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Trip 05/08
4.12.08 - 17.12.08
13 Days
1950.- EUR
280 nm
From Nelson we sail to the Abel Tasman National Park where the bays are pristine and the fish, bird and seal-life are abundant. Here there are sandy beaches and good walks to explore for you. Our next leg crosses the Tasman Bay to D'Urville Island. Normally we sail during the day, but if the northwesterlies pipe up, we travel at night when the winds are calmer. We drop anchor in a beautiful fiord surrounded by native bush. Since you can only access the private spot by boat, there are no linking tracks but if you whish to stretch, you can stroll along a secluded river bed. Next we sail through the famous French Pass with its exciting swift currents and dramatic beauty. A school of orcas was sighted there just this year. We head into the picturesque Marlborough Sounds with its many branching fiords, home of New Zealand's salmon farms, blue cod and green-lipped muscles. Then our journey takes us to the quaint village of Havelock. Here are cafe's and antique and craft shop's and world class fresh seafood. On the route home we sail around the beautiful Tennyson Inlet where we see sheep graze in the nearby hills as they've done for a 100 years. Again, we transit French Pass and head back to Port Nelson.
Trip 06/08
20.12.08 - 3.1.09
14 Days
2350.- EUR
350 nm
From Nelson we sail to the Abel Tasman National Park where the bays are pristine and the fish, bird and seal-life are abundant. Here there are sandy beaches and good walks to explore for you. Our next leg crosses the Tasman Bay to D'Urville Island. Normally we sail during the day, but if the northwesterlies pipe up, we travel at night when the winds are calmer. We go to a fiord in the wild north of D'Urville Island. Through Stephens Passage we sail into Cook Strait, where we sail south round Cape Jackson and Cape Koamaru and through Tory Channel into Queen Charlotte Sound. We carry on to Picton, where the ferry from the North Island arrives. Picton is the only town that we visit on this trip. On our way back we sail through Queen Charlotte Sound straight to Cape Jackson and on to the east coast of D'Urville Island. We transit famous French Pass and head back to Port Nelson.This is not an easy tour. We need good weather for Cook Strait.
Trip 01/09
11.1.09 - 24.1.09
13 Days
1950.- EUR
280 nm
From Nelson we sail to the Abel Tasman National Park where the bays are pristine and the fish, bird and seal-life are abundant. Here there are sandy beaches and good walks to explore for you. Our next leg crosses the Tasman Bay to D'Urville Island. Normally we sail during the day, but if the northwesterlies pipe up, we travel at night when the winds are calmer. We drop anchor in a beautiful fiord surrounded by native bush. Since you can only access the private spot by boat, there are no linking tracks but if you whish to stretch, you can stroll along a secluded river bed. Next we sail through the famous French Pass with its exciting swift currents and dramatic beauty. A school of orcas was sighted there just this year. We head into the picturesque Marlborough Sounds with its many branching fiords, home of New Zealand's salmon farms, blue cod and green-lipped muscles. Then our journey takes us to the quaint village of Havelock. Here are cafe's and antique and craft shop's and world class fresh seafood. On the route home we sail around the beautiful Tennyson inlet where we see sheep graze in the nearby hills as they've done for a 100 years. Again, we transit French Pass and head back to Port Nelson.
Trip 02/09
9.2.09 - 22.2.09
13 Days
1950.- EUR
280 nm
From Nelson we sail to the Abel Tasman National Park where the bays are pristine and the fish, bird and seal-life are abundant. Here there are sandy beaches and good walks to explore for you. Our next leg crosses the Tasman Bay to D'Urville Island. Normally we sail during the day, but if the northwesterlies pipe up, we travel at night when the winds are calmer. We drop anchor in a beautiful fiord surrounded by native bush. Since you can only access the private spot by boat, there are no linking tracks but if you whish to stretch, you can stroll along a secluded river bed. Next we sail through the famous French Pass with its exciting swift currents and dramatic beauty. A school of orcas was sighted there just this year. We head into the picturesque Marlborough Sounds with its many branching fiords, home of New Zealand's salmon farms, blue cod and green-lipped muscles. Then our journey takes us to the quaint village of Havelock. Here are cafe's and antique and craft shop's and world class fresh seafood. On the route home we sail around the beautiful Tennyson inlet where we see sheep graze in the nearby hills as they've done for a 100 years. Again, we transit French Pass and head back to Port Nelson.
Trip 03/09
28.2.09 - 13.3.09
13 Days
1950.- EUR
280 nm
From Nelson we sail to the Abel Tasman National Park where the bays are pristine and the fish, bird and seal-life are abundant. Here there are sandy beaches and good walks to explore for you. Our next leg crosses the Tasman Bay to D'Urville Island. Normally we sail during the day, but if the northwesterlies pipe up, we travel at night when the winds are calmer. We drop anchor in a beautiful fiord surrounded by native bush. Since you can only access the private spot by boat, there are no linking tracks but if you whish to stretch, you can stroll along a secluded river bed. Next we sail through the famous French Pass with its exciting swift currents and dramatic beauty. A school of orcas was sighted there just this year. We head into the picturesque Marlborough Sounds with its many branching fiords, home of New Zealand's salmon farms, blue cod and green-lipped muscles. Then our journey takes us to the quaint village of Havelock. Here are cafe's and antique and craft shop's and world class fresh seafood. On the route home we sail around the beautiful Tennyson inlet where we see sheep graze in the nearby hills as they've done for a 100 years. Again, we transit French Pass and head back to Port Nelson.
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