Two days to go on Thanksgiving
It's now just 48 hours, and I am still relaxed and ready. Some last minute shopping for green bananas and avocados, fresh bread and other...
Who is Out There – Winter is Coming
Commanders Weather, who will be providing me with weather and routing services, have two other boats out there at present. One is David...
Weather or Not
There is no question of the time and date of my departure. By contrast sailing records, such as a transatlantic bid, are usually weather...
Hundreds Visit Kiwi Spirit
We have had several parties at our dock, and with two more to go before my departure, literally hundreds have taken a tour of the boat in...
Ten Days to Go
Suspecting that I would be very busy at this time, I prepared in advance several blogs for posting. They seem so irrelevant now and do...
Rough Weather to Be Expected
Yesterday I worked on securing most of the contents of the boat from being thrown about in rough weather. A nor’easter was blowing as I...
Twenty Two Days to Go
It’s getting close and I am trying to stay cool. On Friday I flew to England and came back Sunday night - true! It was for the AGM of the...
Provisioning
A great deal has been removed from the boat to lighten it in order to go faster. Especially from the bow area, so as when I come down a...
Getting Close
Local media is picking up the pace, as the city plans a big send-off beginning with the lead story in today's local newspaper, The St....
Forty Days to Go
I am currently learning to repair sails at North Sails. Being out there alone, should a sail tear or become shredded, I will have to do...