Sailing adventures on our Whiting 29
Crew: Geoff, Murray, John, Jamie, Juliette. Forecast: N 10 this morning changing S 15 kts late afternoon. A glorious winter's day for sailing! After prepping the boat we cast off at 1116 hrs and did some practice tacks with our repaired heavy no. 1 genoa and full main. The northerly was about 10 kts but... Continue Reading →
The Te Ākautangi Matariki Festival is jointly run by Tai Tonga 41 Outrigger Canoe Club and Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club with over 50 boats of all types and sizes registered for the event. Thursday - Deliver Halo to Evans Bay Marina As the regatta would take in three days of events we decided... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Murray, John, Jamie, Juliette. Forecast: Predictwind NE 6-14 kts, Metservice: NE 10 kts easing to variable 5 kts this evening. Last week's EBYMBC Barton Marine Winter Series race was cancelled due to too much wind. The RPNYC Fully Crewed Waitoa Winter Series runs on alternate weekends. Signing on for both clubs' winter series... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, John, Jamie, Juliette. Forecast: Southeast 10 kts. Perfect conditions for our race crew to come out sailing and do some spinnaker practice in preparation for the EBYMBC Winter Series which starts next week. BTW - The race sponsors will be Barton Marine - best chandlery in Wellington. Check out their cool new website:... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Jamie, Olivier, Juliette. Forecast: Sourtherly 10-15 kts. Monday was the 'King's Birthday'. Not sure what we're actually celebrating. It's not even his actual birthday but a good day to go out for a fun sail! After a safety briefing for Olivier and Juliette as it was their first time on Halo, we cast... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Murray, Rachel. Forecast: Northerly 10 kts. Great to be back on Halo! First time since Graciela and I were both laid up with Covid earlier this month. Phil, the EBYMBC Vice Commodore asked if I would like to bring Halo round to Evans Bay as part of the Te Ākautangi Matariki Festival Festival Launch... Continue Reading →
A wonderful weekend of yacht racing and socialising organised by the Lowry Bay Yacht Club. Wellington turned on two days of glorious sunshine and light breezes (a bit too light at times). Marion did a great job organising Halo's all-women (apart from me) crew and a thoroughly enjoyable time was had by all. Friday After... Continue Reading →
It's now almost two years since Halo got her last antifoul. Time for a bottom clean and refresh before we do the Wellington Women's Regatta! I made a booking with the Evans Bay yard and motored the boat round to the slipway on Monday 16th April. First job was to water blast the hull while... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Marion, Funny, Libby. Forecast: Northerly 10 kts gusting 15 kts. The inaugural Wellington Women's Regatta, organised by Lowry Bay Yacht Club, will be held on 27-28 April 2024. I have offered Halo as a participating boat and Marion, who will be on helm, has organised her crew for the event. In preparation we... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, John, Jamie, Leah. Forecast: Northerly 10 kts changing southerly 20 kts. Variable conditions for the last race of the Summer Series provided a tricky decision of which headsail to go for. Do we use the big genoa for the dying northerly and then change to a smaller no. 3 jib for the southerly... Continue Reading →
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