Seven days out from the April school holidays, the weather forecast predicted autumnal weather. Sun, wind, rain – but no cyclones. We planned our journey with some excitement; this time we would sail past Kawau Island in the direction of Whangarei. I’d have happily kept on going beyond the northernmost tip of New Zealand, all the way to Fiji, but the reality of not yet being CAT1-ready won out, yet again.
My CAT1 ‘To Do’ list isn’t very long but does include some more intensive work. Removing leaking windows is quite high on our list. Since we’ve had , a couple of portholes – in the same place, but on opposite sides of the boat – have leaked. Not a stream of running water which would need an immediate fix, but annoyingly
