The sea is the same as it has been since before men ever went on it in boats.

— Ernest Hemingway

Cobalt

Cobalt

Cobalt is a kauri Warwick 55 built by Barry Jones in Matakana now registered in Weymourh UK. Owned since 2009 by Anthony and Kathryn Hunt who sailed from UK to Australia in 2000 on Willy Bolton and then settled in Nelson NZ. Cobalt has sailed many times to the Pacific Islands.

Recent Updates

Posted: Sat, 11 Aug 2018 - 10:48

Leaving Tual for Alor. Tual a great place to check in

Posted: Sat, 11 Aug 2018 - 10:46

Leaving Tual for Alert. Tual is great place to check in.

Posted: Fri, 27 Jul 2018 - 23:30

Leaving Port Moresby Sat 28th for Tual Indonesia via Torres Strait

Posted: Fri, 1 Jun 2018 - 07:42

About 25nmfrom Aneityum so will be anchored down by lunch time and enjoy the weekend.

Posted: Thu, 31 May 2018 - 07:39

all well

Posted: Wed, 30 May 2018 - 07:33

awob

Posted: Tue, 29 May 2018 - 07:32

Posted: Wed, 9 May 2018 - 09:45

Enjoying sun waiting in Opua for weather window to leave for Vanuatu. Busy fitting AIS. Finally succumbed.

Posted: Wed, 19 Oct 2016 - 08:35

200 to Opua. Will get a wind shift late tomorrow but light and rain

Posted: Tue, 18 Oct 2016 - 08:44

via relay as they are now in my skip

Posted: Mon, 17 Oct 2016 - 08:36

Posted: Sat, 15 Oct 2016 - 08:09

booming signal from Kathryn. Wind direction wont be so good for a day but improves

Posted: Fri, 14 Oct 2016 - 08:35

saw whales this morning.

Posted: Wed, 12 Oct 2016 - 23:02

Checked out. Leaving for Opua early on 13th

Posted: Mon, 3 Oct 2016 - 09:08

Enjoying Noumea.
Will be watching weather from the end of this week to return to NZ

Posted: Mon, 20 Jun 2016 - 08:02

good to be anchored down in Aneityum

Posted: Tue, 31 May 2016 - 16:39

Posted: Tue, 31 May 2016 - 16:32

Posted: Tue, 10 May 2016 - 11:15

Waiting in Bay of Islands for weather window to Vanuatu

Posted: Mon, 2 Nov 2015 - 15:38

arrivign in Opua after seeing orcas off north cape

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