{"id":1811,"date":"2024-05-30T14:19:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T04:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svsunnyspells.com\/?p=1811"},"modified":"2025-06-28T16:02:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T06:02:54","slug":"the-next-phase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/svsunnyspells.com\/?p=1811","title":{"rendered":"The next phase"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sunny Spells<\/em> is now anchored in the still waters of Phaeton Bay, Tahiti. We motored down here from Pointe Venus this morning in light air, entered the lagoon through Passe Tapuaeraha \u2014 threading between sets of surfers catching the long left-handers \u2014 and made our way into one of the calmest, most secure anchorages we\u2019ve seen in months. The boat barely moves and it’s a perfect place to pause, reflect, and start building what comes next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We\u2019re particularly pleased with how well our new cockpit displays performed during the Pacific crossing. The two displays installed either side of the companionway when we were still in the Med ran non-stop for the entire crossing without a single reboot. Conditions were full-on at times \u2014 decks wet, wind on the beam, occasional green water over the rail \u2014 and the units shrugged it all off. Salt spray, sun, heat, and constant use: no glitches, no drama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the course of 4,000 miles, the displays earned their keep. The high-contrast, legible graphics meant we could easily read them from across the cockpit, even in bright sunlight or in the pitch dark of night watch. The self-dimming brightness was flawless \u2014 it always seemed to be just right, whether under the noon sun or a moonless sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The interface to our masthead windvane was a noticeable improvement over the old ST60: a smoother and more stable wind angle display, damping was effective without lag, making the readout far easier to steer by.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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