Sailing Azimuth

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  Exploring the Remote North Coast of Vanua LevuAugust 19, 2026
  Hi there to everyone! Welcome to another instalment of the Azimuth blog. Last time we told you a bit about Savusavu, and setting off to explore the Island of Vanua Levu. This time we carry on exploring the more remote North coast of the Island and end up back in Savusavu again completing a circumnavigation …

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  Exploring FijiJuly 31, 2026
  Hello from Azimuth to all of you and welcome to another instalment of the blog. Last time we left you, we had just arrived in Fiji after a slight navigational error left us short of getting to Minerva Reef. This time, we will tell you in on what we have been up to in Fiji. …

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  We Need to Swerva to get to Minerva.June 29, 2026
  Hi to everyone and welcome to a new update of the Sailing Azimuth blog. In the last blog, we had just arrived back in the Bay of Islands in North New Zealand, completing our circumnavigation of the North Island. So lets get in to what has happened since then, and how I am now writing …

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  Finishing Circumnavigating New Zealand’s North IslandMay 10, 2026
  Hello to everyone! In our last blog, we told you about our adventures in Marlborough Sounds and Nelson. This time we will tell you how Azimuth finally got fixed, (YES, the anchor windlass is working again!) We visit the beautiful Abel Tasman National Park, we sail all the way up the west side of New …

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  No Plain Sailing in New Zealand!March 30, 2026
  Hi to everyone! In my last blog we visited Victoria in Australia to reset our New Zealand tourist visas for another 6 months. In this edition, I will tell you all about the beauty and the trials and tribulations of cruising the Marlborough Sounds in New Zealand’s South Island. We have stunning anchorages, wild scenery, …

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  46 degrees, ouch!February 23, 2026
  Hello again, and welcome back to our blog. Last time we told you about a visit from our eldest Son Ethan and his partner Becky. This time we will take you on a trip to the state of Victoria in Australia. the Gold Rush, Ship wrecks and Bells Beach! The main reason that we had …

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  Family VisitFebruary 13, 2026
  Hello to everyone again! Last time we posted it was new year, and we were waiting for our eldest son Ethan and his girlfriend Becky to arrive in New Zealand to come and pay us a visit. So in this post we will tell you all about the wonderful time we had with them both. …

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  Happy New Year.January 1, 2026
  Wishing you all a very happy new year for 2026! 2025 has been an interesting year for us. We limped in to New Zealand, late 2024, and put Azimuth in a marina for the first time since we left the UK in 2022. There was a ton of stuff to fix and replace, and we …

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  The Sail South to Queen Charlotte SoundDecember 26, 2025
  Hi to everyone, and welcome back for another instalment of the adventures of Azimuth! Last time we left you we had arrived in the Bay of Plenty on the East Coast of New Zealand the vibrant Port of Tauranga. This time we will tell you about the highs and lows of our sail down the …

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

Australia (1) Canaries (1) Cape Verde (3) Colombia (3) Cook Islands (3) Croatia (1) Curacao (3) England (8) Fiji (3) French Polynesia (10) Gibraltar (1) Grenada (3) Ireland (11) Madeira (3) Marquesas Islands (6) Martinique (6) New Zealand (18) Niue (1) Northern Ireland (4) Pacific Ocean (19) 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: