Oh Rhonda you have made the right choice. So happy for you both.

Love you two... enjoying life and showing us some amazing places on a small budget 🥰

Just love these videos and Rhonda adds so much to them!

The beauty of that place was truly mesmerizing. Thank you for sharing it!

We were hoping that Rhonda would join the adventure! ❤ is so much a part of your personality and now having someone to share your life with is a cause for celebration! Fair winds and following seas!

stunning scenery and you two are such a good team

What luck! She's a beauty! And look at the islands!

Such a beautiful piece of paradise! Glad you two could share it together. Rhonda just right for you James, don't let her go.

What a privilege to see you guys meet & bond! Wishing you nothing but happiness for the remainder of your life's journeys.

Beautyfull coast landscape

Wow very nice! Welcome to the Triteia, Rhonda! Happy sailing and adventures!

Awesome you both will have some great adventures together, fair winds ⛵️

Wow that's a great video! I am happy that you and Rhonda are sailing together. Great choice. Better than sailing alone. Stay safe from the east coast of Canada 🇨🇦

Good for you and US. I'm truly happy for you.

Happy for you both, enjoy and take care.

Beautiful country..thats cool i didnt know you had a drone..sweet...

I literally clapped and cheered at my TV, after watching this episode!!

Never been more excited to continue following your channel. Good on you both!

You two are in love!! 🥰

So exciting to hear Rhonda will be sailing full time! So stoked for you both. Can’t wait to see all the amazing adventures ahead!

Rhonda has taken to this like a duck to water:) I cant believe how well she has adapted to being infront of the camera.

Drone footage is so beautiful It doesn't even look real

Just wow of New Zealand 😳 Cruiser paradise

Great new friend Rhonda is, go Rhonda!

Fantastic news. Fair winds until the next one.

Stunning

Congratulations to you both🎉. So very happy for you, James and Rhonda.! it is how it should be before you both❤

Rhonda seems so cool! Glad she is on the channel!

Always fun learning by doing! And then learning again :-)

what a nice place to anchor.

Right on man! Moved on and found a new friend and THAT is not as easy it looks. Thank you for sharing! #inspirational

yay love you both welcome!

Just WOW! You two found a great spot there. Don't know if that is paradise, but it looks pretty close to what paradise should look like!

Love you two! Thanks for sharing, your photography work is just amazing. Rhonda, you're rockin' it girl!😎✌️❤️

Love this channel and love the adventures that you guys take us on.

Great content, great people , awesome stuff , well done 👍

wow so pleased you are going to be sailing together,

Really enjoyed watching this video, and I wish you both all the happiness in the world 🎉

Incredible scenery

Great to see you have found the right traveling companion

They are so cute together I am so happy for him. First video I watched of his was when he and his wife parted ways and he was alone on that trip to Hawaii. My heart broke for him but I was also so happy for him for getting through at that voyage. So glad he is doing better since then. This is so inspiring.

So stoked for the two of you! You both deserve the happiness and companionship you bring to eachother. FW&FS ❤

