The Bachelor Sails on Cool Change
The final two ladies on “The Bachelor” tv show had dates with Jason in New Zealand’s Bay of Islands including a romantic sail on our very own “Cool Change”.
“ABC’s Bachelor, just screened in the US, has found true love in New Zealand – and he’s not just talking about the quest for his fiancée!
Jason Mesnick, [...]
New Zealand has extensive nature reserves throughout the country and the Bay of Islands is no exception. Many of the 144 islands are managed by our Department of Conservation with wildlife sanctuaries and walking tracks throughout. Many of the beaches provide nesting sites for endangered bird life and native vegetation regeneration is encouraged on the [...]
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Bottlenose Dolphins
Most days we encounter bottlenose dolphins in the Bay although when it suits them they will head further out to sea and do whatever dolphins do. Even when there are many holidaymakers with boats during the summer months, these wild dolphins seem keen to seek out human company. The trampolines on our catamaran provide an [...]
Whales in the Bay of IslandsOccasionally orca whales are seen as they head for shallow estuaries in search of stingrays. We have observed the orca tossing the mutilated rays into the air, rather like a game of cat and mouse. Brutal, but that’s nature. Of course you never have the camera ready when this happens !
South of Cape Brett is [...]
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Glenn Tipton of “Judas Priest” on Cool Change
We recently had the privilege of meeting the legendary Glenn Tipton and his lovely family who joined us for a relaxing week of sailing and fishing north of the Bay of Islands. He is not at all how we imagined a Heavy Metal rockstar to be although admittedly we had no experience to go on.
He [...]
July in New Zealand is not ideal for pleasant sailing so when offered the opportunity to skipper a large sailing catamaran for her French /Tahitian owner in New Caledonia, we jumped at the chance. A great way to checkout the tropical cruising grounds while being paid to do so.
Cool Change was left on her secure [...]
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