The Adventures of Captain Ray Penson
Sailing Yacht Truce
Yesterday afternoon one of the wind gusts flipped the dinghy upside down and dunked the outboard. Salt water everywhere, in the oil, in the fuel and of course in the engine. Many hours of work later (and some colourful language of encouragement) the outboard sprang to life, seemingly none the worse for it. At last... Continue Reading →
For many months I have been painting, maintaining and refurbishing Truce. Now, we are both ready to venture out again, this time for a New Zealand cruise. After so many months of stationary activity it’s wonderful to be moving again. This cruise will be different as I have no set timetable or itinerary planned. I... Continue Reading →
Life is full of Surprises. A delivery job has popped up, delivering a ship from Bahrain to Trieste in Italy. As I am in the area, its an easy hop from Dammam in Saudi to Bahrain, I have accepted the job and have changed my plans for return to New Zealand. The drive across the... Continue Reading →
I am in Saudi Arabia for a short job, inspecting a couple of ships. Its quite warm and everything is covered in sand, not really my type of place but I should be able to top up the boat fund and carry on preparing for next summer. Anyway, I went offshore yesterday and got marooned... Continue Reading →
21st June and the shortest day of the year. Its wet and cold in Auckland and work on Truce has declined to a snail’s pace. My casual job at Burnsco, travel for Marine Consultancy work and the short daylight hours all conspire to keep me off the boat for days at a time. From now on... Continue Reading →
Since arriving back in New Zealand at the end of September last year Truce has temporarily been moored in Bayswater Marina in Auckland. A perfectly good marina and close to the city – but more of a car park for boats than a local spot with character. Truce always looked a bit out of place... Continue Reading →
Cruising down the Red Sea, beautiful weather and a gentle following wind. Such a relaxing ride after the bumpy Mediterranean and chaos of the Suez Canal. Time to catch breath and take advantage of the weather which is set for a couple of days more The crew are also happy to have good weather and... Continue Reading →
The trip from Rotterdam down the English Channel was quite nostalgic – we passed the old familiar headlands of North and South Foreland, Dungeness and Beachy Head. Pre GPS, these were significant navigational marks, committed to memory – now they are just names on the chart for the majority of large commercial ships. The weather... Continue Reading →
My arrival back in Auckland was a quiet affair, the wind disappeared and I motored into the harbour in sunny calm conditions. Truce is now berthed in Bayswater Marina where she will spend a couple of months until I find a more permanent berth in the New Year. It was good to settle back into... Continue Reading →
The Adventures of Captain Ray Penson 