Life afloat
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The End Result…
After eight months of being landlubbers, we climbed back onto Innocenti as she was lowered into the water with her new paint job, Schenker watermaker, Victron battery, and charging system, not to mention new varnish, VHF radio, gas hoses and… Continue reading
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“You’re not in New Zealand now, Mrs Willison.” The strange ways of Italians….
We’ve been in San Remo for over two months, and I’m starting to get used to some of the strange Italian ways. English is not widely spoken, so many things get a bit lost in translation. Thank goodness for Google… Continue reading
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The Challenges of the Indian Ocean Crossing to the Maldives…
There’s no other way to describe the passage from Phuket to Malé in the Maldives….9 days and 1,600nm of shitfulness! There was torrential rain, a leaking hot-water cylinder, which was pouring our fresh water into the bilge. The sealant round… Continue reading
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Phuket, Langkawi, Sydney and Christchurch….
Slack…I haven’t written a blog since October. Except I’ve not really been slack, in a nutshell since October we’ve sailed from Langkawi to Phuket, we spent a month up there cruising the national parks and the islands north of Phuket.… Continue reading
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Shipboard Life Resumed…
Hey…we’re back on board Innocenti after nine months away. We are no longer home-owners. The only real estate we own is this 42-foot little piece of Aotearoa floating around in Malaysia. Let me attempt to summarise the goings-on of our… Continue reading