Sailing adventures on our Whiting 29
Crew: Peter, Murray, Emma, Dean and Geoff. Forecast: MetService was predicting a northerly 25 knots gusting 35, easing to around 20 knots by late morning and early afternoon, while PredictWind forecasting 12–19 knots, gusting 25, and sunny skies. Hoping for the best, we cast off from Chaffers Marina at 1110 hrs. With a reef tucked... Continue Reading →
Crew: Tunch, Murray, Jamie, Geoff. After a wonderful week cruising from Wellington through the Pelorus Sounds, we enjoyed a relaxing day in Nelson tidying up the boat — catching up on jobs, airing things out and getting Halo back into good order, ready for racing. At 1600 hrs we all converged on the Tasman Bay... Continue Reading →
Crew: Murray, Jorge, Rosina, Geoff. Forecast: Southerly 10 kts rising 15 kts for a time late morning and afternoon. After a safety briefing for our new crew member, Rosina, we cast off from Chaffers and motored round to Evans Bay to tie up at the wharf. Jorge then joined us and we also did a... Continue Reading →
Crew: Eduardo, Jamie, John, Paul and Geoff. Forecast: Northerly 20 kts gusting 30. An ominous forecast from MetService although other models were more optimistic. The Island Bay race is always fun and we were looking forward to the challenge. The Evans Bay keeler fleet joined with Port Nick for a combined race. A staggered start... Continue Reading →
Crew: Jamie, Peter, Malcolm, Geoff. Forecast: Southerly 5 kts. A great day for the first race of the spring series. A nice relief from the spring storms we've experienced in October. With Malcolm and Jamie on board and our new no. 1 genoa hoisted, we sailed round to Evans Bay where Peter was waiting for... Continue Reading →
Crew: Jamie, Malcolm, Emma, Dean, Geoff. Forecast: NW 15 kts rising to 20 kts. The forecast was looking a bit breezy but a lovely sunny day for the Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club 2025-26 Sailing Season Opening. We tied up at the Evans Bay wharf and rigged the small no. 3 jib with... Continue Reading →
Crew: Peter, Jamie, Dean, Geoff. Forecast: Northerly 13 kts gusting 19 kts. A great Wellington Harbour forecast for Race Four of the EBYMBC Barton Marine Winter Series. We cast off from Chaffers Marina at 1030 hrs with our new no. 1 genoa and full mainsail hoisted. By the time we got to Evans Bay, however,... Continue Reading →
Crew: Murray, Jamie, Dean, Geoff. Forecast: Northerly 3-11 kts backing SE 3-11 kts. Another picture-perfect Wellington day with just enough nip in the air to remind you it’s winter. With our No. 1 genoa and full main drawing nicely, Jamie, Dean and I sailed Halo round to Evans Bay and tied up at the wharf.... Continue Reading →
Crew: Emma, Murray, Jamie, Dean, Geoff, Forecast: Northerly 12 kts gusting 19 kts. We cast off and hoisted our genoa and full main with Emma and Dean on sail trim, Jamie on bow, Murray on mainsheet and me on helm. The course was announced by RPNYC Race Control over the VHF as: "Start, Mark 4... Continue Reading →
Crew: Peter, Murray, Jamie, Dean, Ryan, Geoff. Forecast: Northerly 10 kts changing to southerly 15 kts in the afternoon. Peter, Jamie and Ryan joined me on Halo at Chaffers Marina and we cast off for the sail round to Evans Bay with our new genoa. With Ryan's steady hand on helm we did some tests... Continue Reading →
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