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No official anchorages in this area, although some boats do
anchor on the west side of the Harbour Bridge near Herne Bay. There are no
dingy landings, though, and it is a long dingy ride to Westhaven Marina.
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Westhaven
Marina purports to be the largest marina in the Southern
Hemisphere and it certainly seems to be with 1,400 marina berths. It is
located on the south side of Waitemata Harbour before going under the Auckland
Harbour Bridge. It is reasonably close to the Auckland city center, is next to the Westhaven Yachting Services complex and the America's Cup
Village.
Facilities:
| Floating docks |
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Self-service Laundry |
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Yacht Maintenance Yard |
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| Toilets |
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Internet Access |
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Travel Lift |
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| Showers |
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Receive & Hold Mail |
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Chandlery on premises |
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| Power and Water at berth |
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Fuel Dock |
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Pump Out Facility |
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Work grids for
working on boat bottoms at low tide, Restaurants, several Yacht Clubs,
Burnsco Chandlery, sailmaker and canvas shop and a small luncheonette which
sells scones, sandwiches and some grocery items. Although there is no
fuel dock, repair yard or travel lift, the marina is located right next to
Orams Marine which has all of these facilities.
Mailing Address:
Westhaven Marina
PO Box 1560
Auckland, New Zealand
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Dockmasters: 64 9 309 1352
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Advantages
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Fixed Breakwater which blocks all wave action. |
| Close to all yacht services, several restaurants and
pubs |
| Security very good |
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Disadvantages
- About 2 kms. to Auckland CBD and there is no bus
service from the marina.
- Somewhat noisy from motorway which runs alongside the
marina.
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We have only enough information about the following
marina for an abbreviated entry.
West
Park Marina located in
western part of Waitamata Harbour after you pass under the Auckland
Harbour Bridge. The suburb is called West Park and is about 30 kilometers
from the city. This is the other full service marina in the
area. You must insure that it is not low
tide when sailing to the marina as there are some shallow areas
enroute.
Facilities:
| Floating docks |
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Self-service Laundry |
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Yacht Maintenance Yard |
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| Toilets |
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Internet Access |
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Travel Lift |
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| Showers |
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Receive & Hold Mail |
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Chandlery on premises |
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| Power and Water at berth |
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Fuel Dock |
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Pump Out Facility |
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Facilities include a 35-ton Travel lift
Mailing Address:
West Park Marina
Clearwater Cove
West Harbour, Auckland 1250
New Zealand
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Dockmasters: Russell Mathieson
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World, located
at the intersection of Beaumont St. and Wellesley St., about 2 km from
Westhaven marina. Self-Service Laundry -
- Westhaven
Marina
- Laundry service, 182 Jervois Rd., Herne Bay. These people will pick up
and deliver your laundry from Westhaven Marina on certain days only or
you can drop off laundry yourself any day. They will wash, dry
and fold laundry for about the same price or just a little more than doing it yourself at Westhaven.
Propane Gas Canister Refill -
Canisters can be refilled at Gas
World on Beaumont St. The canisters must be in good condition
with no rust and have a recent inspection stamp.
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Shopping Centers -
- The closest shopping center is the Downtown
Shopping Centre at the corner of Queen St. and Customs St.
- Another good one is St. Lukes on St. Lukes Rd., but this does
require that you have transportation.
- Broadway Mall on Broadway St., Newmarket, also
requires transportation .
Postal Services -
- Downtown
Shopping Centre
- New Zealand Post Central Office on Wellesley St.
Banks/ATMs - Downtown
Shopping Mall and Auckland CBD
Immigration - Cnr.
Gudgeon and Hargreaves Sts. (For extension of Visas - get there
early!)
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Chandleries - Most of these
chanderies are willing to give discounts if you set up an account
with them.
- Burnsco
Marine, at The Anchorage, Westhaven Drive (Westhaven Marina) and
cnr. Gaunt & Beaumont St.
- Sailor's
Corner, 2 Westhaven Drive. *This one was
our personal favorite.
- Mount
Smart Marine, 123 Beaumont St.
- Fosters
Shipchandlers, 30-36 Fanshawe St.
Sailmakers and Canvas Shops -
- Doyle/McMasters,
Westhaven Dr. Chris McMasters makes very good cruising
sails. PH: 0900 4 SAILS, 0800 4 472 457, Fax:
307 9149 Email: chris@doylesails.co.nz
- North
Sails, Pakenham St., Viaduct Basin. Fax: 359
5995 Email: 100405.3551@compuserve.com
Web: www.nz.northsails.com
- Sobstad Sails, 148 Beaumont St.
