/series/wind-rider/ Recent content in Wind Rider on Scott Penrose Hugo en Sun, 17 May 2026 20:52:06 +1000 /blog/2026/05/17/the-wind-rider-17/ Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 +1000 /blog/2026/05/17/the-wind-rider-17/ <p>Today I started something I&rsquo;ve been circling for a while: properly going through the Wind Rider 17.</p> <p>I bought it about ten years ago and had a couple of good seasons — kids aboard, friends aboard, plenty of fun. Then life got in the way: heart surgery, COVID, the long quiet stretch after losing Mum. The boat sat. And boats that sit don&rsquo;t wait for you — they quietly fall apart.</p>