Bullets continue. Rainy/showery morning. Girls replaced the lee-helm self-steering lines with thicker lines which should grip in the cleats better. They helped me fit the battery box we bought back in Walvis Bay, to protect the engine start/windlass battery. Things we learned on Hokule’a. The captain, Bruce Blankenfeld cook and navigator don’t do watches. Watch consists of 3 crew on …
In NZ, sailing is for everyone.
Growing up and learning to sail in New Zealand taught me many lessons. One lesson that stands out is that sailing is not just for the wealthy. Kids learn to sail for next to nothing by sailing on friend’s boats or by joining a club and using club training boats. The wonderful thing about New Zealand sailing culture is that it …