Black Panther

Angela in Stepping Out, 1997, or is that something different?

Thinking about that trip Wellington to Auckland, I was really enjoying it up to losing steering and autopilot somewhere between east cape and Colville channel. But I did discover steering a 60ft schooner with a 6 ft emergency tiller is possible, if a little tedious.

Also currently enjoying some of our daughter's covers

Bluetooth to a cylindrical speaker that gets thrown everywhere. Playlist : Cole Porter for me , Haitian bacchata for Angela . What? You've ever heard a Haitian bacchata? https://youtu.be/6twKNHlX7aM?si=kgiROZcLh-MuWHJs

20 mins and an alarm clock. Normally sleep on deck. If I get tired I'll heave to for a few hours.

I might be about to dump some, I need to pull it out and inspect. Whangaparaoa though, you could sail here.

I'm still on my 8 year old coppercoat.

Coca cola, overnight soak. You'll never drink that sh*t again but your tiller will have a shiny new seat.

No, I'm wrong, since then I have done cairns to Brisbane single handed.

I have done plenty, most recently Wellington to Auckland, might have another 1 or 2 left in me.

I sailed from Mooloolaba to Auckland via Lord Howe on her. Pat Costello was the owner and had just won the single handed Trans tasman race. I think he wanted someone to talk to. Great little boat and I enjoyed the trip immensely.

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We're cleaning out the storage locker, so I thought I'd put these here before trying trade me. Sextant is a zeiss yachtmaster. Price?

I think it should be the skippers decision. I was interested that a couple of countries visited recently insisted on ais and that it be on. Ours stopped transmitting at one point and they got agitated. " is there a technician on this island who can look at it?". Nope.

That sucks, I don't have radar and actually have no intention to fit it.