Sailing Azimuth

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  Great Barrier Island and Orca’s!October 29, 2025
  Hi again to everyone. last time we left you, we were still in the Bay of Islands in the North of New Zealand. This time, we leave that and head south down towards Auckland, with the first major stop at the Great Barrier Island. We left the Bay of Islands on a beautiful sunny day …

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  Bay of IslandsOctober 15, 2025
  Hi everyone, last time we left you we had just arrived in the Bay of Islands on the East coast near the top of the North Island in New Zealand. This time we will tell you about some of the places we have visited and the wonderful anchorages in this part of the world. The …

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  Back Cruising Again!September 18, 2025
  Hi to everyone! Time to let you know what we have been up to since the last post. Well, as a lot of you know, we were back in the UK for over 4 months over the summer. That was a crazy trip home to catch up with everyone. Here’s a whirlwind snapshot of some …

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  The Book Is Published!June 30, 2025
  Hello to you all! This is a short post to let you know about my new book. I decided to write down my memories and stories from all our travels so far, well up to arriving at the Panama Canal anyway. The first half of the book is the story of the 8 year period …

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  Heading South (Part 2)April 5, 2025
  Hi to everyone. Last time we left you we were huddled down at the bottom of the South Island in the rain. Now we have made it back to the boat and I’m writing this sat on the boat in the Norsand Boatyard in the Whangarei River. So let me tell you all about the …

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  Heading South (Part 1)March 11, 2025
  Hi everyone. Sorry it’s been a while since our last post. Time seems to have flown by, so I here’s an update as to what we have been up to. As I write this I am sitting in a little cabin not far from the Southern most point of New Zealand looking out the window …

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  Roadtrip!January 16, 2025
  Hello! Last time we left you, we had just celebrated Xmas and new year and were enjoying having the family to visit us here in New Zealand. This time we head off on a 10-day road trip around the North Island and show you some of the sights of this amazing country. First stop, the …

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  Happy New Year from New ZealandDecember 31, 2024
  Hello to everyone! Wishing you all a very happy new year and let’s hope 2025 is another great year. We have been busy since I last posted. We have spent some time exploring more of this wonderful country and we have welcomed family on to the boat for Christmas. Last time we left you, we …

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  Lots of walks and exploring the Coromandel PeninsulaDecember 8, 2024
  Hi to everyone. We have been having a lovely time in New Zealand since we last checked in. The people we meet and the more places we visit, the more we like this country. Having a car again is a bizarre experience after nearly 3 years without one. We had forgotten the ease of jumping …

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Countries Visited List. Click on any for posts from that country.

Canaries (1) Cape Verde (3) Colombia (3) Cook Islands (3) Croatia (1) Curacao (3) England (8) French Polynesia (10) Gibraltar (1) Grenada (3) Ireland (11) Madeira (3) Marquesas Islands (6) Martinique (6) New Zealand (9) Niue (1) Northern Ireland (4) Pacific Ocean (18) Panama (9) Portugal (3) Scotland (12) Society Islands (2) Spain (4) St Lucia (2) St Vincent and the Grenadines (4) Tonga (2) Trinidad & Tobago (3) Tuamotus (4) Wales (4)

Click the link below to find us on Marine Traffic. This gets updated from the boats AIS transmitter. Note, that depending on where we are, this is not always reliable!

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:5879785/mmsi:232019297/imo:0/vessel:AZIMUTH/_:9d34b36c980b5228c6cbb998c03c06f2

See the anchorages we have visited here: