Sailing adventures on our Whiting 29
Crew: Geoff, Peter, Tunch. Metservice Forecast: COOK - Southeast easing to 15 knots Saturday morning. Turning northerly 15 knots late Saturday evening. Rough sea at times. Southerly swell 1 metre, developing. Cook Strait Sailing Instructions: Leave Wellington to arrive at Sinclair Head 1 hour before HW Wellington. You will then have a favourable tidal stream... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff & Grant. Cook Coastal Forecast: Southeast 15 knots, turning Sunday morning northeast 10 knots, then rising late Sunday northerly 25 knots.Travelling Eastbound: Leave Tory Channel 2 hours after the tidal stream commences setting E. You will have a favourable tidal stream across Cook Strait and through the Cape Terawhiti-Sinclair Head area.Preferred weather: Northerly wind.The Plan:Friday... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Paul, Robyn, Carine. Forecast Cook: Southerly 35 knots, easing to 20 knots this morning, and to variable 10 knots this afternoon. Very rough sea,easing. Southerly swell 2 metres. Forecast Wellington Marine: Southerly 20 knots gusting 30 knots but 25 knots gusting 35 knots about the south coast, easing to southerly 15 knots everywhere... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Murray, Grant, Eduardo. Forecast: Light northerly to start picking up during the race. 15-20 ktsWe had sailed Halo across Cook Strait to Waikawa the previous day (Thursday 30 Nov) and berthed in the Waikawa Marina for the night. At 7pm the Waikawa Boating Club held the pre-race briefing at the clubrooms. Very well organised... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Murray, Grant. We decided to do the Cook Strait crossing on Thursday 30th Nov for the Wineworks Race on Friday as forecasts were all consistent in predicting a perfect dying southerly for Cook. Forecast Cook: Southerly 5 knots easing to variable 10 knots this evening. Sea slight. Southerly swell rising to 1 metre. Poor... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff and Graciela. After the high winds of the last few days we were a bit cautious about the planned crossing for Tuesday 3 Jan. Gale warning for the day before and also the day after, but all the forecasts indicated the weather was going to be OK for Tuesday with southerlies dying out... Continue Reading →
Crew: Peter, Robert, Geoff. The weather forecasts were looking promising for the sailing (dying southerlies) even though the days before and after were not good.Marine Forecast for Cook: Southerly 20 knots, easing to variable 10 knots around midday. Northerly 15 knots developing this afternoon, rising to 25 knots late evening. Sea becoming rough. Poor visibility... Continue Reading →
Crew: Peter, Mark, Graciela, Geoff. Marine Forecast: Cape Terawhiti 15-20 kt northeasterly winds, fine, 1-1.4 mt swell. Following our first Marlborough Sounds adventure, and collecting Peter and Mark in Picton, it was now time to sail back home to Wellington. To catch the best tides for an easterly crossing we needed to be leaving Tory Channel... Continue Reading →
Crew: Simon, Peter, Graciela, Geoff. Marine Forecast: Cape Terawhiti 10-15 kt southerly winds, clouds clearing, 1-1.5 mt swell. https://youtu.be/TwLqXRmMRYo Graciela and Geoff slept the previous night on board so we would be prepared for our 0630 meeting with Peter and Simon (our guide and mentor) and our planned departure for 0715. After final safety briefings we... Continue Reading →
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