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Sailing to Long Bay In Kenepuru Sound and Exploring the Coves of Marlborough Sounds
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...
Sailing Alone to Australia over 1200 Miles Across the Tasman Sea on a 30ft Sailboat
Sailing Solo Across the Tasman Sea : Sailing Alone Series Hello Friends, After more than a year exploring New Zealand it was time to push off across the notorious Tasman Sea. Plan A was to sail to Tasmania and explore its wild islands and coastlines befo...
Heavy Weather in Pelorus Sound as We Cruise the Marlborough Sounds of New Zealand’s South Island
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...
Some New Crew for Triteia; Rhonda Comes Aboard for Some Adventures In The Sounds
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...
Exploring The Cove Captian Cook Spent The Most Time In In New Zealand
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...
A Broken Tiller in 45 Knots of Wind On The South Island of New Zealand
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...
Putting a HEST Mattress Roll to the Test on My 400NM Solo Sail South. A Passage Berth Game Changer!!
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...
Sailing Alone 400NM In The Tasman Sea and Across Cook Strait To The South Island of New Zealand
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 ...
The Slow Push to the Top of The North Island of New Zealand and Catching a Kahawai Fish
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...
Motoring Up a Very Tight River to Quayside Boatyard in New Zealand; New Bottom Paint For Triteia
Episode 347 : Season 10 : New Zealand - Aotearoa Hello Friends, On this episode I make the decision to head North instead of South and sail down the Westcoast of New Zealand for the South Island. Once my mind is made up, I make way across a now dead calm...
Rough Seas & Building Winds Calls for A Change of Course in the Hauraki Gulf ; Always Have A Plan C
Episode 346 : Season 10 : New Zealand - Aotearoa Hello Friends, On this episode I depart Auckland with the intention of sailing to the Coromandel Peninsula. Shortly after leaving Auckland harbour I was excited to see a pod of four Orcas casually swimming...
