Refitting Mike Plant’s Duracell Into a Cruising Sailboat
A young couple take on transforming a well-traveled Open-60 race boat – the late, legendary Mike Plant’s Duracell – into the long-distance cruising boat of their dreams.
A young couple take on transforming a well-traveled Open-60 race boat – the late, legendary Mike Plant’s Duracell – into the long-distance cruising boat of their dreams.
Check out electric motors, repurposed sails and reef-safe sunscreens, and reduce single-use plastics on board.
Get up early and you are likely to see “Big Red” Steinlager 2 out in Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf, with students on deck getting her ready for sea.
Chagos? Madagascar? St. Helena? After 50 years of sailing, Cap’n Fatty reminisces about a few of his favorite spots.
A young couple take on transforming a well-traveled Open-60 race boat – the late, legendary Mike Plant’s Duracell – into the long-distance cruising boat of their dreams.
Check out electric motors, repurposed sails and reef-safe sunscreens, and reduce single-use plastics on board.
Get up early and you are likely to see “Big Red” Steinlager 2 out in Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf, with students on deck getting her ready for sea.
Chagos? Madagascar? St. Helena? After 50 years of sailing, Cap’n Fatty reminisces about a few of his favorite spots.
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