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Try getting hold of a copy of classic yachts of NZ. Doesn't have all designs but covers a broad range.
I borrowed Classic New Zealand Yachts: Four Decades of Successful Design, 1950-90 by Bill Endean from the Auckland Library a little while back. As you said, it covers a range but misses a lot. I also borrowed Wrighty: My World, My Boats, and Eighty Years by Alan Wright and I just saw that they also have Beautiful Boats: A Selection of Classic New Zealand Yacht Designs by Robert Brooke.
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Light Brigade by Gary Baigent is a pretty good overview as well.
Looks interesting. I just downloaded it to read. Here's a direct link for anybody who's interested.
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It's a shame that we have produced some great yachts, and some not so great, over the years in NZ but it's not easy to find real information on many of them online. Many of the designers and builders have moved on and a number of the class associations have slowly disappeared over time and with them a lot of information. Trying to find accurate specs and plans and even reviews for many yachts is a seemingly impossible task. It would be great if there was a central online repository for all the information.
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I’m a sceptic of any assisted breathing techniques - after seeing some bad stuff. Hence I only trust my own lungs. Instead, do a course to learn how to hold your breathe properly and do it yourself. I used to free-dive using my own homemade techniques and could manage 8-10m on a good day in peak fitness. Then I did a course and today for example I happily got down to 20m out at the Poor Knights exploring the amazing sea life there.
A couple of weeks ago I replaced my shaft anode (removed old one and installed new one) in just 4 dives under the boat.
Once you build a base fitness and some knowledge of the right techniques you’ll be amazed who’s much scrubbing and hull maintenance you can do yourself - keeps you fit too!
Kind of like being sceptical of assisted transport techniques such as using cars instead of walking or riding a bike
I'm a fan of freediving too but people can get into trouble and die doing that too. Both have a time and place. -
Yes pretty sure some fairly major trips have been done by JetSki including I think a circuit of nz. And with 3 travelling together they were a lot safer than one alone. Noisy and annoying and inefficient but often used as rescue craft in big surf so no less safe perhaps than your average single engine power boat.
I have ridden them long distances including to offshore islands and in the surf when the lifeguards won't go out because the conditions were too bad for them, as well as in white water rivers. Sweeping generalisations relating to some users behaviour doesn't mean that the craft themselves are not capable or suitable. I've seen plenty of users of powerboats and yachts that shouldn't be out there too.
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Put a loop of line in the end of the suction cup handle for your wrist to go through so you can't lose it and if you want to get fancy a 45 degree bend at the base makes the angle for your hand a bit better for use in various positions.
Make sure the air hose extension for the pony bottle is food grade breathing hose.
I have flown with dive tanks internationally without issue as long as they are empty. You could even remove the valve if necessary.
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Never mind about the relative virtues of VHF,PLB,AIS,DSC ,Flares tea towels or what have you. Self preservation and own responsibility should kick in way ahead of those. Off Tairua yesterday and 3 jetskis blasted past on their way to the Alderman Is. Notwithstanding jetskis are the biggest blight on the seascape yet devised by man those 3 could be described as attempted suicide ! They probably did make it as I haven't heard of a search .They would have rationalised the expedition as it was calm,there were 3 of us,we had cell phone,vhf etc etc. Oh OK someone else will rescue us if our plans go awry.Should never have been out there .
Just curious as to why you think they shouldn't be out there?
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O-rings.
Can use silicone grease but Christo Lube is better imho.
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The hand pump is a 3 or 4-stage pump that can pump to 3000-4000psi depending on the pump. The MiniDive is another one of these mini scuba kits. Aliexpress and eBay normally have these "mini scuba tank" kits available.
Mantus offer a small scuba pack based on a pony bottle but it's not hard to put your own version together, I did this back in the 70's for getting into tight spaces chasing crays or quickly dealing with a stuck anchor. I also built my own hookah as I always ran out of full bottles and getting fills was a problem when you're away on the boat.
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Manual pump refillable bottles like the Scorkl, Spare Air, SMACO, etc. will give you a small lightweight reusable system but with limited duration depending upon your needs. A small 12v electric hookah will allow for a much longer dive duration at a price. Have a look at your space, weight, financial and dive duration requirements. Maybe you can just hire someone to do it for you? Another option for live viewing without getting wet is a GoPro or similar on a pole with a wifi extension cable.
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The issue is not so much Children not wanting to sail but when they have outgrown the Starling PT Laser etc why they are not progressing in to keelboat crew. Sure there is that keen element on keelboat or trailer sailors like the 5.9 etc for a better word want to be prima donnas but where has joe average gone too??Once finished Kohi,glendowie etc where do they dissapear too?
