Grew: Geoff, Malcolm, Ken, Murray. Forecast: Variable 5 knots, becoming southerly 10 knots late morning, turning northerly 10 knots late afternoon or early evening. Sea slight.Increasing high cloud.Geoff and Malcolm departed Chaffers Marina at 1045 hrs. Wind was very light 5 kts southerly and we motor-sailed round to Evans Bay with just the mainsail up. The... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Ken, Malcolm, James, Emily and Jackie.Forecast: Northerly 15 knots rising to 20 knots but 25 knots gusting 35 knots about the south coast early morning. Changing southerly 15 knots around midday, rising to 25 knots gusting 35 knots for a time in the afternoon. Sea becoming rough at times. Fine at first, then fair... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Peter, Ken, Thomas. Forecast: Northerly 20 knots but 25 knots gusting 35 knots about the south coast, easing to 20 knots everywhere in the afternoon. Rough sea about the south coast, easing afternoon. Fine, apart from morning and evening cloud.Geoff and Peter joined Halo at Chaffers and we cast off at 1035 hrs to... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Allison, Albrecht, Ken and Seamus. Forecast: Southerly 15 knots, easing to variable 5 knots this evening. Sea slight. Cloudy periods this morning with possible fog, mainly about the south coast, otherwise fine.Geoff and Albrecht sailed Halo round to Evans Bay departing Chaffers Marina at 1040 hrs. Wind was around 15 kts and with Albrecht on... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Murray, Lorna, Colin. Forecast: Southerly 15 knots, rising to 20 knots for a time this morning, then easing to 10 knots this afternoon and to variable 5 knots this evening. Sea becoming moderate for a time this morning. Morning cloud and isolated showers, then fine.Geoff and Murray departed from Chaffers at 1030 hrs, hoisted... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Ken, Lorna, Juliet. Forecast: Northwest 15 knots but 25 knots gusting 35 knots about the south coast. Easing to variable 5 knots in the south late morning, then becoming northwest 20 knots everywhere early afternoon, and rising to 25 knots gusting 35 knots in the south coast late afternoon. Sea rough at times... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Murray, Lucy. Forecast: Northerly 20 knots, easing to variable 5 knots by midday. Southerly 10 knots but 15 knots about the south coast developing for a time this afternoon and early evening. Becoming Northeast 10 knots developing tonight. Moderate sea, easing by midday. Fine. The 5 min warning for the start was late... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Ken, Murray, Grant. Forecast: Northerly 25 knots gusting 35 knots, but 20 knots gusting 30 knots in the harbour. Sea rough about the south coast. Cloudy with poor visibility in occasional drizzle. The Commodores Cup was a mark foy/pursuits style start where the slower boats start earlier and theoretically we all arrive at... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Ken, Murray, Peter, Robin Forecast: Northerly rising to 30 knots early morning easing to northwest 15 knots in the afternoon. Race day started out with the northerly winds initially dropping and then increasing again to 20-25 kts. We were expecting the race to be cancelled and Geoff and Robin delayed departing Chaffers. With... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Murray, Ken, Brett. Forecast: Northerly 10 knots. Changing southerly 15 knots around midday. Sea slight. Fine spells, but chance of showers with southerly change. Peter met Geoff at Chaffers and to help with the delivery of Halo around to Evans Bay. We tied up at the slipway poles together with Rogue, Coriander and... Continue Reading →
