Around the shortest day here in NZ we tend to have wet,
windy weather. This year is for the most
part true to form apart from being unseasonably warm, one of the theories is
that the warmer weather provides more energy to the weather systems so we get
more and worse but warmish.
These last couple of weeks has seen some really odd stuff,
70 knots on the nowcasting weather buoy off the mouth of the river, and a few
hours later bright sun and absolutely still air. Not for long though as the
next frontal system is generally only a few hours away, they say that here in
New Zealand “if you don’t like the weather just wait for a few hours”.
Too true.
So in between the stuff which has to be done each day, work
and chores and such, rather than go outside and wade around in mud and puddles
I stay inside drawing and researching, writing and generally getting on with
the design work.
Between times though I’ve been watching some of the videos
posted on the various small boat and design groups that I haunt, and todays
post has some of my favourites from among the recent ones.
Here’s one showing Richard Schmidt in his Navigator and Grant Nalder in his Pathfinder out
enjoying themselves in allcomers dinghy class racing on Wellington harbour.
Another Pathfinder out cruising in New Zealands fabled Bay
of Islands, the author will have to
forgive me for not knowing his name, but
he’s done a nice job of his build and this video shows off both the boat and
the lovely waters of the BOI . Well done Skipper.
A third one from Western Australia, another Navigator out
sailing with three friends, nice
work. I’m sitting here in pitch
darkness, cuddled up to the heater while
the rain beats on the cabin top. No I’m
not unhappy, I can go and watch videos like this to remind me of summertime.
Again, I don’t have the “authors” name to hand but
congratulations, and yes I do envy you those warm blue waters.
Nice watching, have fun.
Thanks to the authors of these lovely little productions.
J
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