May 2023

MONTHLY NEWS OF THE WAIKAWA BOATING CLUB

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Amy & Luke on Cruising Fiordland

Know your Knots Online Magazine

Alan Wright meets ETNZ

SOUNDS SPEARFISHING

Yachting NZ

Corner Vol. 09 | May 2023

Our aim is to bring you more insight into your club, its people and events.

We welcome and encourage your contributions of photos, editorial content and suggestions and hope you enjoy this issue. .

Always looking for cover photos - thanks to Sue Debenham for cover photo - a lovely calm shot of a fishing boat crossing the Westport Bar. This page is Amy Richards with a super yellow fin? caught enroute to Fiordland.

Please send your photos and stories to Sue: svheatwave@gmail.com Deadline for next issue is Wednesday 31 May

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How lucky is Ray White!!

Lapping up days of attention from Vice Commodore - Anne Marett, Rear Commodore Cruising - Marty Cuthbert and Ray White Skipper - Graeme Ashford, looking good with new anti foul Thank you for your hard work

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Important Notice from our Harboumaster Speed restriction in Waikawa Bay extended The five knot speed limit area in Waikawa Bay has been extended in an effort to improve the safety of everyone on the water Harbourmaster Captain Jake Oliver said it became apparent over summer that some boaties and jet ski users were simply going too fast given the increased number of vessels in the bay.

“The development of the new Waikawa Marina extension has seen more people using the bay especially over the summer period. This is great but we need to ensure we mitigate potential risks and extending the five knot area is one way of achieving this,” Captain Oliver said.

“One of the key concerns identified was the speed of vessels heading to the new marina entrance. Coupled with wake and visibility issues there was the potential for problems.”

The new five knot restricted area runs in line with the north eastern corner of the new breakwater across Waikawa Bay to the five knot markers off Wharetukura Bay. All vessels travelling in this area must follow the five knot rule.

“From this line out into the Sounds boaties are still required to adhere to the general speed rules outlined in the navigation bylaw,” Captain Oliver said.

Welcome to our New Members Stanley Powell.

Brian Nicol Selwyn & Caroline Wilson David Gill Esther Verhoef Julian Mason

TBA Lisa Marie Kaveigna Detente Crew Crew

H28 CSY44 Prestige 500s

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DATE Notice of Annual General Meeting Waikawa Boating Club Saturday 22 July 2023 2pm to be followed by Annual Awards Presentation

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REAR COMMODORE ROUND UP

CrUISING We have had a wonderful response to our offer of support with Anchoring, Using a Stern Line and Manoeuvers in the marina.

This will be an ongoing offer. Due to the number of requests we are placing a halt for further bookings until August.

Treasure Hunt - Space Pirates Saturday 20th May Please phone Captain Marty 027 275 0213.

Entry Fee of $20 per boat Preparations are well underway for this family event. We hope you bring your family and friends. Think Star Wars, Star Trek, Lost in Space... prizes for best dressed....

There will be sausages and patties kindly provided by the Social Club for a BBQ at mid-day (venue disclosed much later...)

The Treasure Chest prizes are mounting up. Thank you to our sponsors: Craigs Investments, Oddies, Burnsco and Every Little Thing, in Picton Briefing will be 9am in the wardroom.

Refreshments will be available from Deanne on your return to the wardroom to complete the challenges.

It will be a day of intrigue, mystery, frustration and lots of FUN - Come and join in.

REAR COMMODORE ROUND UP

HOUSE NZ King Salmon Winter Yacht Racing Series A member of the House Committee will be there to meet and greet the sailors on their return from racing.

Annual General Meeting - July 22 It has been decided to hold the Annual Awards presentations after the Annual General Meeting. The bar will be open and the House Committee has kindly offered to prepare and serve finger nibbles.

Evolution Sails Women's Regatta - September 16/17 Our wonderful team will be helping out wherever they are required for

the big event weekend in September.

.Thank you to... Wendy & Phil Vining Wendy and Phil are very excited about their move to Motueka.

Over many many years Wendy and Phil have either served on Committees, or helping the club in various ways in the background.

Wendy has been an absolute stalwart contributor to the House Committee and over the years has helped Waikawa Boating Club grow into the success it is today. Wendy has kindly promised that she will continue to help out on the House Committee whenever she can. Her baking is legendary and her enthusiasm for life is infectious.

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Thank you both for your long service, not just WBC, but the community will miss you!

We look forward to seeing you often at events in the future.

