In just about 1 hour we will cross the international dateline and our longitude will go from east of Greenwich to west of Greenwich. After a bit of discussion in the salon, we figured out that this will mean we … Continue reading →
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Cleared Out to Papaeete
Roger, Steve’s friend and our third for the voyage to Tahiti arrived Friday night and we scheduled our clearance for Saturday at 10 AM. On nights before a passage, I don’t sleep particularly well and this time was no exception … Conti…
Marsden
Finally made it out of Ship Despair and down to Marsden Cove. Buffalo Nickel (Val and Stan) pulled in before we left and were getting ready to do their fuelish thing. Problem was that the fuel truck broke down and, … Continue reading →
Fuelishness
Meanwhile back at Ship Despair, FPB 64 Tiger showed up today and our two gals were parked across the way from each other. Time to bunker the tanks as Tiger is headed off to Fiji and we are headed off … Continue reading →
Lines Off
After a week of provisioning and generally foul weather, we had a brief break and tossed the lines at Ship Despair bound for Great Barrier. For those who have been following for awhile, the following shots might be familiar. A … Continue reading …
Arrival
Arrived back in Whangarei on May 9th after a 38 hour travel ordeal which was punctuated by a dastardly act by our dear friends at TSA. Upon arrival I found they had left an inspection card inside my luggage – … Continue reading →
More Prelauch Pictures
Received another batch of photos from Circa which might be of interest. The first of these shows the get home prop and the main prop. Fresh bottom paint has been applied to the hull, fins and rudder and prop speed … Continue reading →
Ready for Launch
Just got a few pictures of Iron Lady from Circa. She has been prepped for launch and is sporting her newly buffed topsides and bottom paint. Soon she will be off to NZ Ship Repair where she will have her … Continue reading →
South Pacific Weather Sources
As promised, here are the sources we intend to use on our journey across the South Pacific. INTERNET: Internet resources will be available via 3G and WiFi before our departure and via our satellite FB150 when underway. US Navy (www.fnmoc.navy.mil) R…
Iron Lady gets Dressed Up
Steve Dashew just put up a post on setsail with some pictures of Iron Lady on the hard in Whangarei. After two years and some 9000 or so sea miles, we decided that Iron Lady could use a bit of … Continue reading →
