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No problem sailing alone round the Pacific , he explained : he had US Navy charts that showed where and when the wind would be under 35 knots 99 % of the time , and he stuck to those . - - we were flying over the waves under small jib alone , Brian and Ian pretending , to reassure the uncertain crew , that this was all pretty normal . We began with negronis , which have recently become our favorite cocktail - - a generous dollop of gin , Campari , red vermouth , and a dash more gin . This is great sport , and over the day we notch several other names to our credit . When Pippa and John had visited New Zealand the previous year ( 2002 , in summer - - that is , February ) we managed to persuade them , contrary to their well-travelled friends ' well-meaning advice , to stay in the North Island and not attempt the standard whole-country-in-a-month whirlwind tour .