Taupō 09 August 2026 Speedboat Run 陶波湖 2026 年 8 月 9 日行程 (Boating 出海 – Journeys 旅程)

New Zealand does not generally mandate a licence, or “ticket”, for skippering a speedboat. However, inspired by his previous run in Auckland, but also to ensure future sailings were stress- and problem-free, David completed online courses to get a US NASBLA Boating Safety ID Card and a Canadian Pleasure Craft Operator Card, and in doing so, mastered basic boating rules, including the Colregs and more. This made his run in Taupō much more confident. Having learnt the rules, he was able to extend a large distance away from divers (250 metres) and keep the same distance when passing another vessel, dipping speed by a bit, to avoid causing excessive wake.

This journey started from Taupō, and a run that was originally planned to be a mere hour long easily became a two-hour run due to the family wanting more time to explore. The launch started on a clear day, with varying cloud cover and light-to-moderate wind. Speed was well-moderated, allowing for a moderately fast run whilst accelerating at a safe speed to return ontime. A new personal speed record was set. Return to land was accomplished with care, following instructions as in the pre-run briefing, and a smooth docking.

This run was on lake atop volcanic caldera, taking place on a lake under moderately good visibility. The run was between Taupō and Whakaipo Bay.

Maximum speed attained was 18.4 knots over this approximately 15 nautical mile journey.

紐西蘭通常不會強制要求駕駛快艇人士持牌照。但因受到此前奧克蘭航程啟發，同時爲保證未來出海安全，馮琰完成了線上課程，並成功考取美國 NASBLA 船隻安全運行身分證，及加拿大有了船隻操作員證。在此過程中，他熟悉並掌握基礎航海規則 (包括國際防碰撞規則等)，使其在陶波湖出海更有信息。

基於課程學習內容，他得以於實際操作中，與潛水人員保持至 250 m 寬裕安全距離；並在超越其它船隻時，維持相同間距，並主動適度降低速度，以最大程度避免引致產生過大浪波。

此程由陶波啟程，原本計畫近一個小時旅程因家人可望由更多時間探索，延至兩個系哦啊時。出海之處，氣象晴朗，隨後雲量多變，並伴有輕度至中度陣風。

在此航海旅程中，速度得以有效、合理及克制掌握，在確保安全提速、準時返航前提下，維持了適度高速運行，全船人員遵守出海前安全提示。最後，在返程時，此船謹慎返陸並平穩靠泊。本次航行於一座火山穹窿形成的內陸湖泊上，在能見度良好的情況下，往返於陶波與懷凱波灣 (Whakaipo Bay) 之間。

此程全程錄得航程約 15 海浬，期間錄得最高航速達 18.4 節。

Skipper’s Notes

船長筆記

I must say — the run I just did in Auckland was spectacular. As in: the views, the speed, but far more, the fact that I now knew I had to brush up on my navigation knowledge. Far East wisdom states — To know that you do not know is the highest wisdom; to think you know when you do not know is a sickness. Fully aware of this, I finished and passed NASBLA and PCOC licensing/certification. Hitherto alien to me, Colregs and basic navigational rules were a breath of fresh air. Having been passed in Auckland by another boat, I defensively executed a “wave chop”; in Taupō, I mandated a minimum distance of 250 metres between me and the other boat and dipped speeds so to generate as little wake as possible. One of our goals was to see the Ngātoroirangi Mine Bay Māori Rock Carvings — we’re still a little in dispute if we saw it, with me aware we caught sight of something like that, but the wife not too certain. Still, it was a refreshing cruise — the helm was inside, so our boat was able to handle some visible chop, but it was always manageable — Jr was even able to have some fun with his dominoes inside! I was able to best my Auckland speed record with a new one. Both launch and return were optimal, a good run before we headed later in the day over Desert Road. — David Feng

奧克蘭海上之旅確實壯觀又妙不可言，無論是眼前景致、風馳電掣航速，都令人讚歎；然而我由此則意識到自己必須好好重溫並提升出海安全知識。老子曰：「知不知，上；不知知，病」；而我深知此，因此吉報考病順利通過美國 NASBLA 及加拿大 PCOC 快艇執照。此前曾對我陌生之國際開上避碰規則 (Colregs) 與基礎航行規則，如今讀來則令人耳目一新。奧克蘭之行，我曾被另一艘船超越，即防禦性執行「切浪 (wave chop)」操作；而在陶波湖，我則規定本船須與他船之間保持至少 250 m 防禦距離，並降低航速以儘量減少製造船浪。此程目標之一是去觀賞賞恩加托羅伊朗伊明灣毛利石雕 (Ngātoroirangi Mine Bay Māori Rock Carvings)，然而我們迄今對於是否真正看到它尚略有爭議 — 我確定自己看到類似景觀，惟我太太不太確定。儘管如此，此程仍是一趟令人心曠神怡航程。由於駕駛艙設於船艙內不，我們的快艇完全可以對應海上肉眼可見之風浪，一切盡在掌握之中；兒子甚至於可以安心玩他的多馬諾骨牌！我又可以創出全新航行速度，突破此前奧克蘭紀錄。啟航與返程均極其順利，在當天晚些驅車行駛荒漠公路 (Desert Road) 之前，無疑是一段最晚麼旅程。— 馮琰