Thread: Anyone done the pataua bar crossing recently?

My mate is an experienced boatie and he said he would show me how to cross it once I have putt putt'd around the inner hauraki gulf.

I thought i'd ask if anyone has done the bar recently?

cheers

No, because there are easier and safer places to launch to the south and the north. I did it on my jetski once. Admittedly, it does give you direct access to some nice, relatively unexploited coastline. Stick to the right side of the channel going out. Go in/out within 2 hours of high tide. If there is any significant swell (I would say >0.5 metre, but I'm risk adverse), give it a miss. Swell hits the entrance directly. Quite a few people have got in to trouble on that little bar. I know someone who flipped his boat there. Be careful.