We wish you all the best for your new adventure

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Part Two - the ETNZ Equation

Story published by writer and photographer - Mark Seabrook.

Previously published in Boating NZ. Written prior to the 2021 America’s Cup, when Mark had the idea of introducing boat building legend Alan Wright to the ETNZ design team.

Thank you Mark for sharing this story with us.

ETNZ The 36th America’s Cup showcased the new AC75 foiling monohull and, as Head of Design at ETNZ, Bernasconi was excited: “The multihulls have had their time and it was time to take the Cup in a new direction. Traditionally, defenders stick with the class they’ve just won; but we saw it another way and we had the trust in our tools and the experience of our design team to deal with the innovation.”

Bernasconi’s design world is digital – it involves very powerful computers and rarified design/simulation software. He’s totally unfamiliar with the wooden splines of Wright’s era – and last used a design pencil doing technical drawing at school.

After an engineering degree at Cambridge in England and a spell as a structural engineer, he began working with Formula 1’s Team McLaren. “It was a great training ground and provided an opportunity to work alongside some very clever people.

I enjoyed learning and working with high-end mathematical modelling – it represents the physics of a vehicle in software to predict its performance.”

Though it sounds like a dream job, Bernasconi had little interest in cars or Formula 1 and even had to swot up on the race results every Monday morning after a Grand Prix. After six years he knew furthering his career required a move and wrote to the America’s Cup teams. ETNZ turned him down with one question: “What do you know about boats?”

Instead, he joined Alinghi with an agreement to complete a PhD with the team. It was a baptism of fire working on the huge multihulls of the 33rd America’s Cup as he was suddenly thrown into running the VPP (Velocity-Prediction Program – simulation software) and developing daggerboards and S-foils. After the Valencia event, he spent time developing his own VPP tools before submitting his CV again. This time ETNZ offered him a position – he’s been there ever since.

Performance yacht design today, he says, is centred on VPP tools. These tools are developed in-house and are proprietary to each team. “To be leading the game in performance, you have to be leading the game in the VPP tools you’re using and developing; they’re in a technology race of their own,” he says.

These days, he spends less time on software development and the tools used for the AC75 were part of a combined ETNZ effort – the IP of which belongs to Bernasconi and his partners. So advanced are these VPP tools – and the trust in them – that ETNZ no longer tests in a tank or wind tunnel. They didn't even built a smaller test boat – it was straight into the first full-size boat.

“Although this was well-debated, we were at the point where the simulated approximations were smaller than that of the testing environment, and in any event the timescales didn’t fit. This allowed us to focus our limited resources on simulation and the build of our first AC75 – launch it early and get it right.”

He concedes the strategy could have be vulnerable. “Other teams will learn things we won’t know until we get out on the water.” Another vulnerability is the limited ability to spot ‘opportunities’. “Because we developed the new class rule, it was harder to spot the gaps in our work. We were doing our best to forget what our intentions were when we wrote the rule and to look at it with fresh eyes to see what it actually said – rule interpretation is where opportunities can be discovered.

Wright explains the finer points of draftmanship to Bernasconi.

“It’ was such a radical boat, and the design team’s first priority is about getting the basics right: balancing the boat, getting the foils and the rudder in the right place and the right shape – all balanced with sailability. Without a crystal ball, it’s hard to know what’ll be the differentiator. Maybe something radical in the control systems, as with the cycling previously – but it’s mainly about getting the basics right. It’s very easy to get them wrong,” he warns.

It’s such a radical boat, and the design team’s first priority is about getting the basics right.

“Spline? I think we were caned at school with a stick like this?”

CREW INPUT These days, designing America’s Cup yachts means including the crew in the earlier stages. Ten years ago, the sailors would turn up when the boat was launched – the design was done in complete isolation. “Right now, the sailors are spending hours every day sailing the virtual boat alongside the designers, and that exchange is very important. As designers, we can’t sail this boat in simulation nearly as well as they can, and we designers need that interaction.” Similarly, the boatbuilders were involved in the early design stages to consider any practical constraints in the build.

Designers will be monitoring the boat in real time from its launch and right through the Cup itself. “There are some highly- loaded structural components such as the forestay (up to 15 tons) and the mainsheet (6-7 tons), plus the G-forces as the boat manoeuvres will be higher with a longer boat”, says Bernasconi.

“We’ll be running high-frequency strain gauges using embedded fibre optics in the carbon fibre components to get accurate data live to engineers to analyse from the chase boat. We’ll also be streaming data and video back to the design office for analysis – that means the design team doesn’t need to be going out on the water every day.”

