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Be careful out there. I ordered some nice jewellery for my wife and a new code 0 turned up.

It does still happen, but there is alot of info/support out there to help mitigate the risk. When Essence left Fiji, the forecasts were showing they were likely to run into crap when they got close to the coast of NZ and sadly they did. 7 weeks ago I was intending to leave Noumea when the forecast predicted a good weather pattern for the passage to NZ. But at the same time there was a little low forming up in the Solomons. I use Bruce Buckley and he advised he was concerned it could form into a cyclone and recommended leaving 2 days earlier than we planned, even with less than ideal condi

got new bedding for the single bunk as well?

I T that was 10 years and a boat ago, but just meaning any system is only as good as it’s weakest point, metal gears would have been great. Offshore shorthanded sailing is all about man/woman management, we alway ran longer watches than most and it showed in results as the legs progressed Everyone can push hard for the first 150nm but backing that up 20hrs later with a leg 3 times longer, then, if your lucky 48hr stop and then 200nm. And your still only then in Napier. If your able to sneak below and grab a drink, put a pizza in the oven/boil the water for freeze dry or just gra