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Tauranga tide heights in metres.

Bowentown: subtract 5 minutes from Tauranga (both HW and LW) Katikati (Kauri Point): add 30 minutes to Tauranga (both HW and LW) Whitianga: High Water subtract 2 minutes from Tauranga HW tide; Low Water add 2 minutes to Tauranga Low Water.

Every effort has been made to ensure that these times and tides are correct, no responsibility will be accepted for any inaccuracies, omissions, or misuse or misinterpretation of the values for tides and times published. Times used in the tide predictions are in New Zealand Standard Time (NZST1).

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Get used to Rena The wreck of the container ship Rena looks likely to become a familiar part of the Bay of Plenty marine furniture over the next year or so.

The salvage company Svitzer has hired the Pancaldo, a multipurpose cargo ship with its own gear, to remove containers from the Rena when the weather settles – and the fuel is removed.

How long either of those operations will take is unknown. At some stage the attention will shift from salvaging the cargo to salvaging and or removing the wreck.

Two weeks after she struck the reef at about 17 knots, the hull has split port and starboard about 70-80 metres back from the bow.

The forefoot looks like it has been severely and repeatedly wrenched, with the plating split above the water line and back as far as the bow thruster.

There is also an unknown amount of damage beneath the ship where the bottom plating struck the reef.

Refloating the 47,000 tonne ship in one piece is an uncertain prospect, which still leaves options.

The sections may be refloated separately, or parts of the ship like the stern section may be refloated and the remainder cut up and taken away, or the entire wreck may be sliced, diced and removed.

The time it will take depends on the weather and how the wreck behaves.

Another Mediterranean Shipping Company charter, the MSC

The heavy crane ship Pancaldo, 5 nautical miles off the coast of Mount Maunganui. Photo supplied by Svitzer.

Napoli, took two years to cut up after she was towed ashore at Branscombe in Lyme Bay in January 2007.

Explosives were used to cut the ship in two with the bow section being towed to Ireland. The remainder was cut up in shallow water, with the job being completed in July 2009.

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Bird breeding takes a big hit The Wildlife Response Centre at Te Maunga was caring for 268 oiled seabirds by Labour Weekend.

About 120 of them are little blue penguins. There are about 200-300 breeding pairs around the Mount Maunganui area.

Maritime New Zealand’s National Oiled Wildlife Recovery unit is monitoring penguin burrows daily to help birds survive the oil from the Rena shipwreck on Astrolabe Reef.

WWF-New Zealand marine programme manager Rebecca Bird says if a penguin becomes oiled and tries to preen itself; it can swallow the oil and become very sick.

“Whilst these nocturnal penguins may not appreciate such close attention as they incubate their eggs, the monitoring is critical.

“The penguins come ashore during the evening to find their burrows, and many are becoming oiled crossing rocks covered in thick tar-like oil.”

Heavily oiled birds are taken to Te Maunga.

“We checked on the pair of little blue penguins in the ’window nest’ a couple of nights ago, and the mate was oiled so we had to take him away to the recovery centre to be looked after. Then the next night we found the other penguin was oiled and had to take her away.”

Saving the parents means the eggs won’t survive.

Similar decisions are being made with the endangered dotterel population. There are 56 dotterels in the centre.

And they hope to catch at least 60 of the estimated 100 BOP resident birds to ensure the sustainability of the population.

Dotterels can live for 25 years and although this year’s eggs are being abandoned, they will be able to breed again next year. Any chicks will be recovered. There are only about 1,500 dotterels in existence.

With the oil moving down the coast, The Oiled Wildlife Response Team is moving further afield, setting up a staging area at Te Kaha to support roving response teams that are working right around the coast from Opotiki to Te Araroa.

A total of 1,323 dead birds and four dead seals have been identified to date.

There are 140 people in 39 teams in the field working on the wildlife response. They covered 80 kilometres of coastline scouring the area for oiled wildlife. The response team has been setting traps for seals to check them for oil.

A slippery insurance situation A question often asked of insurers is ‘will they be covered if they go out?’ and the short answer is ‘no’.

“It would be pressing the insurance companies’ generosity,” says Kieran Vlietstra from Tauranga Insurance services.

“If oil comes into the harbour or dam-

ages the boat’s gel coat or paint, that will be more likely to be covered because it is an accident and there is nothing the boat owner can do about it.

“But attempting to motor through an oil spill and suffering damage – I don’t think they will cover that.”

The presence of the oil in the water has

been widely advertised so it cannot be claimed to be an unforeseen accident.

It’s a situation leading to the unheard of sight of empty boat ramp parking on a weekend with good weather, and a Tauranga harbour bereft of boats.

By Andrew Campbell

RENA

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Everything you wanted to know about Rena

Rena a 47,000 tonne container ship struck Astrolabe Reef at 2.18am on October 5, while travelling at about 17 knots.

She had rounded Cape Runaway and was en-route to the pilot station off Tauranga’s A beacon. Details of her course are not yet available. It is not known if she made her course inside, or seaward of White Island.

Rena struck the reef with 1,368 containers on board. She was on charter to the Mediterranean Shipping Company, and owned and operated by Costamare Inc. Rena was among four 20 year old 3351 TEU capacity container ships bought by Costamare for about $11.25 million each in September 2010.

Oil began leaking from the ship the day after it struck. The crew remained on board. Svitzer was appointed salvor and the Maritime NZ show arrived in town.

Oil began leaking from the ship the following day. By the Friday the first of the visiting cabinet ministers Transport Minister Steven Joyce gave the bad news that things were going to get worse.

The first of the oiled birds were treated at the oiled wildlife centre set up at Te Maunga, a tanker arrived so oil could begin to be pumped from the ship, and the weather turned.

Northerly winds pushed the first of the oil onto the Mount Main Beach on October 10.

The high winds and swells forced the evacuation of the 236m long ship’s crew the following day.

The wave action split the hull, knocked 88 containers overboard and put more oil in the water.

As the storm compounded the damage, Rena’s captain was arrested, and charged under the Maritime Transport Act. Navigation warnings and exclusion zones were announced. Oil

began coming ashore at the Mount and Papamoa in volumes on the Wednesday with a few containers arriving on the beach overnight.

Rena’s first officer was arrested and the clean up moved into gear during the remainder of the week. On Friday October 14 the city boat ramps were closed for the entire weekend, being re-opened on the Monday afternoon.

The following week the clean up continued, the containers and with the returning calmer weather the resumption efforts to remove the ship’s heavy fuel oil.

That is continuing and the ship Pancaldo is picking sunken containers off the sea floor.

The Pancaldo is next expected to assist with removing containers from Rena.

There are 27 containers missing. The Pancaldo picked up four off the sea floor. Six landed along Mount Maunganui’s ocean beach and two at Motiti.

