Monthly Archives: April 2011

More Boatyard

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Frank Taylor

We found out at the beginning of the week that our hopes of getting Tahina back in the water by the end of this week were dashed. First, we already suspected the weather was going to prevent the painting on … Continue reading →

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Tahina Part of Simulator Game!

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Frank Taylor

For those who don’t know, in addition to writing our Tahina blog, I am also the publisher of Google Earth Blog (with an average of 6 million readers per year). I’m too busy with Tahina to write it on a … Continue reading →

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Easter Weekend at the Boatyard

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Frank Taylor

We endured another 4 days living on Tahina in the boatyard. The good news is that there was a lot less noise, bad smells (fiberglass, antifouling paint, varnish, etc.), and the rainy weather forecasted didn’t really hit until Monday. The … Continue reading →

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Pictures from the Boatyard

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Frank Taylor

We have already been at the boatyard for more than two weeks. We will still be here through at least the end of next week. A lot of work has been completed (as mentioned in previous posts). This week was … Continue reading →

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Planning for Next Destination

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Frank Taylor

Although we are making good progress at the boatyard, we won’t be back in the water until at least the end of the week after Easter. We will have to do some sea trials after all the work done on … Continue reading →

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Boatyard Progress with Easter Coming

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Frank Taylor

A lot of progress has been made since the last update almost a week ago. I’m going to summarize some of the projects we’ve completed and some of the projects left. We have been here 12 days already and probably … Continue reading →

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360 Panorama of Otira Viaduct Bridge

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Frank Taylor

During our visit in the south island, photo opportunities were everywhere. Although we took 2000 photos or more, I only managed to pull out the 360 panorama gear a few times. I feel a little guilty about it, but New … Continue reading →

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Good Progress at the Boatyard

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Frank Taylor

We had a really productive day at the boatyard yesterday. The weather was beautiful and lots of progress was made on Tahina. The bottom paint is almost prepped for painting, several minor fiberglass repairs have been completed, we had professional … Continue reading →

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GPS Tracks of Ha’apai Islands in Tonga

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Frank Taylor

Looking through my list of unfinished tasks, I discovered the map of our two week visit to the Ha’apai group of islands in Tonga had never been completed. Our visit started with a stormy passage from Vava’u, you can click … Continue reading →

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Haul-out and Mast Photos

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Frank Taylor

Tahina was hauled out of the water at the Norsand Boatyard on last Thursday. They used a hydraulic lift which was sent under the water between our hulls. This was the first time we had lifted a catamaran this way. … Continue reading →

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