Tamariki

Tamariki is a timber ketch designed and built by Gary Wheeler in Auckland and launched 1982. Sail number 4790. NZ registered number is 394802. She is 14.5m x 4.2m x 2m draft and 14.2 tonnes.displacement

She has sailed to the pacific (2003, 04 and 05), 2014, 15.and French Polynesia 2017

Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Australian east coast to Tasmania then back to Picton NZ 2018/2019. Now cruising South Island and then on to Stewart Island in 2020

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Posted: Sat, 12 Aug 2017 - 17:21

anchored Moorea Is. Baie de Vaiare

Posted: Sun, 6 Aug 2017 - 15:33

Papeete Marina

Posted: Sat, 5 Aug 2017 - 17:18

anchored in Baie Opoa , Raiatea. Sail back to Moorea today if wind arrives

Posted: Sat, 29 Jul 2017 - 18:24

anchored in 3 meters on sand inside Toopua Island, Bora Bora. Great 5 hr sail across from Taaha. Easy entrance into Passe Teavanui

Posted: Fri, 28 Jul 2017 - 19:18

on mooring at entrance to Urutoa Municipal Marina. Water is 31 meters deep. Really nice town/city with good supermarket and fuel. A busy port. Depart for Bora Bora tomorrow morning.

Posted: Fri, 21 Jul 2017 - 07:15

anchored,after many attempts, inside the reef at Passe Avapehi, Huahine Island. Departed Moorea 1630hrs yesterday. Coral trying to break the anchor chain so may have to try again. mud seems to be at

Posted: Sun, 16 Jul 2017 - 18:27

Back at Moorea after departing Papeete 1200 hrs. Now anchored inside reef, at entrance of Cook Baie.

Posted: Sat, 8 Jul 2017 - 18:33

Anchored in 2 meters of gin, inside reef, at entrance of Opunohu Bay Moorea.
Crew not too happy. We head back to Papeete tomorrow for flight home Sunday.

Posted: Wed, 5 Jul 2017 - 15:30

Anchored in 3 metre of gin clear water in lagoon off Moorea beach cafe. Might be here a while All well on board.

Posted: Mon, 3 Jul 2017 - 13:54

Depart Papeete for Moorea. Only 18 miles so not a long passage.
All well on board.

Posted: Sat, 1 Jul 2017 - 15:15

At Papeete Marina. Time for a shower and more laundry All well on board. Great to be here to enjoy the autonomy celebrations

Posted: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 - 06:27

95 miles to Papeete and another Glorious sunrise.. Finally stopped engine at 1030 last night, Ah the quiet. No fish yet so deployed my old Rapala All well on board.

Posted: Wed, 28 Jun 2017 - 05:36

On route Tahiti. Short period sailing yesterday. Motoring all night into a 5kn NW. Glorious sunrise All well on board.

Posted: Mon, 26 Jun 2017 - 14:39

Departed RAIVAVAE for Tahiti. Motoring looking for the 15 kn Easterly we want for the broad reach to Tahiti 400 miles away All well on board.

Posted: Fri, 23 Jun 2017 - 09:24

Anchored Port Rairau RAIVAVAE Island. No watches tonight. Needing a hot shower and a good sleep. 17 days and 2100 miles to get here.
All well on board.

Posted: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 - 08:24

wind very light. motor sailing, on and off, round a big curve since midday yesterday. S wind change very slow to catch up to us. Now on Raivavae time with 140 miles to run so will arrive dawn

Posted: Wed, 21 Jun 2017 - 05:30

great day yesterday. wind went very light at night so motor sailing. Now 4 sail reaching on flat sea. SLOWLY getting warmer. Will change to Raivavae time today as sun now sets at 1530 hrs ship time

Posted: Mon, 19 Jun 2017 - 06:42

Great dawn. wrong decision leaving gennaker up at night. Destroyed it in a squall. Tuna landed yesterday.
All well on board.

Posted: Sun, 18 Jun 2017 - 05:57

Glorious dawn. wind speed and direction now settled but light. carried gennaker all night. scones were great. NO FISH YET.
All well on board.

Posted: Sat, 17 Jun 2017 - 09:12

Another glorious dawn. 0300 turned onto home straight. Raivavae 710 miles dead ahead. We will get the gennaker flying today All well on board.

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