Crew: Peter, Murray, Anastasia and Geoff. Forecast: Northerly 10 knots easing to variable 5 knots in the morning. Northerly 15 knots developing early afternoon. Sea slight. Low tide: 1324 hrs. After the excitement of last week's EBYMBC Regatta and Matariki racing, we had a few repairs to do on Halo. Geoff climbed up the mast... Continue Reading →
EBYMBC Regatta and Matariki Classic 24-26 June 2022
What a weekend! The Te Ākautangi Matariki Water Sports Festival is a new event jointly run by Tai Tonga 41 Outrigger Canoe Club and Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club. Three days of racing with 87 yachts of all shapes and sizes (including 18 keelboats) and more than 200 participants. Day 1 - Friday... Continue Reading →
New Antifoul – June 2022
Took Halo round to Evans Bay yard on Monday 30 May. Sand blasted the hull and cleaned the topsides with acid wash. Did some paint touch-ups on the bow. Got 2 x 4L tins of International Ultra 2 antifoul from Barton Marine and applied over a few days. Replaced the 1″ zinc anode on the... Continue Reading →
EBYMBC Winter Series 18 June 2022
Crew: Geoff, Eduardo, Grant, Murray, and Anastasia. Forecast: Northerly 5 knots, changing westerly then southerly late afternoon. Eduardo, Grant and Anastasia joined Geoff on Halo and we departed Chaffers at 1000 hrs. The northerly wind was averaging around 5 kts in the marina and up to 12 kts in the harbour. We hoisted the No. 1 Genoa LT... Continue Reading →
EBYMBC Mishmosh Race – 28 May 2022
Crew: Geoff, Eduardo, Grant, Murray, and Anastasia. Forecast: Northerly 10 knots, rising to 15 knots and 20 knots about the south coast. Eduardo, Grant and Anastasia joined Geoff on Halo and we departed Chaffers at 1130 hrs. The northerly wind was averaging around 15 kts so we decided to hoist the No. 1 Genoa HW... Continue Reading →
EBYMBC Mishmosh Sailing – 14 May 2022
Crew: Geoff, Murray, Anastasia, Eduardo and Grant. Forecast: Northerly 20 knots, rising to 25 knots gusting 35 knots for a time in the afternoon and early evening. Grant, Eduardo, and Anastasia joined Geoff at Chaffers. The weather looked a bit rough with dark clouds and gusts up to 30 kts in the marina. We wondered... Continue Reading →
RPNYC Commodore’s and Ambassadors Race 30th April 2022
Crew: Geoff, Peter, Eduardo, Martin and Mariela. Forecast: Northeast 10 knots, turning northerly 10 knots late morning, rising to 15 knots early afternoon. Sea slight. Fine. We entered Halo in the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club Commodore's and Ambassadors invitation Race. It was to be a big fleet with 24 keel-boats participating. Each boat would... Continue Reading →
EBYMBC America Cup – 23rd April 2022
Crew: Malcolm, Murray, Marion and Geoff. Forecast: Variable 5 knots in the morning. Northerly 15 knots developing in the afternoon. Fine. With Geoff and Malcolm on board we departed Chaffers at 1025 hrs. The wind was under 5 kts but forecast to increase to a nice breeze for the race. Another beautiful Wellington day for... Continue Reading →
Matiu Somes Island Easter Monday – 18 April 2022
Crew: Geoff, Graciela, Jenny, Jono, Isabelle and Max. Forecast: Variable 5 knots. Fine. We cast off from Chaffers at 1100 hrs. A beautiful day with almost no wind as we motored north up to Somes Island. We put the fishing line out with the spinner. Great excitement, we caught a fish! It looked like a... Continue Reading →
Grand Finale EBYMBC Summer Series – 9 April 2022
Crew: Geoff, Peter, Grant, Murray, Anastasia. Forecast: Southerly 20 knots easing to 15 knots late morning, to 10 knots early afternoon, and to variable 5 knots early evening. This was Halo's first race for a while as Geoff and Graciela had been away on holiday in Mexico and Chile for the last six weeks. The... Continue Reading →