Tusi 2
FollowTusi 2 is a 12m Alan Wright design built in Auckland in three skin kauri glassed over and launched about 1987. We, Mike and Helen Timperley, bought the boat, at that time named "Kings Row", in December 2011 and immediately set about finding a new name for her. The grandkids' choice was "Tusi 2" derived from the name of our previous boat of 20 years "Tusitala" a kauri Pacific 38. Tusi 2 is very similar in design to Alan Wright's "Oceans 12" of which six were built in fibreglass by Lotus Yachts. Tusi 2 was extensively refitted in 2012 to bring her up to offshore and islands cruising capability and our first cruise in her was to Fiji in 2013.
Recent Updates
<p>Cleared Customs, now tied up in Vuda Marina.</p>
Still rolling along at 6-7knots. ETA Navula Passage 0400 tomorrow, Wednesday morning.
Classic trade wind sailing, rolling along at 6-7 knots with main tied out and polled headsail with 15knots over the stern. Another big mahimahi so freezer now full.
We left North Minerva at 0830 and are motoring while we wait for a bit more wind. Our ETA Lautoka is Wednesday.
Anchored at North Minerva.
<p>Anchored at South Minerva.</p>
<p>Motorsailing to get into South Minerva before dark today.</p>
<p>Been motoring all night and will continue until wind turns. Caught 35lb mahimahi yesterday morning. ETA Minerva tomorrow morning.</p>
Sailed most of the night with 10-12knot NNW but now motoring again. 280nm to Minerva so aiming for arrival early on Tuesday morning.
Motoring. 410nm to Minerva
Not enough wind to hold the sails out in these seas so motoring.