Shipping news Rescue boat painting
The Charteris Bay Yacht Club may get a ?2000 grant from the Lyttelton Harbour Board towards the cost of repainting its rescue boat Te Wnarau. The board’s small craft committee recommended at its meeting this week that the grant be made. The recommendation will go before the finance committee and then the board meeting later this month. Te Wharau was built in the 1950 s and over the last two winters the club had spent $4OOO on refurbishing. Work had included replacing planks and damaged braces and the repainting of both inside and outside of the boat, said the secretary, Mrs Rosemary Allan, in a letter to the council. The boat was used on club days for the rescue of yachts and light craft in distress at the head of the harbour. On days when there was no competitive sailing the boat was crewed by club members from Diamond Harbour, Church Bay, and Charteris Bay. The club’s application was supported by the Harbourmaster, Captain Jack Barbour, who said he was impressed by the high standards achieved by
the club. The club . always made its boats available to the board and on occasions this had meant board vessels did not have to be called out, he said. Two years ago Te Wharau sustained substantial hull damage when helping many small craft in heavy southerly conditions. This had no doubt contributed to the amount of repair work mentioned, said Captain Barbour. Small-boat forecast Today’s inshore weather marine forecast for Lyttelton Harbour to the Waimakariri rivermouth, as received from the Weather Office last evening: North-east winds, 15 knots, with light seas. A one-metre south-east swell in exposed places. Fine weather. . ARRIVALS Reefer Dragon (5.30 a.m.), 5070, Wellington (Scales). Remuera Bay (7 a.m.), 41,814, Auckland (P and O). Spirit of Free Enterprise (7 a.m.), 1204, Wellington (Pacifica). DEPARTURES Spirit of Free Enterprise (4.45 p.m.), 1204, Wellington (Pacifica). EXPECTED ARRIVALS Spirit of Competition, Wgtn, today (7 a.m.). New Zealand Mariner, Wgtn, today (11.30 a.m.). Coastal Trader, Auck, October 7. Tendai Maru, Auck, October 7. Sanko Condesa, Whangarei, October 7. Spirit of Competition, Wgtn, October 8. Mobil Producer, Whangarei, October 8. Godwit, Wgtn, October 8. Coastal Trader, Dndn, October 9. Spirit of Free Enterprise, Wgtn, October 9. PROJECTED DEPARTURES Reefer Dragon, sea, today (9 a.m.). Remuera Bay, Wgtn, today (11 a.m.). New Zealand Mariner, Dndn, today (5 p.m.). Spirit of Competition, Wgtn, tomorrow. Coastal Trader, Dndn, October 7. Spirit of Competition, Wgtn, October 8. Godwit, Dndn, October 8. Coastal Trader, Auck, October 9. Spirit of. Free Enterprise, Wgtn, October 9. Tendai Maru; Taur, October 9. VESSELS IN PORT New Zealand Mariner, Cashin Quay No. 3. Oyang 7, No. 4 East. Holmdale, No. 7 West. Eniwa Maru, dry dock.
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