Has anyone sailed in Auckland (NZ) before? I'm heading over for 2 weeks at Christmas/NY's and hope to get in a few days of sailing.

I know of a few places, Pt Chev, Lake Pupuke, Mission Bay, has anyone sailed there and can recommend anywhere? I'd prefer flatter water (you know, not as choppy as the bay!) but mainly just a good place for some fun sailing.

Thanks!

Pt Chev looks pretty flat and you can hire gear there:

www.aucklandwindsurfing.co.nz/

Bayswater just over the AKLD harbour bridge on the right hand side (heading to Takapuna), very flat water (can be shallow but has hire equipment) bayswater/shoal bay

www.google.co.nz/?gws_rd=ssl

www.google.com.au/maps/place/Shoal+Bay,+New+Zealand/@-36.808459,174.7674055,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x6d0d3825c2c69231:0x2a00ef61665997c0

Lake Pupuke is pretty bloody flat unless its really howling (where it get messy as its such a small lake) used to be a hire place right there on the bay (fresh water, and beware the Wilberforce's)

www.google.com.au/maps/place/Lake+Pupuke,+Auckland,+New+Zealand/@-36.7898953,174.7759555,14z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x6d0d39db84d909af:0x2a00ef6165df7a90

Next to mission bay there's kohimarama (co-he-marre-ma) beach where there are sometimes lessons and used to hire off the beach (pretty crappy when i was there 5 years ago)

www.google.com.au/maps/place/Kohimarama+Beach,+1071,+New+Zealand/@-36.8496678,174.844247,16z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x6d0d49e4efffe8b1:0x2912d55d6c99af12

^ Isn't that where the sheep are safe and free to roam the countryside tilldark?

Bucklands Beach in a SW, sail across the channel to the sand bar, Eastern Beach in an Easterly.

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stanly said..
Bucklands Beach in a SW, sail across the channel to the sand bar, Eastern Beach in an Easterly.

Here's it is on Google maps, This is SE of Mission Bay, head for Pakuranga, Howick;

www.google.com.au/maps/@-36.8644961,174.9043708,3260m/data=!3m1!1e3

and some youtube clips




There are also a lot of smaller bays at Howick; Howick Beach, Cockle Bay, etc

I haven't sailed there for 30 years but by the looks of the youtube clips it hasn't changed, Brings back lots of memories, and from what I remember that sand bar would be great for GPS

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da vecta said..
^ Isn't that where the sheep are safe and free to roam the countryside tilldark?

yeah we let them run loose keeps them lively hundreds of them running down the main drag in auckland

Haha!

Thanks guys. Will definitely check out a couple of spots when I'm back there in a few weeks.