{"id":301,"date":"2024-02-12T06:37:58","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T06:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/?page_id=301"},"modified":"2024-03-14T03:27:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T03:27:26","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/cs\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"O n\u00e1s"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"301\" class=\"elementor elementor-301\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4991b117 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4991b117\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cdf3d1d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5cdf3d1d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54ab92c7 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54ab92c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">O n\u00e1s<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14b71c5f elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14b71c5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Greetings from Rudies - Karl, Dana and our three sons Zak, Nico and Luke Ruediger. For many years, we talked about how we would love to experience the nomadic lifestyle and spend more time together as a family. Now, onboard Casa Bianca, we are pinching ourselves - is this really happening??? YES, we are doing it! And we would love you to share our journey with us.   <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e352fb elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2e352fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/cs\/join-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Dovolen\u00e1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47ba4d2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"47ba4d2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44baf488 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"44baf488\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sailing-rudies-on-board-of-casa-bianca.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-326\" alt=\"Sailing Rudies on board of Casa Bianca\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sailing-rudies-on-board-of-casa-bianca.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sailing-rudies-on-board-of-casa-bianca-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sailing-rudies-on-board-of-casa-bianca-768x455.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52eac1a elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52eac1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We left New Zealand and moved on board Casa Bianca in April 2023.  The boat was on the mooring in Marina Taina on the west coast of Tahiti. But that wasn't the start of our sailing journey...<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43e755aa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"43e755aa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d234e4a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d234e4a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dc410af e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4dc410af\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68e5f8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"68e5f8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/karl-trailer-sailer-web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-340\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/karl-trailer-sailer-web.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/karl-trailer-sailer-web-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22fc898c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"22fc898c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45b75e79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"45b75e79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2-Karls-trailer-sailer-web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-311\" alt=\"Karl and our first sailing boat\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2-Karls-trailer-sailer-web.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2-Karls-trailer-sailer-web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2-Karls-trailer-sailer-web-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16cdb9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"16cdb9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/trailer-saler-parked-web-300x282.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-338\" alt=\"sailing boat on a trailer parked in front of house\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/trailer-saler-parked-web-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/trailer-saler-parked-web.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76adce75 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76adce75\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-368ee94f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"368ee94f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our First Sailing Boat<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9881d7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9881d7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>We purchased our very first sailing boat in 2007 &#8211; a 23-foot-long Aquarius. It was a trailer-sailer, which meant we could explore different sailing grounds across the North Island of New Zealand.<\/p><p>Our maiden voyage was very adventurous. We were so keen to get out there that we ignored the wind warning and the fact we hadn&#8217;t yet purchased the dinghy. Luckily, Karl grew up sailing with his family, as I (Dana) had no idea how to sail.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cb95c9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7cb95c9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58d8dd7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58d8dd7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6302e4f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6302e4f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cabc56d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cabc56d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Karl-boys-Casco-first-trip.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-317\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Karl-boys-Casco-first-trip.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Karl-boys-Casco-first-trip-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Karl-boys-Casco-first-trip-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2ca7cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b2ca7cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sailing-rudies-rangitoto-web-300x238.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-341\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sailing-rudies-rangitoto-web-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sailing-rudies-rangitoto-web.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74e71c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"74e71c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20-Karls-boat-2016-web-300x278.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-348\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20-Karls-boat-2016-web-300x278.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20-Karls-boat-2016-web.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea8f14e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ea8f14e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-927d1bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"927d1bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/3-Karlss-Keeler-Casco-web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-318\" alt=\"Casco - Davidson 28 sailing boat\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/3-Karlss-Keeler-Casco-web.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/3-Karlss-Keeler-Casco-web-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/3-Karlss-Keeler-Casco-web-768x503.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12c6118 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"12c6118\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Karl-Casco-Luke-300x199.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-316\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Karl-Casco-Luke-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Karl-Casco-Luke-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Karl-Casco-Luke.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b137e23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b137e23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/boys-sunset-casco-web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-342\" alt=\"sailing back to marina - boys on sailing boat Casco\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/boys-sunset-casco-web.jpg 700w, https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/boys-sunset-casco-web-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-730e74d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"730e74d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78591ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78591ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our First Family Boat<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bd487b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bd487b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\":st\" class=\"Ar Au Ao\"><div id=\":sp\" class=\"Am aiL Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY\" tabindex=\"1\" role=\"textbox\" contenteditable=\"true\" spellcheck=\"false\" aria-label=\"Message Body\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-owns=\":v3\" aria-controls=\":v3\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><p>We sold our trailer-sailer and started our family. But we were living on the doorstep of the beautiful Waitemata and Gulf Harbour. We couldn&#8217;t wait any longer and three weeks after our third son Luke was born in January 2016 we purchased Casco &#8211; a Davidson 28 sail boat. Luke was 10 weeks old when we ventured out onto the sea for the first time.<\/p><p>We had a great time during the six years of sailing Casco. We explored the Hauraki Gulf islands with our kids&#8217; boats flotilla &#8211; a group of friends and their children who shared the same passion for sailing adventures&#8230;and a good rum and coke \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a6333ec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3a6333ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"next\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d5511a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d5511a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Crew<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63a87cf7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63a87cf7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13ad14da e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13ad14da\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b5dcc73 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3b5dcc73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-content{width:100%}@media (min-width:768px){.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper,.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{display:flex}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:end;flex-direction:row-reverse}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:start;flex-direction:row}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-top .elementor-image-box-img{margin:auto}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-top .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:flex-start}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-middle .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:center}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-bottom .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:flex-end}}@media (max-width:767px){.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-img{margin-left:auto!important;margin-right:auto!important;margin-bottom:15px}}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-img{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-title a{color:inherit}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-description{margin:0}<\/style><div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"#\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/karl-tuna-sailing-rudies-profile-web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-602\" alt=\"Karl sailing rudies\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/karl-tuna-sailing-rudies-profile-web.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/karl-tuna-sailing-rudies-profile-web-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"#\">Karl<\/a><\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><b>The Captain.<\/b> <br>Karl grew up sailing dinghies and later keel boats. He was 10 years old when his parents launched Mecanos - a 34ft Far 1020 his Dad built in their backyard. Later, Karl joined several crews to do competitive racing and offshore passages from New Zealand to Tonga and Fiji. Karl is an avid surfer, wing foiler and diver (both free and scuba diving). He loves fishing and Happy Hours \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85fe3a9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"85fe3a9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-234816f elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"234816f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"#\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Dana-about-web2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-601\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Dana-about-web2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Dana-about-web2-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"#\">Dana <\/a><\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><b>The First Mate<\/b><br>Dana grew up in the Czech Republic - a landlocked country in the middle of Europe. Her sailing adventures started when she met Karl 17 years ago. Dana holds NZ Coastguard Boat Master certificate and PADI Open water diving qualification. She loves exploring the under water world as much as a good hike through the mountainous islands.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61ad976b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61ad976b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a34c6d2 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a34c6d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"#\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sailing-rudies-crew.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-600\" alt=\"sailing rudies crew\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sailing-rudies-crew.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sailingrudies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sailing-rudies-crew-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"#\">Luke, Zak and Nico<\/a><\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><b>The Rudies Crew<\/b> <br>\nBoys grew up sailing around Waitemata and Gulf Harbour. 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