Casey Raine

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Last update: Apr 16, 2025 9:15 AM

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Squamish, BC

We are Steve (from Canada) and Casey (from South Africa) and we are long time water folk! We recently bought a 50 foot aluminium expedition sailboat, our absolute dreamboat! We just splashed her after one year on the hard now we are ready to explore New Zealand and beyond! Ultimate goal is Antarctica and the Arctic! (We currently work in both the film industry and the expedition cruising industry as guides in the Polar Regions and we plan on continuing to work, aiming for 4 months work and 8 months sailing.) Excited to meet fellow cruisers out there living their dream lives!

Casey Raine

Otago Retreat, Waiau Aparima Ward, Western Constituency, Southland, New Zealand • Apr 20, 2025

Distance

5.8nm

Avg. speed

2.1kts

Duration

2h 48m

Cuttle Cove to Puyseger Landing

Motored over to anchor up and go for a walk to Puyseger Lighthouse. Super shallow channel coming in so went super slow but well worth it.

Casey Raine

Cuttle Cove, Waiau Aparima Ward, Western Constituency, Southland, New Zealand • Apr 19, 2025

Distance

4.5nm

Avg. speed

8.2kts

Duration

33m

Cavern Cove Dinghy

Super cool arches and caverns to explore. Bit of swell!

Casey Raine

Cuttle Cove, Waiau Aparima Ward, Western Constituency, Southland, New Zealand • Apr 19, 2025

Distance

35.3nm

Avg. speed

5.8kts

Duration

6h 2m

Dusky to Preservation Inlet

It was a soggy one! 🌧️ But winds higher than forecast (25 knots rather than 10!) so got some downwinding in! 👏 Then wind died off and had to motor the last bit. Beautiful scenery!

Casey Raine

Anchor Island, Mararoa Waimea Ward, Fiordland Constituency, Southland, New Zealand • Apr 18, 2025

Distance

2.4nm

Avg. speed

5.4kts

Duration

27m

Morning trip

Casey Raine

Anchor Island, Mararoa Waimea Ward, Fiordland Constituency, Southland, New Zealand • Apr 18, 2025

Distance

2.4nm

Avg. speed

5.4kts

Duration

27m

Outer Many Islands Cruise

Morning cruise in the rain to check out the outer islands before we leave.

Casey Raine

Anchor Island, Mararoa Waimea Ward, Fiordland Constituency, Southland, New Zealand • Apr 18, 2025

Distance

3.1nm

Avg. speed

4.1kts

Duration

45m

Many Islands Cruise

So epic through all the islands and narrow passes! And tons of fur seal pups AND a shark!! (And for reference, the fur seal pup came up to the GoPro and was super curious!!)

Casey Raine

Anchor Island, Mararoa Waimea Ward, Fiordland Constituency, Southland, New Zealand • Apr 17, 2025

Distance

6.5nm

Avg. speed

4.5kts

Duration

1h 26m

Off to Luncheon Cove

Short trip this morning to a flipping idyllic spot amongst many islands, tucked away in a cove surrounded by fur seals! On the way got boarded by Department of Conservation who checked our hull (all clean and pest free!)

Casey Raine

Cascade Cove, Mararoa Waimea Ward, Fiordland Constituency, Southland, New Zealand • Apr 17, 2025

Distance

8.8nm

Avg. speed

3.6kts

Duration

2h 27m

Pickersgill Harbour and Indian Island

Final dinghy explore of the day! Picked up a mooring at Cascade Cove and then dinghied over to where Captain Cook moored his boat at Pickersgill Harbour. Short walk up the boardwalk and the creek to Lake Forster. And then dinghy back via the little islands of Indian Island. Super cool!

Casey Raine

Cascade Cove, Mararoa Waimea Ward, Fiordland Constituency, Southland, New Zealand • Apr 17, 2025

Distance

7.5nm

Avg. speed

5.6kts

Duration

1h 21m

Earshell Cove to Cascade Cove

Afternoon move to our spot for the evening. What a calm, beautiful day. Happy to find a mooring for the night! 🙌

Casey Raine

Little Harbour, Mararoa Waimea Ward, Fiordland Constituency, Southland, New Zealand • Apr 17, 2025

Distance

3.4nm

Avg. speed

9.2kts

Duration

22m

Dinghy in the Basin

Went for a little solo rip in the dinghy. The reflections in here were insane! And found where everyone stores their cray pots!!!

