Sailing to Long Bay In Kenepuru Sound and Exploring the Coves of Marlborough Sounds

Episode 354 : Season 11 : The South Island of New Zealand - Aotearoa
Hello Friends,
On this episode we enjoy a short sail to Long Bay and explore the coves and beaches of Kenepuru Bay. Rhonda made some fresh tea, loaded up the thermos and we headed out for a dinghy date and drifted in silence as the sun set.
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[@CoHa0033]

You can see the happiness bubbling outta you two. It warms my heart to know you now have someone to see the world with.

[@JimWalkerMusic]

There is nothing like the sensation that comes over you when the motor becomes silent and only the wind and sails are propelling life...

[@nicolasstanley1392]

🤘

[@Seafariireland]

Amen!

[@tomlee9842]

James, so glad you have a soul mate to share your journey with!

[@SaundyB]

What a beautiful spot and a lovely lady to share it with, safe travels

[@andreflavell3453]

she is a blonde kiwi version of his x which broke his heart ❤️. He is very deserving of love ❤️ again as he has been a recluse

[@steveurkel1487]

​@andreflavell3453 He must get away before her tentacles dig in

[@jaydubya4727]

It's always been fun watching how excited and appreciative you are when visiting new places but it's even more fun seeing you sharing that excitement with Rhonda! Thanks again for including us that are staying at home.

[@38below39]

Thanks for taking us along /

[@steveparsons6324]

You’re becoming my next “Free Range Sailing. I look forward to following your travels.

[@SailorJames]

They were my absolute favorite channel when they were sailing

[@tonyndichu8101]

After watching that sad video where you said your ex just up and left, it warms my heart to see you this happy🥹🥹🥹Enjoy James, you're both great for each other🌸🌸

[@kevinroberts2191]

I've really enjoyed these last few episodes. life can be a beautiful thing however it's so much better when you have someone to share it with. companionship, i think is the salt of life. enjoy...

[@wilfrennecke9501]

👍👍👍👍👍❤❤ Well done!!! LOVELY LADY !!!☮☮☮

[@thomasserein9110]

Hi James. So many love for one video. Happy for you my man. Keep it wild with brave girl. 💜🌸🌷🍀🌹🌺🌼⭐☀🌻🌞

[@MikeSantis]

Amazing places James. Thanks for showing us. And how great to watch you guys sharing all this together.

[@James-ov9rh]

Glad u found happiness James....😊

[@danielwatson7319]

Glad to see you doing so well I have watched you for a few years but usually found your profile while I wasn’t logged in. Now I am subscribed hoping to buy a boat at some point and start sailing.

[@tammybandy5000]

I hope she continues on with you. Love seeing u both together. You seem so happy

[@dannyfisher9223]

It is such a wonderful place to be James and Rhonda! Thanks for another great episode mate! That sunset was epic 👌

[@From_Refugee_To_Yacht_Owner]

Great to see you with that smile from ear to ear.

[@michaelvanwinkle7919]

You two make a nice couple. Hope you find even more happiness together.

[@Insanety1955]

Better times… James… 👍👍👍

[@Peterjenkins1011]

Awesome content as usual. Great to see the interaction between you both as you explore this beautiful world together.

[@saberling]

it's a road....most generous description ever

[@birdinthebush]

Happy times. Enjoy!

[@SV_Aroo]

Well, this seems to be working out! Loving the footage of remote NZ as well.

[@bishopkinlyside8477]

Hi James, and Rhonda it’s wonderful to see two people with the spirit adventure like you both I just find it totally amazing that you never met together before this, but just have the same spirit. Hopefully Rhonda will be able to come back on board again soon. Keep up the good work guys. Always love the videos from Australia

[@Digiphex]

I like your channel better as a pair!

[@paulsteventon8315]

Beautiful. Thanks. xxx

[@anitamiracle5370]

James, I’ve always loved following you adventures but, now, with the addition of your lovely Rhonda, I ❤️❤️ watching! Y’all are just too cute! Enjoy the gift you’ve fond in each other. Blessings! Anita, Captain SV Andiamo ‘72 Cape Dory Typhoon. #345

[@joestewart5692]

2 Good souls living life, i like it. Good for you.

[@TheHardRage13]

Happy for you man!

[@bryanbadger6841]

In my experience, I have found that the sounds have a mud/shell bottom, so extremely good holding in Most conditions. Some of those mud inlets are good pipi beds. Old cruising areas you've taken us over too. Thank you mate for the memories.

[@SailorJames]

The Sounds were the highlight of my year in New Zealand

[@lovepeaceandrespect8808]

David's never been totally alone cos he has had us. I don't think he could of done those long journeys without us.

