Monthly Archives: April 2012

Departure Decisions

Posted on April 30, 2012 by steve

Sunday was our last full day in New Zealand. We brought the boat in early and fueled up. This took a few goes as the first time on the dock the fuel line wouldn’t reach either of our inlets. Second … Continue reading →

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New Zealand Tracks

Posted on April 29, 2012 by steve

Here are our tracks for this visit to New Zealand. View NZ2011_12 in a larger map

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Predeparture Passage

Posted on April 29, 2012 by steve

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 →

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All set

Posted on April 28, 2012 by steve

The weather forecasts keep coming up good for a Monday morning departure. We had a busy day doing last minute prep. We had a final, final, final visit to the supermarket for fresh food. We did an inventory on our … Continue reading →

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Departure thoughts

Posted on April 27, 2012 by steve

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 →