Sailing adventures on our Whiting 29
My friend Dave who lives in Nelson sent us an invitation to his 70th birthday party. I replied that Graciela and I would love to come and half jokingly said we could sail there! After checking tide tables and watching weather forecasts it was looking promising for a Cook Strait crossing on Wednesday 9th: southerly... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Grant, Eduardo Following our participation at the Waikawa Women's Regatta, the plan was for Halo, Grenadier, Tamerlane and 88% Proof to sail together across Cook Strait from Waikawa back to Wellington early on Wednesday morning. The forecasts were showing a dying northerly from midnight Tuesday but changing to a strong southerly Wednesday afternoon. It was going... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Eduardo, Murray.The forecast was looking good for the crossing on Thursday. Grenadier and Tamerlane were to sail with us in convoy. The plan is to spend Thursday night at Ngaruru Bay in Tory Channel and then sail down Queen Charlotte Sound into Picton on Friday morning to drop off those who need to get back to Wellington.... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Malcolm, Phil. Cook Forecast: Southerly 15 knots, turning northerly 10 knots around midday and rising to 20 knots in the afternoon. Sea becoming moderate. Long period southerly swell 1 metre. The Plan: Crossing Cook Strait back to Wellington. For an Easterly Crossing we need to leave Tory Channel two hours after tidal stream... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Malcolm, Phil. Forecast Cook: Southerly 25 knots, easing to 15 knots in the morning and to variable 10 knots late afternoon. Rough sea easing. Long period southerly swell 1 metre developing. Fair visibility in a few morning showers. The Plan:Wed 29th December: Wellington high tide 1326 hrs 1.7 m. Leave Wellington to arrive... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Graciela, Eduardo, Sandra. Metservice Cook Coastal Forecast: Northerly 15 but variable 10 knots west of Turakirae Head. Becoming northerly 15 knots everywhere this afternoon rising to 25 knots this evening. Sea becoming rough. Long period southerly swell 1 metre at times. Eduardo and Sandra came over to Picton on the Interislander on Saturday... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Murray, Phil. Forecast Cook Strait: : Variable 10 knots. Southerly 15 knots developing in the morning, then easing to variable 10 knots again in the afternoon. Sea slight. Long period southerly swell 1 metre. HW Wellington 1312 hrs. Wellington turned on a glorious morning for our departure. Light southerly breeze and clear skies. Phil... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Grant, Murray. Marine Forecast Wednesday: Variable 10 knots. Northerly 15 knots developing in the evening. Heavy southerly swell, easing. The Plan: Tuesday - Take 9 am Interislander to Picton. Sail from Picton to Ngaruru Bay mooring.Wednesday - Depart Ngaruru Bay 1000 hrs. Arrive Tory Channel Entrance 1100 hrs (Tide begins setting East at 0920 hrs). Arrive... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Grant, Malcolm and Eduardo. Forecasts: Wellington Marine: Southerly 20 knots, easing to 10 knots early morning, and to variable 5 knots late morning. Northerly 10 knots developing around midday, rising to 15 knots in the afternoon. Moderate sea easing early morning. Mainly fine. Cook: Southerly easing to variable 10 knots Saturday morning. Northerly 15... Continue Reading →
As a young lad I loved reading the Hornblower novels and always dreamed of adventures sailing the oceans on tall ships. So when the opportunity came up to join the Endeavour for the four day Picton to Wellington section of the Tuia 250 expedition around New Zealand, I signed up without a second thought. ... Continue Reading →
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