Author Archives: Peter Rossin
Jumping a Bit
After Great Barrier we traveled on to Kowou Island which deserves more treatment then I have time for now. After Kowou, we moved north to Marsden Cove (about 5 hours) and tomorrow we move back to Whangarei for a bit … Continue reading
Red Sky
The old saw is that “a red sky in the morning means sailors take warning”. It means that high pressure is to the east of you (good weather) and low pressure is moving in (bad weather). The weather charts that … Continue reading
Great Barrier – Smokehouse bay
We had a great trip down from Whangarei and caught 2 tuna enroute. After suitably being marinated, they were cooked on the barbee for dinner at Katherine’s Bay. The next morning we moved on to Port Fitzroy also on Great … Continue reading
Unity
Getting used to a new boat takes time – particularly a boat as sophisticated as Iron Lady. The first thing seems to be sounds. What was that alarm on the Maretron? Was it serious or just an alert? Was that … Continue reading
Destination Tomorrow
Our plan is to head back to Great Barrier Island – we only saw a small part of the island over the 2 nights we were there. Tomorrow’s destination is Catherine’s Bay. Supposed to have great mussels and snapper. The … Continue reading
It’s been a fuel day
We are off again tomorrow and we are making final preparations. Deb and Steve have been shopping for our dry stores and stowing same aboard. I have been busy doing the windows in RainX, stowing gear and filling the boat … Continue reading
More Video
On March 24 and 25, a show of sorts was held in Whangarei for a group of folks who are interested in the FPB concept. Boat tours, tours of Circa Marine, evening video and slide presentations and Q and A … Continue reading
Back to the Bays
After leaving Great Barrier, we headed north past Whangarei and the Poor Knights (a very famous diving site) and on to the Bay of Islands as we had to meet Steve Dashew in Russel the next morning. WIth building winds, … Continue reading