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)

Casey Raine

Harrison Cove, Mararoa Waimea Ward, Fiordland Constituency, Southland, New Zealand • Apr 4, 2025

Distance

2.4nm

Avg. speed

2.9kts

Duration

50m

Harrison Cove Paddle

After 2 full days of TORRENTIAL rain, it finally stopped long enough to pump up the paddleboard and go for a little explore! So beautiful!

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Casey Raine

Harrison Cove, Mararoa Waimea Ward, Fiordland Constituency, Southland, New Zealand • Apr 3, 2025

Distance

446.4nm

Avg. speed

5.3kts

Duration

3d 12h 6m

Abel Tasman to Fiordland!

Our longest passage yet with a move time of 84hrs 6 mins!!! Our max speed was 10.6 knots, average 5.7kts. What a mixed bag!! The first day was beating upwind in 20+ knots, the second day and night were very little wind, so had to motor a fair bit. We got really good at taking the sail up and down! 😂 And then winds on and off and finally from about halfway through the third day the winds started to pick up beyond 10 knots. 👏 We were downwinding in 15-25 knots with 3 metre swell (but a long period) through the night and into our 4th day, it was great! We were really trying to maintain progress as we were trying to beat a weather system that was due to arrive the day we were due to arrive. We made it! We were able to sail right into Milford Sound, Fiordland, tacking more than half way down the fiord. Then we lost all wind and so put the sail away and wow, motored over to a waterfall and found our anchoring spot, SO BEAUTIFUL! First time using the stern line!

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Casey Raine

Mutton Cove, Golden Bay Ward, Ngāti Tama Ki Te Tau Ihu, Tasman, New Zealand • Mar 29, 2025

Distance

7.8nm

Avg. speed

6.3kts

Duration

1h 14m

Motor to Mutton Cove

Getting ourselves positioned and ready for our 5am departure south tomorrow down the west coast!

Casey Raine

Tonga Island Marine Reserve, Golden Bay Ward, Ngāti Tama Ki Te Tau Ihu, Tasman, New Zealand • Mar 29, 2025

Distance

4nm

Avg. speed

2.7kts

Duration

1h 29m

Paddle to see the baby seals!

Went to check out the local hang out fur seal pups and saw some bonus dolphins on my way back!!! 👏😍

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Casey Raine

Tonga Island Marine Reserve, Golden Bay Ward, Ngāti Tama Ki Te Tau Ihu, Tasman, New Zealand • Mar 27, 2025

Distance

4.1nm

Avg. speed

6.1kts

Duration

41m

Morning Hop

When we couldn’t go on our big sail we decided to reposition to the anchorage we were at yesterday so I could go hang out with fur seal puppies!!! 🥰

Casey Raine

Awaroa Bay, Golden Bay Ward, Ngāti Tama Ki Te Tau Ihu, Tasman, New Zealand • Mar 27, 2025

Distance

8.5nm

Avg. speed

3.9kts

Duration

2h 12m

False start…

After agonizing over the weather forecast we finally decided to set sail at 8pm which looked like our best weather window to round Cape Farewell. Started off well with downwind cruising at 6 knots but quickly dropped off. On checking the forecast AGAIN it had dropped off for the night so instead of aimlessly motoring through the night we pulled into the next anchorage (where we happened to walk to this morning). Let’s see what tomorrow brings… 🥴🫠

Casey Raine

Tonga Island Marine Reserve, Golden Bay Ward, Tasman, New Zealand • Mar 26, 2025

Distance

12nm

Avg. speed

6.4kts

Duration

1h 52m

Abel Tasman Anchorage Hop

No wind so a little motor anchor hop to wait out until there’s some more wind! 🌬️

Casey Raine

Kaiteriteri Inlet, Motueka Ward, Tasman, New Zealand • Mar 26, 2025

Distance

24.6nm

Avg. speed

6.1kts

Duration

4h 2m

Nelson to Abel Tasman

Need to decide whether we head to the south via the east or west coast… But after a couple of days in Nelson at the marina I had itchy feet to get going. It was great to get the sails up and actually had a pretty awesome sail! Cruising at consistently 8-9 knots so that was nice! We pulled in to an anchorage sooner than planned as we were losing the daylight. A shallow bay so just lifted the keel up! 👌

Casey Raine

Nelson Marina, Nelson, New Zealand • Mar 23, 2025

Distance

33.4nm

Avg. speed

4.9kts

Duration

6h 45m

Off to Nelson

Time for some ‘big city’ vibes as we have a few errands to do. The wind was forecast to be very light but luckily it picked up (including randomly gusting to 25 knots a few times!), so we could sail the whole way south. Beautiful leaving at sunrise this morning 💕

Casey Raine

Whangarae Bay, Marlborough Sounds Ward, Marlborough, New Zealand • Mar 22, 2025

Distance

25.3nm

Avg. speed

6.8kts

Duration

3h 43m

Motor through French Pass

Not much wind today and we had to motor through French Pass anyway so just motored and juiced up the batteries. French Pass was a little nerve wracking as current can be at 8 knots and navigable channel is less than 100 meters wide… we timed it at slack and was all smooth! Nice stop off at a quiet little bay tonight before we continue to Nelson.

