Bay of Islands

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==Bay of Islands Cruising Guide==
An online cruising guide for yachts sailing around the Bay of Islands

===Overview===
The '''Bay of Islands''' is an irregular 16 km-wide inlet in the north-eastern coast of [[New Zealand]]. A natural harbour, it has several arms which extend into the land, notably Waikare Inlet in the south and [[Kerikeri]] and Te Puna (Mangonui) inlets in the north-west. The small town of [[Russell]] is located at the end of a short peninsula that extends into the bay from the southeast. Several islands lie to the north of this peninsula, notably Urupukapuka Island to the east and Moturoa Island to the north. The Purerua Peninsula extends to the west of the bay, north of Te Puna Inlet, and Cape Brett Peninsula extends 10 km into the Pacific Ocean at the eastern end of the bay.


===Cruising the region===
The main centres in the Bay of Islands are [[Opua]] (port of entry) and [[Kerikeri]].

Russell Radio is the main radio base in the area and formerly provided HF services New Zealand wide.  My understanding is that they now only provide VHF services for the local area.

==Charts==
; [http://www.linz.govt.nz/hydro/ Land Information NZ]
: NZ5125 -- Bay of Islands
: NZ5124 -- Approaches to Opua / Kerikeri Inlet and Te Puna Inlet

==Weather Information==
''See [[New_Zealand#Weather|New Zealand]]''.

The Bay of Islands is in the '''Brett''' weather zone.

==Ports, Anchorages, and Islands==
===Ports===
* [[Opua]]
* [[Kerikeri]]

==Anchorages==

===Islands===
* [[Urupukapuka Island]]
* [[Moturoa Island]]

==Forums==
List links to discussion threads on [[Cruising Forums|partnering forums]]. (see link for requirements).
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==Links==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_of_Islands Bay of Islands] on wikipedia
* [http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Bay_of_Islands Bay of Islands] on wikivoyage
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{{Comments}}
Personal experiences?
* [[User:Delatbabel|Delatbabel]] -- Visited Opua as a checkin port in 2006
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