Kiwi Spirit II at 3 weeks to go
Picture below shows the mainsail on 3rd reef. Off the Azores in 40 knots with a furled J2 (staysail), we were overpowered on 3rd reef and...
Kiwi Spirit Arrives St. Augustine
Dodging weather systems Kiwi Spirit II has been safely delivered to Florida and now sits at the end of my dock. First up is to remove...
First Irma now Jose
Again we wait. It's Thursday just four days after Irma hit my home and docks. Minimal damage but still cleaning up. We left Kiwi Spirit...
Kiwi Hoists New Mainsail
Kiwi Spirit II (KS2) is almost ready to set sail from Maine to St. Augustine. Some final touches and a close look at Hurricane Irma...
Hurricane Irma Delays Kiwi Spirit II
Kiwi Spirit II is ready to sail south to St. Augustine but Irma holds her in Maine. This could delay the scheduled solo attempt on...
Be entrepreneurial, speaker urges graduates
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University of Otago Graduation
Stanley in red at head if University of Otago graduation parade down Main Street Being awarded the Honorary Doctor of Laws degree (HonDLaws)
Interregnum
Yesterday I hit 80! No sweat - no celebration after all who wants to be 80? Now 90 - ah that will be a wild celebration if I know about...
How is Kiwi Spirit Being Made More Reliable?
I mentioned "reliability" in a recent blog. Here at Lyman Morse we are simplifying systems such as sheets on top rather than thru the...
Kiwi Spirit and Lucie at Lyman Morse
Kiwi Spirit is at Lyman Morse in Maine being made "reliable." Our dog Lucie runs atop the hard top to survey the scene. Once Kiwi is...