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Originally Posted by Compass790
Welcome to the forum Alistair,
Its a great plan IMO. To me sailing/cruising adventures are right up there in the best life experiences. BUT that depends on your experience. For some people seasickness rules it out totally. Others + 60 knts makes the EPIRB their best friend.
No detail about yr experience. If you are complete newbies I'd recommend crewing on some boats first.
There are people happy to help you here but give us some more details to narrow down advice.
NZ coast will school you up good, especially around Cook Straight.
I say again cruising is really good if you are suited to it but we need to know what you are like.
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Thank you for your welcome message. I’ve updated my profile with a short biography.
It’s been a while since I last sailed, but before moving to New Zealand I spent many weekends crewing aboard the J130 Ragtime for the Division One races at RQYS in
Brisbane, and more than a few Wednesday afternoons for social races.
In terms of
training, I’ve completed a range of courses in
Australia including the
Safety and Sea Survival Course (SSSC), the
Marine Radio Operators course, and the RYA
Diesel Engine and Essential
Navigation and Seamanship courses.
My wife and I also both held Recreational
Marine Driver Licences (RMDL) with Personal Watercraft (PWC) endorsements. We’re planning to refresh our knowledge with Coastguard New Zealand courses.