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Feb 14, 2024 9:00:07 GMT 12
Post by ComfortZone on Feb 14, 2024 9:00:07 GMT 12
weather forecast is looking very settled for the next 10 days, ie launch weather, this seems to be following the summer pattern from some years ago where February and March were always the nicest months of the year. Glad I decided to sail north on Saturday night, has not been a better sailing window since  |
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Feb 14, 2024 10:13:07 GMT 12
Post by fish on Feb 14, 2024 10:13:07 GMT 12
weather forecast is looking very settled for the next 10 days, ie launch weather, this seems to be following the summer pattern from some years ago where February and March were always the nicest months of the year. Glad I decided to sail north on Saturday night, has not been a better sailing window since I am not jealous at all. Now, what is a suitable curse? May you have bananas onboard ;-) |
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Feb 14, 2024 12:46:13 GMT 12
Post by harrytom on Feb 14, 2024 12:46:13 GMT 12
weather forecast is looking very settled for the next 10 days, ie launch weather, this seems to be following the summer pattern from some years ago where February and March were always the nicest months of the year. Glad I decided to sail north on Saturday night, has not been a better sailing window since I am not jealous at all. Now, what is a suitable curse? May you have bananas onboard ;-) More fun when something that hasnt been eaten ends up in the head  |
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Feb 14, 2024 14:00:09 GMT 12
Post by GO30 on Feb 14, 2024 14:00:09 GMT 12
I would be very keen on having a link to that data when it goes live. There aren't any live camera's (that I know of) at Goat Is, and I'm relying on FB updates from the Dive & Snorkel place, but they are a bit retrospective and usually a day old for my planning. They will send me a link as some as legal makes a call around some cameras places on the east coast beaches to watch for erosion issues during big storms. As you can imagine beaches have people on them so the cameras can see them, all be they 100's m away, so the council has to OK them for security reasons.
That does seem a little strange when you consider Akl has 1000's of cameras operating already, many of which are the Councils.
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Feb 14, 2024 15:49:27 GMT 12
Post by harrytom on Feb 14, 2024 15:49:27 GMT 12
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Feb 15, 2024 11:03:52 GMT 12
Post by GO30 on Feb 15, 2024 11:03:52 GMT 12
The Buoys have gone into the Tamaki. Anyone want to run a sweepstake on how long they last before being nailed by a fizz nasty? It does have a 2nm light, is all bright yellow, boosted radar reflector and some serious reflective action going on. Yet I'm still not sure all that will save it  Mind you this same set up, but without the taller mother buoy, has been sitting of Taka beach for many months now so it must have some serious magic going on to achieve that.
We're all looking forward to watching the Tamaki buoy to see when some of the tsunami generating fizz nasties go past. The measuring gear is surprisingly sensitive.
Mother buoy to the left, 2 smaller ones that take any mooring shock away and the one of the right is the data buoy. Before you decide to whip one to make a cool garden feature be aware they can be tracked by NIWA down to a few metres.That's how they got one laid off Bethels back.It busted off during a storm and they lost contact as it was rolling but a few times when the weather settled it would reacquire. The got a ping which showed it near mid Tasman. A few weeks later it came ashore on Muriwai. When the team went to grab it it had gone so they suss to see it was a few 100 m away in some dudes backyard. He'd just found it and was ringing people to say he's found what he thought had fallen off a satellite or space station Attachments:
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Feb 15, 2024 12:08:54 GMT 12
Post by fish on Feb 15, 2024 12:08:54 GMT 12
The Buoys have gone into the Tamaki. Anyone want to run a sweepstake on how long they last before being nailed by a fizz nasty? It does have a 2nm light, is all bright yellow, boosted radar reflector and some serious reflective action going on. Yet I'm still not sure all that will save it Mind you this same set up, but without the taller mother buoy, has been sitting of Taka beach for many months now so it must have some serious magic going on to achieve that.
We're all looking forward to watching the Tamaki buoy to see when some of the tsunami generating fizz nasties go past. The measuring gear is surprisingly sensitive.
Mother buoy to the left, 2 smaller ones that take any mooring shock away and the one of the right is the data buoy. Before you decide to whip one to make a cool garden feature be aware they can be tracked by NIWA down to a few metres.That's how they got one laid off Bethels back.It busted off during a storm and they lost contact as it was rolling but a few times when the weather settled it would reacquire. The got a ping which showed it near mid Tasman. A few weeks later it came ashore on Muriwai. When the team went to grab it it had gone so they suss to see it was a few 100 m away in some dudes backyard. He'd just found it and was ringing people to say he's found what he thought had fallen off a satellite or space station The more important question, will there be kingfish under it? (channel markers and buoys often aggregate kingfish, esp if there is good current) The other question, who pays for all of this shit? And why does it not have an unpronounceable Te Reo name expressing the Ora of the Turangawaewae? (I see the navies autonomous weather station does) |
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Feb 15, 2024 14:32:57 GMT 12
Post by GO30 on Feb 15, 2024 14:32:57 GMT 12
The more important question, will there be kingfish under it? (channel markers and buoys often aggregate kingfish, esp if there is good current) The other question, who pays for all of this shit? And why does it not have an unpronounceable Te Reo name expressing the Ora of the Turangawaewae? (I see the navies autonomous weather station does) Possibly but there isn't that much under the water.
