Sailing adventures on our Whiting 29
Crew: Jenny, Isabelle, Max, Graciela, Geoff. Forecast: Variable 5 kts. Bill mentioned on the EBYMBC Adventure group that he and Helen were taking their grandchildren out on their yacht Tamerlane to Matiu / Somes Island. The forecast looked great for a family cruise so we decided to join them. We cast Halo off from Chaffers... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Graciela, Sandra, Peter and Caroline. Forecast: N 11 kts decreasing to 7 kts. Peter's birthday! It was a nice autumn day so we decided to celebrate the occasion on the water. Peter and Caroline had to do a drop-off at the airport at midday so we agreed to collect them at Scorching Bay... Continue Reading →
Crew: Marion (helm), Jane (mainsheet and keys), Katherine and Cloe (sail trim), Meredith (bow). Forecast: Southerly 10 kts rising to 15 kts. In preparation for the Wellington Women's Regatta next week Marion was keen to take the crew out for a practice sail. We all met up at Chaffers Marina. After fitting life jackets and... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Graciela, Jenny, Jono, Shalini, Isabelle, Max, Janya. Met Service Forecast: S 10 kts rising to 15 kts early afternoon. After doing a safety briefing and kitting out everybody with life jackets (thanks for the loaners Phil) we cast off from Chaffers at 1150 hrs. Glassy water in the marina. We hoisted the mainsail... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, John, Tunch. Day 1 - Nelson to Ship Cove We cast off from our berth at Nelson Marina at 0810 hrs. After stopping at the fuel jetty we motor sailed through The Cut and headed north up Tasman Bay in company with Annie. Another beautiful Nelson day! The LINZ Tide Table indicated French... Continue Reading →
Five Wellington boats, Gucci, Annie, Matatoa, Rattler and Halo, sailed over to Nelson to join the fleet of 27 yachts in the regatta. We enjoyed four days of racing in near perfect sailing conditions. On Friday we collected our registration packs at the TBCC club rooms. The nice Evolution Sails carry-bag with all the sponsors goodies, included a bottle... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Jim, Lindie, Anthony. On the way from Pelorus to Nelson I was concerned that the laminations at the base of Halo's wooden tiller were separating. I had taped and strapped it up and to seemed to be holding but I was worried about it falling apart during the upcoming Nelson regatta. I removed... Continue Reading →
Graciela and I had been looking forward to visiting Pelorus Sound for a long time. We planned a leisurely cruise to explore the sounds before crossing French Pass then down Tasman Bay in time for the Nelson Regatta. On Friday 3rd January we took the afternoon Aratere from Wellington to rejoin Halo at the Waikawa... Continue Reading →
A pre-Christmas family holiday in the beautiful Marlborough Sounds with Jenny, Jono and our wonderful grandchildren Isabelle (9) and Max (7). Halo is too small for all of us to sleep on, so we used the boat as a water taxi and stayed in land-based accommodation at each location. Sunday 15th December - Picton to... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Graciela, Jim. Forecast: Light northerly early turning to southerly increasing to 20 kts later. Wellington HW 0932 hrs 1.7 m. We needed to deliver Halo across to Queen Charlotte Sound in preparation for our family holiday next week. Jim, who lives in Nelson, was visiting Wellington so we offered him to join us... Continue Reading →
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