june 1 2005 : coast of new south wales, australia It was surprisingly hard to leave Sydney. We were tied to a nice safe mooring just a quick walk away from anything you could possibly need and right on the doorstep of an amazing city. But when we woke up … Read More
April 2005
april 1 2005 : gulf harbor marina, whangaparaoa, new zealand The new watermaker pump arrived early yesterday morning and within an hour or so it was installed, wired, and ready to go. We turned it on and we were making water again. Thank goodness. I wasn’t 100% sure of my … Read More
March 2005
march 3 2005 : south island road trip, new zealand We woke up bright and early the other day in order to get out of Greymouth. But first we had to stop at the gas station where, while Ali was paying for the petrol she was asked if she would … Read More
Bumfuzzle Catamaran Repair Costs
2002 Wildcat Catamaran Delamination Repair Costs (repairs made in New Zealand November 2004) To read the builders, Charter Cats S.A., response to our boats delamination click here.
February 2005
february 1 2005 : gulf harbor marina, whangaparaoa, new zealand It’s hard to believe we are into February already. We have been here at Gulf Harbor, on the hard, since October 29th! But the end is in sight now. The new blue bottom paint is on, the trampoline is fixed, as … Read More
January 2005
january 7 2005 : gulf harbor marina, whangaparaoa, new zealand Happy New Year! We’re back on the boat after a great trip home. It’s been nearly a month already since we updated the site. I guess there wasn’t much to report on back home. We were busy doing the same things … Read More
December 2004
december 3 2004 : st. paul, minnesota, usa Obviously we made it home okay. The trip coming home was a lot quicker though not nearly as fun as it was getting away. Our flight from New Zealand to Los Angeles was a brutal one. With me on the aisle, Ali in … Read More
November 2004
november 1 2004 : gulf harbor marina, whagaparaoa, new zealand Well, after a busy weekend we have ourselves a new ride. A 1988 Volvo we picked up for the bargain basement price of about $1300 USD. Hopefully she’s got another 3000 miles or so left in her. We woke up early … Read More
October 2004
october 1 2004 : en route to tonga Not much to report on for this passage. It’s been pretty slow going most of the time. Back in Tahiti one of our to do’s was to get the bimini support welded since one of the two main supports is almost completely … Read More
September 2004
september 2 2004 : mo’orea, society islands, french polynesia I thought after our 24 day passage across the Pacific that everything after that was going to feel like nothing. Now it seems that a one day passage completely wipes us out. We actually left two days ago with the intention … Read More
August 2004
august 1 2004 : en route to rangiroa This has been a strange passage so far. It’s only about 580 miles, five days, so we didn’t really give it much thought before we left. Then suddenly late on the first day we both looked at each other and said, God, … Read More