Sailing adventures on our Whiting 29
Crew: Nick, Marianna, Isla, Aurelia, Graciela, Jenny, Geoff. Forecast: Variable 5 kts, southerly 10 kts developing for a time in the afternoon. It was a great day to take the family—visiting from the UK—out for a harbour sail and a chance to explore Matiu/Somes Island. After organising life jackets and running through a quick safety... Continue Reading →
Crew: Peter, Murray, Emma, Dean and Geoff. Forecast: MetService was predicting a northerly 25 knots gusting 35, easing to around 20 knots by late morning and early afternoon, while PredictWind forecasting 12–19 knots, gusting 25, and sunny skies. Hoping for the best, we cast off from Chaffers Marina at 1110 hrs. With a reef tucked... Continue Reading →
Service Provider: Isaac (TS Marine) Engine Hours: 990 1. Engine & Drive System Service Engine Oil: Replaced with 3.8 Lts of Delo Gold Ultra CI-4 15W-40. Oil Filter: Installed new Sakura Oil Filter (Z436). Fuel Filter: Installed new Ryco Fuel Filter. Coolant: Flushed and replaced using Yanmar Coolant (YM8-3250-0005). Impeller: Installed new Johnson 09-1026B-1; inspected... Continue Reading →
Crew: Max, Tennyson, Lewis, Mari, Anzak and Geoff. With it being the last day of the school holidays for Max and Tennyson, I invited them—along with Anzak—out on Halo for a boys’ fishing trip. Tennyson’s friend Lewis also joined us, accompanied by his mum Mari. We cast off from Chaffers Marina at 1130 hrs and... Continue Reading →
Crew: Tunch, Murray, Geoff. Day 1 - Nelson to Punt Rails Yesterday, after wrapping up the Nelson Regatta with prizegiving and dinner, we turned our attention to getting Halo ready for the sail home to Wellington. Provisions, water and fuel were topped up, the dinghy packed away, the liferaft secured on the foredeck, the trip... Continue Reading →
Crew: Tunch, Murray, Jamie, Geoff. After a wonderful week cruising from Wellington through the Pelorus Sounds, we enjoyed a relaxing day in Nelson tidying up the boat — catching up on jobs, airing things out and getting Halo back into good order, ready for racing. At 1600 hrs we all converged on the Tasman Bay... Continue Reading →
Crew: Tunch and Geoff.The plan was to sail Halo to Nelson in company with three other Evans Bay boats — Grenadier, Tamerlane, and Expresso — to compete in the 2026 Nelson Regatta and to explore Pelorus Sound along the way. After watching the forecasts closely over several days, Phil, Rob, Bill and I agreed that... Continue Reading →
In preparation for our upcoming trip to Nelson, I motored Halo round to Evans Bay yard for a quick slip to give the bottom a clean. Phil had just finished cleaning Grenadier and kindly stayed on to give me a hand. After giving the hull a good scrub with soft brooms, it became obvious the... Continue Reading →
Crew for the day were Louise, Nick, Lucas, Chelsea, Graciela and Geoff. The forecast promised a northerly of 10 knots, swinging southerly and freshening to about 15 knots around midday — which turned out to be pretty accurate. After rigging the No. 3 jib and getting everyone sorted with life jackets, we slipped lines from... Continue Reading →
Crew: Murray, Cherie, Isabelle, Max, Geoff. Forecast: Northwest 15 kts. The final sailing of the year, organised by EBYMBC, was a family fun event known as the Annual Rick Rolls Rally. Murray and I sailed Halo to the club at midday in a balmy 10-knot northerly and tied up at the wharf, rafting up with... Continue Reading →
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