Mā Tori

Kyle and the crew of Mā Tori. Bought a Fusion 40, refitted her, got NZ Cat 1, did four NZ–Fiji seasons. Still learning.

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Everyone who hasn't gone yet is stuck on one of four things: money, the boat, people, or permission. Most are working flat out on the wrong one. Six honest taps and we'll tell you which.

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Buying a cruising catamaran, getting her offshore-legal, and working from the boat. Everything we learned about buying a cat and actually going, and the people doing it right now. Every Friday we post the Noon Sight, where the boat is, what broke and what we're working on.

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The Offshore Starlink Playbook, free

The plan picker, the Personal Maritime application checklist and the passage data cost sheets. 18 pages, built to be printed and used with no internet. Yours for an email address.

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Come aboard

Creators, come aboardFilm, write or shoot from the boat. A free berth for a week or two and a GoPro to keep. Crew a passageNZ to Fiji and back, about 1,100 miles each way. Real watches, costs shared. The clubYACHTCLUB. Free, no card, and the fastest way to get an answer out of us.

Learn

The guides18 of them. Buying a cat in NZ, cyclone season, Starlink, the Fiji run, what actually stops people leaving. Buying a catamaran in New ZealandWhat overseas buyers need to know before they get on the plane. What's in the Starlink PlaybookThe long version, if you'd rather read before you hand over an email.

Free tools

Survey deal-breaker quizTen questions about the boat you keep going back to. Walk away, negotiate, or proceed. Anchor scope calculatorHow much chain to lay and how far you'll swing. Watch builderWho's on, who's off, and how much sleep the crew actually gets. Reefing a cruising catWhen to reef, in what order, and what it looks like on the slider.

Books and packs

Cast Off USD $49What it actually takes to stop dreaming and cross an ocean. 118 pages. The Pacific Year USD $49Planning a South Pacific season: the routes, the windows, and what actually happens. 122 pages. Catamaran Buyer's Pack USD $39Every checklist we wish we'd had, plus the landed-cost spreadsheet.

The boat

Mā Tori is for sale2007 Fusion 40, refitted 2022, NZ Cat 1, four Fiji seasons proven. USD $299,000. Where she is right nowLive PredictWind tracker and the captain's log. The photosFour seasons of Fiji and the passages in between.