Part Five Akvavit a Contessa 32 heads south from Tonga to New Zealand

[bomax1066]

She was built in 1975 by JJ Taylor in Toronto Canada

[1ghostronin]

What year is your boat?

[bomax1066]

I started out From Canada and ended up in New Zealand a few years later. I still have Akvavit just down the road from where I live just outside of Auckland

[Loadabullshit]

What did you do after making back to NZ and the end of your voyage?

[dharmashooter]

Thanks for uploading your video, I really enjoyed it. I've been thinking of buying a Contessa 32 and now i'm convinced!! Beautiful.

[bomax1066]

I do not think you will regret it

Cheers Bob

[ChristianTirtirau]

Great job Bob, I really enjoyed seeing those places again. Flaviotti here was with me on Nerissa K from San Diego to Rangiroa and from Vanuatu to New Zealand. He's the creator of the videos depicting Nerissa K's voyage across the Pacific. We're all getting a bit nostalgic about the South Pacific although it's not that far back that we arrived in New Zealand.

Cheers,

Christian

[flaviotti]

So beautiful to see your images from your passages. It brings memories back.

Your images looks nicely firm: did you use a stabilizer? I tried few, but in the end I didn't find anything suitable, and the results are quite shaky.

[bomax1066]

Thanks for that, no I did not use a stabilizer it was a Sony 8mm camera lasted me for the 6 years I was cruising before it gave up the ghost

[tomperanteau]

What a delightful series of videos. The wife and I are both professionals that have a dream to sail like this, and so we really appreciate being able to voyage with you through your videos. Great job! You seemed to improve your camera work as they progressed. Please keep up the great work!

[bomax1066]

Thanks for your kind comments, I had a lot of fun making it, I have another set Baja Mexico to the Guatemala border. This was the first attempt at video. When you do make the jump you will kick yourself you had not gone earlier, also do not plan ahead to far as sure as eggs are eggs you will change your plans as you meet other boats and learn of new places.