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Oh and apparently the mokohinaus too https://www.mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/61843-Detection-of-Exotic-caulerpa-Mokohinau-Islands-map Does kinda seem like it must be everywhere if it's at the mokes.

I don't think that means it was detected in 2021. Though I agree it's odd on the map. For reference, here's Waiheke https://www.mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/59755-Exotic-caulerpa-Waiheke-Island-as-at-20-Oct-2023 and Kawau https://www.mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/59749-Exotic-caulerpa-Kawau-Island-as-at-20-Oct-2023

It's a tricky one. Why is under rahui but not under CAN? Not an ideal situation. The opinion of locals, as opposed to actual government rules, is also a grey area. If the "locals" were some rich a****** with a mansion on the shore who didn't want to look at boats in "his" bay, we'd all (rightly) tell him to get stuffed. That said, I probably will try not to anchor there. Mostly because it's not my favourite spot in any event though.

Hopefully there's still somewhere in the gulf we can anchor come next summer.

Presumably there's water at the new marina now?

But where to I wonder?

That sets a *maximum* (of 30 days), not a minimum, as it implies out of context. Zero would be allowed. In general, I'm a bit torn. Yes insurance inspections are pain in the * and I hate them, and insurance premiums only ever seem to go one direction (up, and recently by a lot). On the other hand, old derelict shitters coming and occupying your anchorages, and maybe worse sinking there, isn't something we as a boating community want either. See, for example, the issy bay hulk saga and the weiti example above. How to solve that, I don't know.

I'm told everything big under the bridge has two tugs. Obviously not guaranteed but a lot more redundancy at least.

Sail wear?

Looked like 9 or thereabouts. Rather a lot of near-drifting boats with kites up as we went over the bridge this morning. Some drifting backwards with the tide, from the look of it...

Surely that just depends on how you spec it. Hybrid cars can.

Found on SA when I went looking. QLD apparently.

I'd guess most electric yacht propulsion is hybrid with a genset for when the sun isn't shining. Would make a lot of sense for a new build, and if you weren't planning to motor for huge amounts of time.

My understanding is that the threshold is quite low, too.

There's an electric propulsion option I think. So maybe?

https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/parks-recreation/stay-at-park/Pages/accommodation-details.aspx?itemID=54 According to the council it's potable, but also to boil it. Make of that what you will.

Great. Hope there's a huge fleet, in contrast to anniversary day!

It's interesting discussion in light of the other active thread about electrical fires. No option is perfectly safe of course!

Presumably this means your insurance cover is not (technically) adequate for marina or haulout requirements?

The recent news was about mains gas connections. The end of bottled gas is a (very) long way off.

1000w of solar on a cat in a sunny place, sure. You'd have to work pretty hard to get that kind of input on a mono in NZ.

Interesting discussion. Induction hobs use so much juice compared with normal yacht electrics that I never would have dreamed of it. I would think a lot would depend on how much solar you can get, and thus how much charge you have to get off the engine.

IOR design. http://www.farrdesign.com/51.html I'd guess they might be a little tender but haven't actually sailed one so I'm sure someone more knowledgeable will weigh in. Personally I'd look at a 1020 for a cruiser but might be out of budget.

Try Mike, if he's not already one you checked and is booked https://gulfwind.co.nz/

I don't have much of an opinion of the herald either TBH. But regardless of having been sold once or more, that hulk was still a derelict eyesore that needed dealing with.