We have left New Zealand after spending just over 8 months in Whangarei, Town Basin Marina! Technically, we took a 2-week trip to Great Barrier Island so Sugar Shack didn’t spend “all of that time” in the marina!  After many, many projects we are finally ready for the next passage!

This trip will begin on Tuesday, 4 July 2023 where we will depart Marsden Cove Marina and head toward Minerva Reef.  This passage should take us between 6-8 days.

We hope to spend between 4-6 days at Minerva Reef which are two submerged atolls in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!  During high tide, the reef disappears and we will be anchored in the middle of nowhere.  More on this to come in a future blog.

Minerva in the middle of the Pacific

The next passage will take us from Minerva Reef to Nuku’alofa, Tonga. This should take us betwen 2-3 days at sea.

During this passage time we will do “live blogs.”  So, I have suspended all previously scheduled blogs.