Sailing adventures on our Whiting 29
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Crew: Geoff, Eduardo, Grant. Forecast: Northerly 15 knots, rising to 20 knots in the evening. As we prepared the boat at the Chaffers Marina berth the northerly was varying from 12 to 20 kts so we held off deciding on which headsail to use and cast off at 1130 hrs to sail with just the mainsail... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Albrecht, Eduardo, Grant, Murray. Forecast: Northwest 20 knots gusting 30 knots. Easing to northwest 15 knots in the afternoon. Changing southerly 15 knots everywhere late afternoon. High tide 11.30 am. We cast off from Chaffers Marina at 1135 hrs. The wind was around 15 kts with gusts up to 30 kts but was... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Juliet, Vivien, Trey. Forecast: Southeast 10 knots but 20 knots about the south coast, easing to variable 5 knots but southeast 10 knots in the south this evening. Sea becoming moderate for a time this afternoon. On the spur of the moment we decided to enter in the Tuesday Twilight Sail for... Continue Reading →
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