Badger

Badger

Iron Bark II

Iron Bark II

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I first crossed the Atlantic in 1975 on 'Stormalong', a 28ft Wharram-designed catamaran. Back in the UK, Pete and I bought an ex 6-metre racing yacht, 'Sheila', living on her for 4 years. Wanting to do more and go further, we built 'Badger' - the best boat in the world - sailing her 110,000 miles, to the Arctic and the Antarctic, around the Atlantic North and South and into the Baltic. She had junk rig - the only rig I will ever now cruise with. Pete wanted to build a 38 ft junk-rigged catamaran, 'China Moon' - which he designed. But before the project was finished, we went our separate ways. A year later I joined Trevor Robertson aboard his 35ft 'Iron Bark'. We explored the Canadian Maritimes, crossed the Atlantic twice, wintered in Greenland and crossed the Pacific to Australia and New Zealand. I fell in love with NZ and jumping ship, bought my own boat while Trevor carried on voyaging. I put a junk rig onto ‘Fantail’ and, having decided that N Island offered better cruising opportunities than S Island, sailed up there in 2012. Looking for a boat to see me out, I built the 26ft 'FanShi' and now live on board her, pottering about, generally around the Bay of Islands.

Friday, 14 February 2025

CAIRNS COVE


54o00'S 37o41'W
Chart 3585, Right Whale Bay

This is regarded as the best shelter in the bay in the prevailing W'ly winds. We did not anchor here as the wind was E'ly at the time, but we sailed in to have a look.

Depths of 7.5m were found in the cove, clear of kelp, with good shelter from the S through W to NNE.

It should be possible to walk from here to Binder Beach to see the King penguins, but there are large numbers of fur seals ashore. If the swell allows, it would probably be easier to land at Binder Beach from the dinghy.




















CAIRNS COVE, LOOKING E



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