Sailing adventures on our Whiting 29
Crew: Grant and Geoff. Marine Forecast: Northerly 17 knots gusting 20. Sea moderate. Cloudy periods After 2 weeks on the hard at Evans Bay Boatyard repainting hull with antifoul and various other maintenance items we were ready to sail Halo back home to Chaffers Marina. Grant agreed to come with me. After lowering Halo into... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff (first time single handed) Marine Forecast: Variable 5 knots. Southeast 10 knots developing this morning, Cloudy with poor visibility in rain from this afternoon. Departed Chaffers Marina at 0900 hrs and motored out into the harbour. Beautiful still day. Great to be out after a longish break. Passed Point Jerningham and then south... Continue Reading →
Crew: Joanna, Stu, Graciela, Geoff Met Service Forecast: Northerly 10 knots developing this morning, turning southerly 10 knots late evening. Sea slight. Fine, apart from a few cloudy periods. After a long bout of crappy weather in Wellington we finally got out on Halo for a blat around the harbour on a beautiful autumn day. First time... 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 →
Thur 31 March - Picton Our first day in Picton relaxing after the excitement of the Cook Strait Crossing yesterday. We walked the coastal route to Bob’s Bay. Lots of tourists in town (and on the track) from the cruise ship which was berthed in Shakespeare Bay. Dinner at Le Cafe with Gerard and Rose... 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 →
Crew: Peter, Malcolm, Graciela, Geoff Marine Forecast: Northeast 10 knots rising to northerly 15 knots this morning. Easing to northeast 10 knots again late evening. Departed Chaffers at 1300 hrs on another beautiful breezy and hot Wellington day. About 10 kts of wind so decided to err on the side of caution and use the... Continue Reading →
Crew: Nick, Marianna, Jono, Graciela and Geoff. Marine Forecast: Becoming southerly 15 knots but southeast 20 knots about the south coast this morning then easing to variable 5 knots everywhere early afternoon. Northerly 10 knots developing this evening. Departed Chaffers Marina at 1500 hrs after the safety briefing. Winds were very light southerlies initially so we... Continue Reading →
Crew: Sabine, Joe, Ali, Chris, Graciela and Geoff1900 hrs - Motored out to Oriental Bay where we put the anchor down, had swims, drank champagne and watched the sunset. Water was warm and no wind. Idyllic!2030 hrs - We motored back to Chaffers Marina at for supper, drinks, music and watch the amazing Chinese New Year fireworks!
Crew: Jason, Graciela, Geoff Marine Forecast: Northerly 10 knots easing to variable 5 knots this morning. Southerly 10 knots developing time, dying out this evening. Sea slight. Fine. The easy southerlies were ideal for a short sail to try out downwind techniques for the first time. Jason, who is on Graciela's Cruising Crew course, joined us... Continue Reading →
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