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2341. Hamilton Golf Club
2341 Hamilton Golf Club. The course is named after that famous golf course in Scotland, St. Andrews. Distances shown are for red tees (in metres). Tuesday, June 9, 2009. 1st hole, par 4, 340M. There are three fairway bunkers on the left (190M, 220M and 245M) and houses with very expensive looking glass windows on the right. Keep your drives down the middle or slightly to the left. You will be able to attack the first green with your long irons. Two putts for your first par! Sunday, June 7, 2009. This is ...
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2342. Narrows Golf Course
2342 Narrows Golf Course. A short review of the Narrows Golf Course, Hamilton, NZ. Distances shown are from the blue tee markers. Wednesday, July 1, 2009. 1st hole, par 3 (161M). The right side of the green is guarded by a sand bunker. Tall trees along both sides of the fair way suggest using a high trajectory with a 4 or 5 iron depending on placement of the blue tee-markers. Links to this post. Sunday, June 28, 2009. 2nd hole, par 5 (464M). Links to this post. Friday, June 26, 2009. Links to this post.
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24. Black & white Kodak photos
24 Black and white Kodak photos. One cold foggy winter in Hamilton New Zealand, I spent a week scanning all my Kodak photos and saving them in my computer. Here are some of these old photos. Thursday, August 04, 2005. I was sure that I applied Oil of Ulan every night and drank my Aloe-vera juice, ate bee pollen, Manuka honey, Glucosamine and fish Omega oil in the morning and yet I don't seem to be growing any younger! Links to this post. Medical staff of the Lutong Clinic. Links to this post.
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25. Launching a trailer yacht
25 Launching a trailer yacht. To launch a trailer yacht is quite easy and can be done by one man. Just follow the sequence shown here. For recovery, simply reverse the process. There is a 10:1 mechanical winch on the trailer, if required. Monday, July 25, 2005. Remember to install the towing lights panel at the rear of the boat and attach a streamer to the end of the mast. I used tapes from an old VHS video cassette. On arrival at the boat ramp, remove the towing lights, raise the mast, connect the boom,...
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251. Ngaroto Sailing Club
251 Ngaroto Sailing Club. We are located on Banks Road, off Paterangi Road, Te Awamutu. Various types of sailing boats are used by. The club members; mostly dinghies ,trailer yachts and one catamaran. Sunday, October 14, 2012. How it all started for me in 1968. I climbed the Sydney bridge with a friend in 1968. We saw many things from up there. There was the Opera House nearing completion, a hydrofoil coming from Manly to Circular Quays. And most important of all, a yacht passing under the bridge! This i...
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26. My Family
Erica, Eugene, Pearl, Derrick, me, Christine, Kevin. June 02, 2008. Eugene's wedding, 26th Jan 2008. The family went to Yunlong, Hong Kong for Eugenes wedding. Pearl's wedding, 29th July 2004. Was held at the restaurant in a Marlborough vineyard. January 09, 2006. This photo was taken near Ngaroto. We had some visitors from Auckland. A trip to see the rail tunnel at Waihi. August 09, 2005. Kevin, Pearl, Christine, Eugene and me. Kevin was going to study in New Zealand. ETB 500 Lutong 1983. They belong to...
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27. Boat trips & outings
27 Boat trips and outings. I have explored many North Island lakes in my trailer yacht, a Noelex 22. My dream. Is one day to sail Lake Wanaka and Milford Sound on the South Island. I can imagine the envy of all the tourists looking at this chinaman yachtie. Why him and not me? Tuesday, May 08, 2012. LOA: 6580 mm (21 ft. 7 in). Beam: 2185 mm (7 ft. 2 in). Draft: 1220 mm (4 ft). Sail area: 190 sq feet. Ballasted plate: 114 kg. My boat name is Nanook. A 22-footer designed by Noel. Honey and A lex. This is m...
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Guests on my boat
Guests on my boat. I have shared my boat with many people, friends, relatives and even total strangers.They all have one thing in common; this was their first time on a yacht! Thursday, 27 June 2013. Tam Chi Kim was a guest on my first boat, Kestrel, a 19 footer. We visited Lake Arapuni. On another occasion we visited Lake Rotoiti; it was raining heavily. We did not enjoy the trip at all. He came back for another ride when I upgraded to a 22-footer, a Noelex. Shaun He and Rebecca. Shou Shan, Mei Shan and...