Sailing adventures on our Whiting 29
Crew: Emma, Murray, Jamie, Dean, Geoff, Forecast: Northerly 12 kts gusting 19 kts. We cast off and hoisted our genoa and full main with Emma and Dean on sail trim, Jamie on bow, Murray on mainsheet and me on helm. The course was announced by RPNYC Race Control over the VHF as: "Start, Mark 4... Continue Reading →
Crew: Peter, Murray, Jamie, Dean, Ryan, Geoff. Forecast: Northerly 10 kts changing to southerly 15 kts in the afternoon. Peter, Jamie and Ryan joined me on Halo at Chaffers Marina and we cast off for the sail round to Evans Bay with our new genoa. With Ryan's steady hand on helm we did some tests... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Murray, Jamie, John. Forecast: Northerly 12-18 kts gusting 21 kts. As we rigged up Halo for the race we discussed our sail choices. With the northerly averaging around 16 kts we resisted the temptation to use our shiny new genoa and opted for the smaller no. 2 jib together with a reef in... Continue Reading →
Crew: Jamie, Murray, Margot, Ryan, Geoff. Forecast: Southerly 17-24 kts. Jaimie and I cast off from Chaffers at 1038 hrs and motored round to Evans Bay. The conditions were a bit rough, especially when we encountered the southerly in Evans Bay. We wondered if the race was still on. The sun came out so that... Continue Reading →
Crew: Jenny, Isabelle, Max, Graciela, Geoff. Forecast: Variable 5 kts. Bill mentioned on the EBYMBC Adventure group that he and Helen were taking their grandchildren out on their yacht Tamerlane to Matiu / Somes Island. The forecast looked great for a family cruise so we decided to join them. We cast Halo off from Chaffers... Continue Reading →
Crew: Peter, Emma, Murray, Jamie, Margot, Geoff. Forecast: Southerly 10-12 kts. It was looking like a perfect day to try out the brand new headsail. Our old no. 1 heavy genoa was 40 years old and falling apart. Brett from Linton Sails made us a lovely new sail made of FLEX Polyester Mylar cloth. When... Continue Reading →
The annual EBYMBC Matariki Regatta was run over three days during the weekend New Zealand Aotearoa celebrates Matariki Puanga, the Māori New Year. The programme included events for Waka Ama, Dinghies, Multihulls, Trailer Yachts & Keelboats with over 330 competitors involved (over 170 sailors and 160 paddlers). We had relocated Halo to a berth at... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Eduardo, Murray, Emma, John, Jamie. Forecast: Variable winds changing SE in the afternoon. Low tide 1351 hrs. A beautiful Wellington winter's day. As we were rigging up Halo, RPNYC Race Control called over ch. 62 that they were flying the AP flag with racing delayed waiting for wind. We decided to get out... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, John, Emma, Murray, Sandra, Nicole. Forecast: Northerly 10 kts. A glorious day in Wellington for our last race of the season; the RPNYC Commodores and Ambassadors Invitation Race. We were assigned Nicole from the Chilean embassy to join Halo's crew. After re-installing Halo's tiller (with its eight coats of varnish now completed), Murray,... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Graciela, Sandra, Peter and Caroline. Forecast: N 11 kts decreasing to 7 kts. Peter's birthday! It was a nice autumn day so we decided to celebrate the occasion on the water. Peter and Caroline had to do a drop-off at the airport at midday so we agreed to collect them at Scorching Bay... Continue Reading →
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