jonathan 4 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Thinking of heading to Coromandel Town at some point over the long weekends, whats a good day anchorage for easy access? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,294 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 There isn't one. You have to anchor well out in the harbour, near the rocks and moored boats, and dingy in. If short stay and high tide, go up the creek - in the dingy - channel marked with bouys. Otherwise go to the wharf. It's shallow, and mostly dries. It is worth it though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Farrari 4 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 I normally anchor in the light blue bit (I draw 1.8m) and dinghy in. There is a well marked channel to follow in but be aware that it dries out and can become to shallow even for the dinghy so you need to watch your tides. Also make sure everyone is wearing their life jackets to keep the HM happy. There is an area just before the bridge that you can pull the dinghy up on and you are pretty well in the township. As IT said, it's worth the trip on a good day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deep Purple 530 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Tim Clissold took Pulse up there at Christmas, hopefully he'll chime in Quote Link to post Share on other sites
floatsome 0 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 We anchored in Wyuna/Long Bay last year and walked (30 minutes) in to the town. We found this much easier. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deep Purple 530 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Yeah I've done the trip into Coromandel a few times and always anchored off Long Bay. We taught our 5 year old how to hitchhike successfully. Probably thanks to him that we got a ride actually Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Battleship 100 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Done this many time very easy, we normally get as close as we can in the boat at half tide on the incoming then dingy up the creek from there. It is very shallow in places but no big deal just make sure you have good footwear in case you have to walk the dingy on occasion, there is plenty of room to tie the dingy up. You then have 6 hours to get back to the boat which is more than enough. A good supermarket and lots of nice cafes etc. also a really good seafood place with excellent smoked mussels. It is very good holding in Mud, the rocks and moored boats IT was talking about are across the other side of the bay. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Battleship 100 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Normally drop the pick around the yellow dot area we draw 1.9 mtrs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deep Purple 530 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Didn't get the wharf area Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Adrianp 136 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Make sure you check the local tide info as the tide heights can be quite different to the Auckland Datum thanks to the large water body of the Firth of Thames. I've seen the navionics tide chart say the Coromandel harbour tide to be -0.3m when the Auckland tide tables were +0.2m so there are times when there is a lot less water than you expect. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonathan 4 Posted January 24, 2017 Author Share Posted January 24, 2017 I am thinking long bay.... and walk into town, weather looks settled for Saturday.... will see what its like when i get there , I draw 2.2m so inside is not really an answer..... also long bay looks an interesting place to visit, then head to te kuma for the overnight... or out behind an island, swell dependant. thanks for the advice guys Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vorpal Blade 89 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 IT when I try to attach a picture the following happens: Initially the Choose Picture button is there , I click that and select the file I want to upload as per usual and all looks like it is working, the file name etc shows but when I do the "Attach this File" clicky the Choose Picture clicky button and the file details all disappear and nothing happens. Same result when I try the advanced Flash 9 downloader. Using Safari 10.0.2 Any suggestions? The file size is well under the max 2MB. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,294 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 VB, what file type? What platform? Supported file types are. Jpg, gif, png. Thx Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,294 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Oh, sorry, I see its a mac. Anyone else on a mac have this issue? I don't have one to test it from. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vorpal Blade 89 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Yes Mac using Sierra, also couldn't do it with iPhone or iPad all on latest versions of OS and Safari. Files to be uploaded were jpg of about 1MB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deep Purple 530 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 I'm on a mac/iPhone . No problems but I make the photos around 200k and 800pixels Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 544 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Ha, we went to Coromandle with friends. We anchored a long way out. Dinghy'd in to the Town. Had a wonderful lunch, a great wander around and then back to the creek to motor back out. We got part way down the creek and met a couple of guys having a beer on their Boat. They laughed at us and said you might have a bit of a walk. We didn't realise how far the tide goes out. It took us 2hrs of walking through mud. Sometimes you could walk on top and then suddenly you would sink straight up to your knees. We made it back to the Boat and then found the Boat was on the bottom. Thankfully it is just mud and we slowly pushed our way through it. It was a great laugh and a good story, and have the experience now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vorpal Blade 89 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Just had another go, even when the photo jpg is reduced to 640Kb I get the same response... can't upload into the Gallery either Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,294 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 VB, could be something this end re your account settings - I'm on the cellphone right now, I'll have a look when I'm in the office in the morning. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,294 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 VB, I had a look at the rights on your account - I can see no differences between you and SD... I think the issue must be local, but at this point I dont know what it may be.Do you have another device to try? Just to see if it is a local device issue or your profile here..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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