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Blog EntryDec 12, '07 2:30 AM
by zms6563 for everyone
Hi All
 
Does anyone have a copy of the stability certificate for the Ballard, I need one to complete Cat 3.
 
Cheers John

msn-jc0tton wrote on Dec 17, '07
I looked into this when they changed the rules a few years ago.Yaching NZ required you to supply a certificate showing  to the inspector that your boat complies with any one of the alternatives (Stability Index, STIX Value, Positive Stability or pull down test result). I was unable been unable to locate such information on the internet, and this is the problem with all boats that are not a really common NZ design, or a modern design with a designer able to supply the info.. Most of the longer races here in Nelson/Tasman Bay are cat 4 which only require a declaration which side steps the problem. Obtaining an ORC rating somehow also solved the problem, which is not supposed to be that hard, I never understood the details of that.
msn-zms6563 wrote on Dec 21, '07
Thanks for that, I guess not a huge deal as I did manage to get Cat 3 without in the end, seems pretty silly to require a piece of paper to tell you that a yacht with over 3000 built will self right! Thanks for the reply anyway, Merry Christmas to all fellow Ballad owners. Happy Sailing, I will be down the Marlborough Sounds.
msn-jc0tton wrote on Dec 22, '07

If the weather is looking really ok I will head around to Pelorus sound,otherwise I will spend the break across at Abel Tasman. The Sounds are fantastic in good weather and abysmal in bad. Tasman Bay misses most of the bad weather. Presumably being from Wellington you will be going to Queen Charlotte sound.

msn-zms6563 wrote on Dec 22, '07
Who can beat the sounds! Hey we will be in Pelorus for new year, heading for Clova Bay should be around the 30th, it would be awesome to catch up with the only other Ballard in the southern hemisphere. Not sure about cell coverage but will monitor 16, boat is Mindanao. Cheers John
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