Blog — Voyage of the Zephyr

To Catch a Blue Fin Tuna - Part 2

Catching $7000 worth of blue fin tuna in 1.5 days from a sailboat!

Eric LaakmannNovember 14, 2020Comment

To Catch a Blue Fin Tuna - Part 1

Zephyr’s mid New Zealand winter quest to fill her freezers with the most prized fish in the sea: blue fin tuna!

Eric LaakmannSeptember 24, 2020 Comments

In the name of taking it slow

Why taking it slow while sailing around the world is almost always the best option

Eric LaakmannAugust 18, 2020 Comments

Winterizing a Catamaran and Oneself

Making Zephyr fun and comfortable in NZ winter as well as embracing ones greatest fear

Eric LaakmannJuly 21, 2020Comment

Plans man!

Now that Zephyr is in New Zealand a bit about plans for the future!

Eric LaakmannDecember 13, 2019Comment

Messages from Sea! - Tonga to New Zealand

A copy of all of our satellite phone messages to friends and family on our passage from Tonga to NZ. It was a wild one between the weather and giant venomous centipede that had escaped on board weeks prior!

Eric LaakmannDecember 13, 2019Comment