Where to go, where to anchor and what to know before you leave the marina. Free destination guides from the Daily Boats team.
Where to go, where to anchor and what to know before you leave the marina. Every destination below has distances and motoring times from Westhaven at an average of 20 knots, the best anchorages for each wind direction, what to do ashore and the local rules you need to know.
Day trip
The easiest island escape from the city: sandy bays on both coasts, the best anchorages for each wind direction, and ideas for a full day out.
About 13–15 nm · 40–45 minutes
Explore →Day trip
Waiheke's best-known anchorage, with firm sand holding in southerlies and Oneroa village a short walk from the beach.
About 14 nm · 45 minutes
Explore →Big day out
Sheltered anchorages, a beachfront vineyard lunch at Man O' War Bay and the Rotoroa Island sanctuary.
About 23 nm · 1¼ hours
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A quiet, pest-free island just past Motutapu, with sandy bays, no shops and the Noises close by.
About 12 nm · 35 minutes
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A pest-free island with beaches back to back across a grassy isthmus, easy walks, kiwi and a colourful history.
About 10 nm · 30 minutes
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An open bird sanctuary with takahē and kōkako, a historic lighthouse and a clear-water anchorage at Hobbs Beach.
About 17 nm · 50 minutes
Explore →Day trip
A sheltered marina on the Whangaparāoa Peninsula, with the Shakespear sanctuary next door and Tiritiri Matangi across the passage.
About 16 nm · 50 minutes
Explore →Big day out
The classic run north: Bon Accord Harbour anchorages, the historic Mansion House and the route past Tiritiri Matangi.
About 25–29 nm · 1¼–1½ hours
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Extended trip
One of the Coromandel's best-sheltered harbours, with mud-bottomed coves, Coromandel Harbour and the Motukawao Islands close by.
About 35 nm · 1¾ hours
Explore →Big day out
Elephant Cove off the western Coromandel, with the High Protection Area rules you need to know.
About 32 nm · 1½ hours
Explore →Extended trip
The big one: passage planning, Port Fitzroy and Smokehouse Bay, the caulerpa anchoring rules and what to see.
About 50–55 nm · 2½–2¾ hours
Explore →Home marina
Boating from the city: getting there, parking, fuel and favourite days out from our Westhaven berths.
Explore →Home marina
Our east Auckland base, closest to Waiheke's southern bays and the Coromandel.
Explore →Home marina
Our Whangaparāoa base, a short run to Tiritiri Matangi, Kawau and the northern Gulf.
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An honest look at the cost and hassle of owning a boat compared with a Daily membership.
Explore →Distances are approximate and motoring times assume an average of 20 knots; they vary with the boat, load, sea state and wind. Always check charts, the MetService marine forecast and local notices, including Biosecurity New Zealand's caulerpa rules, before you set out.
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