March 2005

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march 3 2005 : south island road trip, new zealand We woke up bright and early the other day in order to get out of Greymouth. But first we had to stop at the gas station where, while Ali was paying for the petrol she was asked if she would … Read More

Bumfuzzle Catamaran Repair Costs

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2002 Wildcat Catamaran Delamination Repair Costs (repairs made in New Zealand November 2004) To read the builders, Charter Cats S.A., response to our boats delamination click here.

February 2005

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february 1 2005 : gulf harbor marina, whangaparaoa, new zealand It’s hard to believe we are into February already. We have been here at Gulf Harbor, on the hard, since October 29th! But the end is in sight now. The new blue bottom paint is on, the trampoline is fixed, as … Read More

January 2005

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january 7 2005 : gulf harbor marina, whangaparaoa, new zealand Happy New Year! We’re back on the boat after a great trip home. It’s been nearly a month already since we updated the site. I guess there wasn’t much to report on back home. We were busy doing the same things … Read More

December 2004

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december 3 2004 : st. paul, minnesota, usa Obviously we made it home okay. The trip coming home was a lot quicker though not nearly as fun as it was getting away. Our flight from New Zealand to Los Angeles was a brutal one. With me on the aisle, Ali in … Read More

November 2004

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november 1 2004 : gulf harbor marina, whagaparaoa, new zealand Well, after a busy weekend we have ourselves a new ride. A 1988 Volvo we picked up for the bargain basement price of about $1300 USD. Hopefully she’s got another 3000 miles or so left in her. We woke up early … Read More

October 2004

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october 1 2004 : en route to tonga Not much to report on for this passage. It’s been pretty slow going most of the time. Back in Tahiti one of our to do’s was to get the bimini support welded since one of the two main supports is almost completely … Read More

September 2004

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september 2 2004 : mo’orea, society islands, french polynesia I thought after our 24 day passage across the Pacific that everything after that was going to feel like nothing. Now it seems that a one day passage completely wipes us out. We actually left two days ago with the intention … Read More

August 2004

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august 1 2004 : en route to rangiroa This has been a strange passage so far. It’s only about 580 miles, five days, so we didn’t really give it much thought before we left. Then suddenly late on the first day we both looked at each other and said, God, … Read More

July 2004

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july 1 2004 : pacific ocean crossing This sucks. Our nice steady trade winds have abandoned us. We have eight knots of wind right now and are making very slow progress. The forecast for the next two days doesn’t look any better. So what was looking like a very fast … Read More

June 2004

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june 1 2004 : isla santa cruz, galápagos islands, ecuador Not much to report yet from the Galápagos. We have spent the last couple of days working on boat projects. We’ve spent hours at the hardware store trying in vain to communicate with the nice people there. It’s funny how … Read More

May 2004

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may 2 2004 : balboa, panamá Election day in Panama. The Panamanians do not take their right to vote for granted. Just about every car on the road has signs, flags, and bumper stickers on it. The taxi drivers have been eager to tell us about the elections, as has … Read More