Crew: Peter, Eduardo, Sandra, Murray, Geoff Marine Forecast: Light northerlies changing to strong southerlies in the evening. Departed Chaffers Marina at 1200 hrs with Mainsail and No.1 Genoa and almost no wind. Headed north slowly towards Somes island. Had lunch on the way. Thanks Sandra for the great quiche! At 1330 hrs hoisted the spinnaker.... Continue Reading →

Crew: Geoff and Peter Marine forecast: Northerly 10 knots, changing southerly 10 knots this evening. Sea slight. Left Chaffers at 1030 hrs with full Mainsail and No. 3 Genoa and tacked up towards Ngauranga Gorge. Geoff inadvertently dropped the binoculars case over the side so we took advantage to practice our MOB procedure! Peter quickly... Continue Reading →

Marine Forecast; Northerlies 5-10 kts, fine.Crew: Geoff After doing some maintenance on the winch, cast off from Chaffers at 1235 hrs and hoisted the Main and No. 3 Genoa. (Would have used No. 1 by was being cautious due to sailing single-handed). A nice breeze and beautiful fine day so navigated around north of Somes... Continue Reading →

Crew: Sandra, Eduardo, Javiera, Graciela, Isabelle, Geoff Marine Forecast: Fine, 5 knots variable southerly winds Departed Chaffers Marina at 1230 hrs and sailed across Wellington Harbour with No. 1 Genoa and full Mainsail. Southerly was a steady 10-12 knots which gave us speeds of around 6 knots with Javi doing a great job on helm!... Continue Reading →

Crew: Jenny, Jono, Isabelle, Graciela, Geoff Forecast: 5 kts southerlyBeautiful evening in Wellington so decided to have fish and chips dinner on Halo. Dropped the anchor in Oriental Bay and had our dinner. Lots of swimmers and kayakers around the place. Watched the start of the RPNYC Rum Race at 1800 hrs but looked like... Continue Reading →

Crew: Joanna, Graciela, Geoff Marine Forecast: Variable 5 knots, becoming southerly 10 knots about the south coast for a time this afternoon. Sea slight. Fine spells. Departed Chaffers at 1033 hrs. Winds almost non-existent to start with so we motored with the Mainsail to Pt Jerningham where we started getting some of the southerly and... Continue Reading →

Crew: Sandra, Cecilia, Vaite, Auntie Helen, Graciela, Geoff Wellington Marine Forecast: Southerly 10 knots, turning northerly 10 knots late afternoon, rising to 20 knots late evening We all met on Halo at Chaffers at 10.30am. Wind was almost non-existent so we prepared the No. 1 LT Genoa and after safety briefing we departed Chaffers Marina... Continue Reading →

Crew: Jo, Josh, Ruby, Maaike, Geoff Forecast: Southerly 10 knots easing to variable 5 knots early afternoon. After completing the crew instruction and safety briefing we departed Chaffers Marina 1051 hrs. First time on Halo for Josh so after giving him some practise time on the tiller motoring round, we hoisted the mainsail and the number 3... Continue Reading →