For two and a half years we have watched AVATAR’S metamorphosis from a stack of aluminum sheets in Circa Marine’s warehouse to the innovative vessel now floating in the harbor of Whangarei. Actually our history Read More …
It was an exciting, exhilarating day yesterday – even living it vicariously here in Tucson! Mike and I haunted the inbox all day long waiting for word that AVATAR had splashed down into the water Read More …
So close – AVATAR is scheduled to “splash” on Thursday March 18 in New Zealand which is really just the day after tomorrow here in the U.S. Hopefully she floats right side up (really, no Read More …
More than two years ago we placed our order for a new boat – the innovative Dashew designed FPB64. We committed to the purchase of hull #1 of the Read More …
A sad day for us, RAVEN is officially sold. Of course we have a new boat in the works, the astonishingly innovative Dashew-designed FPB64, but for now we are boatless and high and dry in Read More …
PHOTO GALLERIES 2009 New Zealand We’re down to our last full day in New Zealand – tomorrow we catch a flight from Nelson to Auckland, lay over a few hours, fly 12 hours from Auckland Read More …
PHOTO GALLERIES 2009 New Zealand From Treetops we continued south to Hastings. Driving in New Zealand takes some getting used to – we’ve conquered driving on the opposite side of the road – but the Read More …
PHOTO GALLERIES 2009 New Zealand I’m writing this from a sofa in a passenger lounge aboard the Interislander Ferry traversing Cook Strait from Wellington on the North Island to Nelson on the South Island. It Read More …
PHOTO GALLERIES 2009 New Zealand Monday morning it was down to business – back to Circa Marine for in depth discussions and exploration of the boat. Todd Rickard, the FPB64 project manager, had flown in Read More …
PHOTO GALLERIES 2009 New Zealand Our schedule included nearly an entire week in the town of Whangarei where Circa Marine is located and where our FPB64 is under construction. The main purpose of our trip Read More …