[@SailorJames]

My name isn’t David 🤔 and while I appreciate my community, I was very much alone for the better part of 2.5 years

[@judithnicholais1492]

I mentioned how I love our use of language. Another thing James says when the seas are particularly rough is to convey in one way or another the seas ' are being silly ' -- Dry, dismissive, sarcastic humor at it's Best and I absolutely love it --

[@SailorJames]

😂 glad you enjoy my sense of humor

[@chancevonfreund9145]

Glad you're doing well ! Lovely crew mate. All the best Captain James thanks for the adventure!⛵

[@tharrison4691]

Very, very happy for you both.

[@psr1868]

New Zealand is so beautiful.. I'm a kiwi cruising sailor making m😢 way home after a few years away... looking forward to being in the sounds again.. great videos.. getting me somewhat homesick.. cheers

[@SailorJames]

It’s a remarkable place

[@WaveformV1.0]

Hope you had a great trip dude

[@halilarziman1758]

hello from moscow :)

[@knotnauti]

Greetings from the past! We were on the mooring around the corner at Ferndale whilst you were here in Long Bay. We met and hung out with Roni and Rob Neeley and their two kids for a couple of days and they said they had met you. Small world! It's so good to see our favourite piece of the Kenepuru Sounds from someone else's perspective. Safe travels and may the winds always be in your favour!

[@SailorJames]

That looked like a great little cove to be tucked into !

[@mikeokeefe2014]

Thanks!

[@SailorJames]

Thanks 🙏🏻

[@chriskelly6559]

Thanx J., nice stuff. Good vibes your way!

[@MizzAugust7]

Thanks! Been looking forward to your video all week. A simply gorgeous place ! Agan many places inland had those prehistoric looking plants. ~You can take the boy out of California, but you cant take the California out of the boy, " thats the jam " "we're stoked" :)

[@SailorJames]

😂😂😂

[@MizzAugust7]

@@SailorJames 5 years in LA in the 80s...Some things you just Never forget !

[@HoferAdam-xz9xz]

Good morning James. Werry nice places you showed me. Thank you I'm sailing ⛵️ in Thailand with my 28gaffkutter doppelender.sll the best adam

[@tylerboyes7710]

Was just catching up on the old ones this morning waiting for this 😂💫❤️

[@gman5051]

Thanks James ! Ive been away awhile , but certainly will catch up .

[@dougjacksonart]

Fabulous sailing. Reminds menof sailing up the rivers here in the uk. Short tacks of 10 meters. ❤

[@deeneeevans1255]

Cool Sailing Brother!

[@chrisstratton987]

James, Aotearoa is a stunning example of Earth's primal beauty. Without any civilized points of reference (houses, bridges, roads), it appears like an ancient, untouched utopia that you two just discovered. Such an incredible place. TY for bringing us w/ you.

[@SailorJames]

It really is and it offers so many places where one can visit that could be at any time in history

[@judithnicholais1492]

It is a privilege and I thank him as well..

[@MachTuck]

Living the dream!!

[@louissanderson719]

Absolutely beautiful. I miss New Zealand. I took a ferry ride through Milford Sound and that was just gorgeous

[@SailorJames]

New Zealand is really unmatched in the beautify department

[@user-oo6jo9sg4f]

A Truly *Wonderful* video folks! ENJOY.🙏🦉 🌅⛵

[@KahunaOne-wz3hc]

Good job smelling the roses!

[@tylerboyes7710]

Great episode you guys 😊 those birds sounded amazing.

[@DallasTRF]

15:37 picnic in a dingy. Livin the life 👍👍

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

Its one spectacular landscape after another ... Looks so peaceful but that lands alive .. with shakes and volcanic heat in places. The black sands you might see are volcanic like Hawaii and Iceland.

[@SailorJames]

The sounds were packed with stunning beauty

[@Jim-jh9bd]

Like the show it is going in a different direction

[@maxenra]

Really excited to see your progress around the world! It’s been a dream of mine for many years though im just now putting in the forth to learn as much as possible.

[@SailorJames]

Thanks for following along

[@theVoid524]

It's so cool that shes sailing with you. I loved to see this.

[@Billygrafton]

This... is awesome!!

[@younghem]

Your videos are amazing. Would love to hear more about the science of sailing as you move along…. Why you set the sails in certain ways depending on the wind / heading etc.

[@SailorJames]

There are lots of sailing lesson videos out there 👍🏻

[@mvisinski]

Yea, two is better than one for a bit. :)

[@davidpearson8954]

Hoofing it. ! :)

[@yes0sir0danish0man]

Love it 👍 it is so beautiful. Love from Danmark ❤

[@JimWalkerMusic]

My dream for years was a '68 Pearson Trition that I would spend the last of my days on. But as health and medical issues related to age took over, the dream has faded away. I grew up on boats in the 70s area of Cortez, FL. Best times of my life for real...

