georgebackhus on March 28th, 2006

This past November, with two rallies, four countries and five thousand miles of sailing all in our wake, we were looking forward to winding down the season with some relaxed and easy cruising.
We had more than a month up our sleeves before we planned to fly back to New Zealand for our “summer break,” [...]

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georgebackhus on March 15th, 2006

For anyone cruising that lovely band of the planet earth know simply as “the tropics,” the subject of keeping cool while trying to chill out is near and dear to the heart.

We’re fortunate to own a yacht that was designed with good air flow and ventilation as a high priority. Our hatches and port lights [...]

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