Paragon

Yas Island

2012-01-09T17:15:00.000+08:00

Fireworks for Volvo Ocean Race

2012-01-06T22:37:00.000+08:00

Ruwais pics

2011-11-01T13:21:00.000+08:00

L'Attitude 37 Ltd

2010-12-10T11:15:00.000+08:00

Paragon for Sale

2010-11-10T02:02:00.004+08:00

Tauranga Boat Sales

Interesting blog!

2010-11-09T05:34:00.000+08:00

SailingKnitter

Paragon

2010-11-07T13:58:00.000+08:00

Stewart 34 Paragon For Sale

2010-11-07T06:51:00.000+08:00

Another L'Attitude 37 paint job

2010-10-31T05:34:00.000+08:00

Silas Marner, Race 5, Mt Yacht Club, Winter 2010

2010-09-04T07:32:00.001+08:00

Roger, Dianne, Michelle, Baz and me on the brace

Nice day at sea

2010-04-25T13:36:00.001+08:00

Homemade lunch, yummy

2010-04-12T08:56:00.001+08:00

Port of Tauranga from Paragon

2010-04-12T08:55:00.001+08:00

Salperton

2010-02-28T08:03:00.000+08:00

Night at Baypark Speedway with Linkup Paints

2009-12-19T10:38:00.000+08:00

Steve hard at work on Sabian

2009-12-19T07:23:00.000+08:00

Whangaroa Houseboats

2009-11-26T08:25:00.000+08:00

This looks tempting, what a great holiday idea!

Gisborne, NZ

2009-10-25T15:18:00.000+08:00

October 2009

Harbour jaunt September 19 and 20

2009-09-28T10:07:00.001+08:00

Tonga trip

2009-09-12T05:29:00.000+08:00

How to tie a bowline

2009-09-12T05:21:00.002+08:00

Maybe now I know the rabbit and the tree thing I will be able to nail this!

Shazz fishing in Tonga

2009-05-06T14:07:00.000+08:00

Sailing in Vava'u

2009-04-21T09:18:00.000+08:00

Family Christmas Dec 2008

2008-12-26T09:43:00.000+09:00

Jordan, Abby and Malcolm Stewart; Sharon and Rob Harper; Revell Stewart at Mt Maunganui for Christmas

Weekend waLK

2008-11-03T13:08:00.000+09:00

Satellite images

2008-10-29T03:16:00.001+09:00

Sabian's return trip from Tutukaka on Monday using spot digital imagery and satellite

Zoe's flickr photos

2008-10-25T00:55:00.002+08:00

More photos of the race are posted here. I see the results page shows Sabian as a DNF so not sure at what stage they pulled out, the SPOT map shows them as going ashore just at Tutukaka, so they got a fair way towards finishing. Things must have got pretty awful for those guys to withdraw.

Fleet satellite link

2008-10-24T08:59:00.001+08:00

50 boats have pulled out so far but here's the link to follow the boats that have orb satellites (the ones that are still in the race anyway.

Come Live With Me and Be My Loveby Christopher Sousa

2008-10-23T10:58:00.001+08:00

Satellite tracking Sabian

2008-10-23T05:32:00.003+08:00

This link shows the satellite link for Sabian's travels to, during and after the Coastal Classic yacht race being held this Labour Weekend in New Zealand. The crew are heading to Auckland tonight by car and expect to be back in Tauranga sometime Sunday, several other boats from our Tauranga Yacht Club are also participating - race updates are available here.

Paragon in her berth at Tauranga bridge marina

2008-09-04T10:12:00.001+08:00

Total Eclipse racing

2008-07-15T03:25:00.001+08:00

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Yachts in harbour from Nautilus

2008-07-15T03:21:00.001+08:00

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2008-04-29T06:32:00.001+08:00

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Our girls out sailing

2008-03-24T10:08:00.002+09:00

Easter 2008 - our girls out with us on Paragon heading towards Karewa

View from Paragon's deck Jan 2008

2008-02-18T06:30:00.002+09:00

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Belle and Sebastian

2008-02-16T10:58:00.001+09:00

Embedded Video

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Sailing well, waiting for sails

2007-06-19T06:43:00.000+08:00

Work on Paragon continues - still a wee way to go but at the moment Rob is focused on improving the sail situation (thanks to Tony Thornburrow, Peter Decke - for a genoa, and Dion for another genoa). Once we have a mainsail better sorted we will need to go out for a blast!
This was a beautiful (early) morning off Motuhoa in autumn this year.

sailing the seas

2007-01-22T11:00:00.000+09:00

Rob at the helm of Paragon with main and genoa up and heading towards Karewa on New Year's Day 2007.

Paragon in the harbour

2006-12-16T13:21:00.000+09:00

Connor fishing off Paragon near Matakana Island, New Year's Day 2007.