Three years ago he couldn't imagine what the America’s Cup will look like in the next design generation as it changed so quickly over the previous three campaigns.

“Going from non-foiling to foiling was a huge jump in performance. If there was another jump in boat speed, it could be about getting past the cavitation barrier which is currently around the 45-knot mark." At the time of writing Bernasconi said "we’re very much focused on March 2021, after which the world ends and there’s no consideration for life after.”

Ironically, Bernasconi’s passion for recreational sailing is anchored in the period when Wright was a leading designer – he owns a 38ft Townson. “She’s a very different world and a nice contrast from work.

I don’t race her – I just love to hoist some sails and decompress. We’re so lucky to have the beautiful Hauraki Gulf on our doorstep. I never want to leave, but you never know with this job. Challengers follow the winner to the next defending country – that alone is a huge incentive to win.

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Waikawa Boat Club members Amy Richards and Luke Hodgson took their 38ft Bruce Roberts ‘Crusoe’ around the South Island as part of the Island Cruising South Island Rally 2023.

Circumnavigation Part 1 Marlborough to Fiordland You could say we live by the motto ‘if not now, then when?’ and as 2022 started taking shape we decide to seize the moment and spend the 2022/23 summer circumnavigating the South Island. It was the perfect year to head around the island anticlockwise. The La Nina weather pattern predicting warmer and sunnier weather for the south and with the inaugural SailGP race in Otautahi Christchurch scheduled for March, it meant we were in for a summer of fun and adventure.

We moved onboard Crusoe mid-December with a maintenance to-do list still a mile long. As it always seems to be with boats, it was a flurry of activity in the week before departure trying to tick all the items off which included an unplanned and unexpected windlass rebuild.

Once the jobs were (mostly) done and the windlass was back together, we left Waikawa and had a fairly uneventful trip to Abel Tasman. We spent Christmas anchored behind Adele Island with Ralph and Annie on Jemellie who had also joined the rally, and enjoyed the sun and sand that Abel Tasman brings. The plan was to leave for Milford on the first weather window after Christmas, so we were kept busy downloading weather files and route planning the West Coast.

We departed Tarakohe bound for Milford Sound on the 1st of January just after midnight with the sounds of the New Years celebration fireworks to bid us farewell. There were 5 rally boats all leaving from various locations around Tasman Bay that day so we were in good company. Crusoe, Jemellie, TinTin, Curioisty, and Enola were all on convoy together towards Milford. .

The conditions for the trip down the west coast were a mixed bag. On the first day there were strong winds, gusting up to 35 knots, and an easterly 2-3m swell with a 6s period. It was lumpy! By the second day the wind completely dropped out and we spent most of the day on what we affectionately call the ‘iron spinnaker’ (aka, the engine). By the morning of the third day we were back sailing and the majestic mountains of the Southern Alps were in full view. We and we entered Milford mid-morning on the third day, pretty chuffed with ourselves for achieving this milestone

Without doubt Milford Sound is beautiful and incredibly dramatic. We were very lucky to be able use a secure mooring in Harrisons Cove and it was amazing to wake up in the mornings surrounded by cascading waterfalls from the rain the night before.

However, it was evident pretty quickly that Milford is not well set up for cruising boats. The diesel at the wharf is wickedly expensive, anchoring options are limited, and it’s a constant daisy chain of tourist boats and light aircraft buzzing overhead. It’s definitely worth a stop over, but it’s a place where you come to get the obligatory tourist picture and then move on quick!

Our depth sounder also started faulting as soon as we entered Milford and never recovered until we got to Stewart Island. We suspect that the turbulent characteristics of the fresh water mixing with saltwater was the culprit as we met a few other yachts with the same problem.

‘Just like Captain Cook, we made a lead line using a dive weight on the end of a fishing line’ This saw us get creative with problem solving, so just like Captain Cook, we made a lead line using a dive weight on the end of a fishing line. It worked, but it was really hard going and we spent a couple of weeks measuring our depth this way.

We headed to Bligh Sound after Milford and ended up perched on the side of a steep drop off for two nights during some strong winds. We put the windlass to the test when we inadvertently dropped the anchor in about 45m of water (the perils of not having an operational sounder) and at this stage we were very glad we had rebuilt it before leaving Waikawa. While there we were able to get out and have a snorkel in the China Shop and around Clio Rock.

After Bligh Sound we headed into George Sound, once again to sit out more strong incoming winds.

