Sailing adventures on our Whiting 29
Crew: Dean, Caroline, Libby, Geoff. Cook Strait Forecast: Northerly 10 kts. Perfect conditions for a Cook Strait crossing today! After preparing Halo for the trip and giving the crew a safety briefing, we called Maritime Radio with our trip report. We cast off from Waikawa Marina at 1000 hrs, just behind Expresso. Grenadier and Tamerlane... Continue Reading →
Crew: Eduardo, Dean, Geoff. Wednesday 9th Sept We woke to a beautiful calm morning in Ngaruru Bay after yesterday's Cook Strait crossing. We were rafted up on the club mooring together with Tamerlane, Expresso and Grenadier. After a relaxing breakfast we released our lines and started motor-sailing up Tory Channel. The northerly breeze picked up... Continue Reading →
Crew: Eduardo, Dean, Geoff. Cook Strait Forecast: Variable 10 kts moderate sea, 1mt southerly swell. Yay, we're off to the Sounds again! The Waikawa Women's Regatta is on this weekend and a fleet of Wellington boats are planning to join the fun. After some rather rough weather the previous week, Tuesday was presenting a good... Continue Reading →
Crew: Marion, Shanon, Caroline, Libby, Shannon, Geoff. Forecast: Southerly 2 kts increasing to 18 kts in the afternoon. We have entered Halo in the Waikawa Women’s Regatta to be held on 12–13 September in Queen Charlotte Sound. Marion once again has organised a great crew. From left to right in the photo are Sharon, Marion,... Continue Reading →
Crew: Caroline, John, Shannon, Jamie, Geoff. Forecast: Metservice was forecasting southerly 20 kts easing to 15 in the evening with Predictwind forecasting 16 kts gusting 21. The scheduled EBYMBC race yesterday had been cancelled due to high winds but today was looking breezy yet very sailable. We decided to take Halo out for a fun... Continue Reading →
Crew: Isabelle, Max, Scarlett, Jenny, Allie, Geoff. Forecast: Southerly 5 kts turning northerly 10 kts in the afternoon. With the final week of the school holidays ticking by, we made the call to get out on the water for a fun harbour cruise to Matiu/Somes Island. Isabelle’s friend Scarlett and her mum Allie joined the... Continue Reading →
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: 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 After wrapping up the Nelson Regatta with prizegiving and dinner, we turned our attention that evening 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... 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 →
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