[@SailorJames]

I was shopping for a Triton when I found my Alberg 30

[@glowingfatedie]

Nice WoodenBoat hoodie

[@dansiwek3593]

I like your new friend...she's cool.

[@DUDE72341]

James....keep N real one lunch date at a time..lol

[@Snoddypossie]

You two are sweet together. James you have a sweetness I just love.❤️

[@camhyde9701]

2:07 - I concur

[@JohnLee-im7iu]

James, is Rhonda going to continue with you? I think we all want that to happen.

[@SailorJames]

She joined me fulltime after my solo Tasman crossing to Australia

[@myloopooping]

I lost my chance at a boat earlier this year. Went to New Bern to look at a Cal36 but didn’t work out for me… Maybe next year 😊

[@SailorJames]

Cals are great boats

[@cliffol4529]

👍

[@kaine10gabriel]

⛵ ❤

[@SnowChan34]

Looks like Newfoundland, Canada.

[@roxyknight4909]

Another great video. What the smallest size yacht in your opinion could be used for curising NZ ? And the same question for Ocean Crossing ?

[@SailorJames]

Depends on how good of a sailor the captain is. The Pardeys did some serious ocean miles in a 24ft boat. It more comes down to how much discomfort is someone willing to deal with.

[@garylinnane917]

See the way she was looking at you in your last video 😊 come on, you should ask her to join you on your adventure. She is perfect for you 🎉

[@SailorJames]

Spoiler alert, that was decided long before the public saw any videos

[@nolanmailhos1470]

Did you get a chance to see the megaliths in New Zealand.Ka...somthing, wall. It seems like the same type of structure that is in Machu Picchu.

[@SailorJames]

It’s a natural rock formation

[@JCGible]

👍🙂

[@aeronautekBC]

What is the water temperature? Thank you for bringing your adventure to us.

[@SailorJames]

Probably 55°f

[@judithnicholais1492]

@@SailorJames Brrrrr that's chilly

[@seandownunder]

Hey if you step on a log, Don't squash the Gold top...

[@Seafariireland]

This would be a cool spot to live for a while if not longer, what do you think? SkipRay, Kerry, Ireland.

[@SailorJames]

I have no interest in ever “settling down”👍🏻

[@bwfvc7770]

You Crazy Puppies.

[@kiwiwifi]

There are plenty of spots in those Sounds where humans have never set foot.

[@kmatejovsky]

Is that a Perkins on your dinghy?

[@SailorJames]

It’s a Tohatsu outboard

[@BigKarl519]

All you need is love.

[@DanO530.8]

Looks very nice there your friend is also nice lady enjoy life

[@theosphilusthistler712]

strange... you seemed quite happy to raft up a few weeks ago...when you were solo....

[@SailorJames]

Oh you mean when I didn’t have a tiller and the other boat was obligated to let me raft up because of club rules? 🙄 I would always prefer to not raft up, solo or not. Not to mention that anchorage was 90 ft deep.

[@theosphilusthistler712]

@@SailorJames I assumed you were just being very considerate, not wanting Rhonda's sleep disturbed by potential noises from the other boat.

[@SailorJames]

I would always choose to not raft up if given the option, unless it was with good friends

[@mikeokeefe2014]

Going slow sometimes is better than wasting fuel ...be safe you two .. Cheers . Careful you could end up on land in a house with a dog ..😂

[@SailorJames]

End up in a house? Never gonna happen. Funny you assume that’s the only option for a relationship

[@mikeokeefe2014]

Just pulling your leg ..never assumed anything I so enjoy watching your adventures

[@peterrayden8357]

Is it me... or does James have a little 'spring in his step' now he has a lady on board?? 😅😅😊

[@lawrencea274]

U guys make a very nice couple. Soulmates maybe or soulmates? From sailor of 40 years, with a as soulmate of 42 years.

[@SC-uf5bc]

❤yall together now?❤😊

[@SC-uf5bc]

Oh wow that's so cool best wishes to you too

[@nolanmailhos1470]

It ain't love until you get shipwrecked together. Then it might be a case of who eats who. Sorry I'm just an old pirate had to say it. Just stock up on barbecue sauce. That will usually survive a shipwreck.

[@SailorJames]

🙄

[@amomentsnotice]

Sailing & walking past all the seafood, boring

[@SailorJasonTaylor]

It’s a uhhhhh sailing channel.

[@SailorJames]

Exactly

[@markcampion1029]

Ooohhh you've got a girlfriend you've got a girlfriend 😂

[@steveshap6219]

Greetings from land-locked Kansas City...awesome videos man! You two heading north to the Coral Sea next?

[@SailorJames]

Yep yep

[@JCGible]

Thanks!

[@SailorJames]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