Sailing adventures on our Whiting 29
Crew: Geoff, Jamie, John, Murray. Forecast: N 9 knots decreasing to 7 knots. It's the 100th anniversary of EB's America Cup this year. In 1925 the United States Pacific Fleet came to Wellington on a goodwill visit and enjoyed the EBYMBC dances so much they presented an 'America Cup' to the club for future competitions.... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Eduardo, Murray, Jamie. Forecast: Southerly 10 kts. A beautiful Wellington day for the last race of the EBYMBC Summer Series. (The sponsor of the series is The Wash House, a commercial and domestic laundry). Eduardo and Jamie joined Halo at Chaffers Marina and we rigged the no. 1 heavy genoa and full main.... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Murray, Jamie, Jess. Forecast: Predictwind: N 12-18 kts gusting 24. Metservice: N 10 kts rising to 20 gusting 30. We signed up as a casual entry in Port Nick's 'At Home' Series. These are harbour races for those yachts who aren't competing in the Offshore Series. Our new crew member was Jessica from... Continue Reading →
Replace Solar Panel The old solar panel suddenly stopped working. It was five years old so I guess that's about par for the course for semi flexible panels in a marine environment. Replaced with the same model from Jaycar: Powertech 100W. Service Jib Sheet Winches Both Harken 40 self-tailing jib sheet winches serviced by Fergus... Continue Reading →
This is the second year that Lowry Bay Yacht Club have held the Wellington Women's Regatta. Marion once again did a great job organising Halo's all women crew. Friday - Halo Delivery to Seaview Seaview Marina was one of the sponsors for the race and provided free berths for all visiting boats. Murray, Paul and... Continue Reading →
Crew: Marion (helm), Jane (mainsheet and keys), Katherine and Cloe (sail trim), Meredith (bow). Forecast: Southerly 10 kts rising to 15 kts. In preparation for the Wellington Women's Regatta next week Marion was keen to take the crew out for a practice sail. We all met up at Chaffers Marina. After fitting life jackets and... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, John, Jamie, Eduardo, Murray. Forecast: Predictwind was forecasting W 4 knots increasing to SE 11 knots in the afternoon. Metservice, a a bit more extreme, was saying 20 kts gusting 30 kts. Hoping for the best, we rigged up the #1 heavy genoa. We sailed round to Evans Bay tying up at the... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Paul, Jamie, John, Max. The forecast: Northerly 10 knots, easing to variable 5 knots this morning. Southerly 10 knots developing early afternoon, then turning to northerly 10 knots. All over the place 🙂 Race Background: The Gallagher Insurance Wellington Classic is a new development for the annual RPNYC Regatta bringing a rich piece of history into... Continue Reading →
Early start this morning to get Halo's hull cleaned before the Wellington Classic race today. I cast off from Chaffers at 0830 hrs. A beautiful clear morning as I motored out towards Evans Bay. On the way I stopped to check out the amazing super yacht which had recently arrived in Wellington Harbour. Kamaxitha is... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Murray, John, Max. Forecast: N 10 kts rising to 15 kts in the morning then easing to variable 5 kts late. Our new crew member, Max, a post-grad student from Netherlands, joined John and me at Chaffers Marina. Max has centre-board sailing experience on lakes. His English is good but he had to... Continue Reading →
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