Balvenie

Balvenie is a 47foot fractional rigged, center cockpit sloop, designed by New Zealander Des Townson & launched in 1991. She is planked macracarpa timber glassed over. We bought her in New Zealand in 2003 and have sailed nearly 50,000 miles in her to date. We are home in New Zealand having just completed the final leg of our circumnavigation. Follow our travels ....

Cruising Calendar

2018

Jan - BOI to Kawau, NZ

2017

Dec - Landtime in Auckland

Nov - Cruising Bay of Islands

Aug to Oct - Opua Marina, BOI NZ

June, July - Bermuda by plane

May - France & Monaco by plane

Apr - Italy by plane

Feb, Mar - London by plane

Jan - Bay of Islands & Whangaroa

2016

Dec - Circumnavigated! Back in NZ

Nov - Tonga, Minerva Reef

Oct - Tonga

Sep - Niue & Palmerston

Aug - Societies FP

July - Societies FP

June - Tuamotus FP

May - Tuamotus FP

April - Marquesas/Tuamotus FP

Mar - Marquesas FP

Feb - Marquesas FP

Jan - Marquesas FP

2015

Dec - Marquesas

Nov - Marquesas

Oct - Marquesas

Sept - Marquesas

Aug - Marquesas

July - Galapagos

June - Jamaica, Panama

May - Haiti

April - Virgin Islands

Mar - NZ, St Maarten

Feb - NZ

Jan - NZ by plane

2014

Dec - Antigua, Barbuda, St Barts, St Maarten

Nov - St Lucia, Martinique, Guadeloupe

Oct - Grenada, Carriacou, Bequia

Sep - England, Grenada

Jul/Aug - England by plane

June - Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, St Lucia, Bequia, Carriacou, Grenada then flights to England (busy month!!)

May - US Virgins, St Kitts, Nevis, Montserrat

Apr - British Virgin Islands

Mar - Puerto Rico, Spanish & US Virgin Islands

Feb - Bahamas & Dominican Republic

Jan - Bahamas

2013
Dec - Bahamas

Nov - USA Chesapeake & Nth Carolina

Oct - USA Long Island Sound & Chesapeake

Sep - USA Maine & Massachusetts
Aug - USA Maine
July - USA New York & Rhode Island
June - USA Florida & North Carolina
May - USA Florida (& New Zealand by plane)
Apr - Cuba
Mar - Mexico
Feb - Belize
Jan - Honduras, Belize

2012
Dec - Providencia, Honduras
Oct/Nov - Panama
Aug/Sep - NZ by plane
June/July - Panama
May - San Blas
Apr - Aruba, Colombia

Mar - Venezuelan Is, Bonaire, Curacáo
Feb - Tobago Cays, Union Is, Carriacou, Grenada
Jan - Atlantic Crossing, Barbados, Bequia, Canouan, Mayreau

2011
Dec - CANARIES/CAPE VERDES
Nov - CANARIES
Oct - MOROCCO/CANARIES
Sep - PORTUGAL/ MOROCCO
Aug - ATLANTIC SPAIN
Jul - GIBRALTAR
June - SPAIN/MOROCCO/GIBRALTAR
May - SPAIN
Jan/Feb/Mar /Apr- SPAIN

2010
Oct/Nov/Dec - SPAIN MARINA
Sep - FRANCE/BALEARIC ISLAS
Aug - ELBA/ ITALY
July - ITALY/SARDINIA/CORSICA
June - SICILY/ITALY
Apr/May - MALTA
Mar - UK by plane
Jan/Feb - NZ by plane

2009
Dec - UK & NZ by plane
Oct/Nov - MALTA
Sep - ITALY/SICILY
Aug - CROATIA
Jul - GREECE/MONTENEGRO
Jun - GREEK ISLES
May - GREEK ISLES/TURKEY
Apr - TURKEY/GREEK ISLES
Mar - TURKEY & SYRIA Land travel
Jan/Feb - TURKEY

2008
Jan - ANDAMAN ISLANDS
Feb - SRI LANKA/MALDIVES
Mar - OMAN/YEMEN
Apr - ERITREA/SUDAN
May/Jun - EGYPT/CYPRUS
Jul/Dec - TURKEY/GREEK ISLES

2007
Jan - THAILAND
Feb - MALAYSIA
Mar/Apr - NEW ZEALAND - by plane
May- MALAYSIA
Jun - ENGLAND - by plane
Jun - SPAIN/FRANCE by car
Jul - FRANCE/SWITERLAND/ENGLAND
Aug/Oct - MALAYSIA
Nov/Dec - THAILAND

2006
Jan/Jul - AUSTRALIA
Jul/Oct - INDONESIA
Oct/Nov - SINGAPORE
Nov - MALAYSIA
Dec - THAILAND

2005
Jan - AUSTRALIA
Feb/Apr - TASMANIA
May/Jun - AUSTRALIA
Jul - NEW ZEALAND (plane)
Aug - AUSTRALIA
Sep/Nov - LOUISADES ARCHIPELAGO
Dec - AUSTRALIA

2004
May 08 2004 - Depart NZ
May/Jun - FIJI
July - NEW ZEALAND (plane)
Aug - FIJI
Sep/Nov - VANUATU
Nov/Dec - AUSTRALIA

Balvenie

Saturday, 13 October 2007

Trips off Balvenie during 2007 - Including Americas Cup in Valencia