Recent content by p.gazibara

There seems to be a void in wooden boat project channels, might be a niche for us. Though I highly doubt we would be in the same class as Leo if we do go that route. I’m not a trained boatbuilder!

Oddly, two OceanVolt motors may have just bounced into my orbit. Apparently the control system was problematic and the trimaran where they were fit has gone to combi motors instead. My thoughts have been two (3?) parallel motors belt driven spinning a common prop shaft. The regen from the...

We used the sock on our voyage. I only used the kite in a turtle bag when there was plenty of crew around to set it after rounding the cans. Agreed that it’s a bear to douse solo without. Can be done though. The sock is nice for sailing deep and carrying it through the night. If the wind come...

Me too, never had a ”high risk” scenario with the kite, and we sailed most of the MX coast chasing our star cut. Just had to jybe twice daily as the diurnal winds changed. Lots of reward when you still make good boatspeed without much breeze. I call that champagne sailing. Usually the sea is...

I made my own, but the kit would be a great start point. I don’t even carry the pole around anymore. It sits in the rafters of our shed. I’m with Mark, top down furling makes it really easy to singlehand with a kite. I would put a masthead crane on though, we have 2 on Cinderella. Ideally...

Well, we have done it. We have become caretakers of Halcyon, for $1. let the refit begin! So glad we will have Cinderella to sail in the mean time. I’m the next month I aim to get the hull ready to splash and we will tow her over to our boatshed and slowly get her up to scratch. I...

Would you consider a retractable sprit instead? Sacrificing 30 degrees from either side of ddw and jybing a few times sound appealing? I have come to prefer it. -p

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...