The decision when to clear customs and depart for the open ocean requires careful consideration. Ted, who was my crew on Katipo to Rarotonga and also from Fiji back to Auckland three years ago (2011), is coming on this voyage too.
We have been watchingon our computers the various weather charts and information daily, some of which give a seven day forecast.Bob McDavit New Zealand's weatherman produces an excellent analysis and forecast once a week with recommendations for ocean sailors.
There was a short window of suitable weather last week but on balance Ted and I, after much discussion, decided since we are in no rush, to wait in the hope of a better forecast. It looks like this is the week and we are planning to depart Shelly Park today on the tide.
We will be checking in daily via email and text with Shay, one of my sons who will act as contact person in New Zealand. Our position will be updated each evening on the map here, and our posts will be on this blog.
You can contact us with short messages by emailing Shay through the Zero Energy House website contact page. He will contact us by text to my satellite phone or forwards email to my satellite phone which are then downloaded onto a laptop computer. I find this modern technology fantastic ! We are not able to receive long messages or attachments to emails as they are prohibitively expensive to download on board Katipo via Satellite phone.
More information to come just as soon as we are ready to set sail.
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