Bathers in the creek at Ship Cove
Creek, Ship Cove
Sunday, February 2, 2020
Monday, January 27, 2020
Dad's birthday cruise
Dad's Birthday card from Nina
Mackerel and bacon
Back at Raetihi after a long absence. Caught a small but legal snapper. A couple of mackerel contributed to my breakfast. Lots of activity on the water. Pretty quiet at the Lodge. Met up with Bruce and Suzanne. Nina steered in the channel and right up to the Johnson Light. Took 485 litres of fuel. Logged 22 nm.
Monday, January 20, 2020
Sunday, January 12, 2020
Hallam Cove
Hallam Cove
Fishing at Bird Island (three nice cod from our favourite mark) then on to Hallam Cove via the Apuau channel. A quiet day at Hallam Cove, then next day made our way south via the Cookie Monster (drew a blank) Brightlands Bay (drew another blank) and the Meat-and-Two-Veg (where Sue caught one fat cod) to anchor in Long Bay for the night. A total of 91 nm.
Saturday, January 11, 2020
Saturday, January 4, 2020
Christmas 2019
Off Richmond
At anchor, Ketu Bay
Callum and Nina
Exchanging Christmas presents
Inflatable banana thing
Callum with four good cod
Anchor party
Callum joined us late morning in Havelock and we sailed at 1615 for Ketu. Oh, the long days of summer! Anchored in Ketu. Beautiful weather over the whole Christmas week and not too hot either. Exchanged presents with Grape Escape on Christmas morning. Visited World's End and Chance Bay, Callum caught gurnard, and we all caught cod down by Bird Island. Saw dolphins, penguins, shearwaters, and gannets. A total of 85.5 nm.
Saturday, December 7, 2019
Feisty spring
Kaitaki receiving assistance
Unsettled spring weather has been bordering on the extreme at times. So lucky to have good weather for the Tuia 250 celebrations, shortly to be followed by this: the tug coming out to assist the Kaitaki in northerly winds gusting 50 knots. Oh, and heavy rain! I got soaked taking this picture.
Monday, November 18, 2019
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Marlborough Anniversary
Mussel barge, Māori Bay
Sailed on Saturday morning and arrived Port Ligar around 4pm. Quiet night on our own in Homestead Bay. Amazing fish and phosphorescence in the water. Caught a wee kahawai, big enough for breakfast. Sunday steamed south again to Māori Bay. Beautiful night sky, Orion above and Orion below. Monday morning began foggy and cleared by about 1030 becoming unseasonally hot. Took fuel on the way in. All fast by 1230. Log reading 61 miles.
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Two Geordies
Two Geordies, one guitar
A sneaky little weather window presented on the Friday and promised sunshine and variable 10 knot breezes. Threatened sou'easter didn't materialise until the Tuesday. Joined by two neat Geordie guys, Callum and Rob. It was great having them on board for three nights. Chance Bay, Stafford Bay, Take-In Bay. Caught a 44cm Gurnard and plenty of sharks. Steamed 51 miles.
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