LIVE
Auckland New Zealand
Purchased our first ever boat "Thistle," our 52 foot ketch, and have been living aboard since June 2022.
2,472
NM
Total Distance
35
Days
Time at Sea
Beautiful day. Motored all the way. stopped in a few spots to try fishing, caught a couple of Blue Cod.
3
17.8
NM
5h 22m
Ketu Bay to Maori Bay, New Zealand
Very calm conditions, beautiful day and we mainly motorsailed after rounding the north end of D'urville Island.
4
33.6
NM
5h 40m
Rene Cove to Ketu Bay, New Zealand
it was what we are finding to be fairly typical in this area, very low winds in the morning and breeze lifting suddenly at some point in the afternoon. the forcast was for 12+kts from midday and building to 18kts. in reality, it was 5kts until about 230pm and then 18kts all at once. once the wind set in we had up to 2m choppy sea and we were boosting at 10-11kts boat speed on a reach. good fun!
3
34.9
NM
5h 0m
Goat Point to Rene Cove, New Zealand
No wind, beautiful sunny day and we were motoring the entire way. caught x3 Kahawhai on the way up.
3
26.5
NM
4h 9m
Nelson to Kotiro Point, New Zealand
Epic first Bluewater sailing trip on the mighty SV Thistle. we had all the conditions on this sail, doldrums for x2 days then 45kt winds crossing the cook straight! epic times with good friends.
5
480
NM
3 days 3 hours
Pukenui to Tonga Roadstead, New Zealand
nice sail in 15kts south easterly wind. Sea state was much bigger than forcast worth some swells up to 4m!
27.7
NM
3h 38m
Whangamumu to Opua, New Zealand
beautiful sail north in light breeze, reaching all the way until the turn into the harbor where we gull winged in.
1
18.1
NM
3h 25m
Tutukaka to Mimiwhangatangata Bay, New Zealand
Marcus Beagley & 1 other
5 February 2025 at 13:09
light 8-10kts close haul sailing with the motor on the whole way. Calm seas and sunshine.
3
36.5
NM
5h 14m
Atihau Island to Tutukaka, New Zealand
Marcus Beagley & 1 other
4 February 2025 at 11:31
Fantastic sail in light conditions with "Wild Blue" to the mokes for a night. stunning Anchorage at the west end of the Island.
3
24.2
NM
5h 13m
Wairahi Bay to Atihau Island, New Zealand
Very spritely sail today. Gusting 33kts and up to 4m swell at times breaking. New speed record set today of 13.7kts with only the genoa out! it was a broad reach the whole way.
3
60.4
NM
8h 44m
Hobsonville to Smokehouse Bay, New Zealand