Where to go, where to anchor and what to know before you leave Westhaven. Free guides from the YachtShare team.
The easiest island escape from Westhaven: sandy bays on both coasts, the best anchorages for each wind direction, and day and weekend itineraries.
Read the guide →Waiheke's best-known anchorage, with firm sand holding in southerlies and Oneroa village a short walk from the beach.
Read the guide →Sheltered anchorages, a beachfront vineyard lunch at Man O' War Bay and the Rotoroa Island sanctuary.
Read the guide →A quiet, pest-free island just past Motutapu, with sandy bays, no shops and the Noises close by.
Read the guide →A pest-free island with beaches back to back across a grassy isthmus, easy walks, kiwi and a colourful history.
Read the guide →An open bird sanctuary with takahē and kōkako, a historic lighthouse and a clear-water anchorage at Hobbs Beach.
Read the guide →An easy first overnight, with a sheltered marina, the Shakespear sanctuary next door and Tiritiri Matangi across the passage.
Read the guide →The classic weekend passage north: Bon Accord Harbour anchorages, the historic Mansion House, overnight tips and the route past Tiritiri Matangi.
Read the guide →One of the Coromandel's best-sheltered harbours, with mud-bottomed coves, Coromandel Harbour and the Motukawao Islands close by.
Read the guide →A half-day sail to Elephant Cove off the western Coromandel, with the High Protection Area rules you need to know.
Read the guide →The big one: passage planning, Port Fitzroy and Smokehouse Bay, the new caulerpa anchoring rules, and a five-day itinerary.
Read the guide →The coastal passage north leg by leg, from Kawau to Whangārei Heads, Tutukaka and round Cape Brett, with weather and biosecurity planning.
Read the guide →Opua marina, Russell and the islands: anchorages, going ashore, caulerpa rules and a 14-day itinerary.
Read the guide →A sheltered, well-serviced marina just inside Whangārei Harbour, with Mt Manaia and Urquharts Bay close by.
Read the guide →The closest marina to the Poor Knights Islands, behind a narrow entrance on the Tutukaka Coast.
Read the guide →Getting there, facilities, harbour rules, safety and easy short trips from our home marina.
Read the guide →Crewing, courses, charter, syndicates or yacht sharing? An honest look at every way to get on the water, and who each one suits.
Read the guide →Distances are approximate and sailing times assume an average of 8 knots. Always check charts, the MetService marine forecast and local notices, including Biosecurity New Zealand's caulerpa rules, before you set out.
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