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Nope, very exposed to the east, pop down to Tutukaka for a sheltered spot, not far away

Have been watching Madz since his channel first started, entertaining stuff. Good on him for selling his house and moving aboard full-time. Although I do wonder about his new boat and sailing it across from England. It didn't ever seem that seaworthy

http://self-portraitinthepresentseajournal.blogspot.co.nz/

suffered serious rigging damage in winds of up to 75km/h (40knots). Really???

I have been percolating on this one for a few days and have some reasoning behind my current set-up and future travels. No to gas as it is one more fuel I need to carry. Currently have 400lt diesel on board and kero for the stove/oven and lighting. Run leds also so the kero is not crucial for lighting, have 400w solar and three house batteries. WIll need to replace fire box in the potbelly in the next three years, so may consider replacing it with a diesel heater. With now having the need for three fuel sources, diesel, kero and wood/coal would it be wise to reduce it to two?? Do I wan

I was living in Opua when that Cat blew up. Apparently it was caused by a gas leak that built up in the bilge. The owner went on board after a few days away and lit the stove......... After seeing the cabin top that had landed 100 mt away I decided to not have gas on board any more. Currently have a charcoal bbq on the back of the boat, kero three burner cook top . Also rebuilding a two burner kero with kero oven. Planning on installing a fan in the oven also. Have a small potbelly that I tend to cook on most of the time especially in winter

And he is about to head off again... http://self-portraitinthepresentseajournal.blogspot.co.nz/

Ummmm.... google chinese gybe....... I have crewed on a sixty five foot yacht and that happened to us.... In my yacht we had 800l water ballast. Had it set up so we could drain the water when running downhill, so we had on this day. 30 knots behind us, keel half up, about 100l water left on board, hitting sixteen knots while surfing down waves, wind gust from 90 degrees, all over........ lol. Mast in the water, my crew mate overboard and one rather pissed off dog who was asleep in the cabin. So not really the sort of situation you would put yourself in as a novice or not wel

Ask Andrew Fagan about that one, I think Swirly World is only 17ft?? It comes down to basically the sailor and then the boat. From my personal experience we started off as young kids in the p class etc. I then had a break for a few years and started up again in my late 20's with sailing a sunburst and moved on from there. Anyway to cut a long and rather boring story short I went with a 20 Jim young and sailed it everywhere for a few years until I decided I would like more comfort. While I was still in the trailer sailer mode I got a farr 7five00 ( sorry five key has stopped working) a

I went down for a look this afternoon, sobering doesn't even begin to describe it. It looks like at high tide it will have about four feet of water around it and it isn't a small yacht. It would take some serious gear to get it back in the water and the tides are only getting smaller. Will post up some photos in the next few days, I am just waiting to hear back from the owners to see if they mind. Have also offered them the use of my yacht if they need a liveaboard for a ,month or two.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503450&objectid=11566163

Just found this and watched this on Choice TV https://www.choicetv.co.nz/#!/play/tv/49/season/1/episode/1/episode-1 Rowing across the Tasman Sea

Na, more like I have a rechargeable torch in my gear bag and that makes me a good skipper...

Bit like the trailering statement..... I must have been so wrong for trailering my farr around the country for over five years, it weighed in on the weighbridge at 2800kg laden up with gear for a month long holiday. My clutch and brakes survived and I survived and so did my family. It is a shame that those with no knowledge seem to find the need to promote their own self importance by appearing to know what they are talking about yet have not a clue. Best people like that stick to discussing the quality of rechargeable torches and other such things.....

Last time I did that trip we had 20 knot NE for the whole time. Due to time constraints we couldn't wait and it was a uncomfortable trip. Motored into 2m chop for thirty six hours to get to Wellington. First time I did that trip we had 40 knots SW and it was a blast, put up a bag as soon as we got out to sea and never took it down till we turned in Wellington Harbour. So make sure you pick your weather and are confident in the reliability of the boat and yourself

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503450&objectid=11477590

Added mine last week, 25yr old brick. Still ready to go offshore in a few years...