Sailing adventures on our Whiting 29
Crew: Dean, Murray, Shannon, Eduardo, Jamie, Geoff. Forecast: PredictWind: Southerly 6-12 kts. Metservice: 15 kts easing to 10 kts. What is the Matariki Classic? The EBYMBC Matariki Classic involves boats from all divisions completing as many laps as possible of a lap course with a time limit of 150 minute (2.5 hour). A time correction… 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 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 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 →
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 →
Crew: Jamie, Dan, Adrian, Geoff. Forecast: Northerly 20 kts gusting 30 kts. Lovely sunny day - if somewhat breezy! The Evans Bay race was cancelled for the day. Jamie had a couple of mates visiting from Switzerland. They'd never been sailing before, and only in Wellington for one day, so we took them out for... Continue Reading →
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