By Andrew Campbell

TAURANGA BOAT EXPO

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Exciting on and off the water action With exhibitor space sold out and a full schedule of on the water activities, TMIA Chairman Brian Kent is confident the Expo will be a real crowd pleaser.

The Rena grounding is a dreadful thing to happen to our region and Brian believes that the Boat Expo and Water Festival is just the thing to bring some enthusiasm and positivity for our wonderful Marine Industry.

The very idea of the Boat Expo and Water Festival was to feature the many businesses in our region that have a relationship with our ocean and waterways.

The Tauranga Marine Industry Association has over 70 members who are enthusiastically supporting Tauranga’s first on the water Boat Expo.

‘We have a large range of on the watercraft including kayaks, powerboats and jet skis’ says Brian, ‘in addition there will be marine suppliers who can give people tips on everything from fishing rods and reels, lures and water safety’.

The uniqueness of the site, Tauranga’s

downtown waterfront means that watercraft can be displayed on and off the water.

On the water activities will feature bath tub racing, free Seadoo jetski rides and demonstrations from rowers, racing boats, dragon boats and kayaks.

Tauranga Coastguard, Western Bop Sea Scouts, the Ministry of Fisheries and BOP Regional Council will also have stands and people on hand with advice and ideas.

Families will be able to enjoy onsite refreshments along with the many dining options provided by Tauranga’s hospitality strip ‘The Strand’.

Admission is a family friendly $5 for adults with school age children free. Tauranga’s only ‘on the water boat show’ will be open Friday 4 and Saturday 5 November from 10am through to 6pm and Sunday 6th from 10am to 4pm.

The guys at Viking Kayaks are your kayak fishing experts.

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TGA BOAT SALES

Silver Mist – one of a popular choice

Pelin has been one of New Zealand’s most popular boat designs since 1965 with thousands of them built within NZ and overseas.

Not many people would believe the range of vessels that come from this popular brand, from dinghies, trailer boats, yachts and launches.

The Pelin challenger was a huge success, but my favourite has to be the Pelin Dominator. About five of these were built around 1989 by Manurewa Boat Builders.

At one stage three of these vessels were in Tauranga and until recently two were neighbours on G pier on Sulphur Point Marina – they were Lucky G and Silver Mist.

Pelin Dominators are a 12.8m (42ft) launch, beam 3.9m, Draft 1m, power rating around 210-250Hp when new. Both Lucky G and Sliver Mist have been repowered with over 400HP modern tech motors, increasing their cruising speeds from 11-12 knots to 16-17 knots.

Sliver Mist originated in Auckland, and then Napier. It was purchased by Rick Cooper of Taupo and berthed in Tauranga Marina.

Rick, a keen fisherman, did many hours in the vessel, catching many great fish between Whakatane and Tutukaka.

It was then on sold to Mike Poingdestre.

Mike then on sold the vessel after two years to Cedric Mathers about 1999.

During one of Cedric’s fishing seasons with Tauranga Game Fishing Club, Silver Mist obtained top boat of the season, and in the same season they boated a record 27 Yellow Fin tuna.

I cannot remember a Pelin launch that has not been successful in game fishing at some stage.

Cedric had great plans for Silver Mist, he extended the cockpit by one meter, fitted the hard top and also repowered with a 450Hp, 6 Cylinder Cummins around 2000.

In 1989 when Silver Mist was launched it won the Big Boat Award at the Auckland Boat Show.

The finish of the internal woodwork is a credit to the builders.

Silver Mist also has complete leather trim, a spacious galley, and separate toilet and shower – a very comfortable layout with a 3.9m beam.

Twin steering stations allows very good visibility from both stations. A very soft riding vessel in the sea and the boat will handle a real good sea with ease.

With Lucky G recently being sold by Tauranga Boat Sales and now based in Auckland, Sliver Mist is on the market and an opportunity not to be missed, with a strong fishing history and user friendly upgrades. Contact Ian Thomas from Tauranga Boat Sales for More Information 07 571 8443 or 0274

By Ian Thomas

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TYPBC NEWS

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Things that go crash in the night

CLUB NEWS Tauranga Yacht & Power Boat Club

TYPBC Women on Water Tauranga Marine Industry Association

Mt Maunganui Yacht Club

Omokoroa Boat Club

Well the Rena on the Astrolabe Reef is not new news anymore, but it will continue to effect boating in the bay of Plenty for some time that is for sure.

Imagine the crash and violence as that ship ran up the reef at something like seventeen knots.

I must say I get very annoyed with comments from people who say things should have happened sooner to remove the oil or should have towed the ship off straight away – in both cases, what with?

You have to admire the courage of the salvors working on that boat knowing

things could turn to custard very quickly.

Working on a 20 degree slope is no easy task, let alone one that is moving as well and 1300-odd containers wanting to break free around and above you.

The Clipper around the World Yacht race is scheduled to arrive in Tauranga from November 25 so we are keeping a wary eye on the Rena situation.

The race organisers are still keen to come here as they see that as a positive thing for Tauranga amongst the problems we have.

We will continue to monitor the situation and make the necessary decision whether to sail or cancel our events in all divisions over the next weeks or months whatever the case may be. Commodore Wayne Eaton

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It’s not long now ladies until life changes for the better, with the start of WOW’s 2011-2012 season. Whether you’re a seasoned sailor or a complete beginner, WOW is for you!

All you need is some sunscreen, sunnies, a jacket, white-soled shoes, and (the most important part), the desire to be out on the water and having some fun!

Every year WOW teaches women how to sail and how to love sailing, regardless of age or background.

Each race is free to TYPBC members (only $15 per for non-members or you can prepay for all nine races for just $90).

Other YNZ-affiliated club members pay just $5 per race or $45 prepay.

From its humble beginnings in 2001, WOW has grown to the point where we have well over 100 women per night,

racing on up to 20 yachts. Our first race is on November 3 and we’d love to see you there!

Simply visit www.yacht.org.nz and read the WOW handbook, print out the Individual Safety Declaration Form, then register with Megan Harris at www.tauranga@gmail.com, giving your full name, age, contact/mobile phone number, and any experience or boat preference you have.

Remember, it doesn’t matter if you’ve never been sailing at all – WOW is for you.

Our two divisions, Racing Division and Cruising Division, ensure that there is the perfect boat out there for everyone.

Arrival at Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club by 5.15 pm with your completed Safety Form will ensure enough time to get down to each boat by 5.30 pm. Then, let the sailing begin!

After each race it’s time to head back

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You know you want to!

up to the TYPBC for prize giving, spot prizes, raffles, and a chance to purchase WOW merchandise.

It’s also a fantastic opportunity for everyone to get to know each other a bit better, and to make lifelong friends.

Of course, we couldn’t do this without our sponsors, so a huge thank you goes to Mills Reef Winery, Aussie Butcher Tauranga, Synergy Vitality Spa, Healthy Inspirations, Cambrian Meats, Le Chat Noir, Pacific Landscapes and Gardening, and Mount Mellick.

