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Wednesday, 12 November 2025

Whangamumu and Whangaruru

 
We shared an anchorage with 4 other OCC boats when a low soaked Northland with rain. S/V’s Felix le Cat, Chaos, Shimshal, Tempus and M/V Dragonfly.

Whanga means harbour and 50 whales a year were despatchec and rendered a Whangamumu throughout much of the 20th century. The rusting relics remain.