Sunday 7th March and the forecast is good for sailing up the coast, a good S,Wly breeze of thirty knots and easing to fifteen later. At six in the evening I let go the mooring and departed the anchorage in Precipice Cove. This is an excellent anchorage with a good strong permanent line rigged to... Continue Reading →
PRECIPICE COVE – INCESSANT RAIN
For three days I have been hunkered down in Precipice Sound, behind Macdonell Island. It has rained continuously since I arrived. According to the boats up in Blanket Bay it is raining there as well. This cove is very well sheltered from both wind and sea, hardly a ripple on the water, its hard to... Continue Reading →
SINGLEHANDED SAILING AGAIN
Monday morning and Ngozi caught the bus out of Deep Cove to Te Anau. Well actually it’s a bus to Lake Manapouri and then a ferry across the lake to Manapouri Town. I was sorry to see her go. We have had quite an adventure this past two months. Having another pair of hands on... Continue Reading →
The Adventures of Captain Ray Penson 