Andrew Veritas

Great Barrier Island

We sailed out of (giggle) Tutukaka with an offshore breeze giving us a nice broad reach and light seas. Turning[…]

We woke up in our anchorage in Tutukaka (ahhaha), with Jazz feeling less than her best. We called the shop[…]

We sailed out of Whangaroa on the only day with a break in the wind and rain. We left the[…]

The wind turned southeast and the rain died down, so we left Opua and headed straight out of the bay.[…]

With Ben shipped off to the next stage of his adventure, the crew of Villa picked up provisions and headed[…]

After our last night in Auckland, we packed up and started to head north towards the Bay of Islands and[…]

Our first adventure occurred earlier than we had planned, when we started hearing a thumping sound as we drove along[…]

We left Villa tied up at the Bay of Islands Marina, packed the car full of luggage and cat, and[…]

We’re not all caught up posting our stories so far, and we’re certainly not done having adventures. But our “two-year[…]

Our check-in to New Zealand was smooth, at least to start. Biosecurity came to the boat, asked us what we[…]