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Author Archives: George Backhus
Christmas in New Zealand
Christmas in New Zealand is more social than commercial, just the way I like it. One would have to look pretty hard to find a Christmas tree lot around here, as the Christmas tree of choice down here is … Continue reading
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How to Reason With Hurricane Season
I’m pleased to report that I have no first-hand experience with hurricane-force winds in my cruising experiences on Moonshadow. While I’ve ridden out two hurricanes, one on a 40,000 ton ship and the other in a hotel room, that was … Continue reading
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Mail Forwarding
Email has most certainly improved cruiser’s ability to communicate and reduced the amount of paper chasing them around the world, but most of us still need and have some sort of system for forwarding “snail mail.” I had all my … Continue reading
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Propane
How much propane (LPG in our case) do you carry? We carry two 10 kg. Bottles. Each bottle usually lasts us through about 3-4 months of cruising. What safety precautions do you follow? Bottles are stored in a flammables locker … Continue reading
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Romance and the Cruising Lifestyle or “Sex and the Sea”
As a single man, this is probably a subject about which I could write and entire book, having spent nearly ten years cruising around the world both single-handed and with various cruising partners. To protect the innocent, I will refrain … Continue reading
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Great Barrier Island: Holidays at “The Barrier”
Twin Island Bay, Port Fitzroy The favored overseas holiday destination of many Auckland “boaties” is Great Barrier Island. Just 50 miles by water from Auckland City, “The Barrier” is a different world from mainland New Zealand, and you … Continue reading
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Mast Boot and Chain Plate Deck Penetrations
I think that all of us who live aboard and cruise strive to keep our living quarters and belongings dry. But no matter how hard we endeavour to seal out the elements, the odd drop or two seems to make … Continue reading
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The Coastal Classic: Auckland to Russell
November 08, 2002 The Coastal Classic The start of the race in Auckland. 2000-odd sailors, 228 yachts, 120 miles of New Zealand coastline, a 3-day weekend and one big party. This is the annual NZ Multihull Yacht … Continue reading
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Cruising With SCUBA
The only sport I enjoy more than SCUBA diving is sailing, and fortunately cruising and diving go hand in hand. One nice aspect of cruising is being able to get to some of those remote dive sites not accessible to … Continue reading
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Weather Information
How Do We Get Weather Information? Where to get weather information is a subject that could (and usually does) fill a small booklet or cruising guide in virtually every cruising area of the world. I suppose the amount of information … Continue reading
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