I have said this before in your comments, but it bears repeating…. James, I discovered you when you were hauling the engine out of her in LA, along with some struggles and grief that came with it. Saw you preparing for your life at sea to begin, and the huge work involved in that. You and your brother diving to clean the bottom and what was definitely a loving brotherly bond… all very cool to see. While I missed the “live”, it wasn’t by much as I wanted to see both of you push off and BEGIN. I believe we ALL could FEEL the pain right through the camera as your trip was suddenly to be a solo one; it doesn’t matter what the reasons or excuses were, it looked like really sh*tty timing and an obvious large blow to you. But James showed us all the real James and against SO many heartaches along with seemingly insurmountable technical and physical problems (not being able to steer in the middle of the Pacific, HUGE…) you KEPT GOING! I can’t tell you how much character you showed to all of us watching, it was all inspirational AF to witness you literally limping into Hawaii. To me, I think THAT moment was really the beginning of what was to become life at sea with James and Triteia!! I have been on and off board ever since and been more and more impressed with your story, your raw content, ALL of your incredible skills as a Captain, engineer, first mate, podcast host, instructor & educator, and very clear growth as a man. In hindsight, losing a “crew member” at the very beginning, became a blessing in disguise for you! At least from the outside, I’m sure the pain may have you thinking differently, but somehow the many smiles you’ve had since tell me otherwise. I owned a 28’ Tanzer back in my early 20’s and tried to learn sailing because that’s how I wanted to see the world as well. It didn’t work and I sold her at the end of my second season - now in my 50’s, as I never did slow down and try again, I very much regret that I didn’t. Today I battle stage IV colon cancer and against my own insurmountable odds, I AM fighting back and have been for 6 years now, but it doesn’t allow me to make plans to see the places in this world I wanted to. Number one on that list was New Zealand and Australia, Alaska and Antarctica next. You have allowed me to see New Zealand in a way I would never be able to have accomplished myself, especially with this final anchorage spot in this video. I mean that looks like absolute paradise and a perfect place to be, even down to a perfect way to secure SV Triteria (I openly admit to having no clue as to what the advantages are to tie her to shore as you did, but have full trust that your reasons make total sense, and it definitely made the whole thing look incredibly cool)!! It would be very hard to top this and just as I’m thinking that, you announce that Rhonda, your “1 week visitor” lol, will becoming a permanent crew member AND MORE‼️ WOW, just bloody wow! There is NO question that we’re ALL incredibly happy for you both, this really looks like a relationship that was destined to be! Super happy for you James, couldn’t have happened to a better man. Rhonda… you are no doubt, already a valued member of Triteia AND the family of people who make up James supporters!! Welcome aboard. Thanks for showing me places that I’ll never get to even while I’m still young enough to do so… it’s just not in my cards. So believe me when I say, I’m grateful to be seeing it through your lens!! Cheers mate, and congratulations!!! 🤠👍🏼☮️☮️ - Wonderful to see Cupid 💘 is sailing with you!

New Zealand has mesmerized you, nice.

You found yourself a good hand, really like the way she communicated with you when you were anchoring🎉

really happy for you both have amazing travels guys, enjoy your life to its fullest

Been following you for a while now - really enjoying your videos - keep up the adventures. Stu from England

Congratulations Captain! Hope You and Rhoda have mostly fair skies and following seas ahead.

What a beautiful view. Nature is so beautiful we should really do our part to take care of it. Every little bit that is done helps.🦋🎉☺❤💙🖐

wonderful. congratulations for the new hand on Tritea, Enjoy your travels Rhonda and James. Best wishes and smooth sailing.

Great show wife and I look forward to your next adventure . We are lifted in early May can't wait

G'day James and Rhonda! Thanks for bringing me along with you on this adventure! Absolutely beautiful place to be! Cheers. By the way James's lucky the water wasn't too cold there that day aye 🤭🤣🤣😂

Rhonda is such a class act... adventurous and downright cool, James... I'm sure you're well aware of that 🙂

I really think you have e found your soul mate James. Congratulations and calm seas my friend

He'll yeah!!! She's so sweet... yall make an awesome team. Let's go!. Love from Adrian in Cape Town South Africa 🇿🇦 ❤️

Rhonda really is a big help to you...i know thats refreshing

Congratulations on the new crew!!! its nice to watch you two together

Great news, good to hear you are sailing together. Looking forward to seeing many more adventures.

Thats amazing .Great hook-up for you both .Adventures are so much better when shared .I look forward to your coming adventures .

So glad you guy's have hooked up, you seem to get along real good. Fair winds and following seas for you both.

Always makes my Friday when I get to see Trteia!

Loved your NZ footage James.

This is just wonderful. Stunning location, nice tunes and you two give off such a lovely vibe. You’ve inspired me to pick up a little 21ft cruiser and start exploring the rivers and coastline near my home in Cornwall, UK. I appreciate the storytelling your videos have mate, I really feel like I’m there.

EPIC😁😁 THANKYOU ENDLESSLY FOR INVITING ME TO VIRTUALLY BE WITH YOU GUYS ON THIS UNBELIEVABLE EPIC JOURNEY AND CRAZY BEAUTIFUL ADVENTURE 🌈🌎💎💎✍️✍️ THE ENDING COMMENTARY BY CAPTAIN JAMES BRINGS TEARS OF JOY TO MY EYES AND MY HEART SMILE IN AN ENDLESS WAY🤗🤗❤️ I LOVE YOUR LOVE 😁

Loved your channel before but love it more now that Rhonda joined the crew! Nice to see you so happy James!❤

Really liked the drone views of SV Triteia in that little cove. Yeah James, Rhonda has "that" smile; you are toast! (In a good way!)

so happy for you both... unbelievably beautiful spot!

