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==Poverty Bay Cruising Guide==
 
An online cruising guide for yachts sailing around Poverty Bay, [[New Zealand]].
An online cruising guide for yachts sailing around Poverty Bay, [[New Zealand]].
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Poverty Bay is the largest of several small bays on the east coast of [[New Zealand]]'s North Island to the north of [[Hawkes Bay]]. It stretches for 10 kilometres (6 mi) from Young Nick's Head in the southwest to Tuaheni Point in the northeast. The city of [[Gisborne]] is located on the northern shore of the bay. The name is often used by extension to refer to the entire area surrounding the city of Gisborne.
Poverty Bay is the largest of several small bays on the east coast of [[New Zealand]]'s North Island to the north of [[Hawkes Bay]]. It stretches for 10 kilometres (6 mi) from Young Nick's Head in the southwest to Tuaheni Point in the northeast. The city of [[Gisborne]] is located on the northern shore of the bay. The name is often used by extension to refer to the entire area surrounding the city of Gisborne.
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====Cruising the region====
 
Poverty Bay is one of the more fertile areas of New Zealand and famous for its Chardonnay, fruit, vegetables and avocados, with abundant sunshine and fertile alluvial soil.
Poverty Bay is one of the more fertile areas of New Zealand and famous for its Chardonnay, fruit, vegetables and avocados, with abundant sunshine and fertile alluvial soil.
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==Weather and Winds==
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==Weather==
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''See [[New_Zealand#Climate_.26_Weather|New Zealand]]''.
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''See [[New_Zealand#Weather|New Zealand]]''.
Poverty Bay is in the '''Portland''' weather region.
Poverty Bay is in the '''Portland''' weather region.
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==Navigation==
Poverty Bay is open to the sea to the east.  No significant navigation hazards exist.
Poverty Bay is open to the sea to the east.  No significant navigation hazards exist.
The entrance channel to [[Gisborne]] is straight, dredged, and well marked.
The entrance channel to [[Gisborne]] is straight, dredged, and well marked.
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==Health & Security==
==Health & Security==
''See [[New_Zealand#Health_and_Security|New Zealand]]''
''See [[New_Zealand#Health_and_Security|New Zealand]]''
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==Ports, Anchorages, and Islands==
==Ports, Anchorages, and Islands==
* [[Gisborne]]
* [[Gisborne]]
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* [[Anaura Bay]]
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==Cruiser's Friends==
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Contact details of "Cruiser's Friends" that can be contacted for local information or assistance.
Contact details of "Cruiser's Friends" that can be contacted for local information or assistance.
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==Forums==
List links to discussion threads on [[Cruising Forums|partnering forums]]. (''see link for requirements'')
List links to discussion threads on [[Cruising Forums|partnering forums]]. (''see link for requirements'')
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty_Bay Poverty Bay] on wikipedia.
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* [http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/East_Coast_%28New_Zealand%29 East Coast New Zealand] on wikivoyage
* [http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/East_Coast_%28New_Zealand%29 East Coast New Zealand] on wikivoyage
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WorldSouth PacificNew ZealandPoverty Bay

An online cruising guide for yachts sailing around Poverty Bay, New Zealand.

Poverty Bay
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Map of Poverty Bay

Poverty Bay is the largest of several small bays on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island to the north of Hawkes Bay. It stretches for 10 kilometres (6 mi) from Young Nick's Head in the southwest to Tuaheni Point in the northeast. The city of Gisborne is located on the northern shore of the bay. The name is often used by extension to refer to the entire area surrounding the city of Gisborne.

Poverty Bay is one of the more fertile areas of New Zealand and famous for its Chardonnay, fruit, vegetables and avocados, with abundant sunshine and fertile alluvial soil.

Charts

Land Information NZ
NZ55 -- Cape Runaway to Table Cape
NZ5571 -- Poverty Bay and Approaches to Gisborne

Weather

See New Zealand.

Poverty Bay is in the Portland weather region.

Currents & Tides

Give information on tides & currents.

Passages

List popular passages/routes, timing, etc.

Communication

See New Zealand.

Navigation

Poverty Bay is open to the sea to the east. No significant navigation hazards exist.

The entrance channel to Gisborne is straight, dredged, and well marked.

Health & Security

See New Zealand

Ports, Anchorages, and Islands

Friends

Contact details of "Cruiser's Friends" that can be contacted for local information or assistance.

Forums

List links to discussion threads on partnering forums. (see link for requirements)

Links

References & Publications

See New Zealand.


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