Remember, you must register by the Tuesday before each WOW night to avoid disappointment – contact Megan at the aforementioned email address or 07 578 7105.

Don’t miss this opportunity to do what you’ve always wanted to. Life is short, so let’s pack all the fun and excitement we can into it – starting with WOW!

By Nicole Harris

Calling all yachts - all shapes and sizes This is not a race, but a fun weekend for anyone wishing to come along, and meet up with some fellow sailors.

Anyone is welcome to participate.

It is intended to hold an informal function on the Saturday afternoon.

Those wishing to come along can contact the club so it can keep you updated with further details. Email address is office@yacht.org,nz

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On January 14, 2012, the Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club Keeler Committee has organised a cruising weekend sailing up to Slipper Island.

3a Landscape Road Tauranga Email: w.oldham@clear.net.nz

Tel: 07 576 3009 Fax: 07 576 3092

By Nicole Mobile: 027 Harris 627 5448

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Opening plans well underway Welcome to spring at the Boat Club. As most of you are aware, the extensions are all but complete. Great to see a large turn out for the Rugby World Cup – Go the ABs. The furniture has been ordered and should arrive as soon as the grandstand has been removed, tidying up entrance lawn area is also well underway, thank you to all the willing helpers.

The official opening is planned for November 12 and arrangements are underway, look out for a news flash.

Our current kitchen contractor has given two months’ notice, the committee is presently advertising for a new contractor, it is hoped by the interest the ads have generated a new contractor will be able to start on November 18. Your committee is aware some club members think that now the extensions are complete hireage will override members’ needs.

You can be assured these concerns have been taken onboard.

At our most recent committee meeting it was reinforced that the hire of our club rooms is incidental and must not restrict member’s full enjoyment.

No weddings will take place on public holidays or between December 18 and the end of January.

The other issue discussed was the regular usage of the cub by non members or incorrectly classified members. Remember it is the responsibility of all members to ensure the rules are adhered to. If you are aware of

any irregularities please bring them to the attention of any committee member.

Mike and Joe

Two 90 year old men, Mike and Joe, have been friends all of their lives. When it’s clear that Joe is dying, Mike visits him every day.

One day Mike says: “Joe, we both loved rugby all our lives, and we played rugby on Saturdays together for so many years.

Please do me one favour when you get to heaven, somehow you must let me know if there’s rugby there.”

Joe looks up at Mike from his death bed: “Mike, you’ve been my best friend for many years. If it’s at all possible, I’ll do this favour for you.”

Shortly after that, Joe passes on. At midnight a couple of nights later, Mike is awakened from a sound sleep by a blinding flash of white light and a voice calling out to him, “Mike – Mike”.

“Who is it?” asks Mike sitting up suddenly.

“Who is it?”

“Mike – it’s me, Joe.” “You’re not Joe. Joe just died.”

“I’m telling you, it’s me, Joe,” insists the voice.

“Joe! Where are you?”

“In heaven,” replies Joe. “I have some really good news and a little bad news.”

“Tell me the good news first,” says Mike.

“The good news,” Joe says, “is that there’s rugby in heaven. Better yet, all of our old friends who died before us are here, too.

Better than that, we’re all young again.

Better still, it's always spring time and it

never rains or snows. And best of all, we can play rugby all we want, and we never get tired.”

“That’s fantastic,” says Mike.

“It’s beyond my wildest dreams! So what’s the bad news?”

“You’re in the Starting XV for Tuesday.”

Unfortunate fire

A married couple were out fishing and when they started the motor to return ashore, some leaking fuel exploded and the woman's face was severely burned. In great pain, the woman was taken to hospital where the doctor told the husband that they couldn’t graft any skin from her body because she was too skinny. So the husband offered to donate some of his own skin.

However, the only skin on his body that the doctor felt was suitable would have to come from his buttocks. The husband and wife agreed that they would tell no-one about where the skin came from, and requested that the doctor also honour their secret. After all, this was a very delicate matter. After the surgery was completed, everyone was astounded at the woman’s new beauty. She looked more beautiful than she ever had before! All her friends and relatives just went on and on about her youthful beauty! Finally, she was at last sitting in the boat again, alone with her husband. She was overcome with emotion at the thought of his unselfish sacrifice. She said, “Dear, I just want to thank you for everything you did for me, there is no way I could ever repay you.”

“My darling,” he replied, “I get all the thanks I need every time I see your mother kiss you on the cheek.”

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CLUB NEWS

Education at the Omokoroa Boat Club The purpose of these classes is to empower our community with knowledge to keep them informed and safe.

The classes will be relevant to the theme of our club i.e... Boating and local resources. By doing this we are giving back to the community while at the same time offering great membership benefits.

There are 2 types of courses available at this stage. Both are run by Coast Guard educators.

1. Two sessions held on two nights from 7-9pm. You can attend one or both.

Monday 7 Nov.... Buoys and Beacons, Emergency situations. Monday 14 Nov....

Rules of the road at sea (this is a great refresher or precursor for the day skipper course).

These courses are open to members and their friends for a donation to Coast Guard at the door.

2. Coast Guard Day Skipper Course This is a very valuable course for everyone involved in any kind of boating activities.

It offers you skills and knowledge to make your boating experience safe and pleasurable. This course is NCEA accredited and you will receive a nationally recognized certificate at the end. There is an exam at the end but don’t worry, it is the goal of coast guard to make sure everyone passes!

This course runs for approximately 15

hours. 6.30-9.30pm Mon 28 and Tues 29 Nov, Mon 5th and Tues 6th Dec. 9am-2pm Saturday 10 Dec. The Day Skipper is normally $170 but for our members only you can attend for just $100 and to other attendants $150.

Bookings essential. Also if you are a member of our club you can join Coast Guard for a reduced rate. Normal membership is $85 - with proof of OBC membership join for just $75. Watch out for other courses coming soon such as fishing tips and First Aid. For any other courses you may want to see included and for bookings please contact Tracy on 07 5481018 eves or tatall@eol.co.nz

Assessing the marine impact of Rena grounding You will all be aware of the impacts of the grounding of MV Rena on Astrolabe Reef.

This disaster has the ability to change your boating activities dramatically within the Bay of Plenty region.

There are certain things that you need to be vigilant on while you are using your boat. The main thing is debris in the water which would consist of containers,

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timber and other items that were aboard the Rena.

Contact with these could possibly do serious damage to your boat.

The other issue will be the fuel oil in the water and this can have effects on your cooling systems and your paint systems.

You need to monitor your temperature gauges as the oil can block your engine intake strainers or your heat exchanges for

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Please keep your boating safe in these troubled times leading up to Christmas.

