John's Blog
Its springtime here, but spring here is usually changeable weather, the “all four seasons in one day “kind of changeable. It means that on average the air temperatures are climbing but there is so much rain that the ground is saturated, there is mud everywhere,...John's Blog
A reminder, this year, rather than run my boatbuilding skills course in my own overfull workshop, I’ve been given the run of the New Zealand Traditional Boatbuilding School workshop in Te Atatu north, west Auckland. Its a nice space, well equipped,...John's Blog
My current building project. Just a reminder of what she’s intended for, this little ship is intended as a long range sail and oar adventure boat, capable of multi day coastal voyages in open waters. Water ballasted, with a SCAMP style “veranda”,...John's Blog
Annie is making progress on her floating home. SIBLIM, ( Small is beautiful, less is more) is coming along well, as always with projects like this its taking longer than expected but for a solo build learning the skills as she goes, SIBLIM is coming along well....John's Blog
Sunday 21 May. Its been a busy time of late, spending time with Denny, had a big adventure walking the Tongariro Crossing with a group she’s part of. Thats a big walk, my fitness tracker wristband showed 35000 steps for the day. Its a mighty climb up...John's Blog
The SV Navara came across a tiny yacht sailing in the Magdalena Channel in the far south of Chile, not a sight they’d expected to see so they took pics and posted this to their website. Surrounded by mountains, the weather extremely unpredictable and biting...
