Leaving New Zealand
Sea Topaz
Duncan Briggs
Mon 21 Jun 2010 12:32
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33.35.912 S 174.34.732 E
Yes!! We are on our way. We left Whangarei on
Monday, waved goodbye to many friends. We had an overnight stop at Marsden Cove
Marina (a wild windy wet night) and the left around midday having checked out
with customs. We have a new crew on board, Fenn Anderson, who is the grandson of
our good friend Neil. He is an eighteen year old sailor. It is great to have an
extra pair of hands on board. We all took the precaution of taking some
seasickness pills and we survived the first night out at sea. It was
a boisterous and very cold night, but the winds have calmed down today and we
are sailing along nicely with the two front sails poled out and the wind behind
us.
We worked hard for the two weeks we were in the
water prior to leaving, had the front windows taken out and re-sealed and some
work done on top of the mast, which turned out to be one of those small jobs
that become a big one.
We were sorry to leave Riverside Drive Marina, we
have been very well looked after and made many new friends. But we are on our
way to Fiji and the sun.
Taking the windows out for
repair
Duncan supervising work on top of the mast
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