Our experience of George Sound was like the Bahamas of the Southern Ocean. It was scorching hot and we went swimming in clear blue water. The water was really warm and there was a heap of fish life. Kingfish would just lazily follow the dinghy around like they were out on an afternoon stroll. We later learnt that Fiordland was going through an extreme marine heatwave and water temperatures were 5 degrees warmer than normal. These conditions meant it was amazing weather for cruising, but terrible for the environment. In the whole month we were in Fiordland we only had three days of rain while the rest of the country was being drenched. The La Nina was in full force!

By the time we left George Sound we were getting the hang of the localised wind patterns. The wind will either spit you out of the sounds, or suck you in, depending on the prevailing wind conditions and the sea breeze. Then transiting between sounds there is very little wind left to push you along. The afternoon sea breezes can be upwards of 30 knots so it’s imperative to get of the sound before it kicks in. We left George Sound with a 35 knot easterly which spat us out into southern ocean washing machine conditions off the coast, and instead of making it to Doubtful Sound as planned, we pulled into Charles Sound for the night.

Once in Charles Sound we tucked in behind Eleanor Island for the night and it is one of the prettiest anchorages we had in Fiordland. The mooring line is right next to lush, thick, green native forest.

The water was clear and the birds were chirping. Paradise found!

At Eleanor Island we used our first mooring line in Fiordland. On these moorings you bring your boat alongside a very long line tied between two trees and secure the bow and stern, with the line running alongside the hull of your boat. Easy done when you have great manoeuvrability, but as a heavy full length keel yacht it’s a bit tricker. The weather didn’t play the game with us that night, and we had a long night tied up to the mooring line. Lets just say we didn’t get much sleep and it included a midnight deployment of the dinghy to use as a pusher tug, and a midnight ‘Captain Cook Lead Line’ sounding to set the anchor in another spot.

I asked Jon to give us a heads up on what we should be doing with our boats if we are not planning on using them over the winter… here is Part Two Belts Rust on belt pulleys can chew up a belt very quickly in the new season.

Be sure to have a good look at the pulleys when spring returns.

Covers Covers should be able to keep water out but allow air to circulate. They should be left at an angle that will allow water to run off and not accumulate. Air flow will prevent condensation which leads to dry rot, mould and corrosion. Check fittings, stitching, zips and domes are secure and service if required.

It is possible to install a solar ventilator in a good position to aid air circulation within the vessel.

Interior Remove and wash all linen, clothing, blankets, curtains etc and store ashore for the winter. It’s a good idea to remove and check lifejackets, anchors, fire extinguishers etc, air dry them and store in your garage. Prop open the fridge and freezer doors otherwise mould will form in less than a week. Leave cupboards and drawers open slightly, prop up bunk cushions, leave locker lids open – ensure circulation. Leave a dehumidifier on, draining into the sink, if possible. Otherwise, you can use moisture absorber type products.

Electronics Ensure all deck-installed electronics have tight fitting covers and consider spraying water-repellent silicone behind electronics. It’s also a good time to check nav lights.

Location If you will not be checking your boat over the winter make sure you have ample fenders. Double up the mooring lines to ensure any that break or become loose are covered.

Shower and Sinks It’s best not to leave any water in the system untreated for long periods of time so empty your water tanks. Run your taps to ensure the lines are free of water. Clean, wash and dry sinks and showers and pour a small amount of biodegradable disinfectant down the drains when finished.

Heads Empty your holding tanks. If you have a salt water flush system, close off the intake and add about two litres of fresh water into the bowl, flush some through but make sure some fresh water remains in the bowl. It is also a good time to check all hose connections for leaks, check and tighten all hose clips and perhaps fit a new service kit, new seals etc. Just because the hose is white, it isn’t necessarily sanitation grade. Poor quality non sanitation grade hoses will almost certainly result in smells permeating thorough hose walls. If, when you come back in the spring, its noted that the vessel has a lingering odour from the head, best check the hoses have not gone hard and are now could be weeping very slightly.

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Mike from Hendersons on Grove Rd, shares insights to help us enjoy our time on and in the water…

Following on from last months Spearfishing gear overview, I’m going to talk about going for a spearfish. Spearfishing is a very sustainable and selective way to harvest seafood and we have access to some stunning seafood in our region. I personally find that its one of the few hobbies where you can completely concentrate on what you are doing. While spearfishing is physically draining, it’s also very good mental relief. In a world that demands more of our time and thoughts, this hobby certainly helps stop the noise for the time you are in the water.

