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Our plan is to go north but will wait and see.
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Man that was a tough race tactically.
I was 2 handed on the Elliott 1050 kick. we had a great result respective to the boats we mix with but it was a small boat race for sure.
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54 minutes ago, Sailor Jerry said:
Hey Booboo, so it's OK to leave noumea if nz flag is still in process? Our French flag and customs has been sorted now.
Cheers
Yes absolutely fine to leave on the french flag. We had Noumea yacht services take care of the departure paperwork for us.
Our NZ registration was done while we were at sea so we entered NZ under a new name and registration document and that was no problem. Then you have to pay the tax... 5% duty then 15% gst on top of that figure and the boat can't leave opua until that is done. I highly recommend you get a customs broker to take care of the importation.
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NZ flag will only take you a few days. I have just gone through the same procedure and arrived in NZ from New Caledonia a few days ago. The hardest part is getting the flag deletion cert from the current registration and you can't get registered anywhere until you have that cert. The NZ authorities also need the cert to be translated into english. But once you have that cert it is only a day or so to be NZ registered. Our boat was registered in France and we waited almost 1 month for the cert and ended up leaving New Caledonia under the old registration and sorted it out once back in NZ.
For us the insurance was way cheaper being NZ registered and cat one isn't that hard for a decent boat (as long as you don't have big windows!)
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Completed the deal on this beauty last week, soon to be renamed Rogue 3.
She's a 2009 Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 44i, fully kitted out with everything you could ever want in an offshore cruising boat- 200L an hour watermaker (+a spare katyden emergency watermaker), washing machine, watt and sea hydrogenerator, hydrovane self steering, bow thruster, electric winches, full lithium battery fit out with a massive solar setup, all new instruments and radar, Satellite coms, furling inner solent jib, Diesel heater, upsized 75hp Yanmar engine with 1890hrs on the clock. Literally fully cocked.
She's currently located in Noumea, New Caledonia out of the water with the rig out getting all new rigging fitted.
The Jeanneau 44i were a new breed of the Sun Odyssey line of boats, using the 45 hull but with a resin infused hull and injection moulded deck to get them lighter and stiffer. There are a few other upgrades as well as a facelift like the modern lighter wood interior and bigger hull windows. She's a real sweet boat and we were extremely lucky to get her.
Heading up to New caledonia next week with a few mates to sail home.
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1 hour ago, ex Elly said:
One story is that Truxton crossed the finish line at 2:30am, then turned around and sailed straight to Tauranga! 😲 (If the tracker is correct).
Yeah they are bloody legends! What a massive effort.
We thought our night was hard after arriving at the weiti river bar at 4:45am and having to anchor and wait 2hrs for the tide.
Lovely day for racing. Much lighter than we thought. Lots of reaching on the long course. Nice 5-10kt tactical beat up the inside of corromandel. We opted to make a ballsy call and fo inside all the Islands and were glad to have a few other boats follow us but it paid off. nicely. Beat from durville to flat rock wasn't that pleasant with up to 25kts. Run home was frustrating as we were geared up for the 35+kt front that we were watching aproach on the rain radar but it was a fizzer and never really amounted to much other than some drizzle and windshift.
Anyway a long but pretty pleasant race. And a 4th for us on kick to go with the win in the first race so still in the hunt.
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It is true that he was rescued, I have a friend that knows him well and filled me in on what happened.
He kept everything on the downlow for this one I think and from what I was told it wasnt really a rescue as such, he had rudder issues and then took an opportunity to get off the boat onto a passing ship or something. I didnt think he was anywhere near pitcairn island though, would have been well south?
On another note I had a really intereting meeting last week with some guys who plan to do a 2 handed world circumnavigation record in a boat uner 20ft (globe 580) next year. Boat is getting built in manly and launching late this year. Obviously lots of hurldes to try and work through but they are pretty knowlegeable and are putting a good campaign together.
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Wasn't he attempting to do a solo circumnavigation?
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All good.
I was watching it for a while and just should have brought it but only needed that part so seemed a waste if someone wanted the whole thing.
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Winter did you buy the whole thing? I would be keen on the actuator if you didn't need that part.
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We are at pigeon bay in the corromandel rafted up to friends. Not too bad here but still fresh and wet. About 25 boats in the bay with us. Found a westhaven berth so off at 5am so I can at least get the afternoon at work. We have moved the Evolution loft to westhaven for the rest of the year until the new loft is finished.
