Sailing from Tasmania to New Zealand – 1200 miles across the Roaring Forties. Three weeks of storms, calms, lightning, seasickness, technical failures and unforgettable moments with albatrosses and dolphins. The toughest but most beautiful passage of the last five years. Arrival in Nelson – without an engine, but with a boat full of stories.
Launceston
Stuck! The struggle to bring REYKJA back into the water
A storm front and 35 knots of wind drive Reykja aground in Pilots Bay. Flooding, repairs, and setbacks in Launceston. But also, discoveries in Tasmania’s wilderness and environmental history in the southwest. With the help of great people, Reykja finally returns to the water. But the circumnavigation is stalling.
Your natural state. From Tasmania to Sydney.
I have sailed more than half around the world to Launceston, Tasmania. This video is about marvelling around in my destination. Off course I go sailing afterwards. I’m aiming for a long passage to Tonga but end up in Sydney. Not quite by choice.
Arriving
They say the journey is the destination. But what happens – after having crossed two oceans and more than half of the world – when you finally arrive at the destination of your dreams? I’ve met Patrice and Bill twenty years ago on the Larapinta Trail in the hot centre of Australia. It was the … Read more