New member in the boat owners club

[savoir]

Repeat after me . . . . . .

I used to be rich and smart but then I bought a boat.

[savoir]

Originally Posted by Howler

Thanks, Peter, Her name is True North. New from the Beneteau factory in South Carolina, USA.

That's a very stumpy rudder there must be two of them. Hopefully that works out at one per wheel.

[Rogerfern]

Originally Posted by PeterSz

Hi Everyone
Finally my dream came trough and I became a proud owner of a Beneteau 411. I spent thousands of hours reading and watching videos about sailing. Wandering around marinas and being a crew on other people’s boat. Thanks for those beautiful people who let me on board! I always loved boats and the sea but I also love the boating community. Super nice and helpful people! It feels really good to belong to this group now.

Fair wind
Peter

Congratulation!! enjoy

[PeterSz]

Thank you all for the great welcoming!

[fxykty]

Originally Posted by PeterSz

Hi Boatman61
To be honest I don’t really have any list yet. But the first trip will be from Picton NZ to Auckland NZ. Hopefully next week sometime if the weather is good.

Congratulations on your boat. The world is your oyster now.

Well, better hurry up before Gita nails us next weekend or week. Or better yet, wait for the next high that approaches us and come up on the SW winds that precede it. Give me a PM when you get to Auckland and we can have a cruise in company to some special Hauraki Gulf anchorages.

Picton is in the midst of an amazing cruising ground. The Sounds are a NZ bucket list item for us.

[jkindredpdx]

Congrats Peter... beginning of many happy times!

[settlednomad]

Welcome, Peter. Exciting times ahead...

[PeterSz]

Originally Posted by fxykty

Congratulations on your boat. The world is your oyster now.

Well, better hurry up before Gita nails us next weekend or week. Or better yet, wait for the next high that approaches us and come up on the SW winds that precede it. Give me a PM when you get to Auckland and we can have a cruise in company to some special Hauraki Gulf anchorages.

Picton is in the midst of an amazing cruising ground. The Sounds are a NZ bucket list item for us.

Hi Fxykty

Sounds great! Will pm you when in Auckland. The plan is to leave on Wednesday morning. Fingers crossed. What kind of boat do you have and where do you moor her? I’ll be in Hobsonville.

[PeterSz]

Originally Posted by jkindredpdx

Congrats Peter... beginning of many happy times!

Thank you. I really hope so...

[PeterSz]

Originally Posted by settlednomad

Welcome, Peter. Exciting times ahead...

Thank you. Can’t wait for that (:

[fxykty]

Originally Posted by PeterSz

Hi Fxykty

Sounds great! Will pm you when in Auckland. The plan is to leave on Wednesday morning. Fingers crossed. What kind of boat do you have and where do you moor her? I’ll be in Hobsonville.

Hi Peter,

You can check a member’s profile for boat, location and biographical information - some disclose heaps, some nothing, and most somewhere in between.

We’ve got a 16.4m catamaran that we moor at Gulf Harbour. Friday afternoon we’re heading up to Mansion House Bay on Kawau for a music festival that we’ll enjoy from the boat.

Good luck with your passage. Weather looks variable depending on how fast the lows move on. Are you coming up the east or west coast?