In April 2014, we left Avante berthed in Gulf Harbor Marina just north of Auckland, NZ planning to return in 6 months to sail around New Zealand during the southern hemisphere [...]
Friday, December 4th – Great Barrier Island just calls to be circumnavigated. At least if you have ears attuned like The Captain’s. It is just under 25 miles long, but [...]
There are 47 islands spread across the Hauraki Gulf, and after our short excursion of the previous week, we intend to see more of them. The islands are administered by t [...]