Svanika

The slow boat to Wellington.. the ten year build up to Svanika's adopted home

http://www.yachtandboat.com.au/news/svanika-singapore-bound-after-audi-hamilton-island-race-week (*an error in the article - I was not club champion - but my skipper was)

http://asianyachting.com/news/SSR13/2013_Singapore_Straits_Regatta_AY_Pre-Regatta_Report.htm

http://asianyachting.com/aygp/Yacht.asp?ych=343&AYyr=0

03/01/2025

Santa pulled through, a monohull replacement for Svanika. Doesn't need any crew either. Designed to do 100kph...

25/04/2024

In a remote village far far away... She floats again. Time soon to see if she can get under way, bend the sails and weigh the anchor!

07/10/2023

Palliser Cape, NZ, on a wet cloudy Spring Saturday. Followed by lunch in Martinborough, one of the premier wine regions of Aotearoa. 🍷

19/02/2023

Just in case you. Missed this on the private channels...

1 little sailboat, 2 sailors, 295 days, 3,500 nautical miles, 6 seas, 3 countries (yes, we consider West Papua a country ✊🏽), 9 (18 if you include getting out) bar crossings, 7 items lost to the drink, 43 knots - highest wind reading, 7,000 meters (23,000 feet) deepest depth reading, 40 books read, 1,089 podcasts listened to, 22 cans of beans consumed, 1 hitchhiking bird on deck, 2 groundings, 2 “we’re sinking” moments 😱, 1 unused life raft (whew!), 93 bandaids used, 1 dislocated knee, innumerable new friends made, dozens of whale and dolphin visits, immeasurable moments of awe of this gorgeous planet, and a married couple still very much in love with one another and this incredible life we’re sharing.

30/01/2023

I thought I'd already put this up... Here's Svanika going for a knees up...