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CLUB NEWS

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MMYC NEWS

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Another successful legends The 2011 Legends Regatta is over for another year and dare I say….will be one of the most memorable as it went hand in hand with the AB’s sneaking a win from the French for the Webb Ellis Cup. Leaving the woes of the Bay and the Rena behind, the majority of the 20 strong fleet, headed out of the harbour at first light on Friday morning (21 Oct). An amended start line at “A” beacon and leaving Karewa to starboard lessened the odds of bumping or slipping into Rena’s debris.

The open water met the fleet with an abundance of wind, even a little much at times. As Karewa was left to stern, many skippers were faced with answering a simple question; “Do I reef now….. or hold off?” Those who answered “Now” were comfortably positioned to meet the 35 knot gusts ahead. Those who waited… well…some fast deck work was required.

What a ride

The wind stayed in all the way to Slipper Island with the drops to 20 knots seeming like a small holiday. 15 minutes of relief forced one or two boats to turn on their engines until the shelter of the Pauanui headland was a beam….and then it was back.

Unforgiving steady winds and more reefing required.

The Cove at Great Mercury wasn’t as sheltered as the skippers and crews might have liked but was certainly welcome along with a pair of large dolphins escorting every boat in. It was just as well that Instigator 3 was anchored proud in the middle of the Cove, as the boats came in, there was plenty for Dave to do in his tender.

Duty Free found herself digging a hole in the mud and along buzzed Dave to assist. Sally off Silkie tossed her tender over with great relief as she entered the Cove, bouncing the seat out but this was spotted by the ever vigilant Dave and recovered in moments.

A losing battle

Not happy with his anchorage on the edge of the wind band, Skipper Terry off Sea Beagle tried a reconnaissance trip in his tender to investigate a nearby swing mooring, only to find himself losing the battle with wind. Along came Dave, weaving thru the fast filling Cove to the rescue. For these brave acts, demonstrating selfless courage…..and getting really really wet, Dave Peet earned himself the title “Legends Lifesaver”.

The next morning revealed some pretty weary crews with one or two tales to tell.

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Silas Marner tested her safety equipment to the fullest and Michelle was extremely thankful that the one time she had clipped on, turned into the occasion she would need to be. Doug handed control of Wizard to a Power Co guest, resulting in a dramatic change of course and chaos. Hanse Free had her jib tightly furled in but the ragged pieces and fluffy bits where a UV strip once was, was a hint of the destruction that lay beneath. Not only were boats battered on the journey, bodies were as well. Cherie counted bruises the next morning over coffee on Windarra and Kent off Not Negotiable, recons he had “Flu” but it is yet to be confirmed whether it was “Rum” flu or “Man” flu!

Saturday’s race was delayed until later than scheduled, waiting for wind to die…..and die it did leaving a small keen fleet struggling its way to round Never Fail Rock. It was as well this was a short course. The prize giving on shore in the evening, revealed a few more stories of the journey up…..and one or two more recent.

It was noted that Gillian’s skipper (Jim) looked as if he’d had a scrub up but the real story is that he momentarily saw the bottom of his dinghy just before prize giving…while it was in the water!

Sunday dawned revealing the Cove at its best, quiet smooth waters and the same for the Bay beyond.

the Cove in plenty of time to relax and prepare for the AB’s challenge against France.

There was no time for Wil off Windarra to relax though.

Results of the race needed calculating and the all important equipment required for the game, needed setting up on shore.

With no time to spare, he returned to Windarra to pick up the last couple of bits with a very large smile on his dial signaling that the signal on shore was strong and clear. With the screen steadied against a pump shed, the satellite dish making contact and the beautiful Cove as a back drop, around 60 people enjoyed the most magic of “Fan Zones”. The small knoll was littered with rugs, chilly bins and smiley faces as they watched the AB’s win the cup and give the country something to celebrate in this year where poor ol’ NZ has been dealt a couple of low blows.

The ride home was the exact opposite of the ride up. Most boats motor sailed all the way home under warm windless skies. I doubt whether there were any complaints, though.

This regatta continues to be a success every year achieving the main aim, to promote fair play, skill, friendship and fun. If you haven’t experienced it yet, give it some serious thought for next year.

By Carol Andrews……..giving the last word of thanks to the sponsors of this fantastic regatta: PowerCo: Dave Peet Jewellers; Electrical Works; Steve’s Marine Supplies; Bridge Marina Travel Lift; Mills Reef Winery; Radio Network; Wild Kiwi Clothing; Sewhot Monograms; Blokart.

Another delay in racing but this time to wait for wind to come in. A few more boats joined the round the island race which proved to be hard work round the back of the island. Light wind saw the boats struggling to make headway. Patience and a tactic not to take the last corner too wide, paid off and most boats made it back to

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Fair play, skill, friendship and fun

COASTGUARD

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GPS is not so perfect Discrepancies in data sets between radar displays and chart plotters were part of a real world navigation lesson while Tauranga Volunteer Coastguard’s TECT Rescue took a media party out to view the stranded container ship Rena, recently.

While the cause of Rena’s collision with the well charted reef is not yet known, navigation error is suspected.

Relying solely upon chart plotters is always considered a bit of a risk because chart plotter data sets can be made up from outdated information, and the GPS system is operated by the US Government.

It is subject to changes which could affect

Skipper Pete Donaldson instructs crew member Scott Hodge on the vagaries of chart plotter/radar discrepancies with Geoff Tarr at the helm.

the accuracy and performance of all GPS equipment anywhere.

The marriage of GPS with chartplotters provides real time latitude and longitude information, which indicates a boat’s position on a chart in real time.

However, the location on a chart does not always agree with the location reported by radar.

An overlay of the radar and the electronic chart can show a difference in target locations.

As one electronic navigation aid manufacturer recommends: “Always supplement the electronic information provided by this instrument with other plotting sources such as observations, depth soundings, radar and hand compass bearings.”

Time for summer safety checks Coastguard is urging boaties to start of season safety checks a priority to ensure everyone is safe on the water.

While it is understandable that many Kiwis can get caught up in the excitement of summer’s arrival, it is also important to remember that safety on the water needs to be a priority, says Coastguard New Zealand President, Colin Small.

“Given that many vessels will have been out of action over winter, it is important that skippers keep safety top of mind, check all equipment and make sure the vessel is seaworthy by carrying out regular maintenance checks,” says Colin.

Coastguard recommends making the following vessel checks: - Checking batteries to see if they need replacing or charging - Replacing old or stale fuel - Check the fuel filters for water - Ensuring safety and communication equipment is up to date, functional and has not been misplaced. This includes flares, lifejackets, torches, locator beacons and a working marine VHF radio “Having a working Marine VHF radio, flares or locator beacons is

especially important because without them, it is impossible to alert Coastguard if you get into difficulty,” says Colin.

“When it comes to communication, we also recommend that skippers always log a trip report via VHF radio and to carry a charged cell phone kept in a waterproof bag for backup.”

