Samaritan Guard Service

Success. Great to be a part of this year's Annual Sir Peter Blake Regatta 2025. Thank you again for the privilege to be part of something very special and dear to us. Merry Christmas to all the Sailors and their families, to all the event personnel / volunteers and especially Torbay Sailing Club. See you all in 2026. 🫡🎄

Lesshgo Sir Peter Blake Torbay Regatta 2025💪🏽
It's time for beasts to do what beasts do and protect.

FYI;

In New Zealand, generally, you are not allowed to have sharp, pointy spikes on fences that could cause harm to people. This is particularly true for fences on residential properties and at schools. While anti-climb spikes designed to deter climbing are allowed, they must be blunt, plastic spikes that are not designed to cause injury.
Elaboration:
Hazardous Fences:
The Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 in New Zealand prohibits fences that could cause harm to people. This includes fences with sharp edges, protruding members, or features like cut-steel "arrow heads" or single and triple-pointed palisades.
Schools:
The Ministry of Education has specific guidelines for fencing at schools, emphasizing the exclusion of sharp edges and protruding parts to prevent injuries.
Residential Properties:
While there might be specific bylaws in some areas, generally, sharp or pointed fence tops are discouraged due to safety concerns and potential liability for injuries.
Anti-Climb Spikes:
Blunt, plastic anti-climb spikes are permitted and often used to deter climbing by cats, foxes, or unwanted human intruders. These are designed to be uncomfortable to climb over but not to cause injury.
Kāinga Ora:
Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities (formerly Housing New Zealand) has guidelines for fences, which include stipulations that there should be no sharp tops or spikes on panels and that any sheet metal clad fences with a sharp top must have a securely fastened U flashing over the top edge to prevent injury.

Keep safe all.

15 years and still going strong defending the Annual Sir Peter Blake Torbay Regatta.
Well done Torbay Sailing Club on another successful Sir Peter Blake Regatta👍🏽

14th year protecting the Annual Sir Peter Blake Regatta.👊🏽

Proud sponsors we are indeed👊🏽

Thank you to our amazing sponsors who have donated heaps of prizes for sailors at the regatta! We have spot prizes from 4pm (weather dependent) on BOTH Saturday and Sunday. Don't forget about the America's Cup being on-site on Saturday too!

Prizes include: wetsuits, kit bags, boat covers, vouchers, bluetooth speakers, dry bags, utility knives, hats, buffs and a whole range of gear. Over $6,000 worth of prizes up for grabs!

Barfoot & Thompson Zhik Albany Toyota Emirates Team New Zealand Fosters Chandlery Burnsco New World Long Bay Doyle Sails NZ Sailing/Watersports Sail One NZ North Sails Samaritan Guard Service

Samaritan Guard Service always here to support the New Zealand Police.