Last sail in New Zealand waters for me, for now. What a windy bumpy ride it was, which is what I have come to love about New Zealand’s waters. Sailing down here is no easy feat but man it is worth every second of hard work. Unforgettable coast lines and incredible people.

Today the wind was all over the place, it would be a book if tried to explain all the changes. We hugged the coast all the way down and caught only a 10cm kingfish (obviously threw it back) seems New Zealand sea life is a dead.

Very easy and slow day out on the water, not much wind to use so we filled the time with cards, music and books. Beautiful anchorage to end the night

Good day of upwind sailing with a further destination than expected. Wind was about 13 kts when we rounded Cape Brett and grew to about 18kts by the time we got to Whangaruru.

Mostly spent my day reading Finding Endurance by Darrel Bristow-Bovey. Light winds gave us a pretty easy and calm sail.

Early morning rise joined by a pod of Orcas just of Berghan Point. Had some breakfast in the nearby bay and then set of for the Cavallis. All upwind today blowing a firm 10-15kts easterly.

Flying the spinnaker up to 60’ apparent didn’t quiet make the point but a beautiful day of sailing either way

Beautiful day out with the spinnaker. Average wind speed of 8kts, starting South Easterly and ending Northerly. Quote of the day: “you’re born naked, then you die knackered”