Most of our Spearfishing in and around Marlborough is in less than 10mtrs of water and there are many spots you can gather seafood in less than 2mtrs. This opens it up to most peoples snorkelling abilities. Gathering Paua is probably one of the easier species to harvest and they can be found in a number of places. I often find that people tend to head out a bit deeper but always check in the shallows as there is often plenty in less than 2 mtrs of water.

For example, between Robin Hood Bay and Ocean Bay in Port Underwood, checking right up in shallow rocky bays will usually provide plenty of paua.

Don’t use a metal tool to remove them from the rock as if they are cut and not legal, they will bleed to death. We recommend a plastic paua tool.

Crayfish are often more challenging to gather. For a small creature they are very strong and can latch into their holes well. The trick is to be fast. When I’m targeting them, I tend to have a speargun with me (no you can’t shoot crayfish) but if I see one and need some air or to compose myself, I’ll drop my gun to mark the spot making it much easier to find the same hole again. Just a note, make you’re your speargun has a shooting line attached to a float before doing that. Many people have lost a speargun by leaving it on the bottom, thinking they know where it is only to find the bottom can look pretty similar in large areas of the coast. If you see any Red Moki around, you can swim after them as they often return to their cave which can harbour crayfish also. It’s important to know the difference between a male and female crayfish.

The most targeted fish by spearfisherman are Butterfish and Moki. Butterfish (Greenbone) are one of the tastiest fish in our waters and yes, they do have green bones in them. They are only ever netted or speared. Butterfish tend to like areas that have some water movement. You are looking for larger weed banks and they are in 1mtr to 15mtr generally. Butterfish can be two colours - the females and juveniles are brown and the males a blue colour.

Butterfish legal size must be over 35cm. The light brown juveniles tend to be pushing the legal size limit, you will find them but generally speaking I leave them alone. The male butterfish is a stunning looking fish.

Moki are one of the easier fish to spear. There are Red and Blue Moki. We tend not to spear Red Moki as they are a long living and slow maturing fish. It’s believed they live up to 90 years old, and I suggest that you just admire them. Blue Moki are pretty easy to hunt. Often if you don’t make any sudden movements, they will just hang around you. You do get the odd single fish around but normally there is a small school somewhere close. Most of these I see are between weedbanks or just off a reef

The largest fish for our area is the Kingfish and they are in our waters from Nov - April. While these are commonly targeted on a rod, there is an increase in people spearing them often with better results.

Kingfish are very powerful and it’s important that any spearo takes care while trying to secure one. I never recommend a person new to spearfishing target them and always do some research into how they act once speared. Once you are ready, they are an absolute thrill to be in the water with and harvest. They are one of the highlights of my spearfishing calendar, especially when its in 20mtrs visibility and there are hundreds of fish swimming around you. It is something very special to see.

It’s pretty difficult to measure a fish before you shoot it, so it’s very important to know the size limits for all species and if in doubt leave it alone. We always want to make sure our shots are good to secure the fish. However, at times shots can be alittle wayward or too high/low and the fish rips off. I have seen many fish that have recovered and healed up fine. While it’s never ideal, a lot of fish are more hardy than we realise. It is best to always take your time with a shot and if you’re not sure about a quick shot or a long shot, go back up for a breath and have another go. In a lot of cases, the reef fish we target don’t tend to move too far.

No mater what fish you are hunting, any sudden movement or chasing the fish will always result in them swimming off. Slow smooth movements are the key here.

As a guide, a 70-90cm Speargun is good for reef fish and 100-120cm is good for kingfish. I personally use an 80cm speargun for all Butterfish, Moki, Cod, Terekihi etc and a 110cm gun for Kingfish. Using the shorter guns around our reef areas is generally better as we don’t always have the best visibility and there is kelp around. A shorter gun just makes it much easier.

Now to address some of the common fears that people can have. Sharks are something that come up in the shop a lot when talking with people who are getting into spearfishing. Yes, there are sharks out there but they are not something we need to fear. Generally speaking, sharks are either just checking you out or want your catch. This is why it is important to secure your catch on a float or in a float boat.

I have dived Port Underwood / Queen Charlotte regularly for 15+ years and never seen a shark. When I have targeted Kingfish out of Okiwi or around Nelson, I’ve often seen a Bronze Whaler Shark. These animals are very stunning, and it’s important not to panic when you see them. We often run a gopro and once you start swimming to video them, they just take off.

