Hi everyone,
Yesterday we sailed from Oneroa Bay on Waiheke Island to Chamberlain Bay on Ponui Island. Ponui Island is immediately SE of Waiheke Island. The wind was light and predicted to die but we managed to sail most of the way.
 |
| Sailing the N coast of Waiheke Island |
Here are the usual screenshots...
 |
| Track |
 |
| Arrival |
 |
| Graphs |
The wind was 4-8 knots S initially. As we rounded Thumb Point at the NE tip of Waiheke Island the wind died and a NE- SE sea breeze came in. Very shifty. We motored the last couple of miles past Pakatoa and Rotorua Islands. Unusually we were under full sail for the whole passage until the motor went on.
 |
| Oneroa Island astern |
 |
| Sailing East |
 |
| Approaching Thumb Point |
 |
| Passing Thumb Point |
 |
| Close-hauled S |
 |
| Approaching Pakatoa Island |
We anchored in Chamberlain Bay with 5 other boats. Later in the afternoon we started cleaning the hull for the first time since Whangaroa Harbour. The water's murky with about 2m visibility. By sunset we were amongst 25 boats.
 |
| Afternoon in Chamberlain Bay |
 |
| Chamberlain Bay dawn |
We expect to stay here for a couple of nights. Winds are expected to remain light. Hopefully we'll complete cleaning the hull.
Trust all's well where you are.
No comments:
Post a Comment