Getting our Exercise in Whangamumu Harbour
Whangamumu Harbour was once the site of an extensive whaling operation. The whales were trapped in huge nets and slaughtered. Heavy chains were then attached to th [...]
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Gale Force Winds Over Great Barrier Island
Sunday, January 31st – By the time of our March 1st return to the States, Avante will be at the Opua Marina in the Bay of Islands. Leaving Great Mercury Island, thus, e [...]
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Great Mercury Island – We Could Call It “Home”!
Friday, January 29th- 1030 – Anchor raised, we motor out from behind the mussel farm in Kennedy Bay. With winds at 7 – 8 knots from the SW, we raise the sails [...]
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Exploring The Coromandel Peninsula
Sunday, January 24th – Avante is provisioned and ready to depart Gulf Harbor Marina to go cruising in the Hauraki Gulf and the Bay of Islands for the next month.&nb [...]
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A Final Test Sail
We know he is getting old, slowing down, with good days and bad, but at 14 years, Jake is doing very well for a Golden Retriever. . Here he is, over the Holidays, on a snowsho [...]