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You come on deck at 3 AM in pitch black with the boat tossing about and only the angry swirling foam around you visible , at 3:00:30 AM a wave comes over and drenches you completely , and you're alone with just shivers and thoughts to keep you company until being relieved at 6 AM , still pitch black . Having nearly reached the other side we reefed , then began to reef again with excessive gusts from the land - - but changed our mind and dropped the mainsail altogether . And they were reassured ; indeed , they had a blast ( literally and figuratively ) , and Ian was the only one who tossed and turned that night listening to the gusts . We've waited impatiently for ten o'clock when we could decently open the first beer of the morning , sipped Chardonnay on a calm afternoon , and warmed ourself with a tot of rum on chilly evenings . The next morning was nice enough to tempt us into a circumnavigation of Waiheke , but once we were committed to this plan the wind increased to 25 knots with big gusts , and we had to tack against it all day . She also teaches music : she covers the standard music curriculum in class and teaches recorder groups of various levels from beginners up . They know their stock by heart - - no catalogs or computers - - and we chatted for an hour .