Casey Raine

Little Harbour, Mararoa Waimea Ward, Fiordland Constituency, Southland, New Zealand • Apr 17, 2025

Distance

5.6nm

Avg. speed

5.1kts

Duration

1h 5m

Reposition for a dinghy explore

Quick morning motor to check out Earshell Cove and ‘The Basin’ by dinghy. Just picked up a mooring ball and ripped over to check it out.

Casey Raine

Taumoana (Five Fingers) Marine Reserve, Mararoa Waimea Ward, Fiordland Constituency, Southland, New Zealand • Apr 16, 2025

Distance

26.2nm

Avg. speed

5.9kts

Duration

4h 26m

Supper Cove to Cormorant Cove

Beautiful day motoring along in Dusky Sound and beautiful little anchorage sunset spot for the night. A day full of extremely narrow passages!!!

Casey Raine

Supper Cove, Mararoa Waimea Ward, Fiordland Constituency, Southland, New Zealand • Apr 15, 2025

Distance

10.3nm

Avg. speed

5.9kts

Duration

1h 45m

Off for a walk!

Repositioning to go for a short walk along the start of the Dusky track. Beautiful still morning!

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Casey Raine

Cooper Island, Mararoa Waimea Ward, Fiordland Constituency, Southland, New Zealand • Apr 14, 2025

Distance

2.8nm

Avg. speed

2.6kts

Duration

1h 3m

Paddling inside an island!

Moored inside this island and went for a paddle explore. Sunshine, light winds and no sandflies!! Winning!

Casey Raine

Cooper Island, Mararoa Waimea Ward, Fiordland Constituency, Southland, New Zealand • Apr 14, 2025

Distance

16.9nm

Avg. speed

5.8kts

Duration

2h 54m

Breaksea Sound to Dusky Sound East

After a rainy, stormy, morning at anchor, with the wind shifting we had to move to a different spot. Incredible mooring inside an island!! Wish I had the drone to show how epic it is 😭

Casey Raine

Second Cove, Mararoa Waimea Ward, Fiordland Constituency, Southland, New Zealand • Apr 13, 2025

Distance

46nm

Avg. speed

5.6kts

Duration

8h 14m

Evening trip

Casey Raine

Helena Arch, Mararoa Waimea Ward, Southland District, Southland, New Zealand • Apr 11, 2025

Distance

16.1nm

Avg. speed

6.1kts

Duration

2h 38m

Crooked Arm to Deep Cove, Doubtful Sound

Steve had to change fuel filters this morning which meant we left a little later and of course got hit by the heavy rain. Just motoring as the wind tends to funnel down the sounds but then when you turn it flips. Very squirrelly! We had 5 knots all the way up to 37 both upwind and downwind 😂 Picked up a mooring in Deep Cove so will sleep easy tonight!

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Casey Raine

Haulashore Cove, Mararoa Waimea Ward, Fiordland Constituency, Southland, New Zealand • Apr 10, 2025

Distance

66.1nm

Avg. speed

2.2kts

Duration

1d 5h 26m

Night trip

Casey Raine

Te Houhou/George Sound, Mararoa Waimea Ward, Fiordland Constituency, Southland, New Zealand • Apr 7, 2025

Distance

24.7nm

Avg. speed

6.2kts

Duration

4h 1m

South and Sporty!

It was gusting 35 (up to 45 knots at one stage!!) and 2.5-3m swell. And heavy heavy rain. Sporty but luckily not far to go. Arrived at a super scenic anchorage next to a waterfall!

Casey Raine

Bounty Haven, Mararoa Waimea Ward, Fiordland Constituency, Southland, New Zealand • Apr 6, 2025

Distance

34.6nm

Avg. speed

7.7kts

Duration

4h 29m

Sound Hop South

From Milford to Bligh Sound. Just motoring but had to charge the batteries anyway. Crashed the drone while leaving anchorage at Milford 😓 Managed to recover it but it was in the ocean so most probably dead… Then dolphins (massive bottlenose!) to cheer me up in Bligh Sound. Found a cosy little anchorage with two stern lines and a TON of sand flies. (Forgot to stop recording, we actually arrived at about 5/5:30)