Our last trip on trusty Cortez. With variable winds, we cross the Hauraki Gulf, from Great Barrier Island, past Coromandel, and on to the mainland – an 11-hour journey. We delay at Channel Island to… Last time sailing Cortez: Across the Hauraki Gulf to Auckland

The journey to Mexico to pick up our new yacht – called New Life, no less – is becoming a reality. Our lives are changing dramatically. Time to make plans. Watch on YouTube