Silver Fern

Silver Fern is a raised-saloon steel monohull sloop. She started life as a Birdsall 60 and was completely modified from the hull-up in Auckland between 2001 and 2004 to a design provided by Brett Bakewell-White. She is now a 70 foot blue water cruiser. Martha Mason and Bryce Sommerville are currently finishing an 11-year circumnavigation, and expect to arrive in Whangarei about the 2nd week of November 2015.

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Posted: Sat, 21 Nov 2015 - 08:22

Arrived safely in Marsden Cove. End of 11-year circumnavigation. Break out the champagne!

Posted: Fri, 20 Nov 2015 - 08:28

5 miles to Bream Head. Being met by friend on catamaran who will tow us into harbor and up to marina. There to be met by marina staff in dinghy. Should all be ok. Raining, blowing. All well on

Posted: Fri, 20 Nov 2015 - 08:07

getting a tow into Whangarei as they have propeller problems

Posted: Thu, 19 Nov 2015 - 09:51

All well. Thanks for your help yesterday. We've had a problem develop that will prevent us from motoring. Our propeller has failed. It is on the shaft and turning but no thrust. Will make our

Posted: Thu, 19 Nov 2015 - 08:20

175 to Whangarei

Posted: Wed, 18 Nov 2015 - 06:59

All well. Struggling to make headway against headwinds. DMG is awful (2-3 nm per hour). Course has been ok, at about 165 T until now, when we are heading into a squall line and have lost 40 deg of

Posted: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 - 07:03

<p>All well. Just put reef in main and furled some genoa. Boat speed about 8+ knots.</p>

Posted: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 - 07:05

Gybed at 6 a.m. winds still light.

Posted: Sun, 15 Nov 2015 - 07:04

Under way; winds light and shifty. A couple hours slow. Now 4-6 kts depending on wind

Posted: Sat, 14 Nov 2015 - 13:23

<p>Under way; one reef in main; small jib. Pounding a bit into wind and sea. Some rain squalls.</p>

Posted: Sat, 14 Nov 2015 - 08:24

left yesterday from Minerva

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