Te Vaka Charters. Explore pristine clear waters, choose one of our charters or design your own Bay of Islands cruise, we will provide the rest.

Te Vaka Charters

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Experience cruising New Zealand's beautiful northern coastline from Auckland to Cape Reinga, including Hauraki Gulf and the Bay of Islands.

Cruise the pristine clear waters of the Bay of Islands, tasting local wines and food, experience anchorages in idyllic islands in a secluded bay. Gather your own seafood for dinner. Enjoy an Eco cruise with emphasis on Marine wild life viewing often seeing dolphins and whales.

Take the helm and feel the power of this yacht first hand.

Te Vaka is a modern powerful, sloop rigged, high performance off shore cruising yacht based in the Bay of Islands. This specially designed 60ft yacht has graceful racing lines offering an unparalleled sailing adventure, whatever level of excitement you require.

Cruises and Charters

Choose one of our cruises or charters or design your own Bay of Islands cruise and we will provide the rest. Sail North to the Cavallies, or South to Great Barrier Island.

New Years Eve Charter

A dream come true a southern Hemisphere New years Eve cruise with a small group of people 6 max. This designed tailored charter is very popular, includes double cabin accomodation, meals (pacific cruisine) activities, on board, Kayak snorkeling ,island excursions, sunset cocktail.

Exclusive Day Charter
  • Departure by arrangement after 9am returning 7pm
  • Morning and afternoon tea/coffee,NZ wines /beer available on board for purchase
  • Complimentary drink before lunch, Non alcoholic beverage included
  • Delicious fresh relaxing lunch made on board (dietary requirements arranged on request)
  • Island stopover
  • Snorkeling, kayaking swimming
  • Sunset sail home

Yacht Features

  • Spacious saloon for dining and entertaining.
  • A large glass enclosed all weather cockpit, to be dry in all weather.
  • Ample outdoor deck space for relaxation.
  • 3 private double cabins
  • 1 single berth
  • 2 toilets, 1 shower
  • 1 stern cockpit shower
  • Swim from the open stern
The Crew

Your crew offer friendly personalised service. Both having sailed and worked as professional skipper and crew in the Super Yacht industry, in the Caribbean, Mediterranean, Bahamas and the South Pacific.

They have both circumnavigated the globe, with 100,000 nautical miles between them, and their 30 years of cruising and working in the Bay of Islands and South Pacific, offers first hand knowledge of secluded anchorages and history of the area.

Tommo holds an Open Ocean Yacht Masters Certificate & Commercial Masters Certificate. Michelle has a Boat Masters Certificate, and experience as a 1st mate cook.

Vanuatu Eco Adventure Expedition

Do you love snorkelling? Dreamt of becoming a marine biologist? Reef check Eco Diver Programme, allows anyone with an interest in the ocean, from kids to adults, to learn about tropical reefs. Enjoy a unique experience while taking an active role in conserving Vanuatu Reefs. A half day training course allows you to see first hand some of the sampling techniques used for monitoring the reefs. If you have wondered what it is that marine biologists do underwater, this is your chance to find out!

In order to collect this data and involve the public, TeVaka Charters are offering an opportunity to have an active educational holiday with a bit of difference, from 6 to 8 days. Groups of up to 6 can live aboard, or arrangements can be made for larger groups or budget clients to be land based with accommodation at Paradise Sunset Bungalows, Lamen Bay, and Epi Island, Vanuatu.

Vanuatu reefs are some of the most magnificent and diverse on earth and like many reef systems, are facing the pressures of destructive fishing practises, invasion of the crown of thorns starfish, depleting fish stock, aquamarine collecting, as well as threats posed by global warming and coral diseases.

You will receive a reef training kit and be trained using the same techniques in collecting data by a Reef Watch certified marine biologist to monitor the health of the northern Epi Island reefs. Clients must be confident in snorkelling.

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Bay of Islands
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