Emergency Rudder Deployment-Tiki Blue

Emergency rudder deployment is critical training should you lose your rudder. The sequence of deployment is very critical especially in heavy seas when it will be very challenging. Training completed as well as man overboard drills!

 

TLC at Bay Marine Boatworks for Tiki Blue

 

 Today we finished up with light wet sanding (600 grit) at Bay Marine Boatworks. Bay Marine has done a fantastic job with the boat over the last 7 days. Tiki Blue Crew Larry, Dennis, Tom and Chris finished up with a silky smooth finish on the bottom and folding prop. She goes back in the water on Tuesday. Yeah Capt'n G

Tiki on the hard getting ready for some Botox

Tiki Blue is getting ready for a bottom job to smooth out the lumps and bumps that slow her down. 8 weeks to go before we head out for coastal winds, synoptic wind, trade winds and then sand between our toes in Kaneohe, Hawaii.

New Batteries arrived

New AGM batteries arrived. So now time to install and adjust regulator so we don't fry them. So replacing these four golf cart type batteries below with the new AGM style.

Tiki Blue Pac Cuppers working hard and then enjoying a refreshment!

Flying 15's National Champions - New Zealand

Tiki Blue Pac Cup crew Murray Gilbert (on left) wins National Championship in Fly 15's in New Zealand. Eight bullets in 8 races and led every mark in every race! He is a big boat racer too. Looking forward to have him on Tiki Blue for our Pac Cup Race to Hawaii!

Clean bottom is important!

Important to have Matt/diver clean the bottom of Tiki Blue before a race. Look what he found. Sheets of herring eggs! Not fast!