John's Blog
Its just after 9 am Sunday here, and the forecast says that the worst of the storm is due late this evening. Right now its about 600 miles away and we’re getting the first of the wind and cloud. I’ve secured everything, will be putting a tarp over the...John's Blog
We here in the north of New Zealand are for the most part just far enough south of the warm tropical seas to miss the worst of the tropical revolving storms that tear through the western Pacific at this time of year, but global warming and the warming of the oceans...John's Blog
Visitors. Librarian Felice and boatbuilder Ben have just been in here for a couple of days. I’d not met them before, but their niece lives in the house just up the track from my dock and they were wanting to come in and stop in order to have a couple of days...John's Blog
SCAMP Camps and other things. Its going to be a busy few months from July onward. With partner Howard Rice I’m involved in three SCAMP camps, one in Port Townsend, One in Baldwin Michigan, and one in Port Aransas. I’ll be running tool skills classes entitled Essential...John's Blog
Mast making time. I’ve not been able to do much in the workshop for a couple of weeks, figured that I’d get started again on a light and easy project. Just to get the ball rolling again, so its time to build the mast. I found some merchant grade “Baltic Spruce”...John's Blog
Being the height of summer, the schools not open yet, and many people off on annual holidays work is very quiet at this time of year here in NZ, so I figured that I could combine a job on the ship with a little voyage. It’s the first time I’ve been cruising solo for...
