LBD 222 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 looking to spend 2-3 months cruising between Auckland/Whitianga north to the cape. Are there any affiliated clubs or network of moorings that one can join for access to moorings up the east coast and islands? (Like we have top of the South with the Pelorus/Waikawa bay/Mana clubs) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ex Elly 276 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 For cruising, most of the best bays won't have moorings, so you will need to anchor. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LBD 222 Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 Just now, ex Elly said: For cruising, most of the best bays won't have moorings, so you will need to anchor. Okay, thanks for that... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K4309 450 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Are you talking about while you are on the boat, or leaving the boat unattended from time to time? My understandings is that there are moorings in the sounds cause a lot of the bays have poor bottoms and geography for anchoring in. That isn't such an issue for NI east coast. The vast majority of places have good holding in reasonable (shallow) depths. That, and for leaving the boat, there are basically marinas everywhere for parking in if you want to leave the boat unattended for a few days or more - noting that the marinas are criminally expensive now. There are plenty of moorings spread around the place but are primarily private. If you google 'mooring BnB' there are various platforms to arrange short or long term rentals (I've not used any, there was one that was called something like mooring BnB, I think it went bust, but a google shows there are other similar platforms). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LBD 222 Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 42 minutes ago, K4309 said: Are you talking about while you are on the boat, or leaving the boat unattended from time to time? I was talking about a 2-3 month holiday staying on board exploring that part of the country... one bay to another as the mood takes me. I would grab a marina if I had to leave unattended for a few days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LBD 222 Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 Any recommended "must have onboard guidebooks" for the area Auckland north including islands and Coromandel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Screwball 9 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 The RAYC coastal cruising handbook is quite good 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bad Kitty 344 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Got a copy of the Royal Akarana Yacht Club cruising guide & a copy of William Owen's Hauraki Gulf cruising guide here from my father in laws library, now surplus to requirements & I already have them both. Yours for a decent bottle of Pinot Noir? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LBD 222 Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 2 minutes ago, Bad Kitty said: Got a copy of the Royal Akarana Yacht Club cruising guide & a copy of William Owen's Hauraki Gulf cruising guide here from my father in laws library, now surplus to requirements & I already have them both. Yours for a decent bottle of Pinot Noir? I can do that.... I will be home from work 1 March... Will pm you... Trust me to select the wine? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Murky 5 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Pickmere's atlas (Pickmere's atlas of Northland's east coast). The outcome of a person with the right combination of skills and the will to spend years quietly surveying every single nook and cranny. I believe it's been out of print for years but generally one or two for sale on Trademe or Marketplace at any one time - $150-180 is a very fair price and you could offload it at the end for about the same price if that's the path you wanted to go down. There is a club mooring at Tutukaka available for a small fee but also ample space to anchor for free; alternatively the marina if you were ready for a hot shower/laundry or couple of beers and a feed at one of the restaurants by then (and you can still do all that by anchoring out and dinghying in). 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vivaldi 62 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/books/non-fiction/reference/atlases/listing/5778012131 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LBD 222 Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 3 hours ago, Vivaldi said: https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/books/non-fiction/reference/atlases/listing/5778012131 Thanks... I have an arrangement with Bad Kitty for a couple of guides and might also chase up a Pickmeres. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
khayyam 114 Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Pickmere is north of BoI only? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Murky 5 Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 2 hours ago, khayyam said: Pickmere is north of BoI only? As far south as Whangarei and including the Mokohinau and Poor Knights. A lot of good cruising in that! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alibaba 88 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 I have a Pickmere's Atlas - Northland's East Coast. I'm not pushing it, $100 will do. I can take my wife out for a meal. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ex Elly 276 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 I like the RAYC book for the details, plus the 2 David Thatcher books for the charts and another opinion. https://boatbooks.co.nz/product/new-zealands-northland-coast-4th-edition/ https://boatbooks.co.nz/product/new-zealands-hauraki-gulf-sh/ The Hauraki Gulf book includes Barrier, Coromandel, and Mercurys down to Whitianga. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LBD 222 Posted February 21 Author Share Posted February 21 I will wait until I have had a read of the guides I have coming from Bad Kitty then will decide if I should grab a Pickmeres... although Alibabas offer is tempting Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 1,174 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 The RAYC early editions are hoot just for the oddly affected language. Hven't seen the later editions, hopefully the have moved beyond the Edwardian era. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lindsay 39 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 2 hours ago, aardvarkash10 said: The RAYC early editions are hoot just for the oddly affected language. Hven't seen the later editions, hopefully the have moved beyond the Edwardian era. Haha yeah they’re hilariously pompous. Worth a read just for the larfs - but still useful Quote Link to post Share on other sites
khayyam 114 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 The newest edition is getting on now too. I guess the regular updates stopped? Doesn't matter for most things but some like stores and water availability do change. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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