Port Nikau in Water Refit and Mast Servicing Facility
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Port Nikau is located in Whāngarei harbour, only two hours North of Auckland, and is the gateway to exploring the beautiful Northland coastline. Yacht crew can discover Northland’s outdoor adventure landscape whilst taking advantage of NZ’s most experienced boat building, survey, yacht support, refit, and repair specialists all only minutes away.
Port Nikau provides the ultimate refit experience and is equipped with:
- Deep 6m superyacht berths
- 670m2 of wharf space
- Room to service and store masts up to 65m long
- Yacht Support services to arrange crew accommodation and transport
Options available for haul out work are at Heron Ship Repair slipway for vessels up to 1800T or newly commissioned 500T Travel Lift at Oceania Marine, both within 1 km of Port Nikau’s berth facilities.
Situated in the centre of Whangārei’s commercial district, Port Nikau is uniquely positioned in Whangārei Harbour. Central Whangārei is just a 5-minute drive or 10-minute cycle away, providing access to medical centres, supermarkets, and marine supplies. State Highway 1, Whangārei Hospital, and Whangārei Airport are all within a few kilometres.
Yacht crew have easy to access numerous golf courses, mountain bike tracks, camp sites, and beautiful scenic bush or coastal short walks or multi-day tramps. Whangārei Harbour is also known to be perfect for kitesurfing in all wind directions.
Stand out attractions abound in Northland such as diving the Poor Knights marine reserve, surfing the famous Shipwreck Bay in Ahipara, fishing for marlin and reef fish. An hour north, in the Bay of Islands, historic Waitangi, Russell and Kerikeri are ideal for weekend getaways with wineries, boutique food makers, markets and marine tours of the Bay.
This is simply a must visit location in the
North of New Zealand!
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Tide Gauge Building
325 Port Road
Whangārei Harbour
0110
New Zealand
: Blair Smeal
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SEA EAGLE II At Port Nikau
Tod Thompson 12/07/2023 09:48
SEA EAGLE II arrived in New Zealand and Port Nikau, Whangarei five months after setting sail from where it was built (Holland) and eight months after its Delivery to the Owner. It arrived still in its Warranty Period.
Port Nikau worked out very well as a refit Port for us with the variety of Marine Services necessary being available to work through the various teething issues and Warranty matters that surfaced during the voyage out to NZ. We found a high degree of competency and practicality in the various contractors that carried out the work. Engine work, engineering, hydraulics, air con, insulation, rigging, and fine woodwork were all carried out here. Agents for local services such as accommodation, temp crew, logistics also contributed.
Port Nikau itself was an excellent place for us – it has both a reasonable degree of privacy/security due both to the Port Nikau wharf arrangement and by being at the end of a road; while it is also close to the Marine sector of the city and to the central city itself.
The Port Nikau Facility and Wharf we found to be very convenient, and a situation not readily found in other ports. We were alongside in a secure berth on a large wharf – large enough where we had two work containers at the end of the gangway, and large enough to have cranes attend to rigging work (booms, sails off), and to work on the booms alongside the vessel. Ample parking.
The Port Nikau Team looked after us well and ensured our berth had sufficient depth of water for the 6m draft. SEA EAGLE II’s other dimensions: 81m l.o.a. x 12.3m beam (x 62.5m air draft) were well catered for as well. Thanks Blair and Team ....
The Whangarei District has plenty of natural environment recreational activities enjoyed by the crew (surf beaches, hiking trails, dive spots, etc) as well as venues for after- work/evening hang-outs.
Auckland is ever closer with the new motorway (< 2 hrs away) for any specialist contractors and for crew to get away to for a weekend. The Bay of Islands is an hour north.
In summary, Port Nikau and Whangarei was a successful refit port for SEA EAGLE II.
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