Sailing adventures on our Whiting 29
Crew: Geoff, Jamie, Olivier, Juliette. Forecast: Sourtherly 10-15 kts. Monday was the 'King's Birthday'. Not sure what we're actually celebrating. It's not even his actual birthday but a good day to go out for a fun sail! After a safety briefing for Olivier and Juliette as it was their first time on Halo, we cast... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Marion, Funny, Libby. Forecast: Northerly 10 kts gusting 15 kts. The inaugural Wellington Women's Regatta, organised by Lowry Bay Yacht Club, will be held on 27-28 April 2024. I have offered Halo as a participating boat and Marion, who will be on helm, has organised her crew for the event. In preparation we... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Graciela, Jim. Forecast: Variable 5 kts. A lovely calm day on the harbour for a sail over to Mākaro / Ward Island. Our friend Jim, from Nelson, hadn't visited the island before. We cast off from Chaffers at 1110 hrs and hoisted the no. 2 jib and full main. With Jim doing a... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff and Tunch. Day 1 - Wednesday 24th Abel Coastal Forecast: SW easing to 10 kts becoming SW 20 in the evening. After the excitement of the Nelson Regatta we now needed to sail Halo back to Wellington. After verifying the forecast and tides I did a route plan on OpenCPN. I logged our... Continue Reading →
This was our second time doing the regatta in sunny Nelson. There were 35 boats registered for the regatta including four Wellington boats, Gucci, 88%Proof, Matatoa and us. We entered Halo in the cruising division which suited us well and had a blast with the four days of racing. On day three we raced across to the beautiful... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Tunch, Murray. Day 1 - Wednesday 17th Cook Strait Crossing After monitoring the forecasts every day for the last week we decided today would be the day - a southerly dying out early morning becoming northerly 15 kts at the Brothers. The plan was for a leisurely sail to Nelson over three days to... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Graciela, Jenny, Isabelle, Max. Forecast: Northerly 10 kts in the morning increasing to 15 kts gusting 25 kts in the evening. First day's sailing with the grandies for the year. We cast off from Chaffers at 1035 hrs with Graciela's steady hand on helm and hoisted the no. 3 jib and one reef in... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Louise, Lucas, Chelsea, Murray. Forecast: Variable 5 kts, Southerly 10 kts developing late morning and late afternoon. A stunning Wellington day for sailing so I invited niece Louise and family to join me for a trip to Ward Island. I coordinated with Phil on Grenadier for a raft-up at the club mooring. Murray... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Graciela, Eduardo, Sandra, Cecilia, Javiera, Camila, Peter. Forecast: Variable 5 knots, southerly 10 knots developing late morning. Becoming variable 5 knots this evening. Glorious weather for first day's sailing in the new year with friends the Villoutas and Peter. Seven adults and plus little Camila. After fitting our life jackets we cast off from... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff - in company with Phil on Grenadier. After the Waikawa Women's Regatta we were optimistically planning to sail Halo back to Wellington the next day, Monday. The southerly storm put paid to that so all the crew travelled back to Wellington Sunday on the ferries or Sounds Air flights and we left Halo... Continue Reading →
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