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…base for you to explore French Pass, D'Urville Island and the western Marlborough Sounds.Your experience starts on the road to French Pass, a breath-taking drive through native bush gives way to a birds-eye view of Croisilles Harbour, the Outer Pelorus Sounds, Admiralty Bay and D'Urville Island.
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Welcome to the world of Traditional Sailing. Day sails. Overnight Cruising in Queen Charlotte Sound. Sailing in French Pass and D'Urville Island. Steadfast is a beautiful 40 tonne gaff cutter. Enjoy the many moods of the sea while passing coastal landscape and sharing the sea with birds, seals,…
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…explore French Pass, D'Urville Island and the western Marlborough Sounds. Your experience starts on the road to French Pass, a breath-taking drive through native bush gives way to a birds-eye view of Croisilles Harbour, the Outer Pelorus Sounds, Admiralty Bay and D'Urville Island. Please recommend…
…Home »Off the Beaten Track »D'Urville Island Off the Beaten Track to. D'Urville Island D'Urville Island is an island in the Marlborough Sounds along the northern coast of the South Island. Named after French explorer, Jules Dumont d'Urville, the island has an area of approximately 150…
…engages your interest immediately. Maori legend describes the entire South Island as Maui's waka (canoe), wrecked on a reef during a fishing expedition. The shattered bow of the canoe became the Sounds. D'Urville Island At the outer edges of the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand's fifth largest land…
…editor. Off the Beaten Track to. D'Urville Island Looking for the middle of somewhere that seems nowhere? Well, how about the middle of the Marlborough Sounds as an option? You can visit D'Urville Island, a small island lying near the northern coast of the South Island. Just 150 square kilometres in…
…Web Site Welcome to the world of Traditional Sailing. Day sails. Overnight Cruising in Queen Charlotte Sound. Sailing in French Pass and D'Urville Island. Steadfast is a beautiful 40 tonne gaff cutter. Enjoy the many moods of the sea while passing coastal landscape and sharing the sea with birds,…
…and go snapper fishing * Follow the Nydia Track to Tennyson Inlet - takes two days * Visit the tiny settlement of French Pass and its offshore island d'Urville * Do the Pelorus Bridge Walks, 18 kilometres west of Havelock Useful Marlborough Links To help plan your Marlborough holiday choose from the…
…James Cook sighted the area through fog and called it "Blind Bay". In 1826 the area was explored by Frenchman, Dumont D'Urville, who gave many of the bays, islands and other areas names. European Settlement Between 1854 and 1857, about 26 pioneering European families lived along the Abel…
…has offered safe harbour to travellers. First to Maori traders and war parties; then to European explorers, such as Captain James Cook and Dumont D'Urville; and now to visitors seeking new landscapes and rejuvenating experiences. Sailing Marlborough Sounds Marlborough, New Zealand Photographer Ivor…
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