Days 9 & 10, Manapouri to Curio Bay, 90 kms. Curio Bay is on the southern tip of the island in an area called the Catlins. The Catlins are known for their rugged coastline, extreme…
Author: Bass Sears
Days 5 through 8-Arrowtown to Manapouri- 150 kms. The temporary road sign read-“Please stop on request”. So polite these Kiwis! The sign informed us of a road bike race taking place on our scenic back…
[Bass: Once again, hijacking our sailing blog to do some trip reports from our recent visit to the South Island of New Zealand. For those expecting Nimble 20 sailboat modification information, sorry to disappoint… Turnstone…
More space in the cockpit!! It’s a good thing, especially since we’re spending more overnights on the boat. The Nimble cockpit, while comfortable, is not giant (which is a good thing… the smaller cockpit makes…
A long overdue post showing the results of the spring efforts to run all our lines to the cockpit. Despite sailing on a relatively protected lake, it’s very cold and when it gets choppy (or…