Boaties should also check the marine weather forecast before venturing out and when out on the water, continue to monitor this using Coastguard’s NowCasting service which provides up-to date marine, wind strength and marine weather forecasts via VHF radio across most of New Zealand.

“Conditions at sea can change very quickly so it’s imperative that boaties check the marine forecast before departing. Even if the conditions are clear, it is crucial that you always tell someone trustworthy where you are going in case of an emergency,” says Colin.

Coastguard runs a series of public boating safety courses including practical powerboat training, day skipper courses and marine VHF radio training.

For more information about the range of courses available, visit www.cbes.org.nz

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The search for survivors A local Motiti resident, post spill.

Tauranga dolphin watch skipper Graeme Butler is trying to raise funding for a survivor count, a cruise to see how the marine life in the Western Bay of Plenty has survived the Rena oil spill.

“I would like to go out and have a cruise around and see just what state the animals are in,” says Graeme.

“Whether whales have moved off up the coast towards Great Barrier, whether the dolphins have moved towards the Aldermans, or the back of Mayor and are safely out of harms way.

“I know there are a lot of dead seals now and there are seals that are covered in oil.

You wouldn’t know how many at Motiti have been covered in oil because Motiti has been covered in oil.”

It will have affected the habitats and seasonal fishing grounds of seals along the island’s north western coast and the north eastern coast.

The oil will have just killed off everything, says Graeme.

“Its all rocks; beautiful reef, beautiful ecology covered in oil, its all absolutely covered in oil.”

Nearby Plate Island is also a large seal colony, and one of the few places locally where seals have pups.

“I’m putting together a project to cruise around to those areas that we are allowed to go to. The advantage is we are a sailing

vessel we don’t use much fuel we can shut the engine down if we wish.

As with all the other commercial operators in Tauranga, Graeme has been told if the Gemini Galaxsea suffers any damage relating to the oil, the insurance won’t pay for it.

“At the end of the day we need to have a bit of a comprehensive look at the marine mammals out there and see how they are faring because nobody else is interested,” says Graeme.

He’s putting together a team including marine biologists, ornithologist and other disciplines to have a look and compare what they see with what has been recorded in more than 20 years of Gemini Galaxsea voyaging around the Bay of Plenty.

By Andrew Campbell

BEACH CLEAN UP

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Volunteering happiness Tamsin Oliver’s Rena clean up experience was so different from what she was led to believe from media reports she wants to tell everyone about it.

“All I’m reading is about how crap it is and how people are not being called up and all that sort of thing,” says Tamsin. “It’s so well organised. It’s just the opposite of that.

I volunteered, did like everyone else, went on line filled out the form, and I did what everyone else is told to do.

“I’ve been texted and emailed like regularly been told exactly what’s going on and what I need to do.”

Tamsin and a group of mates went down on Sunday and soon found themselves on Papamoa Beach cleaning up the oil. Contrary to expectations they found themselves briefed, kitted and equipped and part of a well organised team.

She found out that everyone goes onto the beach one way and comes out the same way – after scrubbing all the oil off their boots.

“So many people are rushing down there to play martyrs and try and help, are tracking it back through the beach accesses and the sand dunes,” says Tamsin.

“The way this beach operation was organised was you don’t get to come out any other way than the way you went in, and that’s the sort of stuff I think it’s vital for our community to understand, that they are making things worse by going down there.”

Tamsin and her mates came away from Papamoa beach with a clearer idea of how enormous the beach clean up task is and how long it is going to take to clean it up.

“What I’m worried about is people have seen the pictures in the media and it looks like you have got you beach back,” says Tamsin. “It’s not till you actually get down

there that you realise that the oil is under the sand. I’ve got video of spreading a pile of sand and the oil is there just under the sand like marmite.

“I’m so much more horrified having spent time down there now. The more sand I moved, the more oil I found and the worse the smell got.”

With a clearer picture of how enormous the task is, Tamsin is worried they are going to run out of volunteers.

“People are getting shitty about the volunteer service not contacting them, and it’s just not right. They can’t use us in the first week and not have people in the weeks and months to come. I hear so many reports people are frustrated they haven’t been contacted.”

“I work full time, waited all week for the chance to get down there and they were so keen to have our help.”

See Tamsin’s beach vid here: http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=HI9ArZwfxtY

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NZ wins Schools Teams Interdominions

The Tauranga Boys’ College team was made up of Tauranga Yacht Club sailors Nick Gunn, Ben Caundle, Trent Rippey, Berrick Fitzsimons, Ben Warren, Dylan McKinlay and Josh McConnell.

New Zealand’s top three teams sailing schools, Kerikeri, St Kentigern’s and Tauranga Boys’ College flew to Australia last Tuesday for the Interdominions.

Two annual teams racing trophies were up for grabs – the Interdominions for top country overall and also a trophy for the top individual school.

Port Lincoln was an hour’s flight from Adelaide across the Australian Bight – a fishing and grain town of about 14,000 people.

The locals were very aware of the ship Rena on Astrolabe Reef as they have large ships in all the time taking grain away.

Fattening fish in farms was common with the most interesting being Tuna – head out to sea, net 15kg Blue Finn tuna, tow net very slowly back in for four days, feed the fish in cages and sell for $30k each once big enough.

What a great venue for teams sailing – friendly and helpful people and a yacht club looking over a sheltered sandy bay and wind.

The council had even dug a small channel right up to the boat ramp so you didn’t have to take the boats far to launch.

Could you imagine that at Algies Bay or Kohimarama?

Port Lincoln YC – launching channel is cut below the ramp The first 2 days were set aside for training – getting used to the Pacer yachts that they would be racing.

The Pacer is a little bit like a Sunburst with thin gunnels to hike off meaning using hiking trousers for protection of legs.

We were greeted by two beautiful under-10 knots day, just perfect for familiarisation of the boats. Best days since last summer we were told. Judging by the angle on the trees by the marina it suggested quite a windy venue from the southwest.

Day One

There was just enough wind at midday to leave the beach, but it didn’t settle sufficiently till 3pm allowing just 19 races to be completed. Local school St Joseph’s was on top half a point in front of New Zealand’s St Kentigern’s College. Kerikeri was on fire against the Australian schools while Tauranga only won one of its first five races. Interesting to note that St Joseph’s team was made up of five girls and two guys with two girls skippering all the time.

So nice to see our sport is not gender specific – reminds me of when Mahurangi College was so strong a couple of years ago with girl skippers.

Day Two

Rain and excessive wind were heard during the night. Only two races were held at 10am before the wind started gusting over 25

knots and the sailors were sent ashore. Finally around 2pm racing was back underway.

Some great boat handling skills were demonstrated with crews enjoying the still 20plus knot winds.

The on-water boat changes ran smoothly alongside a large 80 tonne fishing boat.

Copious amounts of food were consumed keeping the sailors energy and minds focused – getting off the water after 6pm Round robins two and three of seven were now completed.

