Malakite

Malakite is a 2010 Leopard 46. She was sailed from South Africa across the Atlantic through the Panama Canal and across the Pacific to Australia by her original owners. We Purchased her in November 2012 and sailed her back to New Zealand in December 2012.

Posted: Sun, 28 May 2017 - 07:33

Had a great nights sailing, wind has eased this morning, may have to start a motor soon. Two skip jack tuna yesterday. 607nm to South Minerva Reef.

Posted: Sat, 27 May 2017 - 11:39

Departed Opua this morning for Tonga, hopefully the weather will allow us to stop at South and North Minerva reefs. Glen, David and Karl onboard. The winds are forecast to be light so a lot of motor

Posted: Sun, 21 May 2017 - 11:03

Departure has been delayed again, now hoping for a Friday or Saturday departure.
Beautiful day in the Bay of Islands, heading out into the bay for a few days.

Posted: Sat, 20 May 2017 - 18:21

We have just been told if the weather forecast doesn't change overnight we will depart for Tonga tomorrow, cannot wait to finally depart for the warmer weather.

Posted: Thu, 11 May 2017 - 08:57

After being in Opua for 2 weeks, we are still waiting for a weather window to leave for Tonga, it currently looks like we will get away towards the end of next week, about the 18th May. We need to

Posted: Fri, 30 Oct 2015 - 20:06

We left Opua this afternoon after spending two nights at the marina. We said final farewells to friends who came back home to NZ and those who are spending the summer here as part of there travels

Posted: Wed, 28 Oct 2015 - 09:05

Arrived a Q pier Opua at 11.03pm last night Tuesday 27th, waiting for customs etc to clear us in.

Posted: Tue, 27 Oct 2015 - 12:20

16 nm to North Cape, 77 nm to Cape Brett Course 140degrees true, boat speed 8.5 knots, wind speed 12 knots from SW Having a great sail, will be into Opua late tonight, for clearance tomorrow

Posted: Mon, 26 Oct 2015 - 13:19

141nm to Cape Brett. Course 144 degrees true, boat speed 5.0 knots, wind speed 8-10 knots from SSE. We are motoring into the wind, will be into Opua late Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning

Posted: Sun, 25 Oct 2015 - 15:01

291nm to Cape Brett. Course 105 degrees true, boat speed 5.5 knots, wind speed 18 knots from SSE. We are sailing hard on the wind, trying to get South, but it is hard going. All is well on board

Posted: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 - 11:33

In 3days we are 485 nm from Noumea and have 440 nm to go to Cape Brett. Course 1180 degrees true, boat speed 8.0 knots, wind speed 16knots from the west. We decided not to stop at Norfolk Island

Posted: Fri, 23 Oct 2015 - 13:10

569 nm to go to Cape Brett. Course 175 degrees true, boat speed 6.5 knots, wind speed 12 knots. Motor sailing with the wind behind us. Heading south, so we have a better angle to sail against the

Posted: Thu, 22 Oct 2015 - 11:24

At 11.00 am we are 172 nm south of Ilot Maitre, 3nm outside Noumea and have 722 nm to go to Cape Brett. We will decide if we are going to stop at Norfolk Island, tomorrow after down loading the

Posted: Wed, 21 Oct 2015 - 13:42

We dropped the mooring at Ilot Maitre, 3nm outside Noumea at 11.00am today and are now outside the reef heading home, with a possible stop at Norfolk Island. 863 nm to Cape Brett, heading 177

Posted: Tue, 20 Oct 2015 - 00:28

My time on our 6 month South Pacific Rally is coming to a close. I fly out of Noumea tomorrow morning(Tuesday) heading for home. It is with a bit of sadness I leave Malakite but she is in good hands

Posted: Mon, 12 Oct 2015 - 10:21

The Isle of Pines is the most stunning Island. We are anchored in the main bay called Bay de Kuto. We have enjoyed walking around the local village and resorts. Old ruins of a prison that dated back

Posted: Sun, 27 Sep 2015 - 18:11

We stayed at Atoll de Beautemps-Beaupre until last Tuesday as the weather wasn't very good for sailing back to Ouvea. Glen got to have a dive with some other people in the bay. I walked around the

Posted: Mon, 21 Sep 2015 - 13:16

We are looking for a third crew member to crew from Noumea to Opua. Departure date from Noumea is between 18-30 October depending on weather. The passage is expected to take 8-9 days. Please feel

Posted: Sun, 20 Sep 2015 - 16:58

Wow it is hard to believe we have been here in New Caledonia for two weeks already. We had two enforced days on board awaiting clearance from Bio Security. This was a visit of around 5 minutes with

Posted: Sun, 6 Sep 2015 - 10:18

We motored all day yesterday until 6pm when the wind increased and we sailed/motored all the way into Lifou. We had a large sea bird hitch a ride with us for the last 2 miles. He/she just balanced on

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