With the weather getting better I’ve been able to get out for a morning stroll around downtown Ft. Myers. Here are few pictures of what I see.Looking over the stern to check the weather for a walk.The U.S. 41 bridge over the Caloosahatchie.The fl…
Ski-NZ for Melanoma
In New Zealand, some 300 people die every year of melanoma. Perspective? As many people die of melanoma as from car accidents. DOMINO has joined the Yamaha Ski-Nz for the Melanoma Foundation in this fund-raising and awareness event in order to promote education, fund research and improve treatment of this life-threatening form of skin cancer.
Seven days…..650 kilometres on a personal watercraft.
Ten years ago, Jeremy Burfoot, PWC world-record holder and melanoma survivor, circumnavigated New Zealand on his PWC. This year, he is sharing his knowledge and experience by taking some 30 Riders “over the top” to NZ’s North Island.
“The 2016 Yamaha Melanoma New Zealand Ski-nZ will be an adrenalin packed adventure on personal watercraft, travelling via some of the most amazing coastline and scenery that the northern region of the North Island has to offer.”
Participants will experience an action-packed and fun filled week as they navigate the coastline clockwise from Hokianga Harbour to Leigh via Ahipara, Cape Reinga, North Cape, Parengarenga Harbour, Mangonui, Russell and Tutukaka. A day off will be planned at Russell for optional riding or other activities. Weather permitting detours via the Poor Knights Islands, Little Barrier Island and possibly Great Barrier Island will also be planned.
On the way, riders will be taking in amazing sights and raising funds to help Melanoma NZ to prevent avoidable deaths from melanoma and support for New Zealanders affected. Participants can expect to ride to many iconic spots on the way with a like-minded group of adventurers … all in the name of fun and FUNdraising.
Follow the Ski-nZ Facebook Page or on Twitter
THE CHALLENGE
Raise the funds and join the Yamaha Melanoma New Zealand Ski-nZ to experience over 650kms of New Zealand’s coastline in the best possible way. If you’re an adrenalin junkie or just love a good adventure then this is 2016’s must do event. Lock it in today!
THE PLAN
Sat 5th March: Scrutineering & registration at Opononi in Hokianga Harbour followed by briefing & dinner.
Sun 6th March: Ride to Ahipara.
Mon 7th March: Endurance Ride (weather permitting) around North Cape to Parengarenga Harbour. Alternate: Out and back to North Cape from the Harbour.
Tue 8th March: Ride to Mangonui
Wed 9th March: Ride to Russell and Auction night
Thu 10th March: Day off Russell
Fri 11th March: Ride to Tutukaka possibly via the Poor Knights Islands, weather permitting.
Sat 12th March: Ride via Little Barrier Island to Leigh for the end of ride function. If the weather is good a Great Barrier Island detour is possible.
BE A HERO… Save somebody’s skin and VISIT our DONATION PAGE… http://www.fundraiseonline.co.nz/domino/ …
DOMINO AS SUPPORT BOAT – It has been our lives’ work to educate communities in health promotion and cancer prevention. Tagging along with this group of some 30 PWC-riding athletes gives our work another dimension. This ride is not for “Sissi’s” as steering these half-ton machines into pounding waves for hours on end is a grueling workout.
GURIT as our Sponsor – our deep thanks to GURIT Asia -Pacific for their kind support. DOMINO was designed by Tony Stanton, GURIT’s engineering manager, and is built of GURIT Corecell M foam and Spabond 340. Strength, durability, reliability… Thanks, GURIT for being an integral part of our safe travels.
Blessing of the Fleet and "All that Jazz"
We have never in our 15 years on Broulee been asked to participate in a Blessing of the Fleet – we were asked last weekend and how can you resist, especially when a yacht club member has a spare set of nautical signal flags and another trawl…
Blessing of the Fleet and "All that Jazz"
We have never in our 15 years on Broulee been asked to participate in a Blessing of the Fleet event – we were asked last weekend and how can you resist, especially when a one yacht club member has a spare set of nautical signal flags and another fellow…
The Life of Toronto Innkeepers
During the summer we operate Toronto’s only Boat Bed and Breakfast and then in the winter we cruise south to the Bahamas where we spend a lot of time beach combing searching for sea glass and other beach treasures. It all started a number of years ago while … Continue reading →
Port St. Charles
When we arrived into Port St. Charles, Barbados on February 3rd of 2016, we were ready to slow down and take it easy. In the six months prior, since leaving Tipperary Waters Marina in Darwin, Australia on August 10th of 2015, we’d travelled 12,237 miles. We’d made our two biggest non-stop passages ever: 3,023 miles…
Dashew Offshore History – How the Swim Step Came To Be
The Dashew Offshore swim step, shown above in its highest evolutionary form on the FPB 97 Iceberg, started out much …Read More
TOP CRUISING SPOTS OF THE EASTERN MED (PART 2) – TURKEY’S SNAKE AND CASTLE ISLANDS
While Envoy is in Lefkas Marina, Greece, we are home in Auckland, New Zealand planning to return to Greece early April to commence cruising by late April. Destination 2: Snake and Castle Islands (Sehir Adalari)Where is it: At the eastern end of the Gul…
Exploring Barbados
We rented a car for a few days to explore Barbados and do some shopping. We spent the first day at the south end of the island in the area of the capitol, Bridgetown, starting with a trip to the Mount Gay Barbados Rum factory. Then we explored other parts of Barbados, including a tour…
Early season post
Howdy folks.Rough winter huh? I spent some of it down in ole’ Mexico. We got lucky and missed the cold spell & huge dump of white crap that hit our lil’ part of the world. 
It was back to reality & the freezer this week though. While I…
