Janice and tribe

Nine PoB, One DoB

Embarkation

Messing about in boats

All too much

Tuesday sailed from Havelock with 9 PoB 1 DoB our largest crew yet. Two days of glorious weather on the buoy at Putanui North. Canon bombing, swimming, kayaking, calls echo-ing back off the bush. One pipefish captured and inspected in the blue bucket. By night the Milky Way aloft, and flat calms to sleep by. No fish to be had this time, but hey, it's always worth a try.

Accurately targeting anything

Thursday morning, with a change in the weather, headed back into Havelock before breakfast. A very good experience for everybody, and for some their first experience of this kind of boating.

New Year cruise

Ferndale Bay for New Year's eve

Te Mahia jetty

Cruised Hikapu Reach on the Wednesday stopping the night in Jacob's Bay and going as far as Old Homewood Bay next morning. Then into Kenepuru on the Thursday picking up Colin from Te Mahia jetty, fishing off Schnapper Point, and settling in for the evening in Ferndale Bay. Dressed overall with bunting, pottered off to our bunks somewhat before midnight, and said "Happy New Year" in the morning. A gentle introduction to 2016. New Year's Day cruised around in the Kenepuru, heading home mid afternoon.