Author Archives: KC2RIY

NZ->Fiji Day 1

Posted on May 14, 2011 by KC2RIY

Our departure time was in some doubt due to a threatened early afternoon front. To settle this I was able to listen in to the real time wind measurements around the north island as well as look at the hourly … Continue reading →

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Zero

Posted on April 25, 2011 by KC2RIY

That’s the number of boat projects attempted Sunday. Zero. Count ’em. Been a long time since we’ve had a full day off. I did do my ‘sea trial’ of the new kayak giving myself some good arm exercise. I paddled … Continue reading →

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Back to Russell

Posted on April 23, 2011 by KC2RIY

We had a relaxed start to the day. We didn’t have a lot on our plates so there was no rush. We read a little and I tackled another Euler problem, finding a smarter algorithm than the last time. I … Continue reading →

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Leak

Posted on April 21, 2011 by KC2RIY

We awoke after a very solid nights sleep. Something about life on the water. We set about tackling a couple of the issues we’d discovered the previous day. I opened up the cabin ceiling and removed all the 12 nuts … Continue reading →

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Shakeout

Posted on April 20, 2011 by KC2RIY

We made it to Whangamumu Harbour arriving around dusk. Normally I wouldn’t want to arrive in an anchorage in poor light but we’d been here before and were familiar with the bay. Our total fish tally for the trip was … Continue reading →

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