Guest shane Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Hello would anyone know any info on castlepoint. thank you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erice 732 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castlepoint Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duty Free 2 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Exposed , lagoon only good for trailer boats (never seen a boat with a mast in there when l was a regular out there )and can be a surf running --main beach good to surf, no place for a yacht unless exceptionally settled and after a few days of offshore winds (highly unlikely !!) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlastairW 15 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Was there not a yacht lost in there many years ago when it tried to use the bay for shelter in a big Southerly? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Battleship 100 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Best to keep going to Napier not a nice place to get caught out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waikiore 399 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 And a couple of fishing boats Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,235 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Was there not a yacht lost in there many years ago when it tried to use the bay for shelter in a big Southerly? Yep. Dodgy as in a big southerly, better to stay at sea. Some shelter in the bight, but not much room. You drag in heavy weather, and your prospects are bad, boats are worse. OK for a visit in fair weather. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 It was a savior for us in a Horrific Westerly, by getting in against the Cliffs near the Lighthouse. No rocks right up to the Cliff face, no rocks on the bottom to snag an anchor on. It's a sandy bottom with OK holding. Stick out from the cliff by say 25m to allow for gusts that can sometime eddy and suck you back toward the Cliff.Stay out of the wee inlet. It looks so tempting, but a real trap for any keel boat.Very shallow draft can get close in around on the inside of the Lighthouse if you really have to shelter from a Southerly, but you an also easily get trapped in there as well and as IT said, best to keep running with the Southerly and stay well out off shore.Don't go anywhere near the place in anything from Southeasterly/Easterly round to NorthEasterly. It's a very dangerous place in the wrong wind.In calm weather, it is a pretty wee place to visit, but swells can make it uncomfortable unless it has been light westerly for a few days.I really want to go back there by Car one day and have a good look around. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Addem 95 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 It's a great place to visit. This you tube clip is interesting. https://youtu.be/d2sw2Hjku2E Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B00B00 310 Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 We went in there a few times when I was a kid going up and down the Wairarapa coast.I remember it being a pretty cool place to visit but is a natural wind funnel so be careful. Shane Im sure you have seen the weather that is coming? Make sure you get somewhere sheltered and be safe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 So is there some Geological feature inland that causes the Westerly to blow that hard there??The Video Addem posted is getting close to what we experienced (60 to 70kts) and that Cat is close to where we first tried to anchor and of which we simply pulled the anchor through the sandy bottom, before we hauled it in and went to the other side of the lighthouse. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erice 732 Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 looks like hills on both sides of the road https://www.google.co.nz/maps/@-40.8982672,176.2227507,1072m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en-GB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Battleship 100 Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 I think pretty much the entire Wairarapa coast can howl in a westerly, I've heard stories of boats getting hit with gravel miles out to sea. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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