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The Voyages and Adventures of "Your Rock and Roll Argonauts".

31 December 2019 | Emeryville Roadtrip
16 July 2017 | Wrangell Harbor
15 July 2017 | Petersburg, Alaska
12 July 2017 | Baronof Warmm Springs
10 July 2017 | Tenakee Inlet
08 July 2017 | Hoohah
07 July 2017 | Elfin Cove Dock
29 June 2017 | Yakutat City Dock
29 June 2017 | Yakutat City Dock
29 June 2017 | Yakutat City Dock
26 June 2017 | Gulf of Alaska, East of Kayak Island, West of Icy Bay
25 June 2017 | Gulf of Alaska
24 June 2017 | Seward, Alaska
21 June 2017 | Seward, Alaska
20 June 2017 | Seward, Alaska
22 April 2017 | Seward, Alaska
22 April 2017 | Passage to Kodiak
22 April 2017 | Chignik,, Alaska
22 April 2017 | Sand Point, Alaska

Leaving New Zealand

26 April 2012
Rod
“I sailed the seas to Whangarei, New Zealand, cruising capital of the Pacific…
Along the way, we saw dolphins jumping, penguins sunbathing, girls dancing, whales blowing, fish flying, sailors singing…

…After painting the bottom, straightening the keel, emptying the bilge, changing the batteries, mending the sails, seeing some beautiful sights, stocking the pantry…I’m cruising again.”

This is written on the Whangarei Town Basin T-shirts. It is a truth for all of us, from many countries, all over the world. We have all fallen love with this wonderful country, and it’s people. We sail out of here in the next few days, and our eyes will be a bit moist as we say good bye to our home of the past year and a half.

But as the last sentence on the t-shirt says, we are cruising again. On our way to Fiji, and it feels good to get going. The nights will start out cold gradually warming up as we get closer to the tropics. We are looking forward to needing one less layer of clothes here and there until we are in t-shirt and shorts all night long. The moon is a crescent and growing, setting at first early in the evening gradually staying up later and later lighting the night.

The fish gear is rigged and ready. Elisabeth did catch her elusive snapper, by the way. We will steer with the wind vane, a quiet device that uses no electricity – only the wind to hold our course.

We were set to leave tomorrow, but the forecast showed gale conditions at the last minute, so we will wait until next Wednesday. This is where patience pays.
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Vessel Name: Proximity
Vessel Make/Model: Swan 41
Hailing Port: San Francisco
Crew: Rod Lambert, Elisabeth Lehmberg
About:
Who Are Rod and Elisabeth? We are Rod Lambert and Elisabeth Lehmberg. Elisabeth is from Bremerhaven, Germany, and Rod is from Monterey, California. In our youth we each had dreams of living on the water and sailing long distance. [...]
Extra: 2017 Update. From 2009 to Summer 2016, we sailed the South Pacific Ocean, visiting many many wonderful places and meeting incredible all along the way. Finally, it was time to do something a little different, so we headed North. North to Alaska. The dream continues. Welcome!
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