Another sailing travelblog!

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Its not often that you get pictures of your own boat (for obvious reasons) and whilst the Dominion Newspaper would resort to computer generated images - as it did when it had a massive picture of the inter-island ferry being knocked over to a scary 50 degree angle and almost sinking on last week's front page - here is the real thing, and no 15ft waves, thankfully.

Also a few more pictures taken last week, don't worry the really arty-travelly-landscape shots will start again soon when we get to the south island, its meant to be boooootifal down there. Can't wait!

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Photos

Out to lunch
Ok so we are not zooooming along but pretty isn't it?

Out to lunch 2
This was part of the ladies race, Tom came out on another yacht and took some pics of us going around the course. Believe me when I say Wellington Harbour (or Te Whanganui-a-Tara in Maori) does not usually look this calm!

Welly skyline
Out to lunch being chased by Mint Condition

Out to lunch 3
Out to lunch and 'Mint Condition', they are in a class which uses spinnikers - that the big sail at the front, they are always crazy colours - which is why they are overtaking us!

sailing 4
Tom having a cup of tea! of course! Logan (on the right) is having his first baby this week - or his wife is? - ahhhhhh bless.

Just the 4 of us
A beautiful group photo taken after a couple of g + t's at Paula and Alisdair's friend Dannie's house. - I hope thats a deliberatly silly face Tom?!

Julie teaching Alisdair to dance
- yep there was definately gin involved here too.

on the way to work
Its a long walk - about an hour - so we thought that we had better share it with you!

Paula and Alisdair
On their way to dinner at the mess, and very smart they look too.