St Joseph’s had just one loss all day to extend their top school lead, Kerikeri was next with the other schools bunched together.

Tauranga was making progress winning four of five in the last round robin. Top country overall was just in New Zealand’s favour.

Final Day Three

A 9am start with good breeze and sunshine saw very close Teams racing all day. Two more rounds were completed before the final cut off.

Kerikeri was still the most consistent New Zealand school especially against the Australian schools. Tauranga managed to win four of five in round robin four, but faded in the last round robin winning just one race from five.

St Kent’s never really captured their first day’s form, but kept getting enough wins against the Australian schools to keep New Zealand in the hunt for overall top country.

Finally it came down to the last race of the day for top country overall, Kerikeri versus St Michael’s (Australian schools champions from Adelaide).

To add to the drama a new sea breeze came in just before the start sequence – 20 minutes later a new course was set and they were off.

Kerikeri dominated this race for New Zealand to retain the Interdominion Schools Teams Sailing Trophy.

It was a great lead-in for the All Blacks versus Australia semi final, which we watched while eating dinner at the prize giving function.

Congratulations also to St Joseph’s for being the top individual school. Kerikeri second, St Michael’s third on count back from Tauranga (fourth), St Kentigern’s fifth and Shenton (Perth) sixth.

The Tauranga team showed significant improvement throughout the regatta.

Thanks to mums Leanne and Sharon for keeping the house in order, preparing all the necessary food to keep us all going and doing all the things that parent are so good at doing Thanks also to BOPSAT for their continued support of the team.

By Richard Burling (TBC Coach)

HARBOUR MASTER

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Harbour rules, the basics there and if you’re obeying this rule, then you probably don’t need to worry too much about the ‘wake rule’.

Keep clear of the big boys

Giving way to the big ships in or near harbours is just common sense. The only tricky bit is deciding how much room to allow these floating giants. Judging from the number of angry ship toots I hear, boaties aren’t giving the big ships sufficient space to navigate the narrow channels safely.

Deceptively swift

It’s easy to underestimate how fast those big vessels are moving.

The average cargo ship moves across the harbour covering over 300 metres – or three football fields – in 60 seconds. It takes the average boatie quite a few minutes to wind in the fishing lines; start the engine and heave up the anchor, so if you’re anchored in the channel, you need to allow plenty of time in case something goes wrong.

Don’t leave it until the last minute!

The water is steadily warming; the fish are biting – it’s time to dust off the dinghy and get out on the water.

Of course you know about the ‘rules of the road’ for use on the water – you’re reading this great magazine – but do you have the skills to keep you and your family safe on the seas this summer?

We know that there are approximately 15,000 new boaties taking to the water every year who haven’t learned the rules. In fact, we suspect that many of them don’t even know that the rules exist.

Great view, but…

The captain’s view from the bridge of a ship is a splendid one, Keep out of the way of commercial ships.

The Big Three

If I could simplify all the hundreds of boating rules into the three most important, these would be my choice: • Keep right • Go slow near the shore, other boats and people who are in the water • Give way to big ships You could argue that there are other rules equally as important, and I’m sure it would be an interesting argument, but if every boatie could just follow these three rules, I’d almost be out of a job!

Keeping right on

Keep right? It’s certainly not an instinctive thing to do, as we spend all our time on the land keeping to the left, but those are the rules at sea: keep right in shipping channels and when another boat is approaching head-on.

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but he can’t see anything close in front of the ship. All ships have a ‘blind spot’ in front. How extensive this is depends on how high the cargo is stacked but this blind spot can extend to around 1000 metres in front of the ship.

Captain can’t see you

It’s just under 2000 metres in distance from Panepane Point on Matakana Island to Salisbury Wharf at Mount Maunganui, so that means once a ship comes in through the harbour entrance, the captain or pilot may not be able to see any small boats closer than about C4 beacon, or half the distance along the Cutter Channel.

Now, that’s a scary thought… It’s just like the big trucks – if you can’t see the ‘driver’ then he can’t see you.

Look out for loonies

Lookout and lifejackets deserve a mention, too.

It’s the law that you must keep a good lookout at all times. Just like on the road, you should travel at such speed that you can stop in time to avoid something that pops up in front of you. Drive to the conditions – haven’t we heard that somewhere before?

Personally floating

You know the drill on lifejackets or Personal Flotation Devices, but an interesting exercise over summer when swimming from the boat would be to try to get into a lifejacket while floating in the water.

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VHF in case of emergency It can be done by a normal strong and healthy person, but it’s not easy. You’ll find that the lifejacket wants to float annoyingly high up around your face unless it’s tightly secured around you. Give it a go!

Calling for help

Most boaties these days carry a mobile phone, but if your boat gets swamped, would you still be able to use your phone?

A waterproof bag for your phone is vital if you’re out in a small boat.Many boats carry a VHF radio. Do all your crew know how to use it in an emergency? Do they all know who to call and on what channel?

Other forms of communication could include flares, emergency position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB), personal locator beacon (PLB), flags or even morse code SOS flashed out by a torch at night. You may remember that one from your Boy Scout or Girl Guide days? Three short, three long, three short flashes on a torch or toots on your fog signalling apparatus should do the trick.

Volunteer wardens

If you want to help to keep the harbours, lakes and rivers safer this summer,

The Harbour Master’s boat on patrol.

you might like to consider becoming a volunteer warden. The harbour masters in Tauranga, Rotorua and Whakatane each coordinate a team of volunteer wardens who help to educate boaties. The wardens spend time on the boat ramps and beaches, chatting to people and telling them about the rules that apply to their area. They give away information brochures – and

sometimes even give away packets of jelly beans with safety messages on them.

Training is given to all wardens on how to approach people and get the message across.

If you’d like to help this summer, contact your local harbour master.

Safe sailing and fine fishing Jennifer Roberts Harbour Master – Western Bay of Plenty

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FISHING

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Diver fears reef damage severe

Rena’s striking of the Astrolabe Reef may have damaged one of the region’s diving hotspots.

New Zealand Underwater Association president Shane Wasik says the 236m container ship appears to have lodged directly above an underwater cavern.

“There’s a really big cavern down there that’s quite a popular dive spot and the cave goes down from about 15m right down to about 35m and you can dive right down through the reef and it’s a really big open cavern.

“It’s a really nice dive spot, one of the best in the local area to be honest – a lot of scenic divers would head there.

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divers they are going to be like ‘oh yeah Astrolabe Reef ’ – it’s a well known spot and a lot of people would want to dive there if they came here for a weekend.

“The boat is sitting on top of it and the worry is that a vessel at that size and the speed it hit it, it might have crushed some of the rock or collapsed the cave – we don’t really know, but when you think how many thousands of tonnes the ship is going at 15-18 knots who knows what would have happened to the topography under the water.”

Rena originally lodged alongside what Shane describes as the “pinnacle” of the reef.

