After the success of a recent video on our Knot Nauti Youtube channel, Freddie Wilkie from the South Island newspaper "The Press" contacted us wanting to know more about our lifestyle and story. On a wet and blustery midsummers day he heading up to Havelock and met with us all aboard the Oriental Lady. The article they have published is behind a paywall, if you have a subscription to The Press click here to view it, if not keep on reading as I have recreated it below. 

4 summers into this crazy escapade it is time to revisit just how we got here. It is a tale that encompasses many twists and turns but ultimately hinges on the importance to young men of mentors and the guidance to become a person that pays attention to the present and ultimately learns the ability to capture the little details to store it all for later, to then apply discipline and long game thinking and carve out a lifestyle that generates joy and freedom. This is the Art of War applied to life, but in a nice way.... 

The tide, and the flow of water, is a crucial part of staying safe on the boat, especially when the channel to enter and exit the marina is only able to be attempted a few hours either side of high tide due to the 1.5 metre draught on our boat. In this journal entry Dad is helping me write down my thoughts on the tide, and Max gets to work making a cool drawing!

We also made a video about the depth of water in one of our favourite bays at low tide and high tide, so check that out in the article.