Boat International — January 2018

http://www.boatinternational.com | January 2018

Arrive in Silo Marina, the superyacht port of

choice, accommodating vessels up to 116m.

Head for breakfast at contemporary restaurant

Giraffe by Simon Gault, famous for fresh New

Zealand produce, and order the west coast

whitebait fritter with ginger and lime crème

fraiche.AfterwardsstrolltoUnityBooks.The

independent shop is home to Taschen’s back

catalogue and prides itself on being able to

track down any book in the world.

Walkdownhillbackto

themarina.Afteraquick

refresh, take a five minute

drivetoMechanicsBay

andgrabaHeletranzflight

to Waiheke Island for

wine tasting and lunch at

Tantalus Estate or Cable

BayVineyard(thechopper

will land you at both).

If there’s no time to luxuriate

at East Day Spa, the city’s

premier wellness centre, hit

its pop-up Studio on level three

of the SkyCity Grand Hotel.

Its 30 minute Prêt-à-Porter

facial will provide a serum-rich

glow in time for dinner.

Auckland

09:00 10:30

19:00

22:30

13:00

15:00

24hrs

in

After lunch head back to the

mainland and get dropped

atPrincessWharfsoyoucan

walktoBritomartforaspotof

retail therapy. Head to Trelise

Cooper’s boutique – she is

the New Zealand fashionista

whodesignedclothesfor

SexandtheCityand

reinvented the once dowdy

Air New Zealand uniforms.

20:00

Rejuvenated, head for dinner

at O’Connell St Bistro. Relax

in the intimate dining room,

which has only 12 tables, and

order head chef Mark Southon’s

tasting menu. It includes confit

porkbellyservedwithpickled

apple, dashi, onion and popped

crackling, paired with a Pegasus

Bay Sauvignon Semillon.

After dinner enjoy a stroll back to the boat and, if

you don’t want the evening to end, stop for a final

drink at the waterfront Bellini. The glass-sided

establishment has more than 130 cocktails on

offer – but you can’t go wrong with its namesake.

It has 150,000 yachts and launches, and one in three

households has a boat. Tristan Rutherford reveals how

to sip, spa and shop your day around the City of Sails

Visit the Auckland Art

Gallery Toi o Tamaki, sitting

in the corner of Albert Park.

The 130-year-old institution

exhibits European masters

and Pacific modernism.

Renaissance Florence

storms into town, by way

of Caravaggio, right, and

Botticelli, until 21 January.

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PHOTOGRAPHY: ALAMY; 4 CORNERS IMAGES