Auckland - Kawau

After a delaying leaving Auckland by a day as Nathan managed to catch a cold, we finally set off on our round NZ adventure!

With the boat fully stocked (more noodles, wine and beer than we've seen in our lives) and the water tanks brimmed, we pulled out of Westhaven this morning. We cruised past the CBD as everyone else would have been just getting to the office, morning coffees in hand. With a very light 5kt SW wind, we pulled out the mainsail and genoa and drifted out of the harbor with the tide.

Rounding north head the breeze steadily built until we were rapidly approaching Whangaparaoa at 8.5 knots. Vela nearly started an international incident with the NZ Navy, receiving 5 blasts on the horn from a naval patrol boat - the boating equivalent of "get the #&@% out of my way."

We made a quick pitstop at Tiritiri Matangi for lunch before we continued over to Kawau, maxing out at 9.7 knots of boat speed.

All anchored up in Bon Accord harbor for the night and looking forward to some fishing adventures tomorrow!Read more