You, me and Bobby Mcgee. But the team I'm working with I like as they listen to ideas, many of which are cost saving. They listened so the middle section that was costing us the best part of 2K each will be more like 600 next time. This team do have your wallets interest in their decision making process.
Te Waka Ora Floating Yellow Thing?
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Feb 15, 2024 19:13:01 GMT 12
Post by dutyfree on Feb 15, 2024 19:13:01 GMT 12
The Buoys have gone into the Tamaki. Anyone want to run a sweepstake on how long they last before being nailed by a fizz nasty? It does have a 2nm light, is all bright yellow, boosted radar reflector and some serious reflective action going on. Yet I'm still not sure all that will save it Mind you this same set up, but without the taller mother buoy, has been sitting of Taka beach for many months now so it must have some serious magic going on to achieve that.
We're all looking forward to watching the Tamaki buoy to see when some of the tsunami generating fizz nasties go past. The measuring gear is surprisingly sensitive.
Mother buoy to the left, 2 smaller ones that take any mooring shock away and the one of the right is the data buoy. Before you decide to whip one to make a cool garden feature be aware they can be tracked by NIWA down to a few metres.That's how they got one laid off Bethels back.It busted off during a storm and they lost contact as it was rolling but a few times when the weather settled it would reacquire. The got a ping which showed it near mid Tasman. A few weeks later it came ashore on Muriwai. When the team went to grab it it had gone so they suss to see it was a few 100 m away in some dudes backyard. He'd just found it and was ringing people to say he's found what he thought had fallen off a satellite or space station or some random yachty, sailing/motorsailing with an insufficient look out and sense of wind bludger entitlement |
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Feb 15, 2024 19:27:58 GMT 12
Post by fish on Feb 15, 2024 19:27:58 GMT 12
It is hard to get a handle on scale of that thing, but it look like it doesn't sit much taller than the average kayaker in the water. It sure isn't a channel marker.
Has anyone seen how near impossible it is to see a kayaker if there is even moderate Huaraki Gulf chop? It wouldn't take much of a short chop and these yellow floating boats of life (Te Waka Ora) are going to develop an invisibility cloak.
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Feb 15, 2024 19:54:45 GMT 12
Post by GO30 on Feb 15, 2024 19:54:45 GMT 12
The light on the mother buoy pole is 1500mm above waterline and it's a 1-2nm nominal range. The light on the south end of Saddle Island is 1nm nominal yet can be seen from Tiri Passage on a goodnight. The 2 small buoys are 250mm diameter. The one at Anchorite is 800mm in diameter but that does have to handle open ocean waves where Tamaki doesn't. Both buoys are designed to handle waves quite differently. or some random yachty, sailing/motorsailing with an insufficient look out and sense of wind bludger entitlement Doesn't saying that out loud now pretty much guarantee you're now gonna hit it? Can you imagine the flack you'd get, it would be epic |
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Feb 15, 2024 21:30:38 GMT 12
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Post by dutyfree on Feb 15, 2024 21:30:38 GMT 12
😂😂😂😂
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Feb 15, 2024 22:11:07 GMT 12
Post by harrytom on Feb 15, 2024 22:11:07 GMT 12
The light on the mother buoy pole is 1500mm above waterline and it's a 1-2nm nominal range. The light on the south end of Saddle Island is 1nm nominal yet can be seen from Tiri Passage on a goodnight. The 2 small buoys are 250mm diameter. The one at Anchorite is 800mm in diameter but that does have to handle open ocean waves where Tamaki doesn't. Both buoys are designed to handle waves quite differently. or some random yachty, sailing/motorsailing with an insufficient look out and sense of wind bludger entitlement Doesn't saying that out loud now pretty much guarantee you're now gonna hit it? Can you imagine the flack you'd get, it would be epic Theres a light on the South end of saddle??really,When sailing up for Mahurangi weekend all you see is a sea of masthead lights and bugger all else.Last time we raced up om friday night could hardly find the the finish line due to lights. Oh but we did win the club race  |
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Feb 19, 2024 5:55:40 GMT 12
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Post by dutyfree on Feb 19, 2024 5:55:40 GMT 12
Fantastic weather in the weekend. No luck with fishing all undersized.
Went to tekouma the firth was like glass.
Saw the most blue penguins I have ever seen. Returning yesterday I counted just over 30 as we crossed back to Waiheke.
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Feb 19, 2024 8:57:46 GMT 12
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Post by GO30 on Feb 19, 2024 8:57:46 GMT 12
Sat in the 30's all day Saturday, peaked at 37.7C, even with nice cloud cover at times. The not even a brezze didn't help. But as hot as it was we didn't find it to be OTT, we're not sure if that's due to conditioning or what.
Most awesome fog first thing. The sun got over it before it dispursed, it was like look out the window of a jet plane. Fun calling the stock to hear them shout back from somewhere in there.
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