Category Archives: At Sea

The north westerlies kept it up all day and brought up lumpy seas. The day became quite demanding on the minds and bodies of Dignity’s crew. When we weren’t on shift we were each invariably asleep or lying down to … Continue reading →

Day 2 the winds died on us. After a while sailing along at 3 knots lost it’s charm so we fired up the genny. The forecast suggested stronger northwesterlies overnight so I motored north expecting to make our desired distance … Continue reading →

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 →

Another calm day. The Code Zero stayed up all day and we alternated sailing and motor sailing as the wind built and faded. Excitement is building as we’re within a day of New Zealand. We all had good long showers … Continue reading →

We plod on. The wind has lightened further and moved more to the north east. That has enabled/required us to hoist the Code Zero. As we’d furled it badly last time it was a bit of an effort to raise … Continue reading →