John's Blog
As I left the marina the wind, which had been in the east, died away completely, the little wind we had was only as a result of the tide moving us through the air but it was enough to give steerage way in the narrow channel. You can see Westpark Marina off in the...John's Blog
Away cruising. Episode one. Auckland Anniversary weekend, I’d planned on being away for 5 nights, from January 27th until the following Tuesday. The Mahurangi Regatta is held on the Saturday and my aim was to sail part way on Thursday,...John's Blog
Lots of little jobs to do. The trailer not the least of them. While its in pretty good shape, it looks as though it was a power boat trailer set up for a deep vee power boat, and its not quite right in several areas. You’ll note that there is no self...John's Blog
So when I was in the local Bunnings store ( its about the same as Lowes or any of the other big box nightmare hardware stores) and I saw a specials box with bundles of good looking 10mm ( 3/8in) braided rope in it, I looked. Rope, expecially that sort of...John's Blog
Its only 3 weeks until the big regatta at Mahurangi about 25 miles north of Auckland. I’ve only missed the event about three times in almost 30 years, and really do want to be there with May this time. I’m normally there on the beach and race as...John's Blog
Well, Ive not done this before so its a bit of a learning curve. The intention is to have a place where I can chat, post pics and ramble on about things that I’ve been up to, mostly boating but sometimes other stuff whether associated or not. So latest,...
