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Episode 360 : Season 11 : The South Island of New Zealand - Aotearoa Hello Friends, On this episode we make way for Greville Harbor on D'Urville Island. We were faced with a very tricky shallow pass that proved stressful but we made it through safely. On...

Episode 359 : Season 11 : The South Island of New Zealand - Aotearoa Hello Friends, On this episode we depart Pelorus Sound bound for D'Urville Island on a flat calm day. We enjoyed a glassy passage through Stephens Pass and made our way into Port Hardy....

Starting with my sail repair and ended up doing it by hand. Meeting new sailors that are from Indonesia, and sharing nice food together while learning more about Indonesia. My new friends had their anchor stolen in Kupang so I lended them my backup rocna a...

Episode 358 : Season 11 : The South Island of New Zealand - Aotearoa Hello Friends, On this episode we head ashore to smoke the fish Rhonda caught in our new Kiwi Sizzler smoker we had picked up in Picton. We used Al Brown's recipe for smoking the fish h...

Do I wait in the Louisades with barely a connection to the outside world, or brave a gale to get to Australia? In this episode of bluewater sailing, I get waves crashing over the whole boat and filling the cockpit, get stuck in a shipping lane, and almost ...

Episode 357 : Season 11 : The South Island of New Zealand - Aotearoa Hello Friends, On this episode we slip the mooring line after the storms had passed and made our way to Ketu Bay. We had heard that there was good fishing to be found in this bay and af...

Sailing from Saumlaki towards Tual in Indonesia for renewing my visa has been the most expensive experience in a long time. 60 knots of wind is no joke, and even though BE FREE handle this with elegance my old sails had no chance. This was a real storm and...

Episode 356 : Season 11 : The South Island of New Zealand - Aotearoa Hello Friends, On this episode we leave Havelock and make way for the remote anchorage of Chance Bay on the advice of our new friends Nigel and Dale of SY Keiren. We were happy to find ...

This is how I manage to keep my Fisher Panda running even in remote places. Im sharing my secret tricks, and even revealing the 7 issues responsible for the 4 most common problems with a fisher panda 8000i generator. It’s a significant difference solving...

With some humor, I'm sharing the irony of having problems with enough power onboard while trying to finish my episode about why I don't believe in electric or so-called hybrid solutions. All this while waiting not only for better weather but also for the r...

Episode 354 : Season 11 : The South Island of New Zealand - Aotearoa Hello Friends, On this episode we enjoy a short sail to Long Bay and explore the coves and beaches of Kenepuru Bay. Rhonda made some fresh tea, loaded up the thermos and we headed out f...

Sailing Solo Across the Tasman Sea : Sailing Alone Series Hello Friends, After more than a year exploring New Zealand it was time to push off across the notorious Tasman Sea. Plan A was to sail to Tasmania and explore its wild islands and coastlines befo...