March 20th and working in the UK. We fly back to the boat June 10th, and then plan to sail up to Vanuatu and escape yet another winter. We got it all wrong I know, but it's pay back time for having spent the last 3 years almost in continuous summer.

Feb 2nd.
In the Uk.

Dec 20th
All is well in Blighty. Our contact numbers are 0788 1980 447 and our temp address is 121 Phoenix Way , Portishead,Bristol, BS20 7GP.

Sept 22nd

Ahoy there pirates. We have finished our treasure hunting in the west coast, and are now back in Tauranga for a week before we take Helene around the Coromandel to do a 4wk ILM course(Inshore Launch Master) We should be home...Uk, some time ealry November, so watch this space. Email me on togsgreen@yahoo.co.uk for an update.
August 1st
Kawhia, West Coast.Portbound for aweek due to bad weather.
There are new photostoshow you what work we are now involved in.

July 12th...hmmm regular updates not my thing, sorry.I'm sure your hanging on the edge of your seats for news of Helenes adventures. Good news, we splashed last week and matt has been working over in new Plymouth, where I'll be joining him in a few days.We now plan to return to the Uk in September. Poor ole matt was on anchor watch last night in new Plymouth with 70 knots blowing through.Meanwhile i sit next to a real fire supping red wine with Luke and his family. Luke helped me to get Helene on a mooring , where she will stay the winter, and so now I'm taking it easy, glad to be done of jobs aboard the boat.
May 31st
Helene has her holes welded up now, at last and flamin nora are we glad to be putting back together the insides we have torn out in order to get to the rusty bits.We are staying on Seans boat Starkeys( the one we worked on last year) as Helene is a pigsty with no toilet, cooker or anywhere to sit , sleep or sneeze.
Just another 2 weeks optimistically speaking, and then she'll be back in the water splashing joyfully, whilst we may be off working again in New Plymouth for a few weeks.No delivery of boats from Saff Afrika, or kiwi picking.
So now we have photos.

28th April

Photos to be updated real soon...watch this space. You HAVE to see our lovely Helene. She is now dottie with holes in her hull . Matt is welding big ugly slabs of steel to cover them up .Then we might pick kiwifriut, or deliver an ex trawler back from south africa. Keep you posted. Off soon with luck.See you all in UK some time July ?aug.
2nd April

Are we glad to be back on terra firma again after an epic 5 week stint working for those evil oil barrens again.We were the devils disciples, and now we must repent.
In the meantime we are back in Tauranga, drinking laittes.
We delivered the work boat the Margaret Phillipa back up from Dunedin to Auckland, a 5 day trip, where Matt caught a 45 lbs ( 20kg) Kingfish, (piccies in file).
I spent my birthday on board, where the boys cooked all day for me and baked cakes and sent flares up into the sky and they all got me expensive gifts and I got drunk on watch danced on the aft deck and swam with the dolphins , and then right, get this.....I woke up and realised i was actually living this nightmare aboard a rusty hulk of an old fishing trawler, in the freezing arse cold of 48 degrees south, cooking and cleaning up after 3 smelly boys, trying to sleep in a cabin above the generator spewing out 96 DECIBELS, and where I had to don my wellyboots just to go to the bathroom.

My sanity and hearing have yet to be returned. Send to the address below if you can help and should you wish to wish me a happy bloody birthday you miserable lot. Forgiven Rhys for forgetting to remember.It's my 40th on MARCH 5th and whilst I will be back in the yUK I shall indeed be making up for the 3 birthdays spent at sea and be in dire need of a tree hugging, mud bathing, flower power, earthy, wholesome and generally landlubberly birthday bish bash bosh.
Put it in yer diary.Remember remember the 5th of Marchember.

You can contact us or send mail to
C/o Marion kelly 361 K kaitemako Road, Welcome Bay, Tauranga, RD5, Bay Of Plenty, NZ.

Togs' Birthday March 5th, so you can send a letter to above address and the pigeon will fly out to us on the boat.

Valid until about mid June, when we shall be hopefully flying home.