Very good decision that you two will sail together. Good wind and good luck sailing!

Incredible adventure ! Fun to watch 🎉

It’s nice to have friends. Much Aloha ❤🤙🏾

Cool Sailing Mr. James and Mrs. Rhonda. You two will have some amazing adventures together! Look forward to seeing the two of you "Down Under".

The engine sounds pretty happy - the last rebuild seems to be a good one.

Hey there James & Rhonda! I'm overjoyed to learn that you'll be continuing together! I must admit that I was a little concerned after James teased his upcoming passage to Australia, but alone. Anyway I really enjoy these episodes. Myself, I'm a sailor for almost 50 years. So I'm living vicariously through you. Fair winds! Captain Billy Bones

I mean, that was the plan when we all set off on that first voyage (so long ago ffs!) and then you dropped that heart breaking bombshell half way over to Hawaii... and now here we are, no longer solo. So cool. Really warms the cockles of my heart.

So glad that your test run went so smoothly. Cruising can be tough on well-established relationships, you really seem compatible. Looking forward to the James and Rhonda adventures aboard Triteia.

that was a great series and living in Nelson Tasman region my self you have inspired me to jet out and explore more I am very happy for the both of you and my best wishes for a very happy and blessed future

you are the best ... and i hope you visit morocco :-)

Thats look so nice❤ love from denmark❤

Awesome, great to see good souls and more to come

Yay!

j, so sick. your editing skills are next level. ty!!!

that is good news! she is a real keeper and you are too! She is beautiful, a fisher woman, like me and we wish you both all the best. We have really enjoyed the more frequent videos since you do them so well. Don't forget that we also like to see some cooking along the way. I'm sure you have lots of lady sailors watching. We are in British Columbia, Canada on the west coast in a location near (4 hrs. what Vancouver called Desolation Sound because there were no areas to grow food but it is absolutely stunningly beautiful with fjords and fabulous anchorages. We sail a black Panda 40 "Warlord". We will be watching all of your videos as we have from your days sailing to Catalina and the Channel Islands. Rhonda is lovely and you both deserve to be happy !

Woohoo. Go James + Rhonda 🥰😍

Been watching you for about 6 months. Love the vibe. Rhonda…you’re great. You are too James. Lol. My wife Monica says hi. All eyes on you two.

How wonderful...shoreline without houses lining it.

Beautiful Place and with Beautiful Lady 😊😊😊

Welcome aboard Rhonda, good on you James!

The cicadas remind me of sailing in Greece.

So glad you Found Rhonda shes seems really sweet and you two seem to get along great,so glad your not alone anymore ,ive bern watching since Tritea was in dry dock and you and the other girl there when she decided not to join you and left you high and dry but you preserverded thru 30 days at sea and then the rudder incident but you aced that got yo Hawaii 🤙🤙and started your journey Wow look at ya know Skinny dipping with the oppisite sex oyea James cant wait to watch many more of your travels 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲⛵⚓⛵🍻

Lookin forward to gettin up in that spot huh....

I am so very happy for the both of you!!! Yo-ho-ho!

What a Beautiful Place , Looks like First mate is already good . PS ...Capt James T Shirt and Logs Of Good Ship Triteia Vol 1 Arrived , This is a Great Adventure and thanks for Sharing it ❤

Happy for you bud. 👍

At 21:30; thanks for showing us how you anchored the stern line to shore. The system is strong and simple, but if you want to get a better kit together I'd suggest: 1" or 2" tubular webbing at the tree (or whatever) for longevity/durability (might be tying off a boulder next), doubling the carabiners with gates opposed, and even using a "super bowline" knot that creates two loops at the point of contact. You'd have redundancy and toughness if you're tied up a longer time, or have rough seas. Never underestimate motion, friction or single-point dependency. Love your adventures.

Great adventure J&R!

She seems like the kind of girl that you could “ send for help“ and not worry. ✌🏼😎

Love this episode. What a beautiful spot!

GREAT EPISODE and CONGRATULATIONS James on your MANY achievements thus far, including 'finding' and having Rhonda join you and Triteia! 👏 If you will be dropping by Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast (just North of Brisbane) and are interested it would be great to meet you both and I would be happy to show you some of the jewels of this wonderful place 🏝🏄‍🏔⛵ Bruce, SY Mistress

Id say you struck gold with Ronda!..all made possible by the exwife!.😘

Very nice ❤❤❤