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Episode 355 : Season 11 : The South Island of New Zealand - Aotearoa Hello Friends, On this episode we depart Long Bay and head up a very tight channel to the small town of Havelock at the far end of Pelorus Sound. After getting fueled up and the water t...

Episode 354 : Season 11 : The South Island of New Zealand - Aotearoa Hello Friends, On this episode we enjoy a short sail to Long Bay and explore the coves and beaches of Kenepuru Bay. Rhonda made some fresh tea, loaded up the thermos and we headed out f...

Episode 353 : Season 11 : The South Island of New Zealand - Aotearoa Hello Friends, On this episode we explore Waihinua Bay and wait out some bad weather, wake up with flat batteries (due to too much tea being boiled during said bad weather) and find our...

To join us on Patreon and get exclusive content and a chance to come sailing with us click here! https://www.patreon.com/parlayrevival Pretty wild episode this week as we pull off a 6 day patreon event in Auckland, New Zealand with 50 patrons from all rou...

Episode 352 : Season 11 : The South Island of New Zealand - Aotearoa Hello Friends, On this episode Rhonda comes aboard for a weeks worth of adventures in Marlborough Sounds. If you enjoy the channel please "Like" the videos and Subscribe so you don't m...

Episode 351 : Season 11 : The South Island of New Zealand - Aotearoa Hello Friends, On this episode I explore Meretoto / Ship Cove and try to image Captain Cook sailing into the bay and anchoring The Endeavour and the Resolution for repair and replenishm...

Episode 350 : Season 11 : The South Island of New Zealand - Aotearoa Hello Friends, On this episode I depart Maori Bay in Pelorus Sound with a lovely sailing 13 knots of wind forecasted as I make my way to Queen Charlotte Sound. As I rounded Cape Jackso...

For my passage from the North to the South Islands of New Zealand, I had the chance to test out one of Hest's Camping Mattress' in my passage berth. Before this 400NM passage, I had completed 5 ocean passages with cheap mattress foam toppers and my back al...

Very emotional episode as we sail in a convoy into Auckland, where I grew up. We get a traditional Maori welcome, called a powhiri, and a mind blowing 500 people were in attendance, which raised a bunch of money for a kids charity at Akarana Marine center ...

Sailing Alone Series : SOLO TO THE SOUNDS Hello Friends, Welcome to another long format passage film. On this video I haul in in the dark of night at Spirits Bay in the Far North of New Zealand's North Island and sail down the west coast to New Plymouth ...

Episode 348 : Season 10 : New Zealand - Aotearoa Hello Friends, On this episode I made the slow crawl North to Spirits Bay to be in place to sail down to the South Island of New Zealand. As I mention on the video, I am not sure how to make motoring for 2...

The final part to our sailing to New Zealand series is complete! Been a very long time coming. Thank you all for following the journey! SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran, which Colin rebuilt with friends and has started sailing around ...