prince rupert 2 Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Hello sailors, Anyone has some experience anchoring in Herne bay akl? Tide? Holding? Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dutyfree 155 Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 By the moorings, and inside of the little island? A cat sometimes anchors out by the end of the new poo outflow. As a nearby resident I would observe that the tide and wind can have strange effects on the moored yachts i.e. side on to the wind, stern to wind etc. So you would probably not want to stay there too long. Having said that there seems to be a liveaboard at the easetrn end of the moorings. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Psyche 480 Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 The biggest problem if you plan to overnight there is getting woken up by the helicopters Quote Link to post Share on other sites
prince rupert 2 Posted October 27, 2022 Author Share Posted October 27, 2022 Hey, thank you for the imput. I suspected the curent would have been a bit of an issue. Had something similar up in Houhora and it wasn't pleasant. On the other hand I could deal with sone choppers. I am gonna have a go if the weather is reasonably settled. Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,413 Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 We await your report. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
prince rupert 2 Posted February 9 Author Share Posted February 9 Ok, finally I can report on Herne bay as an anchorage..... Not that great, tidal, breezy and lots of wake...I rather keep it at this... I also tryed to stay the night in front of the Devonport yacht club.....ha! even after two days at sea, it was kind of unbearable...bouncy and busy. The country boy in me was rather overwelmed All in all, it s very hard to stay around akl. Surely nothing new to most here so, probably this post is of not much use really... I enjoyed Kawau and waiheke though and the sailing from and to the Boi was pretty special. Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waikiore 321 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Okahu bay is now stripped of moorings so not a bad city side spot Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ballystick 66 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 The mooring blocks would have been removed from Okahu Bay? It looks to be an amazing bay to moor in for Auckland visits. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytom 574 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 2 hours ago, waikiore said: Okahu bay is now stripped of moorings so not a bad city side spot I believe there is no anchoring in Okahu bay due to the re seeding mussel programme ,quick search confirms. The area where the mussels are located in Okahu Bay are marked with orange inflatable marks. Based on this, there is to be absolutely no anchoring in this area, as doing so will damage the work that has been done to get the mussels in position.21/12/2021 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waikiore 321 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 A number of large local charter boats stay there often Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waikiore 321 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 The mussels were plentiful on the wave break-oh thats right the council is still trying to remove it I dont believe mussels set up home in silt and mud. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
prince rupert 2 Posted February 9 Author Share Posted February 9 That looks like a nice spot, will have a sniff next time I am down there. Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jon 327 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 We anchor in there after starting the SSANZ triple series races and go into the cafe for brunch brunch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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