Author Archives: Peter Rossin
Offshore Trials
More on our bay hopping later, but we promised to pick up Steve Dashew (the Designer) in the Bay of Islands for a run back to Whangarei. Steve had been hoping for some really bad weather (“good” weather to him … Continue reading
Barbee
Turning back the clock a bit, before heading off to Great Barrier, Rolf Siedler, Circa’s master electrician invited us to his home for a barbeque. In addition to being a fine electrician, Rolf also is among many other things, a … Continue reading
Whangaparapara
Another day another bay – one is better then the next. Whangaparapara is about 3 hours south of Port Fitzroy (a port in name only). Home to an old whaling station, there are also nice bush walks. The picture is … Continue reading
Solitude
We have all gotten used to the “noise” of modern life. Sometimes louder, sometimes just in the background – but it is always there. Iron Lady is a quiet boat. Her systems in temperate climates allow her to run at … Continue reading
Great Barrier
WIth the long busy days Training completed, spares on board and enough supplies to carry us for a few weeks, we are off to Great Barrier Island off the eastern coast of New Zealand – about a 7 hour run. … Continue reading
Tossing Off the Lines
The big day has finally come. Finally moved most of the “stuff” onboard. I was really concerned about the amount of storage space, but hte boat just seems to ‘swallow it” without issue. Departure is tomorrow AM to Great Barrier … Continue reading
Tsunami
I was up at 4 AM today watching the warning sites about the Tsunami and it’s impact on NZ. If things had gotten dicey, our best strategy was to put to sea. At around 5 AM our time, most of … Continue reading
Soren Larsen
I started out with the intent of shooting some pictures of Iron Lady, but as I was going out, the Brigantine Soren Larsen came sailing up the harbor and tied up at New Zealand Ship Repair where we are located. … Continue reading