New Zealand Bluelight aboard Steinlager 2 in October 2023 Bluelight is a charity organisation that delivers youth programs to help them reach their potential. Their objectives with us include having fun, gaining experience on the water, building leadership and teamwork skills, learning about the environment, and facing challenges and adventures.

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The Swift Trawler 47 is the latest yacht to launch from the Beneteau Group shipyards. She is the product of over 135 years of boatbuilding experience in addition to the owner feedback received from more than 1,000 Swift Trawlers in use today. By leveraging its boatbuilding expertise, accurately anticipating market trends and effectively responding to customer expectations, Beneteau has built a boat worthy of the Swift Pacific Adventure — a journey that will begin in Seattle, Washington on May 4, 2019 and conclude in San Diego, California on May 31, 2019. Here, you’ll be able to track the boat in real-time and read about her adventures as well as view photos and videos captured by her captain and crew along the Pacific Coast. There will be different captains onboard at various times throughout her passage; they’ll document cruising conditions, sights, interesting people they meet along the way and key Swift Trawler 47 performance stats. Visit swiftpacificadventure.com ___ About BENETEAU The French brand, founded in 1884, builds a comprehensive range of sailing yachts and powerboats available through its worldwide dealer network. For more than 130 years, BENETEAU has pioneered advances in architecture, design, technology, materials, processes, production and services. From high-performing one designs for top-level racing to comfortable and elegant cruising yachts, BENETEAU’s sailing yachts and powerboats are famous worldwide for their innovation, quality, and seaworthiness. Visit http://bit.ly/2N2fWDn to learn more and locate a dealer near you. Subscribe to Beneteau America's Youtube Channel : http://bit.ly/2Qnkxy6 Follow Beneteau America on Facebook: - Beneteau Sail: http://bit.ly/2MmmOGg - Beneteau Power: https://goo.gl/b6BrqQ Follow Beneteau America on Twitter : http://bit.ly/28QvNhh

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Would you change seacock valve 65cm below the water line whilst afloat?! It might not be as scary as you think. This valve body seized up (despite only being 3-4 years old) so I unscrewed it, popped in a wooden bung, bought a new one and screwed it on. The trick is to be prepared. I had all my wooden bungs on hand, covered any electrical equipment and was ready for the worst case scenario. Fortunately, because it was a fairly new fitting, it came undone relatively easily and the job was pretty straight forward 😊💦 And what’s the worst case scenario I was prepared for? The worst case scenario is the thru hull fitting itself breaking off when I attempt to unscrew the valve. What would I do about it? Just tap in one of my many wooden bungs and then arrange to get the boat lifted out! That scenario was quite unlikely but it helps to think through what could happen. What also helped me is that, from previous experimentation on another boat, we have pumps that I know could easily outrun the water coming in through that hole. An uncontrolled inflow through that fitting wouldn’t be good as it would spray seawater everywhere but it’s good to know that the pumps could cope. It’s always counter intuitive and panic inducing to see water flooding in to the boat and I know many people don’t like to pull out their paddle wheel log transducers for that very reason however staying calm and knowing that it would actually take quite a long time to sink through a 3/4” hole means it may not be as bad as you think. Always worth thinking what else could help. Whilst away, shopping for parts, I left Kate armed with cushions as well as wooden bungs as a cushion pushed hard over a hole will slow the flow enough that most bilge pumps would cope. Despite my previous experiments I was even surprised how little water we took on but the point is that, with a little thought and prep, changing a valve or pulling that paddle wheel so it doesn’t foul up needn’t be that stressful or require an expensive lift out. Luckily for me everything went super smoothly this time so no need for backup plans! It does get the heart pumping a bit when you haven’t done it for a while though! 😊💦 #followintrepidbear #sailinglife #sailing #sailor #liveaboard #sailboat #boatlife

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