Category Archives: New Zealand

We remain stuck here. Tuesday was the worst forecast day with winds potentially up over 50 knots. We were well protected behind the hill here but were slammed every now and then by 40+ knot wind blasts. The bay has … Continue reading →

The weather forecast is grim. Here’s what we’re currently looking at with our area highlighted : Southeast 30 knots gusting 40 knots, but 35 knots gusting 45 knots north of Whangaparaoa Peninsula, rising to 40 knots gusting 50 knots but … Continue reading →

Are we turning into weather wusses? I don’t know but here we are settling into our second long term hunkering down in as many weeks. The wind was gradually picking up yesterday so we decided to head ashore for lunch. … Continue reading →

Even though we didn’t have internet, a morning check of the weather via the email facilities on the side band radio were looking bad for the following week. Some really heavy weather was coming down on Tuesday. Another reason for … Continue reading →

We made our minds to head off to Whangaparapara. This was mainly up wind and hence required us to motor all the way. For the first section we were reasonably sheltered and had flat seas. Once we reached the open … Continue reading →