“On its northern side there is a really big steep drop off and it drops off to maybe about 60m and it comes around to an almost tear drop shape.

“Where you can see the water break that is quite a shallow part and it drops down to about 10-15m.”

This forms a kind of ledge near the top of the ‘mountain’ and Shane says the pinnacle’s south side drops away steadily. There is a second peak to the reef. “If you are looking at the peak that’s above the water, once it drops down from there then there’s kind of a valley underwater kind of thing – a ‘U’ kind of shape.”

Shane thinks the ship has passed into and become stuck within the ‘U’ of the reef and its lodging there could cause further damage.

“There is the impact damage and depending on how long it takes to get it off there is going to be ongoing movement on the ship as it moves back and forward.

“We are due to get some bad weather next week, so some swell and so obviously that is going to have a toll moving the ship around, but potentially the rock is quite hard there and so the rock is going to do more damage to the ship than the ship is to the rock.”

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Oil but not as we know it The fish are still biting out there, in spite of the oil from the Rena, says Brett Keller from Tauranga Marine Charters.

“I’ve never stopped fishing the whole time,” says Brett. “I was fishing the Thursday when it went up on the rocks, I fished on the Saturday when it was up on the rocks, and then after the bad weather I’ve just been doing the weekends since then because the weather’s been ****.”

Manutere’s been catching a lot of fish, says Brett. The storm that knocked the containers off the Rena also brought a lot of fish in.

“There’s been some really good days around Mayor and the reefs,” says Brett. “It’s been really good.”

Containers

The exclusion zone which originally excluded the entire middle ground, Motiti and Schooner Rocks and Plate Island has been reduced.

“The main reason for the exclusion zone is more for the containers,” says Brett. “There’s no point putting it up, then taking it off, then putting it up if they have more bad

weather. “It’s a minor inconvenience. If you fished the middle ground all the time then you just have to fish around Karewa. That’s really all it amounts to. Or fish outside the entrance. There’s no shortage of marks.”

Most of the boaties just go straight out to the two mile and three mile which are straight out from the entrance, says Brett.

“Any bunker oil left at sea is like cow pats by now,” says Brett.

“People think there should be a thin film of oil over the whole bloody ocean, they think it’s like diesel and it’s not. There was 350 tonnes. Most of it ended up on the beach and anything that’s left is tar by now after this long in the water.”

Bunker fuel is literally what’s in the bottom of the barrel after the lighter fractions, the petrol kerosene and light oils have been distilled off.

It’s about the consistency of marmite and needs to be heated to 170-220C to get it flowing.

“It’s not oil it’s more like tar,” says Brett.

“All the lighter stuff still evaporates off, the temperature has gotten up enough now with the sun. I don’t even think it will stick to your boat now.

“I would be amazed if there are any toxins in the shell fish or anything else. If you are going to have an oil spill this is the one to have. It’s going to impact the least of anything really.”

Spraying the dispersant corexit on the oil was a mistake, says Brett. The spraying stopped when information about corexit was able to be passed on to environment minister Nick Smith following a public meeting.

Boom spraying

Brett took the print-outs to the meeting and gave them to Waikato University coastal science professor Chris Battershill who was able to show Nick Smith that the dispersant is not EPA approved.

Brett saw the corexit in use when the oil started flowing from the Rena.

“We were watching them, we saw the chopper circling around that slick from the west of the boat. One of them flew past and we could see the booms.

“We knew then they had been spraying, knew it was corexit.

“That’s when I started dummy spitting because of the information I had been sent about corexit and how bad it was.”

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WILDLIFE RESPONSE

The battle for the birds After the devastation, Rena has left across our beautiful coast it is wonderful to see the community coming together and doing everything they can to help save as much of the local wildlife as possible.

The Department of Conservation has been working closely with the National Oiled Wildlife Response Team and the local community to try and minimise the impacts of the Rena oil spill on the birds and marine mammals that call the Bay of Plenty their home.

Specialist teams, involving of hundreds of people, and community volunteers have been tirelessly searching the islands and beaches of the Bay to try to find any sick wildlife and bring them back to the Recovery Centres.

Covering around 80 kilometres of coastline is a huge task and these teams have relied on local residents to advise them of any animals and birds in danger.

“Obviously it’s a very difficult situation,” says Department of Conservation director general Al Morrison.

“But a range of agencies are working very closely together to do everything we can to minimise the impact”.

Dotterel in particular are at threat. With only 1500 of these little birds left, any deaths will be hugely destructive to the entire Dotterel population.

The Department of Conservation and volunteers have been preemptively removing birds from Maketu and Matakana in the hopes that they can be saved from any oil contamination.

These birds are then taken to a special wildlife centre and any chicks found have been transferred to a special crèche that will take care of them until they can be safely returned back to the wild.

Whilst the number of birds being saved is probably only the tip of the iceberg of what will have been killed by the oil, it is heartening to see birds being brought back to a safe haven.

Al also says that they have had a huge amount of public support and that “the volunteers are helping to bolster the work of DOC and the other agencies involved”.

It is not only birds that are in danger from the oil spill, marine mammals that swim out to sea to search for their food are under threat.

Specialist seal teams are working to try and prevent the oiling of threatened populations living in the region.

“This incident is already taking a heavy toll,” says Al.

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Oil and outboards, the good oil Oil and outboards don’t mix, but Rena’s ongoing presence shouldn’t stop people going out, says Mastertech Marine owner Karl Rastrick.

There are things to keep in mind. Water pump impellors on outboard engines are made of rubber, and don’t like oil. But the experience gained from examining boats that were working close to Rena gives hope.

“We’ve had one boat in particular that was absolutely caked in oil,” says Karl. “We actually took the leg off and the water pump wasn’t badly damaged.

“That was due to the fact the oil was mainly sitting on the surface of the water and the leg was below it. Don’t tilt your motor up three quarters out of the water or anything like that while you are fishing, keep your motor down. The oil is typically sitting on the surface.

“I think for most people that’s what their experience has been so far. We not saying oil couldn’t get in there, but that if there was enough of it then yes, it could damage the water pump, but I think most people are relatively diligent and are keeping an eye out.

“In our experience so far nobody’s had a water pump failure, even the guys that have been working directly around the vessel and their boats have been hit with unbelievable amounts of oil.”

The most important thing for the boat owner is to ensure the engine warning systems are working correctly, says Karl.

In the more challenging economic environment people are tending to pass up full services because of the cost, but he strongly recommends at least a pre-season check. It’s cheaper than a full service and it will ensure the engine warning systems are operating correctly.

“The thing is that the oil’s there,” says Karl. “There’s always the possibility it can be missed. If the warning system is working correctly the motor will warn you before you have too much of a major issue.

“I wouldn’t be warning people not to use their boats, but to use their boats with it in mind. If they do take some oil in, and the engine warning system is working correctly then the warning buzzer will come on. It will protect the engine. Generally with most modern engines the engine will slow itself down and give warning before any major damage is done.

