''Pirate training' with english Nic in Fort Lauderdale
Some happy chappy's ready to launch
Well we finally got our dam boat in the water! We bought this boat 5 weeks ago and took it out of the water to inspect the bottom (only thought it would take an hour) - since then its just been one thing after another. The fuel system, steering, engine, deck leaks etc etc etc. So much work... Considering we both thought we'd just buy a boat and leave a few days later this certainly brought us back down to earth.
Now we've pretty much got the boat ready and plan to leave Port Canaveral within the next week. We're both so rapt with the boat and can't wait to take it sailing, has been really frustrating 2 months!
After here its a 200mile sail south to West Palm beach or Fort Lauderdale, and then we'll head off to the Abaco's in the Bahamas.
14 comments:
Good stuff P&J Love your work - Happy sailing! Will be thinking of you sitting behind my desk.
Ho ho me hearties – although with all that beer in the photo (stocking up on essentials I see!) perhaps you are now farties! At my ripe old age, this is my first ‘blog’, so not sure who views all the comments and the ‘blog’ etiquette???? Anyway, lovely to hear from you both and absolutely fantastic to read and see the trip as it takes shape. Suffice to say we are all very envious and would love to be doing what you all are doing. I love the name of the boat! West Palm Beach is my old stomping ground and Ft Lauderdale your Uncle Ian’s, so we can imagine your relaxed lifestyle and good old Kiwi approach to the US Coastguard.
Calm seas and look forward to reading all about the trip. Stay safe. Lots of love from us all to you both (three if Pete is still there?)Auntie Catherine xxx
Hey John
Good to see you living your dream. Enjoy the trip and safe sailing. Why didnt you invite me? All the staff of Electrix Auckland wish you the best and remember to look us up when you get back.
When shes pumping on a broad reach with blue skies and azure seas remeber us sitting behind our computers.
Enjoy mate
Cheers
Jeff
hey cuzzies!
sounds like you are having an amazing time.. am so jealous!!
Hope you have an awesome trip and I'm sure you'll have heaps of stories to tell. keep in touch hey! am heading to south africa on sunday for two months and then onto europe so who knows if our paths might cross! be great to see you guys anyway.
stay safe and have lots of fun!
love hayles xxx
Gentlemen, you are in for an adventure. Enjoy the beer but don't get so drunk that you hit a freight liner! ha ha. Keep us updated on your progress and maybe you will be racing next year. Wow, I am still amazed that you are actually doing this trip. Crazy.
Cdn. Heidi
Hahhaah classic you guys rule!! Looks awsome! I wanna come join you and help you drink that beer! Its wicked you are doing this you guys are ace!! gem x00x0x
Is that all the beer you could afford? Bets open on how long that will last the lads.
hey my favourite brothers. sounds like your having a wiked time. missing you lots and i wanna hear all the stories when u get back.
love you all loads
and be careful
love monz
Well done boys!
Yay that you have this site! good on you!
Looks like fun times ahead for sure.
Take care out there...
Big love
Kimmy :)
Hi guys,
So good to see your lovely faces... the boat looks awesome, makes me feel flying to sail with my adopted bros! Wish you a wonderful sailing and look forward to seeing you in France or Spain in Augustto show you how frogs can party hard too for La Feria de Dax!
Hey Jon & Paul
Great to see all your wonderful shenanigans, no doubt there will be many many more. Kiwi land is a sader place without your smiling faces but we'll survive and we wish you both a wonderful and glorious time ahead with loads of great experiences laughter and adventure. briliant to stay in touch with whats happening to you through this blog that HJ told us about the other day, will be cool to look into your adventures every so often.
God speed, Safe journeys en zak zacht.
Lots of love to you both
Sven and Nora :-)
Hey Jon Paul and Pete. It's Barely Twisted, we are in Nassau and its feb 21. We are headed to the exumas tommorrow. You wont believe what we did today. We met the captian of NZ12 AMERICAS CUP BOAT and he took us sailing today and then came to my boat and tunned my rig. How about them apples. We are standing by on channel 16 most of the time. hope to catch you guys soon. We will trot down the exumas till Georgetown by the end of the month. Happy sailing.
Dan and Laura
Hi George, Capt. Jon and crew -Not sure how to use this blog thing - anyhow your photos speak a thousand words. We are following your sailing with great interest and fun/enjoyment seem to be the number one priority. Go for it - have a great time.
Love Jen and Kerry (yo momma xx) p.s. Met Jack Sparrow yet ?
Hi dear nephews,
great difficulty how to use this blog, not because of the blog, but because of my age I am afraid (running towards my retirement!)And I see I will have to register too, so I don't know whether you will ever receive this mail.
Lovely to see all the photographs and knowing you are both safe and happy. Graham and I hope to see you in August, maybe in Valencia. End of April we will be looking for a house in the South of France, so who knows we might be able to receive you there in stead of in cold and rainy Netherlands.
Great to see a picture of your boat at last. Interesting name of your boat, feel related to it.
Have a good time and we go on following you on the blog and via mum and dad.
Keep safe Joke and Graham
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