The Refit Isn't Actually Finished
Back on board Elixir after a hectic few weeks.
We'd sailed all around Fiji running charters on a big Oyster and made a bit of cash, which was good.
Now it was finally time to go sailing again and test all these new systems, because we arrived in Fiji
and went straight to work without ever getting the chance to anchor up and try any of it.
Honestly, when we left New Zealand I'd say we were about 80% finished, so there was still significant
work to do. We piled everything on and left, and then it was such a rough trip that we noticed loads of
other things needing attention. So before we really got stuck into the circumnavigation, it was going to
be a slow period getting every system up to 100% and finishing this refit as best we could.
#sailaroundtheworld #offshoresailing #sailing #refit #fiji #boatlife
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Max Campbell and a rotating crew of 'Phantom Shipmates' are navigating the globe on Elixir, a 1970 Swan 37. Explore their 2026 New Zealand refit and world voyage.
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