In the water, cooking with gas

2006-11-24T06:22:00.000+08:00

November 8 2006 Paragon went in the water and headed for B pier; we are currently borrowing Graham and Isabel's (thanks heaps!) berth while trying to get our own organised on G pier. We have had a run with the engine up to Merv's mark and back, all sweet. The water in the head is running, and we are cooking with gas. Comfortable to travel and sleep in - just need some upholstery in the galley to enhance the cooking and eating aspects now. Well done Rob and all the others who have contributed to Paragon's success so far.
Looks great too! Pics will be loaded soon....

More action on paragon

2006-05-30T13:07:00.000+08:00

news

2006-05-23T13:27:00.000+08:00

Just realised it's been a while - that's not because Rob hasn't been working hard on the boat, but because I've been working hard elsewhere and haven't had time for updates. Latest news is that Rob is off to sail Sabian to Noumea early June so give him a wave on his way past! You'll never guess who is green with envy.

more interiors

2006-03-16T08:29:00.001+08:00

Interiors

2006-03-16T08:29:00.000+08:00

Another milestone

2006-02-04T11:16:00.000+08:00

I know you've all been waiting with baited breath for this update - the 'out of the shed boat' pics. Hope you enjoy, the results are great. Looks a lot better with windows in, now there's just the keel and the interior and the.........

Gloss coat complete

2006-01-10T10:56:00.000+08:00

Gloss coat complete, next step non-skid paint on decks and windows to come from Tauranga Glass. Looking gooood!!!!!

Stunning paint work

2006-01-06T08:50:00.000+08:00

Hull paint is great - would come up better in the photos with more light but the weather has been too crazy windy to open up the shed.

Sailing on Sabian

2006-01-05T10:54:00.000+08:00

Here is some of the family actually out sailing (makes a change from sanding and spraying for Rob!) Thanks to Al and Bev Glover we had a lovely harbour cruise on Sabian last week. Here are Shireen and Rob with Jed and Asher soaking up the ambience of Tauranga Harbour. A pity we didn't get the Mount in the background of the shot!!!

Paragon has a head

2005-12-22T09:16:00.000+08:00

Robbo has done wonders with the head, great little shelving spaces and all. But now, thanks to Bruce and Lucy, Paragon is in the shed at the Bridge Marina getting ready for a paint job!!! The big hatch is above the front berth letting in heaps of light, and lots of other repair jobs are making her good and sound.

Paragon's Galley

2005-10-30T13:11:00.000+08:00

Rob has been working hard (as usual) and the galley is coming together really well. Had a look on our friends Colin and Mirjam's boat Creation today which gave us some great ideas for interior work. Antifoul on it looks good too - well done guys!

Pindar

2005-10-22T15:26:00.000+08:00

Just found this photo of my friend Jan and I at the Around Alone race base in Tauranga with Emma Richards of Pindar. In the background is Pascal, who I did not know at the time!!

Noumea

2005-10-05T15:51:00.000+08:00

Some pics of Rob and I practising our sailing skills in Noumea - thanks to Jean-Pierre and Nelly for their wonderful hospitality!

Update

2005-09-19T13:17:00.000+08:00

These are the latest pics - looks a bit messy but there's definitely progress happening here.

Windsheer

2005-09-02T13:37:00.000+08:00

This is Windsheer - our friends Freddo and Rosemary's boat that Rob has done a great paint job on. Will be a while till Paragon looks this good!

Update

2005-08-12T07:50:00.000+08:00

Hi friends
Time for an update, Rob has been working really hard on Paragon and you can tell from his face that he's pretty happy with how things are going. To some of us it still looks like a mission but this man is one determined dude!!! I think the scoop looks a bit meringue like at the moment, I'm sure if we ever get some fine weather he will smooth it out a bit. Nice to know that whatever else happens (e.g. the kids kick us out of home) we now have a bed on the boat!!

Moving pic

2005-07-27T07:54:00.000+08:00

Thanks to Alex and Sheryl for this pic of Paragon leaving on the transporter. She's off the keel now so the hull sanding will start in earnest soon.

Thanks Abs, Jean-Pierre and Nelly

2005-07-25T17:14:00.000+08:00

Thanks Abby - it will be great to have an expert masker and unmasker along to aid the process. so glad you like the new addition to our family! Another gift I recieved today was a beautiful sarong in the post from our friends in Noumea. Thanks very much (merci beaucoup), I will bring it when we visit (en Septembre) but it is too cold here to wear it just now.

Paragon

2005-07-23T11:49:00.000+08:00

Paragon

Paragon the yacht

2005-07-23T10:24:00.000+08:00

Here is Paragon at her first spot on the hardstand at Tauranga Bridge Marina, and Rob having his first (of many) climb across the top. Paragon is a Stewart 34 with a centre cockpit and a 2 metre scoop added on which looks great - thanks to Alex McNab who has put many hours of hard work into her already. Now it's up to Rob and I to carry on the job and make her sailable. We have a long way to go but will keep you informed of progress as time allows. We think she's going to be great. Thanks to all of you who have helped us get her this far already - Doug the truckdriver, Bruce at Bridge Marina Travellift and all the rest of you who have encouraged us - we'll probably need a lot more of it over the next few months but it's a start.