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Greeting and Welcome Nau mai, Haere mai ki Aotearoa
The Bay of Islands - Subtropical South Pacific region of New Zealand

Each year, like a flock of returning birds over four hundred international cruising yacht sail into the Bay of Islands between October and December.

These web pages are designed to inform cruising yachting person and sport fishing persons on what they will find in the Bay of Islands. The information is tailored to the specific needs of the adventurous Blue Water Sailors and sport fishing persons.

We wish you all fair winds for your blue water crossing to visit our country and look forward to welcoming you on arrival.

The New Zealand coast is one of the most famous of all fishing waters. The best anglers from all over the world come here to set new fishing records. The area is now famous as the"An Angler's Eldorado" after Zane Grey's book "Tales of the Angler's Eldorado, New Zealand". In their thousands billfish swarm along this coast each year from late December until June.

Cruise and fish the Bay of Islands to find...
Clean air	Clean water	Kai Moana (sea food)

A different anchorage every night

A sheltered bay in any wind direction

Island reserves for recreation

Country pace of life

Wide open spaces

Four townships each with a Yacht Club accessible from the water

All the services you require	Shopping	Awesome sightseeing
that you may never want to leave clean green New Zealand