Cliff, Ruth and Agnes

We decided to purchase a boat when the dream of having a "bach" faded in 2005.

Boating was something we had never done and getting into it in our 50s has been interesting and at times challenging. While there were courses you could do, in the end our experience came from a solo delivery voyage down the coast in early winter.

We loved it immediately.

However, while there are some excellent hard copy books on anchorages these are not written with a view to what you can do when you get there and are very much aimed at the seasoned seafarer.

The aim of this site is to be an online resource that will grow with our coastal detours around northern New Zealand over coming years.

Our log records the day to day challenges for a couple of non boaties, the resources record our experiences and what you may find in the places that we visited, along with images and our notes on the desitination.

We would love to hear from you and if you want to contribute your own thoughts to our notes please add your comments to our (b)log.

Maybe we will meet on the water one day or if you are contmplating a similar move, it will hepl you in your decision.

AGNES
(call sign ZMS 7526) - 10m LOA (Length overall)
- 40hp Lombardini diesil - Fuel Capacilty 260L - consumption - 2.85L hour - cruising speed 7-8 knots - full details of the Logan 33.