Marsden Cove Marina, Whangarei, NZ Mike 03 Nov 2016 04:00 (NZ) 02 Nov 2016 11am (US East Coast) We successfully completed the passage to New Zealand and are securely tied up to the Q dock at Marsden Cove Marina, Whangarei, NZ. Customs will be here between 9-9:30am to clear us in. We are enjoying a […]
Author: Mike
Passage Update – 02 Nov 2016
02 Nov 2016 00:00 (NZ / Tonga Time) 01 Nov 2016 07:00 (US East Coast) am So far so good. We shut the engine down at 8pm and started sailing wing-and-wing, with the mastfoils square to the wind and one jib out to each side of the boat. This works well for a narrow wind […]
Passage Update – 01 Nov 2016
At Sea Mike 01 Nov 2016 12:00 (NZ / Tonga Time) 31 Oct 2016 19:00 (US East Coast) 7pm So far today we have had a good day motoring in light winds and calm seas. It started out sunny and has now become overcast as a sign of things to come. While I much prefer […]
Guest Blog: Michael Cook
Slow Boat to Margaritaville 2008 Regata del Sol al Sol On April 23rd, I flew from Italy to Tampa, Florida to participate in the 2008 Regata del Sol al Sol. Bob Gruber, skipper of Summerwind, an Allied Seawind 32 ketch, had asked me along as navigator for the race. Bob is a good friend and […]
Overnight Passage, Various Groundings and Eventual Anchorage
Day Two on the Open Ocean between Florida and Bahamas The family had a leisurely breakfast before weighing anchor and motoring through the Fort Pierce Inlet, out of the Intercoastal Waterway and into the Atlantic Ocean. After following the shoreline south in the early afternoon, we turned the ship southwest and bore toward the Bahamas, […]