Splash Day in Whangarei
10 Aralık 2024, Yeni Zelanda
Finally got our beautiful Fin Explorer in the water!!
Onerahi
11 Aralık 2024, Yeni Zelanda
Whangārei
11 Aralık 2024, Yeni Zelanda
Urquharts Bay
11 Aralık 2024, Yeni Zelanda
Marsden Cove Marina
11 Aralık 2024, Yeni Zelanda
Lots of systems trouble shooting before we got going. Just motored today.
Kawau Island
13 Aralık 2024, Yeni Zelanda
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)Okumaya devam et
Hibiscus Coast
14 Aralık 2024, Yeni Zelanda
Shorter day with a stop for lunch. Sunshine and sailing!
Rangitoto Island
14 Aralık 2024, Yeni Zelanda
Orca at the Anchorage in the morning!!! And got the spinnaker up in the afternoon!!!
Hobsonville
15 Aralık 2024, Yeni Zelanda
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 fewOkumaya devam et
Oneroa Bay, Waiheke Island
17 Aralık 2024, Yeni Zelanda
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 coupleOkumaya devam et
Rocky Bay, Waiheke Island
20 Aralık 2024, Yeni Zelanda
Moved to the South side of the island to get protection from the switching winds.
Man O War Bay, Waiheke Island
22 Aralık 2024, Yeni Zelanda
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 Aralık 2024, Yeni Zelanda
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 Aralık 2024, Yeni Zelanda
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 Ocak 2025, Yeni Zelanda
Sailed down from Great Barrier Island back to the mainland. Time to head South!
Kennedy Bay
3 Ocak 2025, Yeni Zelanda
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 Ocak 2025, Yeni Zelanda
Quick stop to run to the store and for a walk on the beach.
Opito Bay
5 Ocak 2025, Yeni Zelanda
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 planOkumaya devam et
Rocky Bay, Mercury Island
7 Ocak 2025, Yeni Zelanda
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 keptOkumaya devam et
Opito Bay
8 Ocak 2025, Yeni Zelanda
Back to Opito Bay just for one night on our way South. Nice sail, although short.
Maramaratotara Bay
9 Ocak 2025, Yeni Zelanda
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 Ocak 2025, Yeni Zelanda
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 Ocak 2025, Yeni Zelanda
Took the dinghy to check out these sea caves. Really awesome!
Hot Water Beach
10 Ocak 2025, Yeni Zelanda
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 theOkumaya devam et
Orua Sea Cave
11 Ocak 2025, Yeni Zelanda
Took the dinghy to check out this massive sea cave! So cool!!