1993
On the 20th of june 1993 the MONSOON got a new owner /
captain, Jan Cornelis van Roekel, from Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Monsoon
had at that moment 15 years of age but was hardly used since her construction
and launching in New Zealand in 1978.
We show you some pictures of MONSOON under new construction,
clickhere!
Monsoon begun a new life under the regime of her new captain. She
got outfitted in Newport Beach California USA during the 2nd half of 1993.
She needed a lot of new systems and equipment, sailing hardware, paint and engine overhaul (see picture below)
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We decided to do a Pacific crossing and finish the job in New Zealand. And so we did.See work NZ. sailing yacht Monsoon sailing pacific ocean sailing yacht Monsoon sailing pacific ocean sailing yacht Monsoon sailing pacific ocean sailing yacht Monsoon sailing pacific ocean sailing yacht Monsoon sailing pacific ocean sailing yacht Monsoon sailing pacific ocean sailing yacht Monsoon sailing pacific ocean sailing yacht Monsoon sailing pacific ocean sailing yacht Monsoon sailing pacific ocean sailing yacht Monsoon sailing pacific ocean sailing yacht Monsoon sailing pacific ocean sailing yacht Monsoon sailing pacific ocean sailing yacht Monsoon sailing pacific ocean sailing yacht Monsoon sailing pacific ocean sailing yacht Monsoon sailing pacific ocean sailing yacht Monsoon sailing pacific ocean sailing yacht Monsoon sailing pacific ocean
photo above in Newport Beach
1994
Skipper
had his maiden voyage sailing to New Zealand. Monsoon sailed via the following
major ports from Newportbeach CAL to Auckland NZ:
San Diego, USA
Acapulco, Mexico
Puerto Ayora, Galapagos Islands, Equador
Easter Island, Chile
Pitcairn Island (Bounty Muteneers still live here)
Tubuai in French Polynesia
Rarotonga
Tonga
Auckland, New Zealand
The stone statues on Rapa Nui called Moais.
cruising
around Isla Pascua
more Rapa Nui memories
approaching Pitcairn Island, spring 1994
A significant proof of the offshore abilities of Monsoon was made during the Pacific Fastnet storm, coming from Tonga, about 500 nm north-east of Auckland New Zealand in early June 1994. Monsoon was there with the many others that did not survive the storm. We have been very confidend and comfortable during the days that we encoutered this meteorological bomb. We motorsailed 60 degrees upwind with only staysail and reefed mainsail. Got on the Kiwi six o'clock TV News
1995
In this year we learned a lot about boatbuilding. Check aswell the pages with the haulout and maintainance info. When ready with the work, we sailed around in Hauraki golf, to the Barrier Islands and to Bay of Islands and in December 1995 we left NZ with our new boat (right) and all her new equipment to sail back to Aruba via the Southern Pacific, Easter Island, Cocos and Panama.(below)
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Pacifician sunset
