Marine forecast: Variable 5 knots. Northerly 10 knots developing late this evening. Sea slight. Mainly fine. Beautiful day's sailing with Malcolm Wood, Marjorie and Paul, and Graciela. Started out with the Mainsail and No,1 Genoa but winds was stronger than expected (15 Knots variable) and the ride was a bit hairy for the newbees. At one... Continue Reading →

Crew: Grant, Geoff and Graciela Marine Forecast:Northerly 15 knots, rising to 20 knots for a time this afternoon and early evening. Sea becoming moderate for a time this afternoon and early evening. Cloudy periods. Sailed with Genoa No.3 and Mainsail. Got some good speed while tacking and downwind, up to 6 kts!Lots of big ships... Continue Reading →

Marine Forecast: Southerly 15 knots, easing to 5 knots this evening. Late afternoon sail with Eduardo, and first-time sailors Vaite and Josefina. Used full sail rig, Mainsail plus No. 1 Genoa. Good light breeze to start reaching 4.5 kts but when we were retuning speed dropped down to 1 kt so powered up the Nanni... Continue Reading →

Marine forecast: Northerly 10 knots rising to 20 knots for a time this morning. Changing southerly 15 knots this afternoon, then easing to 10 knots this evening. Southeast becoming moderate for a time this morning. Fine spells. Excellent afternoon's sailing with crew: Peter and Caroline, Eduardo and Sandra, Graciela and Geoff. Used No1 Genoa and... Continue Reading →

Motored Halo from Chaffers Marina to Evans Bay for the installation of the new engine. Crew: Geoff & Peter (Graciela - support driver and photographer). Northerly 25 knots gusting 35 knots. Seas fairly rough especially just after we cleared the end of the Container Terminal. Travis had done a temporary fix to the exhaust system... Continue Reading →

Beautiful day sailing in the harbour with Peter, Caroline and Graciela.10 knot southerly winds, clear skies, calm sea. Used Genoa 1 and Mainsail and sailed to Matiu/Somes Island. Put anchor down and had a swim and afternoon tea. Cleaned the outside of the hull with cloth and noticed the flange had fallen off and water... Continue Reading →

Crew: Geoff, Peter, Graciela, Nick, Ruby, Sails used: Main Notes: Light winds, easy sail. First time out sailing for Graciela!