Allegresse

Allégresse is a Bruce Clarke 42, built of Kauri in 1983. She's been an Auckland boat all her life until recently bought by Wellington based owners Mike and Tracey Carter. Allégresse will be heading to Fiji and Vanuatu this coming winter.

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Posted: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 - 16:18

After 8 months (245 days) and approximately 6000nM we are back home in Wellington. The passage across the Cook Strait this morning was fast - with Allegresse travelling at 10.6kts for a time along

Posted: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 - 06:09

We left D'Urville early Tuesday morning after a very sound sleep! We have spent the last two nights in the Sounds (Endeavour Inlet and Opua Bay). Thursday looks like a good time to make a dash

Posted: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 - 20:17

Finally made it to D'Urville Island. Typical the wind that we had been waiting for all day materialised as we entered Port Hardy Harbour - ho hum! Anchored and time for shower, beer and dinner!

Posted: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 - 12:16

Very slow progress. Wind finally dying around 4pm yesterday so we have had to resort to the 'Iron Sail'. The forecast 15NE has not kicked in, we are ever hopeful. Daybreak and sunrise over

Posted: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 - 07:57

Slowish progress overnight, around 8kts from the ESE at the moment, so the wind is slowly backing around to the east as forecast. After a clear stary night we have had another lovely sunrise and the

Posted: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 - 18:45

Today has been a perfect day in the ocean (or more correctly the Tasman Sea). Light winds - bt enough to keep us moving, flat sea, cloudless sky and a nice temperature. Slowish progress but we can

Posted: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 - 08:03

A pretty good first night at sea and adjustment back to life on passage seems to be going OK. We had over three kts of current around Cape Reinga for several hours that will help towards a good 24

Posted: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 - 10:15

Currently in Mangonui Harbour preparing the good ship Allegresse for our return journey to Wellington. Forecast is for a lively first day and then a dying breeze - might have to motor the last

Posted: Wed, 3 Dec 2014 - 12:27

Nice sail across from The Barrier on Tuesday to Kawau. Anchored in School House Bay. A little disappointed to find that the DoC trails are closed due to 'professional hunters shooting rodents

Posted: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 - 10:20

On Friday we moved around to Fitzroy Harbour. Conditions were certainly very different to Thursday! Anchored in Smokehouse Bay Friday and moved to Kiwiriki Bay yesterday (after a quick stop off at

Posted: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 - 10:13

Yesterday's promised 15kt sou'wester ended up being a 6kt westerly, so we motored pretty much all the way to Great Barrier Island. Made the most of the opportunity to get around the east side of the

Posted: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 - 21:11

Perfect spinnaker run down from Bland Bay to Tutukaka today. Great catching up with Seabride (aka Ian and Doreen) for dinner over at Chez Peters at Sandy Bay - thank you

Posted: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 - 19:38

After two weeks in Opua and cruising the Bay of Islands we are on the move again. Today we rounded Cape Brett and had a great view of the Hole in the Wall - but no dolphins! Currently anchored in

Posted: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 - 07:37

Arrived in Opua at approx 2315 Sunday evening. A beautiful Sunday sail down the Northland coast - somewhat different to the preceding days :-) A week to windward from New Caledonia wasn't ideal but

Posted: Sun, 9 Nov 2014 - 06:27

SLow progress overnight which is frustrating as we are sooo close! 76nM to run but wind is right on the nose, so best course to windward! CAn tell we are nearly there the traffic overnoght has

Posted: Sat, 8 Nov 2014 - 06:51

Brr.. another evening of chilly watches, nice during the day when the sun is out but it soon looses the heat.... Good progress on Friday with winds slightly east of south east with some favourable

Posted: Fri, 7 Nov 2014 - 06:58

Bye bye night passages in the tropics where shorts and t-shorts are the go, hello thermals and beanies! Night watches are certainly a little chillier! Currently making best course to windward :-) ETA

Posted: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 - 07:41

After nearly 24 hours of 20+knots we have had a better evening managing to get some sleep as well! Progress to windward slow, but hope to be in Opua by Sunday.

Posted: Wed, 5 Nov 2014 - 07:28

Slow progress during a rather robust evening - 25-28kts from the SE at times)! We have decided to skip Norfolk Island and are making our way home.

Posted: Tue, 4 Nov 2014 - 07:51

Still making reasoanble progress south towards Norfolk Island, with very light winds overnight, picking up this morning. Currently putting some easting in anticipation of the forecast south easterly

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