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!