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Ok thanks for the tip, we will check that out next time

It’s so beautiful

Thank you and thanks for watching. Thank you for the feedback. Yes, we try but we’re still learning and we were still getting use to our smaller Sony camera. However, on our crossing to Fiji we lost both our drone and our smaller Sony so relying mostly on GoPros and our bigger Sony until we can afford a new camera. Wish us luck and we hope you will continue to follow us on our journey. Adam & Vicki

All good mate, looking forward to seeing what adventures you guys get up to 😊

Thank you 🙏

Thank you 🙏

We’ve never heard of Henley’s prop wax. Will look into it. Thanks for sharing that.

Thank you for your message and for watching. It’s a long list but you can Google Yachting New Zealand Offshore Safety Standards to see what NZ registered yachts have to meet to go offshore. It took us 3 years because of the expense for us to meet these standards plus the upgrades we had to make to be able to live/work full time on Te Tāiko. Tāiko had never been offshore so we had a long list! It’s quite a big thing.

Thanks for commenting. Yes Customs require a Cat 1 certificate when clearing out of NZ if your vessel is NZ registered. So it’s an absolute requirement for NZ vessels departing NZ. Yes we replaced the aging engine with a BetaMarine45T. It’s a great little engine. Thank you our first offshore passage went well and we are now plotting a course to remote eastern islands of Fiji which we will show in future episodes. Thanks heaps for watching! Cheers Adam

Thanks for your comment and question. We were having a new main made so we had four reefing points put in, the fourth is about the same area as the trysail. For the trysail we had a track fitted so that like you say the sail can be set up and used independently of the main. I think the main issue for sharing a track would be having to remove the mainsail to fit the trysail - that isn’t easy even at the dock let alone if preparing for heavy weather at sea. I would recommend going the extra mile to have dedicated storm sails (with a separate trysail track) so you know you have options. Thanks again for watching! Cheers Adam

I hear you and think you can get burnt out over time if working really hard on it. I think important to go sailing to get the payback/positive side

Thank you and thanks for watching!

Awesome. Beautiful spot Tryphena. Thanks for watching.

Thanks, TT!

Thanks Russell. That’s boats, always something to think about! Thanks for watching and we may see you in the Bay of Islands soon.

Thank you Janine!

Thank you! And thanks for watching

Thanks for commenting and nice clip sailing under storm sails! What’s the Chios name and where is/was it based?

Yes we hope so - see you out there!

But I bet you weren’t as dramatic! Miss you guys ❤️

@@sailingtetaiko …well I wasn’t on camera! Which is probably good as the odd “f*k me !” may have popped out on the way down!!😂😂

Love it!

We’re with you on that!

Hi TT, thanks so much for the feedback on the Smokehouse Bay visit. It’s such a great place and we love receiving feedback on our videos - thank you! As always, thank you for watching. Cheers Vicki and Adam

@janine6310 we used 6 mm it’s the one with the red indicator core which shows chafing and is approved by YNZ in terms of Cat 1. Let me know if you want more details re materials or specific splicing - it’s pretty easy once you know how.

Thank you Karol! It definitely needed the upgrade.

@psr1868 Thank you for your kind comment and for watching the video. We do have some beautiful cruising grounds here. It sounds like you w been on an adventure of your own. Our first boat was a nova 28 so I have some idea of how much room there is! Did you leave from New Zealand? We may see you somewhere along the way.

@@sailingtetaiko Hi Vicki, oh yes I've been cruising a longtime now, Some 33 years with 96,000 miles and 76 countries to date. I'm in my sixties now, this is my second cruising boat ,down sizing from a 42' yawl to my current 28' stoutly built offshore cutter . I sailed to the south Pacific from New Zealand,one thing leads to another and 100,000 miles later I'm still at it . I've zig zagged all over the planet. Next year I should be home in NZ ,The intention is cruising in NZ summers then escape to Fiji,Tonga etc for the winters . My boat is "WAIRUA" I'm sure we will cross paths.. Cheers Paul.

@@psr1868 Hi Paul, that's incredible! Sounds like you should have a channel of your own. What an adventure. You never know where this lifestyle will take you. That's our next move to depart New Zealand waters and we're on the countdown now 😬We'll definitely keep a look out for you. All the best with the boat work.

Thank you

@jaittPenguin we have been so happy with our Chico 40 and regularly receive confirmation from others in the boating community as to the soundness of the design. We have worked on other issues to get her ready for offshore sailing rather than tackling the decks right now. However I did remove the teak from the cockpit floor and replaced with ply overlayed with fibreglass and finished with two part epoxy nonskid finish which was a trial for whether we could manage doing the deck refurbishment ourselves. The result was very pleasing and from that trial for us we now know we would tent the boat for a few months and do the work ourselves. Boat builder quote was $30 k plus so DIY is our choice. Overall I’d rather have a Chico with a aging teak deck than no Chico. They are such sound yachts.

@@sailingtetaiko thanks. my mates brother has one too and says the same. happy travels

Thank you and all the best with yours as well.

We found it so bizarre, especially when the first one flew by and only one of us saw it 😆

Thank you! We felt very fortunate to have Charlotte put together that song for us. She is amazing!

Yes, you do which we have plenty here in New Zealand. However, it has another crucial function for us which it also is an independent rudder.

@sailingtetaiko Yeah, im a little north of Nelson, so I know all about the wind. Having a self steering system with its own rudder can be a life saver if something were to happen offshore. Tell your Mrs not to be afraid you have a very capable boat.. Have fun, guys .

@sproket168 yeah the windvane was a big expense but it steers well and we are happy to have extra redundancy. All the best in Nelson and thanks for your comments. Cheers Adam

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Thank you very much!

@tubeyerself2 thank you for watching and for taking the time to make a comment on our man overboard video. We disagree with you that the music is inappropriate (or that it diminishes from the seriousness of the topic) and of course we take the topic seriously hence we’re out practicing and refining our protocol. Thanks again for watching and stay tuned for part 2 of our MOB drills in a fortnights time.

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Thanks yes it felt like once in a life time experience 🙏

What boat did you deliver?

This delivery was a Kaufman 48.

@@sailingtetaiko Nice boat mate. I'm in Tasmania. My ride is a Duncanson 29 😉

Thanks so much for watching and your comments 👌 I checked out the Duncanson 29 and they look like great vessels 👍

Thanks so much for watching Andrew. Always a job to be done on a boat! All the best with your haul out in January. 😊

Thanks so much for following and commenting - it means a lot to us. Yes the Cat 1 journey has been a good one so far. We are almost there and will keep ticking off the jobs! Keep a watch out for our next video this coming Sunday. Cheers, Adam

Yes we are. We have been for 2 years. Most of our work is remote and does require us to travel at times.

Thanks so much Russell and thank you for watching. We hope all is going well with you and your boat!

@@sailingtetaiko slowly but surely.

Thank you!

Thanks so much for watching and for your comment! Also really appreciate your suggestion. I will bear this in mind. Please stay tuned as we progress Skippers Bootcamp in upcoming months! All the best for now. Adam

Wow that’s cool we love hearing from other Chico owners! Thanks so much for commenting and we will keep an eye out for you on Le Genevieve! All the best, Adam

Thank you!

Hi Russell! Nice to hear from you. We’re really enjoying exploring the beautiful Bay and feel very lucky to be here. Thanks for watching and commenting.