The Marlborough Sounds are a maze of drowned valleys, bays and ridges at the top of the South Island, and the first part of the island many people see from the ferry.
The club's trips include the Queen Charlotte Track, the Nydia Track, trips around Pelorus Sound and Kenepuru, and sea-kayak weekends. Most are easy or easy-medium, and a good share of the reports are from the 1990s.
Highlight trips
Tried Sea Kayaking yet?2017 · Easy
Tennyson Inlet Kayak2021 · Medium
Queen Charlotte Track – Marlborough Sounds2022 · Easy-Medium
Pelorus/Kenepuru Sounds Kayak2018
Cycling Port Underwood2010 · Medium
Queen Charlotte Mountain Biking2011 · Medium
Kayaking the Marlborough Sounds.2016 · Easy-Medium- Trip reportWellington Tramping & Marine Club Goes Sailing“Only one more sleep before sailing!” was the excited call from skipper Roger on Thursday night. Three yachts: 31 ft Raport, 35 ft Benedictine and 36 ft Syrena and their crews of 21 trampers were to set sail in the Marlborough Sounds the following day. Three…
- Trip reportWayne’s WorldSun – denied Fun – shwwing Food & drink – party on Penguins and shags – shwwwing Dolphins – denied What more can one add to describe one of Wayne and Jeanine’s infamous kayaking trips, this time to Ratimera Bay, Marlborough Sounds for Halloween 1998. The team…