Do the keelboat clubs market to this segment or is it simply a 'we're here and they'll come to us' approach? Maybe all these young solo sailors aren't thinking about swapping from skipper to crew. Maybe they want something different? Instant gratification? What about the style of boats? Mini Transat 6.50's? Foilers? Daysailers? These would excite me if I was young and time poor. When sailing was at its peak there was no 7-day working week like there is now and there was less competition for their time. It's quite possibly a number of different factors but is anybody actually asking them why they will or won't continue sailing and what do they want? I'm not the demographic so really anything I have to say is just guesswork and assumption. Maybe YNZ needs to do some market research.
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Who carries 6061 aluminium extrusions? Working on a project and need to source some angle, flat and RHS and seems most is 6060.
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Seems to me that you need to decide what it is you're trying to achieve with youth and a club. Is it about getting them sailing or racing? Is it fun/engaging/social for both the kids and the parents? Is there a logical progression? Is it accessible/affordable? Can you run what you brung and still have a shot at the title or is it chequebook racing? Is there variety? Does the offer meet today's needs?
There seems to be a lot of focus on kids sailing on their own but what about 2-handed these days? A lot of my friends and I started out in Arrows or Sunbursts with our parents and then moved on to Flying Ants and Cherubs and it was fun being able to share the experience with someone else in the boat plus you got to learn new skills. I like the idea of adventure sailing or sailing to a destination. We used to do it outside of racing at the club and it provided a sense of freedom and achievement that was hard to beat as a kid.
My daughter learnt to sail in an Opti but gave it away after completing all the training and doing a few races (in which she did very well) when her friend that she had been learning with moved overseas. She likes to do things with friends and although she had other friends who were interested in sailing, the barrier was always the parents. The common reasons were they knew nothing about sailing, they thought it would be expensive, the time commitment, they didn't want the hassle of storing/maintaining/towing a boat.
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Here's the full pdf with the proposed changes https://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/funding/documents/proposed-fees-schedule.pdf
Here's the link to provide submissions on the changes. https://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/funding/
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Part A charges are getting a look at too. Of course ,these reductions in charges don't deal with the Cat 1 issue
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Looks like Part B registration charges are possibly in for substantial reduction.
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Not 12V but wondering if anyone has seen these engine-driven fast flow emergency bilge pumps?
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I'm looking forward to the day that such valuable land isn't used to store cars. I'm also ok with the reclaimed areas being turned into public space but I don't want to see apartments or a football stadium being built there. I think we can do better for the people of Auckland than that.
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Here's the full Resource Management Marine Pollution Regulations 1998 in PDF.
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Marinas can set their own policies with respect to liveaboards irrespective of sewage so even if you meet the legislative requirements they can still exclude you if they want.
Here's a little more in relation to sewage.
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The thing that interests me is how COLREGS Rule 5 is met for autonomous vessels and how this might resolve the issue for single-handing on long passages.
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Nothing to enforce with respect to greywater as far as I can tell as the Auckland Unitary Plan, Regional Coastal Plan, etc. cannot override the Resource Management Marine Pollution Regulations 1998. The 1998 part is not relevant as it is only referring to the date that the legislation came into effect. It is still in place and amendments continue to be made, same as for the Resource Management Act. Councils sit further down the pecking order and can't override legislation.
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As I understand it Resource Management Marine Pollution Regulations 1998 Schedule 4 and Part 3: 15 allows for the discharge of greywater and Part 3: 16 prevents the inclusion of any further rules to the Regional Coastal Plan or Resource Consents in relation to this. Greywater is separate from sewage.
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OK a clarification needed here. I've was talking to The Man* and took the opportunity to ask the details.
It is perfectly legal to live aboard on a swing mooring in Akl harbour. There is no time limit or anything so if you want too go for it. BUT if you do you will have RMA issues, which basically means you will have to demonstrate, and actually do, that zero crap comes off the boat into the harbour. You will need good black and grey tanks and show you both use and empty them in a legal like manner. Bust any RMA Regs and you're outta there.
With regards to anchoring, anything longer than 2 weeks of anchoring in the same spot and you them are deemed a 'permanent structure', in which case you either have to move or comply with whatever permanent structures have to comply with. A swing mooring is deemed a permanent structure as a FYI.
And another FYI - at anchor most places for more then 2 weeks and you'll run into the same thing, it's not only inside Akl harbour even if anyone doing inside the harbour will be looked at sooner than those in knot so busier spots.
* The man = equals the smiling face/s that would arrive at your gunwale asking the questions and/or asking you to please bugger off. And probably have a crack and your cold beers given a chance, watch for that as well
So watch for the 'anchoring' verses 'swing mooring' differences, they are obviously there.
I was having a conversation recently about living aboard and regulations and as far as I can tell, while it is said that both black and grey water needs to be dealt with, I have only found that the Resource Management Marine Pollution Regulations 1998 have requirements for black and not grey water. Can anyone point me to the supposed greywater requirements for Auckland as I haven't been able to find them so far?
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I'll do that the next time I'm back. Should be some interesting reading.