Tag: cruising with kids
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Paihia School
All the classes start each day with a karakia (prayer) and a hīmene (hymn) in te reo Māori, the Māori language. This is the karakia which they say first in te reo, then in English: in te reo Māori: Kia hora te marino Kia whakapapa pounamu te moana Hei huarahi mā tātou i te rangi…
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Boat christening party
On Saturday evening we had friends over to christen our boat. There is a lot of superstition among sailors that it is bad luck to change a boat’s name, and there are lots of rules to be followed about proper re-naming. We had some appetizers and drinks in the cockpit, then everyone went out to…
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First night at an anchorage
As we get to used to living on a boat and learning all the systems of this particular boat, there are a lot of firsts. Thursday a week ago we were going to go out for a docking lesson for me from Amanda, a Kiwi sailor who is quite famous. She was the rigger on…
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