Having anchored in different areas of Pomare Bay several times now I am really impressed with the holding and shelter available. One night in particular we had squalls gusting to 60 knots (sleepless night). Each anchor location has been on mud and the anchor well set.
Continue readingToday was a consistently wet day with thick cloud cover (including thunderstorms) which impacts on the output from our solar array. We have two 390 W panels which each operate at 48 V.
Continue readingOur water tanks have been at very low levels. This has made us think even more critically about water usage aboard. A basic calculation indicated we were consuming 30 L/day (15 L/person). I think we can reduce our average water consumption.
Continue readingThe weather has been no good for sailing so time to get on with some boat jobs. Two main things needed progressing. One being the installation of our Fusion sound system and two being install of more interior LED lights.
Continue readingWe are on a mooring at Matauwhi Bay, and while it’s windy now, later this week we have two days of extreme winds forecast. So we have been looking for potential issues and preparing the boat for the blow.
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Omakiwi to Matauwhai Bay, BOI
Log 266 nm
The morning started glassy calm in the anchorage. Our friends arrived late yesterday evening so after breakfast we rowed across and chatted. We had the boat ready to go and set off around 10 am.
Day sail, BOIs
Log 259
Departed Jacks Bay at 9:30 am, promptly set full main sail and ran out of Manawaora bay toward Tapeka Point. Then set double reefed Genoa, sailing towards Moturua Island.
Jacks Bay, Bay of Islands, Aotearoa
Log 248 nm
This morning 7:50 am we moved the 1 nm south across Manawaora Bay to get into Jacks Bay where we will find shelter for the SW wind shift due this afternoon.
The last 36 hours has been a bit of a blur - unwell due to a cold or similar. Te Tāiko has swung happily at anchor. Behind the shelter of the 60 m tall bush clade hill we have seen little of the forecast winds.
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Te Hue Bay / Assassination Cove, Bay of Islands, Aotearoa
Log 247 nm
This morning we cast off lines at Opua Marina where we saw out the winter of 2022. We departed the marina mid-tide but with little tidal flow.