I’m not afraid of the dark… I’m not!!! Ok maybe just a bit… It’s my turn on watch. I’ve just emerged from being snuggled up with a #1 headsail in the V berth after a luxurious four hour ‘sleep’. Well I use the word sleep loosely. I think I was just laying there with my…
We service Wildwood’s motor every year, and every year I wish I had written down all the various bits I need to do the job. Inevitably we end up missing one vital ingredient, which means another trip in the dinghy, drive in the car to the shop, which will of course have just closed for…
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? I have had another article published in Boating NZ Magazine this month! This one is about having a boating budget. I must admit it was a scary exercise adding everything up. But to be honest, I don’t regret a single cent I spend on the boat. Sailing brings me…
I was very excited to have another article published by Boating New Zealand Magazine in their November 2015 edition. Boating NZ is New Zealand’s most popular Boating magazine, published monthly and with a readership of over 130,000 people, this magazine can be found in every bookshop, supermarket, and service station all over New Zealand.
Do you have a sailor in your life? Are you planning on buying them a gift for a birthday, to say thank you, or for Christmas but not sure what to get? Well for goodness sake please do NOT go getting them a puppy or a new lawnmower…
Lyttelton Harbour is surrounded by the Port Hills, which are part of beautiful Banks Peninsula. The whole area is made up of two extinct volcanoes that have been flooded by the sea when they exploded millions of years ago. High up on the hills is a little track which leads to the Pack Horse Hut.…
I went to an interesting talk the other night at the Little Ship Club. David & Jackie Peers were talking about their experience in the Philippines when they were in the direct path of Typhoon Haiyan. Their advice – if you are in a port – get off the boat. There is very little you…
The centre of the North Island is about as far away from the sea as you can get in New Zealand, however adventure still awaits those who also enjoy mountains as well as the sea! Source: The Tongariro Alpine Crossing
The centre of the North Island is about as far away from the sea as you can get in New Zealand, however adventure still awaits those who also enjoy mountains as well as the sea!
We have just returned from a trip to New Caledonia. The entire island is surrounded by a big reef and there are lots of little reefs inside that. Navigation is ok here, as the charts are really well marked, there are nice suggested tracks to follow and lots of cardinal and lateral marks and lighthouses…
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