Yard and Slipping 

In the yard we have ten cradles that can accommodate boats of up to twelve tons which is the maximum that the winch is allowed to pull up the slipway.

There are cradles to suit a range of vessels from multihulls and keel yachts to launches and occasionally trailer yachts. 

The caretaker/manager handles bookings for these. It is prudent to book well in advance to make sure that a cradle to suit your boat is available

Slipping  Restrictions​​​​​​​

Due to maintenance work on the slipway rails, vessels with a draught greater than 1.2m cannot be slipped on a neap tide, and spring tides can only accommodate draught up to 1.8 m .

The formula is that the draught that can be slipped at the moment is 400mm less than the high tide on the chosen day.

When planning to slip please take into account that the height values in the tide tables are significantly affected by weather conditions. i.e atmospheric pressure changes sea level by about 1cm per HPa of air pressure, and southwesterly winds tend to reduce high tide at the boat harbour, while northeasters tend to increase it. These effects combined can produce a deviation from the published tide height in excess of 300mm.

These restrictions will be reviewed as work proceeds. Bookings should be made with the caretaker in the usual way. Thank you all for your patience.

Health and Safety in the yard

Other documents such as incident reports and other health and safety matters can be found in the "About Us" menu above Or at https://www.sporty.co.nz/viewform/364652