Casey Raine

Rangitoto ki te tonga/D'Urville Island, Marlborough Sounds Ward, Marlborough, New Zealand • Mar 21, 2025

Distance

34.3nm

Avg. speed

5.2kts

Duration

6h 33m

Marlborough Sounds Downwinding

Wow, night and day conditions sailing today compared to yesterday!! Beautiful downwinding with 15 knots of wind. Perfection. Wind died completely with 4nm to go so motored the last bit. Beautiful anchorage and greeted by a fur seal!!

Casey Raine

Arapaoa Island, Marlborough Sounds Ward, Marlborough, New Zealand • Mar 20, 2025

Distance

144.9nm

Avg. speed

5kts

Duration

1d 5h 15m

Crossed from the North Island to the South Island! 🇳🇿

Big sail and crossed the notorious Cook Strait!! Yesterday started with zero wind then started to build as forecast and just kept on building. Long night with 25-30 knots of wind and 2-3 metre seas. Beating into it. 🫠 Continued the whole next day, but eventually turned to downwinding 👏 Longest sail to date and proud of ourselves for some pretty challenging sailing conditions! Now, sleep 😴

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Casey Raine

South Pacific Ocean, Wairarapa Constituency, Wellington, New Zealand • Mar 17, 2025

Distance

123.7nm

Avg. speed

5.2kts

Duration

23h 40m

Napier to Castlepoint

A real mix of zero wind to gusting 35 knots. Motor sailing to all three sails out to two reefs in the main. No sleep. On arrival discovered our shaft seal is leaking substantially. Have to potentially back track and go out on the hard. Again. 😭

Casey Raine

Hawke's Bay, Ngaruroro Constituency, New Zealand • Mar 15, 2025

Distance

122.6nm

Avg. speed

5.1kts

Duration

1d 16m

🎶 Making our way down South 🎶

Another successful overnight sail! Light winds but we kept sailing! And only had to turn on the motor right at the end as the wind died off 👏 Found a beautiful little anchorage for the night and then we will maybe head to the marina to check out Napier town tomorrow 😊

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Casey Raine

Tolaga Bay, Gisborne, New Zealand • Mar 13, 2025

Distance

13.5nm

Avg. speed

5.6kts

Duration

2h 26m

Motor Sail Bay Hop

Not too much wind so a short motor sail to the next bay south. We will wait here until this afternoon/evening and see if the wind picks up to carry on south.

Casey Raine

Anaura Bay, Gisborne, New Zealand • Mar 12, 2025

Distance

178.2nm

Avg. speed

6.4kts

Duration

1d 3h 59m

Back in the water and headed south! 👏

Back in the water after a 5 week haul out due to work (but we went to Antarctica so not a bad contract!). Got a nice weather window to head around the East Cape. 👌 And beautiful escort by a dozen dolphins for a while!!! Happy heart! Headed to Fiordland!! (Don’t think that max speed is right 🤣)

Casey Raine

Pilot Bay, Mount Maunganui-Papamoa Ward, Tauranga Constituency, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand • Jan 30, 2025

Distance

18.1nm

Avg. speed

5.2kts

Duration

3h 29m

Final sail (for a while) back to Tauranga

Perfect conditions for a final sail, just went in at low slack to anchor at Pilot Bay. Then we will motor over to the marina at High slack ready for tomorrow morning. Putting the boat on the hard tomorrow for a month while we go back to work! Will miss it but looking forward to exploring the New Zealand SubAntarctics and the Ross Sea for work 😍 🐧 🦭 🐋 🧊

Casey Raine

Bay of Plenty, Tauranga Constituency, New Zealand • Jan 29, 2025

Distance

41.3nm

Avg. speed

5.3kts

Duration

7h 46m

Motohura Island to Motiti Island

Great sail! Started the day with about an hour of motoring as low winds again and then it just kept picking up. One reef in by the end of the day as consistently above 25 knots. Lots of tacking as our destination was pretty much directly upwind. A little swelly and blustery and just loved it! Great day, just felt so content and happy 💕 ⛵️

Casey Raine

Moutohora Island, Eastern Bay of Plenty Constituency, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand • Jan 28, 2025

Distance

1.2nm

Avg. speed

3.8kts

Duration

18m

Anchor Hop

Just decided to move to the other anchorage off the island as the other one was a little small/shallow and this one has better protection from the wind. Beautiful sunset on the way!

Casey Raine

Moutohora Island, Eastern Bay of Plenty Constituency, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand • Jan 28, 2025

Distance

33.5nm

Avg. speed

6.1kts

Duration

5h 29m

50/50 Motor/Sail

Started the day with no wind (less than 5 knots) so first half was motoring 👎 But we put the sails up anyway just in case and luckily the wind picked up!! So second half was sailing and consistent 15ish knots, up to 20/22 so yay! Also a pod of dolphins came by to say hi! Very quick but quite a big pod and the water was so clear you could see them swimming along! 😍 Anchored off of Whale Island, can’t go ashore as wildlife reserve (I really need a walk, it’s been 3 days!!!) but I did go for a snorkel and it was awesome! Eagle ray, tons of little fish, some really big fish and a fur seal on the rock! 😍