Kelp can be another worry. There is a lot of kelp around our region and in some places we have kelp forests. These normally have good Butterfish and Moki around them. What’s important in this situation is to be aware of your surroundings. A couple of important things to note. If you are worried about getting tangled, don’t try to go over top or through it, but swim around it. If you do get tangled, its important not to panic, just relax and remove it. It’s a good idea to have a knife on the inside of your leg. Most spearfishing suits have a pocket to put a knife in there. I personally have one strapped to my upper arm as it can be easier to get it to there if needed.

Like all sports, there is some risks, so it’s really important to know your limits! One of the greatest risks is pushing your breath hold and going deeper. Don’t treat it as a competition but trust your body. No fish or exploration is worth a life.

Spearfishing can be a safe hobby/sport and opens up a whole world we just don’t see on land. We have an amazing playground here in Marlborough so get out and go for a dip.

You are always welcome to come see me at Hendersons and talk through gear, concerns or hunting techniques.

38 Grove Road Blenheim phone 03 578 9960

7 Essential knots from SailMagazine.com We’ve covered off the Bowline, Stopper Knot and Clove Hitch in previous months, hopefully you have all practiced diligently and have these mastered??

Knot # 6 ROLLING HITCH The rolling hitch comes to the rescue when riding turns jam a line on a winch drum. This hitch is designed not to slip. Use an extra line to tie a rolling hitch on the standing portion of a jammed line, shift the load to the extra line and you can free the jammed line. The rolling hitch will also keep any line secured to a vertical cylindrical object, such as a stanchion, from slipping. It can also be used to form an adjustable noose that doesn’t slip under load, which is handy when securing tie-downs for an awning on deck. The Boy Scouts use the same knot to tension lines secured to tent pegs, only they call it a taut line hitch.

Wrap a line twice around another fixed line or post. Take a third turn by passing the working end of the first line over its standing end and then around the second line above the first two turns. Pull on the standing part of the first line and the hitch will not slip down the second line Knot # 7 CLEAT HITCH The rolling hitch comes to the rescue when riding turns jam a line on a winch drum. This hitch is designed not to slip. Use an extra line to tie a rolling hitch on the standing portion of a jammed line, shift the load to the extra line and you can free the jammed line. The rolling hitch will also keep any line secured to a vertical cylindrical object, such as a stanchion, from slipping. It can also be used to form an adjustable noose that doesn’t slip under load, which is handy when securing tie-downs for an awning on deck. The Boy Scouts use the same knot to tension lines secured to tent pegs, only they call it a taut line hitch.

Wrap a line twice around another fixed line or post. Take a third turn by passing the working end of the first line over its standing end and then around the second line above the first two turns. Pull on the standing part of the first line and the hitch will not slip down the second line

Marlborough-Nelson Marine Radio Association provides a monitored marine communication system in the wider Marlborough Sounds, Cook Strait, Tasman and Golden Bay. I.recently returned to Marlborough from five weeks in the summer-less north. So I was a bit starved of good boating. Flying into Blenheim, Kenepuru and Queen Charlotte Sounds looked absolutely stunning, so it did not take too much arm twisting from the grandchildren on the way home from the airport for me to say “Yes, we can go on the boat and try some fishing”.

A quick glance at the lawns said they would wait for another day, so we packed up a bit of food and some kids clothes and headed down to the marina. Conditions were still pretty nice, so out we went. It didn’t take too much to convince the grandkids that fishing could wait until the next day, they had the dinghy and kayaks to play in, and off they went exploring and ignoring instructions to remain dry!

The weather broadcast from Marlborough-Nelson Marine Radio at 1735 was not great, but not bad enough to overly concern me. Cook was forecast at northerly 30 knots, changing to north-west and then southerly mid-morning the next day. Stephens was westerly 20 knots, turning south-west the next day.

We had very little wind at anchor, and were lying nicely with an offshore breeze, so vaguely somewhere from the north-west. The evening sky was absolutely stunning, so I was pretty relaxed when I hit my bunk.

Around 0300, I woke to a scenario that was definitely not conducive to any further sleep. The wind had gone southerly and was now quite strong. While the anchor was still holding, I was not comfortable with our position and how we were now lying in what was now an exposed bay.

Pitch black sky now, no moon and no stars.

Fortunately, we have good electronics, and I make a point of occasionally doing a night run in good conditions to ensure that I have confidence in the use of the radar and GPS/ plotter in the dark.

We up anchored, the noise waking the sleeping grandchildren. I would have preferred that they stayed asleep, but they probably would have been tossed from their bunks eventually anyway. As we got more into the open, we probably had about 30 knots from somewhere in the south, so we bounced around a bit as we headed for a more sheltered spot.

