Camping on the North Island
Taking a break from marina life and boatwork to vagabond around New Zealand's North Island in a rented camper van.
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Offshore Communications
Staying connected out on the ocean
Tropical Cyclone Vaianu
Bracing for Nasty Weather in New Zealand
Roam's Refit
Featured in Island Cruising's Cruise News Magazine, April 2026 Edition
Anchor Watch
Sleeping well at anchor
Kaiarara Bay, Great Barrier (Aotea) Island, NZ
Thursday, 26March2026, 0440 UTC, 36 10.9s 175 21.8e, Log: 10605
Kiwiriki Bay, Port Fitzroy, Great Barrier (Aotea) Island, NZ
Monday, 23 March 2026, 2240 UTC | 36 11.9s 175 21.0e | Log 10,602
Puriri Bay, Tryphena Harbour, Great Barrier (Aotea) Island, NZ
Sunday, 22 March 2026, 0200 UTC, 39 18.5s, 175 29.2e, Log: 10584
Huruhi Harbour, Great Mercury Island (Ahuahu)
Fri 20Mar2026 0230 UTC, 36 36.1s 175 46.6s, Log: 10570
Penguin Island
18Mar2026, 2055 UTC, 37 03.851s 175 55.858e
Roam's Glow Up
A well deserved refit in New Zealand
Roam: Changes in Latitude
Fiji to New Zealand passage featured in Latitude 38 Magazine, February 2026
Cruise Notes
Noonsite 2025
SV Roam named a Top Contributor in 2025
SV Roam
Land Ho: New Zealand
Fiji to New Zealand: Passage as Planned, Weather as Forecast (sort of)
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Tauranga
Sun Nov 09 2025 2055 UTC, 37 34.517s 176 10.496e, Log: 10,490
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Auckland
Sat Nov 07 2025 1858 UTC, 36 45.962s 174 49.017e, Log: 10370
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Fiji to New Zealand: Land Ho! Opua!
Tues Nov 04 2025 1538 UTC, 35 19.016s 174 07.178e, Log: 10240
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Fiji to New Zealand: Day 5
Tue Nov 04 2025 0000 UTC, 33 20.763s 174 11.502e, Log: 10,119
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Fiji to New Zealand: Day 4
3 November, 2025, 0000 UTC, 30 04.861s 174 56.239e, Log: 9923
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Fiji to New Zealand: Day 2
Sat Nov 01 2025 0000 UTC, 24 31.117s 176 08.242e, Log: 9579.
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Fiji to New Zealand: Day 1
31Oct2025, 0000UTC, 21 09S, 176 43E, Log: 9377
SV Roam
Farewell Fiji
Time to head south to New Zealand
Cruise Notes
Everyone Knows it's Windy
Gale Force Winds in New Zealand
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Port Denarau
Mon Oct 27 2025 0150 UTC, 17 46.483s 177 18.951e, Log: 9148