Monthly Archives: October 2011

Bay of Islands at last

  Spring has sprung. A small gap in the blog previously.   I was busy writing six stories for Cruising Helmsman.  Two were published in June and July, and four more are begging to be published.  I’ll give the commercial stuff … Continue reading

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New home for Wild Bird

Mooring in Opua About 30 years ago we had a mooring made up and dropped at Tapu Point in the Bay of Islands.  It was for our yacht Wild Honey, a Hartley 32 foot ferro yacht that I had recently … Continue reading

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the genisis of Wild Bird

In Whangaruru Harbour, I built a house and fitted it out over five years.   At first the walls were paper, with dragons painted on for the kids.   The basement was filled in after we left, but it has … Continue reading

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Coromandel Coast

What can I say. A great day on the East Coast. Wild Bird is just only seen on the right below the point, in a bit to the right.  Unfortunately the stitch did not quite get the horizon ok.

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