Monthly Archives: May 2011

Bazaar

After a bit of a lie in my first chore was to top up the starboard diesel tank. I emptied three jerry cans in then dinghied off to fill five leaving them on the deck to complete the fill later … Continue reading

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Changing Fuel Pumps

Before going ashore we wanted to do a wash so with a good amount of time to spare we fired up the generator to kick things off. It stopped fairly quickly giving an error code of ‘Unknown’. This usually means … Continue reading

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Photos, finally

Here are 3 albums of pictures : Crossing / arrival pics 1st day ashore 2nd day ashore

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Crew Departure

It turned out Tuesday was to be Paul’s last day aboard. I’d promised him a ride up the mast and as I wanted to inspect my rigging and to untangle our shredded NZ courtesy flag we had an opportunity to … Continue reading

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Feet on the ground

First full day on land after a hefty passage is always a nice experience and Monday was no exception. Shortly after breakfast I dinghied over to the Jacksters who had arrived the evening before to say hello and give them … Continue reading

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