Elenya

this mornings update Multiple MEO and LEOSAR alerts were received for an un-registered USA coded EPIRB indicating a position in the Southern Ocean, approximately 750 nautical miles southeast of the Chatham Islands. Subsequent information was received from MRCC Gris-Nez that a French National is on board an 11 metre sloop that had dis-masted and was taking on water. Communication with the vessel had been lost. JRCCNZ have tasked the M/T LINDANGER, her ETA is approximately 0830 27 February NZ local time. A RNZAF P3-K2 Orion tasked by the JRCCNZ located the vessel and established communica

Hi Do you have a model number for the compressor please and a photo of the mounting area. Thanks

Hi Do you have a model number for the compressor please and a photo of the mounting area. Thanks

Surely a simple loop of line through the tack (ring) would suffice. Simple to tie a couple of knots to make a loop of the right size. http://basicrockclimbing.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Two-Fishermans-Knots-in-Prusik-Cord-1024x768.jpg

I always find it interesting when a person complains about the actions of others, yet may themselves be undertaking activities that are not compliant with rules or requirements. Sometimes it is a matter of perspective as one persons close is another person miles away. When at sea on a voyage I had a standing order of a 2' mile cpa to any vessel, yet some vessels seemed comfortable with about a cable or two in the open ocean. My favourite example of peoplles perspective was a person who called to complain about the behaviour of a commercial boat which had passed him a few meters at away, a

I wish it was that simple. Many of the old dungers we deal with have been left on someones mooring without the permission of the mooring owner. This is sometimes a person bludging and sometimes a mistake. A little hard to ping a mooring owner who happened to have someone dump a boat on their mooring. On the other hand why would the rate payer pick up the tab? I note reading YBW.com forum that many are actually giving away servicable yachts as there is no resale value. This is sometimes exacerbated by mooring fees being due for another year. Unfortunately of the few older abandoned bo

Ah the joys. I couldn't realy see any issues as long as you pop down some drop sheets (think cheapy blue tarps from the warehouse). A great spot smokehouse. One day I will visit again and hopefully enjoy some grander pleasures of the bay, but not clean my boat of course.

a couple of spots one could lie alongside however there is a "no cleaning/antifouling" rule for those by the facility owner. Other options are a beach if you can dry out, diving and in water clean, or the commercial slipway or Naval Point or Akaraoa Yacht Club haul out. Limited options for low cost. We tend to clean in water by diving and haul every 2 years. Works ok but have to dive more frequently in second year. We are also in an area with most invasive weeds already present so we have to be carefull when leaving to go somewhere else. I did love the grid at Smokehouse when we live

Photo attached shows a vessel at Waikawa that brought fan worm from Auckland. Interesting that most of the antifouling looks fine with only keel bottow fouled. I would be surprised if the keel bottom was not antifouled on what looks like a racing boat? Certainly hard to see this fouling from the dock/deck.

Hi I had similar questions and could not id the right numbers so simply emailed the photo of the label. Problem solved. Got a response that all was sorted

My point exactly, thank you. Everyone does it but dont want anyone to try and spread the word or to ‘require it’. Funy what people get dixated on.

Interesting that everyone seems to agree it is what we would all do as a reasonable mariner yet some seem tom take offence at an organisation trying to demonstarte the additional benefits (less weed being spread around) and raising awareness across a greater field of people. Nowt stranger than folk.

What I admire about this man is that he doesn't winge, moan, complain he just goes and does stuff. Great role model to all, far better than many sports stars.

There are many ways of complying with the requirement, see here, https://www.mpi.govt.nz/importing/border-clearance/vessels/arrival-process-steps/biofouling/biofouling-management/ Cruise ships actually tend to cruise the whole NZ coast rather than just go from Auckland, cruise the sounds and then go back. Dive inspections may be carried out at many ports. They are undertaken at Lyttelton and Bluff, while the ship is berthed, which saves swimming at 20 knots. I have worked on the vessels and dive inspection is a normal practice. Like many things in life 'stuff' does happen that isn't see

Yes very simple process and makes sure people know the issues and consider the options.

Why is it dumb? Both cruise ships and fishing vessels undergo the same controls and are inspected by divers. I can understand that you are not aware of the controls and checks in place. Perhaps an email to those organisations running the system outlining how they may advertise and/or post on such sites as crew.org may be more appropriate. As with lots of things you can be part of the problem, or part of the solution. The choice is always yours. I like to try and help or coast free from pests and invasive species. Cleaning the boat is a base level option but not base enough fo

Hi Just a couple of thoughts on this lights. Depending how the sidelight (red) on the offending vessel was fitted it may be showing reflected light from the pullpit tubes. Our own sidelights sit within the pullpit and used to reflect off the tubing above meaning the green and red were visible on the wrong side. (solved by matt black on the SS tubing). With regards the use of sidelights and an all round white at the masthead. There are requirements about the vertical seperation between a sidelight and the masthead light. When using a masthead anchor light you may find you do not compl

Having spent several years as master of a few square rig vessels I can answer that question. Simply put it is quite easy to knock a vessel over sideways, but not easy to tip it over end over end. With 'squares' you do not have the ability to round up and let sheets fly, as a fore and aft rig vessel may do, as the squares will remain full albeit with wind on the wrong side of the sail. With sails aback, no speed and thus no steerage, the end is not good. Best to use speed , bear away, and if required start the peeling squares from the top. Of course even better is to be prepared but we all

No. The requirement to register a jet ski exists in some regions and not in others. It contains no certification or licence for the owner or skipper and implies no level of competence. It is a method of identification .

There s no requirement for any certification for a recreational vessel in nz regardless of size. If the vessel is of a size that requires a pilot then you will be required to take a pilot. This size limit varies in different ports.

The legislative powers only allow disposal of abandoned/derelict vessels and wrecks that are a navigation safety hazard. The RMA does have powers for stuff outside of this too but the boat has to be doing something wrong first. Think of a dinghy or Hartley 16 rotting on a beach and only awash on king tides, not really a nav safety hazard and is there a law to say you can’t leave a dinghy on a beach? Gets very difficult sometimes. Insurance will not usually cover abandonment and who abandons a boat and keeps it insured? Generally by the time it gets in a bad shape owner is well gone. W

As A harbourmaster I have disposed of many vessels over the years both large and small. The MTA allows council to recover costs of disposal from the sale of the vessel and/or the owner. This is not generally practicable as vessels have little value, cost of removing parts to sell is high and the owners often have no money. Whilst we all see no reason the rate payer should pick up the tab it is a fact that it is often the case. An amnesty period is actually quite sensible and allows combining costs and process. In general we use a contractor who removes mast, keel and any bulk metals an

Yes you are wrong on SSR. The SSR has no connection to VAT status. You may find that you are asked for proof of address and residency in the UK when you apply. This may take the form of Council Tax paperwork. The SSR is a very good system and a similar one in NZ would be good. Cost is not “one off” as posted in an earlier post but is required every 5 years. As an aside I would be interested in any TRUE and first hand stories of people who have had difficulties with CAT 1. I know of only one when a vessel was hauled three months before departure and a CAT1 inspector inspected it, then prior

We use Altex No 5. two coats. If we use the boat it is great with just light slime after a year. If we leave it two to four years (both of which we have done recently) without using boat we got a bit of weed after the 2 year stint and sh*t loads after 4 years. This does tie in with altex specs of one coat will last a year. We were surprised the No4 did so well for the 2 year stint as ablativws are not best for a static boat. We are based at Lyttelton and have plenty of weed and mussels available.