Splash Day in Whangarei
10 Disember 2024, New Zealand
Finally got our beautiful Fin Explorer in the water!!
Onerahi
11 Disember 2024, New Zealand
Whangārei
11 Disember 2024, New Zealand
Urquharts Bay
11 Disember 2024, New Zealand
Marsden Cove Marina
11 Disember 2024, New Zealand
Lots of systems trouble shooting before we got going. Just motored today.
Kawau Island
13 Disember 2024, New Zealand
First day of the sails up!!! Just a short sail around Marsden Cove, then back into the marina for the fridge/freezer guy to come fix those again…
Then a night sail (some motoring when we lost wind)Baca lagi
Hibiscus Coast
14 Disember 2024, New Zealand
Shorter day with a stop for lunch. Sunshine and sailing!
Rangitoto Island
14 Disember 2024, New Zealand
Orca at the Anchorage in the morning!!! And got the spinnaker up in the afternoon!!!
Hobsonville
15 Disember 2024, New Zealand
Our final day sailing (and motoring) with the instructor, up into Auckland! Stopped at a couple of marinas on the way for docking practise and ended up anchoring up the river to breathe for a fewBaca lagi
Oneroa Bay, Waiheke Island
17 Disember 2024, New Zealand
Our first sail just the two of us!! Started out strong winds, 18-20knots and gusting to 25, then settled out around 10-15 and was a beautiful sail all the way to Waiheke Island to anchor for a coupleBaca lagi
Rocky Bay, Waiheke Island
20 Disember 2024, New Zealand
Moved to the South side of the island to get protection from the switching winds.
Man O War Bay, Waiheke Island
22 Disember 2024, New Zealand
Moved to the East side of the island for the night as planning on heading North to Great Barrier the next day.
Smokehouse Bay, Great Barrier Island
23 Disember 2024, New Zealand
Amazing sail to Great Barrier Island with gannets everywhere, dolphins bow riding and cruising along at 8 knots (max speed 9.3!!).
Harataonga Bay, Great Barrier Island
29 Disember 2024, New Zealand
We moved over to the East side of the Island as the weather shifted to a South West wind. A sporty sail and an even sportier anchorage as we waited out the weather before continuing South!
Stony Bay, Coromandel
2 Januari 2025, New Zealand
Sailed down from Great Barrier Island back to the mainland. Time to head South!
Kennedy Bay
3 Januari 2025, New Zealand
Sporty sail with some strong gusts (35+ knots). Found a good semi-protected anchorage where we will sit for the next couple of days to wait out the weather.
Whangapoua
5 Januari 2025, New Zealand
Quick stop to run to the store and for a walk on the beach.
Opito Bay
5 Januari 2025, New Zealand
The wind was very finicky! Squirrelly and squally and all over the show; coming from every direction except North and from 0-25 knots and everything in between.
Wasn’t our original anchorage planBaca lagi
Rocky Bay, Mercury Island
7 Januari 2025, New Zealand
Little to no wind today! We tried sailing initially but eventually had to turn the engine on if we wanted to get anywhere!
The first spot we were going to stop was absolutely packed so we just keptBaca lagi
Opito Bay
8 Januari 2025, New Zealand
Back to Opito Bay just for one night on our way South. Nice sail, although short.
Maramaratotara Bay
9 Januari 2025, New Zealand
Awesome sail today. Perfect wind 12-17 knots, all three sails out. Just a short sail as we had to stop at a specific town for provisioning.
Hahei Beach
10 Januari 2025, New Zealand
A short (motor) hop over to Hahei beach with very little wind.
We would anchor up here for the day to go for a walk to Cathedral Cove and explore the coastline.
Another beautiful day!
Whale Cave
10 Januari 2025, New Zealand
Took the dinghy to check out these sea caves. Really awesome!
Hot Water Beach
10 Januari 2025, New Zealand
With very little wind this spot which is usually pretty exposed was nice and calm (although a little swelly).
We anchored for the night so we could go ashore and dig our hole in the beach in theBaca lagi
Orua Sea Cave
11 Januari 2025, New Zealand
Took the dinghy to check out this massive sea cave! So cool!!