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Post by Admin on Oct 11, 2021 19:47:24 GMT 12
Who’s doing what on the water right now?
I did a couple of days trips out of Gulf Harbour over the weekend taking it gently with a young family (+ cat onboard for first time)!
I understand from AIS and others around Mahurangi and Kawau that it was packed over the weekend and no sign of the police enforcing the no overnighting rule.
Wonder if that will continue?
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Post by Cantab on Oct 11, 2021 20:55:21 GMT 12
Wondering if I can use the yacht to carry out essential travel?
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Post by Fogg on Oct 12, 2021 11:18:51 GMT 12
Pic of Kawau taken by a friend over the weekend:  |
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Post by saundy8038 on Oct 12, 2021 12:14:55 GMT 12
Me and the wife were planning a trip to Kawau on Thursday but checked with DOC and can’t go ashore so I think we will just meander on down to the bottom end , probly stay in chamberlains bay and head back on Sat before the weather turns again, it’s going to be nice to get away on the water for a change
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Post by Fogg on Oct 12, 2021 13:16:11 GMT 12
Good idea.
I’m thinking that visitors going ashore on any inhabited island (like Barrier / Waiheke / Kawau) is either banned or discouraged so best avoided to not draw unnecessary attention to ourselves.
But uninhabited islands maybe OK if socially distanced from anyone else ashore? And going ashore elsewhere in the same region on the mainland probably OK eg Mahurangi beaches?
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Post by dutyfree on Oct 13, 2021 17:56:31 GMT 12
Waiheke, Barrier not allowed, anywhere else I assume you can land on a beach as per normal and keep 2m away unless in a "picnic bubble"  |
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Post by Fogg on Oct 13, 2021 18:57:36 GMT 12
And it’s looking like quite a pleasant weekend coming up on the Gulf.
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Post by Fogg on Oct 14, 2021 13:57:36 GMT 12
Looks like a light & fair weekend is on the cards for the Gulf - what are people planning?
We'll head out but undecided on destination. I still don't have a dinghy so going ashore is academic (and I probably would avoid anyway right now).
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Post by saundy8038 on Oct 16, 2021 17:27:12 GMT 12
Back today from Ponui island, had approx 60 boats in Chamberlins bay last night, couldn’t get over the amount of big launches, 50 to 60 footers like Rivera’s very popular,
Motuhie was very busy also and Izzy bay looked pretty full
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Post by Fogg on Oct 20, 2021 17:23:29 GMT 12
That’s been a lot of chatter about the Police’s position on overnighting including some bozos on other forums who have been calling the Maritime Police to ask them and are surprised / disappointed to be clearly told “No”.
Well honestly guys, what did you expect? You’re calling them in their office where they are in admin / bureaucrat mode and they don’t know who the hell they are talking to on the phone so of course they’re going to give you the only answer they can!
But catch them out on the water and speak to them calmly face-to-face where they can see what you’re all about - and I bet you’ll get a very different answer.
Furthermore, we’re hearing that the Police don’t have time to chase down the large numbers of boats who seem to be overnighting. This is a massively important win for personal freedoms because it tells us that if enough boaties continue to do this then the silly overnight rule has effectively become unenforceable - which opens the door on our freedoms on the water.
So I suggest that anyone overnighting does it quietly and responsibly, sticks to their bubble and stays onboard rather then venturing ashore. And hopefully this freedom will continue for us to enjoy…
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Post by Fogg on Oct 27, 2021 9:04:14 GMT 12
I’m assuming that by Christmas we can at least safely plan for some kind of ‘normal’ summer cruise with overnighting permitted.
But I can easily imagine done kind of restrictions still in place around going ashore at certain remote island communities eg Barrier. Also wondering if those of us in the Gulf would be allowed north to BOI or vice-versa.
What do others think?
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Post by dutyfree on Oct 28, 2021 11:57:05 GMT 12
I think we will be restricted Northland wont be at 90%, so unless they change the "rules" we will be stuck.
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Post by dutyfree on Oct 29, 2021 15:45:58 GMT 12
anyone heard anything about the police going to boats anchored at Rakino last weekend?
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Post by Fogg on Oct 29, 2021 16:13:52 GMT 12
Nope. Everyone I know was up at Kawau and Mahuranghi.
What have you heard?
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Post by dutyfree on Oct 29, 2021 16:16:07 GMT 12
police showed up, not sure if they got warned or fines
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