The final sight of the outer reef on New Caledonia

Noumea to Whangarei

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November 1st 2016
Again, this blog covers an ocean passage that took place just over a year ago. Heading from Noumea to Whangarei Captain’s log The passage covered 1176 nautical miles over 8 days at an average of 6.1 knots. The best noon 24-hour run was 159 nautical miles and the slowest was 130 nautical miles. Overall, the voyage was a very smooth quick passage. Well this is the fin ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more