“If you shut your engine down and tilt it out of the water and see what it is that you have picked up, most of the time it is pretty obvious what’s going on.”

It’s just as likely boat engines may pick up bits of plastic from the containers as get clogged with oil says Karl. But if the warning systems have been checked there is less likely to be a problem.

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Wandering seahorses The fate of a Seahorse Kontiki that went missing off Papamoa Beach some years ago is being brought to mind this week by the news that Rena’s containers are washing ashore in the Eastern Bay. Pukehina resident Paul Carter says containers grounding near Te Kaha begin to mind the story of a Seahorse, an electric kontiki, that went missing off Papamoa Beach and was recovered some time afterwards from the Pacific Ocean, 200 miles north of Chatham Island.

The owner and the seahorse’s origin was determined through tracing the serial number.

“It had gone from Papamoa, drifted right up past the East Cape and towards Christchurch,” says Paul. “It was covered in goose neck barnacles and marine growth.

They cleaned it up and charged up the batteries and way it went.

“I mention it because the Rena dropped a number of containers, with one found near East Cape. It’s probably feasible that one of them might have rounded and taken the same track as this guy’s kontiki.

“Those things float with minimal freeboard, little influence by wind, so it’s just currents.

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Dealing with tragedy – Rena Things that go bump in the night.

Who would ever have thought that a huge container vessel like the Rena could ever hit Astrolabe Reef.

There was probably statistically more chance that a ship such as Rena would collide with the harbour bridge or explode, or sink alongside than to ever become stuck fast on the smallest bit of land to poke out of the ocean miles off the coast anywhere.

I will probably get a kick for this, but I am coming out in support of the way in which this disaster has been handled.

I don’t buy into the delay perception that, once emanated from various non experts, has been fostered by some pretty disingenuous politicians. I don’t buy into the delay perception because I have some experience with ships, in as much as I have sailed on cargo vessels some 40,000 nautical miles to many different parts of the world.

I know that even in perfect conditions at Balbo and Cristobel where I have been aboard ships that bunkered (took on fuel oil). The bunkering process was long, even when all systems ran perfectly, both ships, the one taking on the fuel and the one delivering it, were on an even keel and the oil was travelling in the right direction, ie into the ship not out of it. It took most of the hours of daylight to load a few hundred tonnes so in perfect conditions it would take about 40 hours to pump 1500 tonnes or so.

When the Rena rode onto the reef her bow was stuck fast and her stern still floated. Nobody could know the effect this had on the reef, whether the reef was in danger of collapsing under the ship’s weight or not. If divers had been put down to inspect this without some prior assessment then they may have been killed. So it was essential that a plan be worked out. The smartest salvage operators, those used to dealing with huge ships such as this, don’t live in New Zealand because job opportunities for this kind of work are thin on the ground. Fortunately there have been few events of groundings. This is just one of the myriad of conditions that the salvors were faced with.

This lack of similar incidents involving large vessels within New Zealand probably has induced a sense of unintentional complacency which is fully understandable.

As far as the response went, it was the very best that could be done and people on all levels worked together to make this project safe while every effort has been made to remove oil and so on.

The proceedings have been hampered by the weather, and the fact that all of the ship’s machinery is now inoperable. The oil is cold, the ship has split around her middle and is effectively in two parts.

This is a big enough tragedy with wildlife compromised, the beautiful environment that I have been promoting and living with for a quarter of a century is no longer pure, it is compromised by the oil.

All of the animals that I have been playing with for many years, and I know and recognise individual cetaceans that come to the bay on a regular basis, have been left to their fate really.

I have no idea whether the Blue Whale and her new calf that were out by Astrolabe a few days prior to the grounding, are okay.

Nothing is good about this event.

As far as I am concerned this is equally as tragic for me as it is for those animals because I can’t sail, bookings are being

transfer this to the eco system somewhere not contaminated. So I am a bit like a stunned mullet. Devastated actually and finding it difficult to remain focused and committed.

While I was writing this I received a call from Tourism BOP who offered their emotional support to me and my business and told me that they are 150 per cent behind us and other businesses locally affected.

They are working for us at government level and have waived various expenses relating to advertising and brochure display and such. It’s great to know that people are out there caring for the wildlife, the environment, local businesses and the reputation of the region. Nobody deserves any criticism for the way they are handling this event. Politicians taking cheap shots at those involved are disingenuous.

The place to play the best rugby is at Eden Park, the place to play the best politics in the beehive. Nobody would expect to see the Welsh rugby team trashing the French players in the street, so political teams should set aside the game and be here to help and be concerned, and to provide the kind of collective leadership that the community has shown itself, otherwise they

cancelled, we have no answers to the questions of people booked over the summer.

Some choose to cancel, some choose to hold on and hope with us and for us. In the meantime I can’t leave port. We still have ongoing expenses.

If, as I wanted to do, I sailed in the area to see if I can find whales, check out the state of seals and dolphins in the way that a farmer would do after a snow storm, I can’t because should I run into an oil slick and contaminate the hull of my vessel and then

risk being seen as redundant, and interesting perception.

It will all be over soon, this dreadful mess will be cleaned up, the ship will probably stay on the reef for months if not years and the Bay will settle down. Nature, if respected, will nurture generations of humans through millenniums. I look forward to a greater closeness with people who I have discovered are worthy of every respect.

By Graham Butler

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WESTERING

Forerunner to the Salthouse 32 Bob Salthouse designed a little timber displacement launch for Wally Brebner in 1962, after the two had met while cruising around the bottom end of Waiheke in the Hauraki Gulf.

Kempthornes until the 1987 sharemarket crash, following which the moulds were returned to the Salthouse Marine Group.

In the early 1990s the Salthouse Marine Group re released the boat as the Coastal 32.

Salthouse later bought Westering and owned her for about five years.

Westering is now on the market with Brian Worthington from the Gulf Group Marine Brokers, Tauranga.

Westering is 10.7m LOA with a 3.4m beam and a draft of 1m.

Powered by a 110hp Nissan giving 8.5 knots cruising speed. She has five single berths, a toilet, shower, fridge freezer, two burner oven, hot and cold pressure water.

Westering was built by Ponsonby boat builder Sam McGrady. The hull is kauri, carvel planked over frames.

The cockpit is teak trimmed with solid mahogany coamings. Brebner owned Westering for 25 years.

Salthouse built three others in timber single skin on ribs, and he returned to Westerings’s links in 1985 when Whangarei boatbuilder Kip Kempthorne commissioned him to design a 9.5 metre version of the ILB 760 launch that they had been building.

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Electronics include VHF, auto pilot GPS/Plotter, fish finder, CD player, walk through transom, capstan, full cockpit covers, bimini two stations, solid mahogany coamings, Westering in immaculate condition and a credit to her present owner.

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