Crew: Grant, Anastasia, Murray, Vivien, Colin and Geoff. Forecast: Northerly 10 knots, rising to 15 knots in the evening. Sea slight. Low tide 1352 hrs. I woke up on Saturday morning with mild cold symptoms. "Do a Covid test before you go sailing," says Graciela. I did the test which showed negative. All good! Grant,... Continue Reading →

Crew: Geoff, Murray, Anastasia, Patricia. Forecast: Northerly 15 knots, gradually easing to variable 5 knots in the morning. Southerly 10 knots developing about midday. Turning southeast 10 knots. HW 1428 hrs. Anastasia and Patricia joined Geoff on Halo at Chaffers Marina at 1100 hrs. The southerly breeze was very light so we rigged up the light Genoa... Continue Reading →

Saturday 22 October 2022 The Predictwind wind map showed New Zealand stuck in the middle of a large southern hemisphere anti-cyclone with strong winds circulating around the motu but almost dead calm in Wellington. The Metservice were forecasting southerly 10 knots, easing to variable 5 knots for a time in the morning with northerly 10... Continue Reading →

Crew: Peter, Murray, Anastasia and Geoff. Forecast: Northerly 10 knots easing to variable 5 knots in the morning. Northerly 15 knots developing early afternoon. Sea slight. Low tide: 1324 hrs. After the excitement of last week's EBYMBC Regatta and Matariki racing, we had a few repairs to do on Halo. Geoff climbed up the mast... Continue Reading →

What a weekend! The Te Ākautangi Matariki Water Sports Festival is a new event jointly run by Tai Tonga 41 Outrigger Canoe Club and Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club. Three days of racing with 87 yachts of all shapes and sizes (including 18 keelboats) and more than 200 participants. Day 1 - Friday... Continue Reading →

Crew: Geoff, Eduardo, Grant, Murray, and Anastasia. Forecast: Northerly 5 knots, changing westerly then southerly late afternoon. Eduardo, Grant and Anastasia joined Geoff on Halo and we departed Chaffers at 1000 hrs. The northerly wind was averaging around 5 kts in the marina and up to 12 kts in the harbour. We hoisted the No. 1 Genoa LT... Continue Reading →

Crew: Geoff, Eduardo, Grant, Murray, and Anastasia. Forecast: Northerly 10 knots, rising to 15 knots and 20 knots about the south coast. Eduardo, Grant and Anastasia joined Geoff on Halo and we departed Chaffers at 1130 hrs. The northerly wind was averaging around 15 kts so we decided to hoist the No. 1 Genoa HW... Continue Reading →

Crew: Geoff, Murray, Anastasia, Eduardo and Grant. Forecast: Northerly 20 knots, rising to 25 knots gusting 35 knots for a time in the afternoon and early evening. Grant, Eduardo, and Anastasia joined Geoff at Chaffers. The weather looked a bit rough with dark clouds and gusts up to 30 kts in the marina. We wondered... Continue Reading →

Crew: Malcolm, Murray, Marion and Geoff. Forecast: Variable 5 knots in the morning. Northerly 15 knots developing in the afternoon. Fine. With Geoff and Malcolm on board we departed Chaffers at 1025 hrs. The wind was under 5 kts but forecast to increase to a nice breeze for the race. Another beautiful Wellington day for... Continue Reading →