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| SaltyC wrote: Whangamumu is a great overnight anchorage in almost all conditions. An easterly swell can put an uncomfortable roll through the whole bay though. In NE and SE winds you can tuck up just inside the entrance on the corresponding side although beware of the rocks on the southern side. Moving south the next good spot is Whangaruru, good shelter at the top of the harbour and in a real blow you can get up on the northern side of the island at the very top. Be aware though that you need to watch the low tide depth and swinging room and some of the channels are very narrow. Best anchor spots are on the northern and eastern sides. A SE swell of any reasonable size will put a roll through all of the harbour though and that can make for an uncomfortable night. Mimiwhangata is a very nice anchorage in the right conditions (pretty much easterly through south to west sou west), but becareful of the rocks in the middle and it shallows up quite quickly near the beach itself (ask BA about that!) Tutukaka obviously has a marina you can get an overnight berth in, but if you don't want to use the marina, and we usually don't, you can anchor in 3 places that are all good depending on the weather, Two of them are a little clogged with moorings now though. The first bay on the northern side is a good spot with good holding. Pacific bay and Kowharewa bay on the southern side are both very good but you have to "insert" youself amongst the moorings. We normally tuck up in Kowharewa amongst the moorings near where the old ski lane was. Whangarei is good just inside the entance in Urquharts Bay and you can navigate the channels (carefully!) to get up into the Parua Bay area as well or as far as the basin. Be careful though, lots of sand banks and sand islands and the channel are quite narrow at low tide. I havent spent much time here, usually steam passed. After that you are into the gulf and Kawau etc etc etc. There are a few other places you can tuck up behind islands on the coast itself between Tutukaka and the BoI but they require really calm settled weather if you want a peaceful night. A really enjoyable coast to cruise, have a great time! |
| Phantom Menace wrote: This post has reminded me I’ve got a copy of Pickmeres Atlas somewhere. He spent his life sailing and surveying Northlands East coast. Each chart includes notes on anchorages. I think I’ll go find it and see what he said. |
| Phantom Menace wrote: Yeah I was not thinking about navigating by them but more about his notes on anchorage in different winds and safe passages. Those would still apply today. (With the exception of expanded mooring fields and stuff like that ) |
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