Recent content by p.gazibara

Cinderella is signed up for the WCC’s winter race series starting in May. We will see how Bruce’s old design holds up against these NZ surfing boats! Last official race we entered was the Auckland Anniversary Regatta flying the Sloop Tavern Yacht Club burgee. (4th over the line) We feel...

Yeah, kept getting hacked so I just decided to let the hosting service lapse. Perhaps it will come back to life in the archives of a new site, documenting the rebirth of an old 3 skin kauri raceboat built back in 1967 here in Whangarei. She’ll be electric and probably the boat we sail the...

The sail back to Whangarei was light, but with a now clean bottom we held a steady 6.5 kn. Smooth and sweet close reaching with about 10 kn of true wind just forward of the beam. It got sweeter, dolphin escort past Cape Brett! I arrived at Bream head just as the sun was falling. Timing the...

Felt great to get out for a sail up to the Bay of Islands! Over a year since we had last been on Cinderella. I left with the early morning Ebb, as we are nearly 15 nm of windy Hatea river to sail out of. Bream head. Gennaker just tugging us right out of the “harbour” North to Cape...

Been a while since I have updated. Cinderella has gotten lots of love recently, fresh bilge paint, new cabin sole, an updated motor mount bracket with new motor bearers, and a dynamic regeneration motor controller. The system was still working, but I have had some time to hone it after it...

This fella anchored up just in front of us! Yeah, we attended the wooden boat festival, kinda planned the return back to NZ around it. We got to catch up with some good friends who have moved to Port Townsend since we had seen them last. Also lent a hand on the Duracell Project for a bit. Was...

So far, no new boat, maybe we are picky? But we are back in the USA for a bit and doing a bit of cruising the PNW waters again. This time borrowing a friends boat. We should be around for another couple weeks. Give us a shout if you are cruising around the Sound!

Big congrats on the boat! What are your intentions with her? I would suggest skipping the direct delivery and heading to your home harbor by way of Catalina Island. We really enjoyed all the Channel Islands when we were passing through. I recall sailing to San Diego by way of Catalina Island...

As mentioned, jib sheet hauled tight, main eased, and she should settle right down with the tiller/wheel lashed. We found that without the main eased Cinderella could sail right through the backed jib and get underway again. It’s also much better if you are canvased appropriately, too much sail...

All boats have their maintenance lists, but I wouldn’t call them all project boats. Says the guy about to take on a project boat…

“Project boat” can mean a lot of things. We just recently looked at a Delta 46 “Project Boat” that washed ashore in the last big cyclone to hit NZ. She had a big old hole in her keel, but amazingly survived on her side for 5 days before being returned to the water and motored the 100nm to...

Cinderella is for sale: 35-2 tiller steered. She’s in NZ though. I also wouldn’t want a wheel if I can help it. Recently sailed a 52’ junk schooner, tiller steered, was a cool boat.

Heya all, Just dropping this one here in case there may be any fellow mariners who might need crew this summer. We just booked our tickets back to the Midwest (IN) in June from NZ so our daughter can meet the family for the first time (we have been in NZ over 4 years now) Prior to setting off...

I’d try to get some perspective from other electric boat owners first, but the overwhelming simplicity ties very nicely into reliability. Mark F has had an E drive in Lotus flower for over a decade now, I’m sure he can provide some insight. We converted Cinderella back in 2016, so we have 8...

Assuming you are in the Societies (Tahiti) typically you wait for the trades to have a S component then head for the Tuamotus/Marquesas so you have a reach back to HI, our good friends did it on a 40’ cruiser in about 2 weeks out of Rangiroa. Second largest atoll in the world, the main pass...