Northwest Bay - Ketu Bay

A typical Wednesday for us on board Starling. A very quiet morning enjoying the bay until Vela was finished working and we were able to migrate again for the evening.

We left around 3pm and motor-sailed for a bit with the small jib. Nathan took a bit of a wrong turn and almost ended up going down one of the many dead ends in Pelorus Sound. After getting back on the right track, we were able to pull out the mainsail and the big genoa and turn the noisy engine off. It was very peaceful sailing the rest of the way, and we got our first glimpse of open water (Cook Strait) in a week.

We plonked the anchor down in Ketu Bay for the evening, and enjoyed the Spiny Dogfish and Gurnard we caught last night for dinner. I can happily report that the Dogfish was delicious. It has a nice, firm, white flesh, and with no true bones (sharks are cartilaginous) was very easy to eat. We'll likely keep more of these if we catch them in the future!

We topped off our evening with a movie and a bit of stargazing, testing out our phones night time capabilities, and spotted the latest Starlink launch just over the top of the hills.Read more