basically reading out the Maritime NZ report, and has added some photos and video. This is what youtubers do these days to make money. Most of the images are of other boats/equipment, not the Platino, so could be misleading. Don't read the comments 🤮

Only if you have a big boat. Grandstand is $187 each. So get a 48 footer plus 3 friends, and you'll save money!

Westhaven should probably reimburse marina occupiers for lack of access.

Pygmy blue whale stranded under Kawau Island wharf A juvenile pygmy blue whale was found trapped under a wharf on Kawau Island. The whale, approximately 14-15 meters in length, was first reported stranded on Monday morning. It was freed by 6pm after the Schoolhouse Bay Wharf was removed. https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350418090/pygmy-blue-whale-stranded-under-kawau-island-wharf

Where are all the spectator boats? A few dozen at most, not like the hundreds we had in Auckland. I notice that the race committee are adjusting the course length and axis nearly every leg using the autonomous buoys. I think if it comes back to Auckland, they would have difficulty changing the axis due to the number of spectator boats. The courses in Auckland were criticized for having too narrow boundaries, giving the trailing boat no opportunity to get separation for a possible gain. Looks like they haven't learnt from that, and kept the narrow course, despite having a large sea a

https://www.ghyc.co.nz/page/alanwright

They have now added the cabin, and got more funding from San Francisco... Vessev’s hydrofoiling e-boat takes to the water, attracts US backer https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/watch-vessevs-hydrofoiling-e-boat-takes-to-the-water-attracts-us-backer/AXARARBTYJGCHPGCK7R5MLNGQ4/

The same thing can and has happened with PHRF. For example, when Roy Dickson commandeered Pelagian (which had a lower handicap than his own boat) for the Coastal Classic.

Sculpin are not happy: 07-09-24 – Lewmar50 Race – Vessel “Sculpin” request for Redress received due to improper action of the handicap committee. https://www.ssanz.co.nz/noticeboard/

So has the PHRF experiment been a failure? New World Victoria Park Div 1 has gone from 33 entries last year to only 24 entries. PHRF has scared them off! Also Sculpins handicap went from 596 in race 1 to 612 in race 3. I thought PHRFs were only adjusted once a year?

Wow, that is revolutionary! Will the double wing sail produce twice the power and speed? 100 million dollars seems a bit pricy though...

No, the boat would be locked in the shed. So you would go for the crane which would have less security.