She-who-must-be-obeyed questioned where I proposed to head for, followed by what turned out to be a much more sensible suggestion.

We picked up a beautifully sheltered Club mooring at about 0400. Apparently I was snoring about five minutes later.

I guess I probably should have paid a bit more attention to that forecast on Marlborough-Nelson Radio.

The southerly did come through in the morning as forecast, just somewhat earlier than I anticipated.

Fortunately, the grandkids saw it as a bit of an adventure and still enjoyed their couple of days boating.

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Channel information Channel 01 - Mt Stokes Coverage extends from Cape Farewell in the south to Cape Egmont in the north and the east coast from Cape Palliser to Cape Campbell, most of the Marlborough Sounds, Golden Bay, Tasman Bay, Wellington and Cook Strait. At times this channel may be workable outside these perimeters.

Channel 04 - Drumduan Covers Tasman Bay including some of the western side of D'Urville Island. This channel was previously channel 28 but on 15 July 2018 it changed to channel 04. Channel 04 is permanently linked to channels 60 and 65 - this means that any transmission made on channel 04 is heard simultaneously on channel 65 and 60, and vice versa.

Channel 05 - Single Hill Sinle Hill is southeast from Ward and the channel covers the east coast from Cape Campbell south to Clarence and sometimes further south. Channel 05 is permanently linked to channel 63 - this means that any transmission made on channel 05 is heard simultaneously on channel 63, and vice versa. MNMRA also has an AIS receiver on site which feeds data into the Marine Traffic website.

Channel 60 - Mt Burnett Covers Golden Bay including the western side of D'Urville Island and down the west coast as far as Kahurangi Point.. Channel 60 is permanently linked to channels 04 and 65 - this means that any transmission made on channel 60 is heard simultaneously on channel 65 and 04, and vice versa.

Channel 63 - Mt Kahikatea Covers Queen Charlotte Sound, Port Underwood, Cook Strait, south to Cape Campbell, Kapiti, Mana and also parts of Kenepuru and Pelorus Sounds.

Channel 65 - Paradise Reserve Covers Kenepuru and Pelorus Sounds, Havelock, D'Urville, western Cook Strait, parts of Tasman Bay, Golden Bay and large sections of Queen Charlotte Sound. Channel 65 is permanently linked to channels 04 and 60.

Channel 66 - Mt Stokes Coverage area is similar to Channel 01. This repeater is for commercial use only and is not operator monitored

Yachting New Zealand Corner with Ian Gardiner Wow, it is May already and winter is approaching, the NZ King Salmon Winter series has started, but unfortunately for the first race day, sailable wind did not eventuate.

Yachting New Zealand has a slogan “Sailing, a Sport for Life”, this has been developed into “To deliver high-quality experiences and equal opportunities for participants of all levels and backgrounds that foster a lifelong passion for sailing, boating, and the environment.

This more reflects the broad base of our member clubs and the direction into our environmental strategies.

Cruising, be it in a trailer yacht, launch or a keel boat is an important part of the boating community.

On the Yachting New Zealand web site, we have a specific resource section for cruising: www.yachtingnz.org.nz/recreational/cruising A great resource to download is the “Trailer Yacht Cruising tips”.

“After many years of racing and some cruising on trailer yachts we decided to get back into cruising and it’s been great.

There are always other cruisers to meet and the main reason for putting this booklet together was the growing number of people new to sailing purchasing boats, which is great.

This information is aimed at new trailer yacht owners but may also be helpful to all trailer yacht cruisers.

Trailer yachts really are dual purpose boats, enabling you to go cruising or racing or both, with the advantage of being able move them around different cruising venues around the county.”

Wayne Holdt, Author

Advocacy, is an often unseen and not well published function of Yachting New Zealand and is undertaken on behalf of all recreational boaties, and yachties.

With a national view point, representing over 31,000 people from 109 clubs, 50 class associations and 40 maritime organisations, YNZ advocacy is far more powerful than individual clubs fighting their specific battles on their own. Especially when it comes to presenting submissions and attending hearings. Some recent advocacy cases include: • Proposed closure of accessible haul out facilities for Launches and Yachts.

• Marlborough Environmental Plan 16.7.3-5, discharge of sewage in the Marlborough Sounds.

• Otago harbor by laws, consistency, and practical rules around the wearing of PDFs. • Nelson harbor by laws, consistency around the use of towing vessels, PDFs and the ongoing use of the waters that Nelson Yacht Club has enjoyed for the last 100 years.