PH: 373 4302
- Boat
Covers, 8/1 Westhaven Drive (across street from Sailor's Corner)
PH: 309 4302
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Yacht Maintenance - Orams Marine, Westhaven Drive.
There is a small marina in which some cruisers stay, but the
facility is primarily for out-of-the water yacht maintenance. Rigging Services -
- Southern
Spars, Westhaven Yacht Services complex
- The Rigging Shop - 160 Beaumont St., Westhaven,
Charts/Marine Books -
- Boat
Books, 23B Westhaven Dr, Westhaven
- Trans
Pacific Marine cnr. Guant and Beaumont Sts.
Chain Galvanizing - Galvanizing
Services, 23 Edinburgh St., Onehunga
Re-chroming Services
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- Otahuhu
Electroplating, 22 Huia Rd.
- Bumper Replacements (NZ) - chrome
plating boat fittings and electropolishing stainless
steel. 94 Princes St., Onehunga (0800) 286 737, (09) 634-1071 or
021 683-647
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Doctors -
- Dr
Lydia Nowak and Dr. Lisa Searle,
Citymed,8 Albert street Auckland CBD
Phone:
377 5525 website:
www.citymed.co.nz, Email:
lnowak@xtra.co.nz
- Also see Auckland, North Shore
Dentists - Albert
St. Dental Care, Albert St. Auckland City
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Dermatologists -
See
Auckland,
North Shore Medical
Clinics/Medical Centers -
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Herne
Bay Medical Centre 2 Albany, Herne Bay
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Ponsonby
Accident & Emergency Clinic - White Cross, 202 Ponsonby
Rd., Ponsonby
Hospitals - Auckland
Hospital
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The following are services or places visited and recommended by Bob and
Judi. We can only say that our experience was a good one and we hope that
you will also have a favorable experience.
Beauty Salons -
- Cut Above, Atrium on Elliot Mall, Albert St., Auckland
- On
Jervois, Jervois Rd., Herne Bay
Delis - Art
of Pasta, Jervois Rd., Herne Bay (Great antipastos, Italian
items including fresh pasta and Brownies to die for!)
Liquor Store - Great little liquor store at 182
Jervois Rd., Herne Bay. This shop has a nice selection of
NZ wines at good prices.
Theaters/Cinemas
- Hoyt's
Cinema - Queen St., Auckland City
- Village
Cinema - Broadway St, Newmarket
- Rialto
Cinema - Broadway St., Newmarket (This cinema tends to
show more foreign and avant-garde films)
- Civic
Theater - Queen St, Auckland City
- Aotea
Centre - Queen St, Auckland City This beautiful
theater usually has some first-rate performances. (If
you want seats, try to get them on the ground level.
Although the theater has state-of-the-art design,
unfortunately, the acoustics are not the best and you tend
not to be able to understand anything said on stage if you
are sitting in the mezzanine or balcony.)
Trivia - A complete set of Auckland phone directories
can be picked up at any NZ Post or many software stores carry
the NZ White and Yellow pages on CD.
Metphone Auckland Marine- 0900 999 99 for
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Restaurants -
- Sawadee,
Ponsonby Rd., Ponsonby Fantastic Thai
Restaurant, reservations are a must.
- Cin
Cin - Quay St near the Ferry Terminal. Excellent,
upscale (read expensive) seafood restaurant.
- Tony's
Steak House, High St., Auckland City
- Gables Tavern, West End Rd. Herne Bay
Pubs -
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Cavalier Pub, College Hill Rd. |
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Loaded Hog, America's Cup Village |
Recommended Things to See and Do
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Auckland
War Museum - Wonderful Maori artifacts and re-creation of a
Maori marae. |
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Christmas
in the Park - Auckland Domain (Dec.) |
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Symphony
in the Park and Opera in the Park - Auckland Domain
(Jan/Feb) |
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Auckland
Skytower - great views of the city and harbor. |
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America's
Cup Village, Auckland waterfront |
| Drive to the wild and beautiful west coast
beaches of Piha and Murawai |
 More
Information
- Auckland City Visitor Information Centre, Queen St. and
Downtown Shopping Centre
- Lonely Planet Guide - New Zealand
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