After passing by Cape Reinga with ease, Mike and Cavatina ran into some increasing winds and deteriorating weather on Thursday with winds reaching up to around 40 knots. Incredibly, even amidst being tossed around on rocky seas, Mike has been able to type blog posts to keep us updated! He’s…
Clearing Cape Reinga
Mike successfully cleared Cape Reinga this morning as he enters into Day 3 of his journey! From his blog posts it sounds like things went smoothly and he encountered rather placid seas – fantastic news! He did, however, experience some technical problems with his Iridium Satellite tracker but the good…
Bon voyage, Mike!
Mike and Cavatina successfully launched this afternoon from Matiatia just after 1pm with family and friends cheering him on and the wind heavily in his favour. Thank you Bernard Rhodes and Bill Kinghorn for assisting Mike in his final preparatory steps to get Cavatina sailing. Mike is aiming to be…
Kate, Mike and Cavatina in local news
On newsstands Thursday 3 September 2020: Pick up a copy of Waiheke Weekender (free) or Gulf News to read the local news coverage of the progress on the Kate restoration and details about Mike Delamore’s upcoming solo circumnavigation to fundraise for Kate and Waiheke Working Sail. We’d like to express…
Solo Circumnavigation of NZ 2020!
One man, one boat, two thousand miles. Waiheke Working Sail is in need of financial support to continue its efforts on the classic wooden cutter Kate. As a fantastic fundraiser idea, WWS trustee Mike Delamore has volunteered to set sail aboard Cavatina, his 10-metre sloop sailboat, for a solo circumnavigation…