Numerous marine farm resource consent hearing in the Marlborough Sounds, when it is considered to have an impact on the traditional waters and enjoyment of the recreational boaties and yachties.

• Marlborough Environmental Plan Aquaculture Variations, particularly around the changing of the wording from shipping routes to shipping corridors and the effects of a more definitive shipping corridor may have on recreational water users’ freedom of movement and the ability of marine farms to expand further.

• Northland Plan Change 4, www.yachtingnz.org.nz/advocacy/advocacy-cases, and the flow on effects to other areas such as the Marlborough Sounds.

• Dolphin regulations in the Bay of Islands and the effects on Boaties and Yachties, and the potential for this kind of restrictions becoming standard throughout the country.

• Tasman Bay Cruising Club and the consenting of moorings in the Marlborough Sounds.

• There are many more cases and Yachting New Zealand is constantly monitoring sources for issues that may affect our member clubs and the boating community.

Yachting New Zealand Clean Club Program, www.cleanclub-yachtingnz.org.nz, seven (7) clubs have achieved clean club status around New Zealand, but what is really pleasing to see is that four (4) clubs (over half) are from the South Island. Congratulations go out to the flowing South Island Clubs.

• Nelson Yacht Club.

• Pleasant Point Yacht Club.

• Charteris Bay Yacht Club.

• Mt Pleasant Yacht Club.

It would be great to see Waikawa Boating Club on the list, the club is already part way there with the solar panels on the club house and some policies already in place Happy and Safe Boating Ian Gardiner RDM Yachting New Zealand

Deanne and her team are available for all your catering needs, from morning teas and lunches to weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, funerals and business events.

Deanne will work with your specific requirements and any dietary needs.

Give Deanne a call on 021 186 8823

Do you have an idea, an article or photos of interest for our members? Let us know what you would like to see in our new monthly newsletter.

Give Sue a call on 021 287 8225 or email to events@waikawaboatingclub.co.nz

Members Classifieds

Wanted to Buy mooring in Waikawa Bay for 14m yacht.

Contact: Liz 027 217 1564 or Dave 021 073 3612 10M Berth in Waikawa Marina available for rent $440 per month. Contact Steve 021 1338 003 Plastic Dinghy – Moulded Designed to carry 2- 3 people but able to comfortably hold a family of 4 or 5, this dinghy is virtually unsinkable.

An aluminium outboard motor bracket on the rear of the boat suitable for a 22.5 hp motor. Aplywood seat with another two plastic moulded seats at either end of the dinghy. A 5” hatch at the front. (Put a netting bag here for storing phones, cameras, keys etc safely out of the way and dry!!!) Oars DIMENSIONS: Length= 2550 mm Width= 1365 mm Depth= 600 mm Weight= 45 kg Price $595.00 ono Phone Pete on 0275 434 184 Dinghy is in Blenheim

Ship to Shore power lead for sale approx 20m. Has a male plug but needs plug on the other end.

Offers over $100 - currently in the club office ph, 03 573 6798 WANTED: Ladies/unisex coastal waterproof jacket. Size Ladies 14 or Mens Medium. Please contact Ali 021 023 94224

Anchor design Door bell and Hook Rack Make an offer, very possibly brass and in very good condition, these are at the club - phone 03 573 6798

If you have something boat related to sell/buy or swap, these ads (now with photo) are free for our members.

If you would like a full or half page ad please talk to us.

Please email to events@waikawaboatingclub.co.nz

Contacts: By phone - (03) 573 6798 Physical address - 12 Te Ara Kaimoana, Waikawa Marina Web Address - www.waikawaboatingclub.co.nz Facebook for our most up to date news and events Club Manager - Natasha Mason office@waikawaboatingclub.co.nz Assistant Manager - Julia Thomson events@waikawaboatingclub.co.nz Office Hours - Monday to Friday 9am to 3pm

Club Executive Commodore

Sue van Velzen svheatwave@gmail.com Vice Commodore - Anne Marett annemarett5@gmail.com Rear Commodore House - Susie Caley okiawbaylodge@gmail.com Rear Commodore Sailing - David Grigg tempello@xtra.co.nz Rear Commodore Moorings - Steve Dawson stevesuedawson@gmail.com Rear Commodore Crusing - Martin Cuthbert okiwabaylodge@gmail.com Executive Committee Graeme Riach - graeme@graemeriach.nz David Nelson - davidnelson1507@gmail.com Liz Nelson - liznelson16@gmail.com Mike Gould - mikegould@xtra.co.nz