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Hey David, what's the bar like right now?
We were planning to come home today or tomorrow but I'm worried about the river entrance and then need to get to westhaven for the Anzac race on Friday anyway but they are completely full and not taking any bookings.
Anyone got a westhaven berth they are not using for the rest of the week and would rent out to me?
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Im no expert but mucked around on a few diesels.
I guess the first thing to check is if there is diesel actually getting to the engine. Could be a blocked filter or Air in the system but normally it would be a gradual fuel starvation and slow loss of power rather than an abrubt stop.
The 2 fuel filters should be both on the intake side, a primary and a secondary. primary being combined with a water trap and then the secondary being a much finer filter.
When were the filters last replaced? That oil filter looks like its been there a while...
Normally these would be done every year along with the oil change.
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Its really just amazing.
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1 hour ago, Island Time said:
I reckon The Elliot Simply the Best is doing great, and might be the best value/performance boat out there? And still a good cruiser...
Yeah they are doing great.
The boat has had a major turbo charge
He would have spent substantially more than I paid for my whole boat on upgrades over the last year. Has done pretty much everything you could do to an older Elliott 13 to pimp it out. Its a very nice boat now but not sure if 'value' is a good word to use, that sh*t aint cheap!
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Sadly I think it will never sail again. Will get stripped and cut into pieces.
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Doubled up mine and checked all the boats on moorings around me. Lucky I did as a couple had issues which would have caused trouble. One boat had its stern bridal line wrapped twice around the rudder and that would have been the windward line. Was a bloody mission to sort out but better than having them break free and take us out.
Think its going to be blowing 50+kts straight down the Weiti river in the wee hours of the night, could get interesting.
Blokarting mission on the west coast tomorrow! Yeehaa.
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True story!
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Interesting post from Jarle on facebook just now replying to the stuff article.
I actually did a bit of sail work for him before both voyages. He was a likable guy but clearly a cowboy who loved defying the rules.
https://www.facebook.com/101634540870/posts/10159564377035871/?sfnsn=mo
Text pasted below.
Hi sailors and adventurers out there!
Here comes todays conspirational from a New Zealand journalist who contacted me in regarding to speak about the Berserk incident. Interesting reading for those who do not believe in a government cover - up.Lee Kenny writes that he has worked with this case in 6 months and has discovered nothing new about the actual circumstances leading to the accident of the Berserk 22.2.2011. He collects different thesis from different bureaucrats and crew givving various glimpse of information. I thanked No to partisipate in this interview and urged him to read through the existing documents released through the coartcase and the documentation the logs, fotos and reports that the government of New Zealand has.
Again I want to give my deepest thanks to Paul Watson Sea Shepherd for their incredible efforts of SAR to find Robert Burro Skaanes Leonard James Banks and Tom Gisle Bellika and the crew on the Berserk Sergey Smirnov Juan Manuel Hernández and Busby Noble and Sam for choosing to search the last traces of the Berserk and depots in Mc Murdo Sound.
Too bad that Antarctica New Zealand under the leadership of @lou sanson, NZ had made a strategy against the Berserk and stole the equipment from the depots and removed / locked down the logbook from Shackeltons hut. He also ignores that his department refused to welcome the missing Berserk crew days before the storm hit from the Ross Shelf.
https://interactives.stuff.co.nz/2022/01/the-berserk-incident/
- I outline the key point to the official parties that Lee Kenny failed to reach out to. Nor ask why NZ government did not release it : - Release the logs, communications with and about the Berserk period 4.11- 22.11.2011 without lies.
The claim against New Zealand Navy, and NZ Antarctica and Norsk Polarinstitutt continues to release the logs, documentation and photos from the period of 16 th to 22.11.2011 continues.
"Dont run with the big dogs if you piss like a puppy" Lenny used to say. I agree and live that quote together with the philosphy of the missing Berserkers and brothers of the sea every day.
The story of the Berserk sagas is to be seen at Goalive.tv for those who wants to see the story of what happened in the sail to Antarctica 2011.
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I love this new division aimed at parents wanting to do it with their kids. I plan on entering with my 11 gear old son as crew. Anyone else up for it?
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Liferaft Stowage Options
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My one is mounted in a stainless steel cradle on the Pushpit. Pretty nicely tucked out of the way and has a quick release strap around it.
If you just need it for a voyage then you are welcome to borrow the cradle as I have taken it off for my summer cruise along with all that other stuff cluttering up the back end of the boat.