Gypsea Heart

Gypsea Heart is a 2005 Leopard 47 catamaran registered in the USA with home port of Luckenbach, Texas. Rankin and Sandy are her permanent crew and are members of the SSCA and ICA.

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Posted: Tue, 8 Mar 2016 - 00:00

Sailed to Rangiwhakaea Bay on NE side of Great Barrier Island. No cell phone service and the 25 kt plus SW winds found a way over or through the hills, so we stayed on the boat.

Posted: Mon, 7 Mar 2016 - 10:02

Finally had the wind for a nice spinnaker sail to Great Barrier Island. Plan on sailing to the east side tomorrow.

Posted: Sun, 6 Mar 2016 - 00:00

Working our way North while waiting for wind to go to Great Barrier.

Posted: Thu, 25 Feb 2016 - 20:11

Anchored in the Coromandel for the first time. Lovely with cow, sheep and turkeys ashore.

Posted: Sun, 14 Feb 2016 - 09:58

Anchored at Kawau Island and attended the Music Festival at the Mansion where Michael on Astarte won a bottle of wine for being
the Best Dressed.

Posted: Sun, 17 May 2015 - 04:25

On the hard at South Pacific Gateway Marina for the winter. Wishing fair winds and calm seas to everyone sailing north.

Posted: Mon, 13 Apr 2015 - 15:25

Sitting out wind and rain at Smokehouse Bay by Great Barrier Island with a current barometric pressure of 995.

Posted: Thu, 2 Apr 2015 - 14:00

Wing on wing sail to Mercury Island. Lovely anchorage secluded for the time being.

Posted: Fri, 27 Mar 2015 - 11:30

Enjoying the Man O" War vineyard and the local trails on Waiheke Island.

Posted: Sat, 14 Mar 2015 - 00:00

Under the heading, "Better safe than sorry," we left our "hurricane hole" at Great Barrier and sailed to Gulf Harbour Marina near Auckland. At least we were able to watch the all female crewed boat

Posted: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 - 15:39

Had a lovely sail to Great Barrier Reef and anchored in Namaru Bay on the NW side. Relocated the next day to Kaiarara Bay near Port Fitzroy. The youth training tall ship Spirit of New Zealand is

Posted: Wed, 11 Mar 2015 - 07:40

After three enjoyable months in Whangarei Town Basin, we chopped off the roots and motored to the Hens and Chickens Island wildlife sanctuary and anchored in Boulder Bay. Nice to be rocked to sleep

Posted: Thu, 4 Dec 2014 - 12:28

Arrived in Whangarei Town Basin in time for the Meet and Greet party Friday evening. Should be staying here a couple of months boosting the New Zealand economy.

Posted: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 - 21:36

Arrived at the Bay of Islands Marina Friday afternoon and checked in with Customs, et al.

Posted: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 - 07:31

Someone in Opua left a fan on and we have been fighting a 15-20 knot headwind all night. Looking forward to a hot shower (for the other crew member). We have 40 nm to go to the Bay of Islands (if we

Posted: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 - 07:24

The wind clocked just enough yesterday to allow us to sail close hauled and go south with a boisterous ride. We have 159 nm to go to the Bay of Islands (if we could sail straight there) with an ETA

Posted: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 - 08:08

Motor sailing ESE in order to get south against a southerly breeze. Hoping the wind clocks to the west soon. Crossed 30 degrees Latitude and had to pull on a jacket and socks. We have 320 nm to go to

Posted: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 - 10:05

eta AKL friday pm or am

Posted: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 - 10:23

all else same as Astarte. We have hvy interference on 20m

Posted: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 - 07:31

After running the engine for 30 hours, we were able to turn it off at midnight and sail down wind. It could be a spinnaker day. We have 565 nm to go to the Bay of Islands with an ETA of Friday

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