Preparing for offshore sailing
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Our original departure date of May the 1st has come and gone and still we sit, poring over every weather map and every weather model available, every hour to see if something has changed. Waiting….and waiting for a favourable weather window, as low pressure system, after low pressure system marches across New Zealand unloading its…
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We’re nearly ready to drop the lines and embark on this odyssey, this OPOE (Old Person’s Overseas Adventure) as dubbed by my workmates. The preparations, the cost, and the all-consuming nature of this project! Did I mention the cost? There’s the small issue of how we’re going to pay for it, what to do with…