Finding Our Rhythm: Boat Projects and Balance in New Zealand
Refit Diaries: 11/02/2025 - 11/09/2025 The longer the mast is down, the more we discover. From a preliminary inspection, it appears... (read more)…
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Full Speed Ahead: Mast Unstepped and Workshop Gutted
Refit Diaries: 10/26/2025 - 11/2/2025 Their attention to detail and precise prep work paid off when the crane arrived and removed the generator, boom, and mast in under an hour. It could not have gone smoother. We now have... (read more)…
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Sawdust, Stainless, and Steady Progress
Refit Diaries: 10/19/2025 - 10/26/2025 Despite being the exact same model number, it has slightly different dimensions. We drove to the boat to evaluate the gaping hole it will eventually reside in. Unfortunately... (read more)…
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Let The Boat Work Begin!
Refit Diaries: 10/05/2025 - 10/12/2025 After waiting on the carpenter for several weeks, we decided to complete the owner's cabin demolition ourselves. Ray removed all the screws he could access, but because the bed was put together before it was put into the boat, many of... (read more)…
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Sailing to New Zealand: Pre-Departure & Arrival Guide for Foreign Yachts
This checklist is designed to help streamline the foreign yacht clearance process in New Zealand, based on our firsthand experience in September 2025.…
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Cruising Tonga: A Sailor’s Guide to Port Logistics, Provisioning, and Yacht Resources
This guide is designed to help sailors navigate the logistics of cruising in Tonga: from checking in and out, to provisioning, refueling, and more. It’s based on our firsthand experience visiting in 2025.…
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Sailing from Tonga to New Zealand— We did it!
It was a whirlwind of discomfort: enduring bone-chilling temperatures at the helm overnight, battling difficult and rapidly changing conditions, and wrestling with the constant underlying fear that we were making the wrong decision… (read more)…
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Responding to a Tsunami Warning at Anchor: Lessons from Tonga, July 2025
In this post, we detail the timeline and decision-making process we experienced aboard our sailboat in Tonga during the July 2025 tsunami warning… (read more)…
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5 Boat-Friendly Sourdough Recipes
Five of our favorite boat-friendly sourdough recipes you can make with minimal effort and equipment!…
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