Cruising the Sounds – Sept 2022

Ngaruru Bay to Picton to Lochmara Bay - Friday 9th Sept After our Cook Strait Crossing last night and a good night's sleep we had an 8am start from the club mooring at Ngaruru Bay off to Picton with Emma on helm. Lovely calm morning in Queen Charlotte Sound with light winds on the nose...

Cook Strait Crossing – Wellington to Ngaruru Bay – 8 Sept 2022

Crew: Geoff, Eduardo, Murray.The forecast was looking good for the crossing on Thursday. Grenadier and Tamerlane were to sail with us in convoy.  The plan is to spend Thursday night at Ngaruru Bay in Tory Channel and then sail down Queen Charlotte Sound into Picton on Friday morning to drop off  those who need to get back to Wellington....

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...

Southern Rose Delivery – 9 February 2022

Crew: Geoff, Peter, Murray, Colin. Forecast Variable 5 knots. Southerly 10 knots developing late morning, turning northeast 10 knots this evening. Sea slight. Mostly cloudy. Fair visibility in a few showers developing in the evening. Murray asked if we could assist him to deliver Juscinta's boat, Southern Rose, from Seaview back to Wellington. Her boat's...

Return to Ward Island 16 Jan 2022

Crew: Geoff, Graciela, Jenny, Jono, Isabelle and Max. Forecast: Variable 5 knots. Becoming southeast 10 knots, but 15 knots about the south coast this morning. Becoming variable 5 knots but northeast 10 knots about the harbour in the evening. Sea slight. Fine.  Another wonderful trip to 'Treasure Island' with family. We were a bit worried...

Back to Mākaro/Ward Island – 4 Jan 2022 – 8 Jan 2022

Crew: Geoff, Graciela, Fleur, Anzak, Imogene and Tennyson. Forecast: Southerly 10 knots, easing to variable 5 knots by early morning. Northerly 10 knots developing by midday, rising to 15 knots in the afternoon. We cast off from our Chaffers berth at 1240 hrs and headed out into the harbour sailing with the mainsail and No. 3...

Mākaro/Ward Island – 4 Jan 2022

Crew: Geoff, Graciela, Louise, Nick, Lucas and Chelsea. Forecast: Variable 5 knots. Southerly 10 knots developing late morning. Sea slight. Fine with high cloud. We cast off from our berth at 1150 hrs and hoisted the mainsail and No. 2 jib. The southerly breeze was about 12 kts by the time we passed Pt Jerningham and...

Cook Strait Crossing Kaipakirikiri to Wellington – 31 Dec 2021

Crew: Geoff, Malcolm, Phil. Cook Forecast: Southerly 15 knots, turning northerly 10 knots around midday and rising to 20 knots in the afternoon. Sea becoming moderate. Long period southerly swell 1 metre. The Plan: Crossing Cook Strait back to Wellington. For an Easterly Crossing we need to leave Tory Channel two hours after tidal stream...

Waikawa – Kaipakirikiri Bay – 30 Dec 2021

Crew: Geoff, Malcolm, Phil. After a great night's sleep following our Cook Strait Crossing yesterday we were greeted to a beautiful day in Waikawa Marina. Summer at last! Phil put on breakfast while we listened to the Marlborough Radio forecast on channel 63. We slipped our lines from the berth at 0930 hrs and motored...

Cook Strait Crossing Wellington to Waikawa – 29 Dec 2021

Crew: Geoff, Malcolm, Phil. Forecast Cook: Southerly 25 knots, easing to 15 knots in the morning and to variable 10 knots late afternoon. Rough sea easing. Long period southerly swell 1 metre developing. Fair visibility in a few morning showers. The Plan:Wed 29th December: Wellington high tide 1326 hrs 1.7 m. Leave Wellington to arrive...