February 2011
Oneroa Bay, Waiheke
Scream made three visits to Oneroa Bay, on Waiheke island near Auckland. Oneroa is a delightful anchorage with room for hundreds of boats to anchor in 10-20m sand bottom off a nice sand beach. Oneroa is well sheltered from west through south. Oneroa ought to be sheltered from the south east and east, but any […]
Islington Bay, Rangitoto
Scream made a pair of two-night stops in Islington Bay, on the south side of the causeway between Rangitoto and Motutapu islands. Islington is a large bay with room for a hundred or more boats to anchor in 20 feet, sticky mud bottom. It is sheltered from all directions except the south, thought the wake […]
Bayswater Marina, Auckland
Auckland, the city of sails, has at least eight marinas. We've kept Scream at Bayswater for the last month. Bayswater has fantastic on shore facilities: a lounge with TV and computers, a BBQ, great showers, laundry, and washrooms. Their docks are good, but there is only a floating breakwater, which lets wake in, so it […]