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Category Archives: Sidewinder
NZ->Fiji: Day 0
A quick scan of the morning forecasts was not immediately encouraging. The forecast looked better for the afternoon and pretty light in the morning. Not what we wanted as we were eager to go. Another boat mention motoring up to … Continue reading
Posted in At Sea, New Zealand, Sidewinder
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Predeparture Passage
It couldn’t have gone much better. At 5:30am we left our slip and exited the marina beneath the raised footbridge. For the first hour the wind was light so we didn’t raise the sails until we were round North Head … Continue reading
Posted in New Zealand, Sidewinder
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Departure thoughts
We’re now down to gobbling up the weather forecasts every six hours to help refine the departure decision. I have been favouring a Sunday departure for the last couple of days but that has now shifted towards a preferred Monday … Continue reading
Posted in New Zealand, Sidewinder
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Sunday in the yard
We had very little breeze in the morning so we were able to complete the stainless steel testing. The results for the forward port support were also encouraging. Having tested the key areas we now need to run the pictures … Continue reading
Posted in Kalida, New Zealand, Sidewinder
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Wednesday in the yard
We’re starting to get busy though, in hindsight, perhaps not busy enough. In the early morning I spent some time researching travel options for Sam. In the end, the best flight I could find was via Fiji of all places. … Continue reading
Posted in Here And Now, Kalida, New Zealand, Sidewinder
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