Sailing adventures on our Whiting 29
This is the second year that Lowry Bay Yacht Club have held the Wellington Women's Regatta. Marion once again did a great job organising Halo's all women crew. Friday - Halo Delivery to Seaview Seaview Marina was one of the sponsors for the race and provided free berths for all visiting boats. Murray, Paul and... Continue Reading →
A wonderful weekend of yacht racing and socialising organised by the Lowry Bay Yacht Club. Wellington turned on two days of glorious sunshine and light breezes (a bit too light at times). Marion did a great job organising Halo's all-women (apart from me) crew and a thoroughly enjoyable time was had by all. Friday After... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, John, Ildomar, Tunch, Emma, (Murray had to pull out at the last minute). Forecast: Variable 5 kts in the morning, southerly 20 kts developing in the afternoon. Turning northerly 10 kts Sunday morning rising to 25 kts in the afternoon. Anastasia - We have dedicated this event to the memory of our dear... Continue Reading →
Grew: Geoff, Grant, Albrecht, Eduardo, Nina. Forecast: Northwest 15 knots changing southerly 20 knots this afternoon, then easing to 15 knots this evening. Sea becoming moderate for a time. A few afternoon showers, then poor visibility in evening rain. We departed Chaffers Marina at 1230 hrs to give us plenty of time to sail the... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Murray, Eduardo, Albrecht, Bruno. Forecast: Saturday: Northerly 15 knots, easing to 10 knots for a time late afternoon and evening. Sea slight. Fine. Sunday: Northerly rising to 20 knots early morning. This year's 24 Hour Endurance race looked like it would be a bit more exciting than previous years due to the forecast of some... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Ken, Murray, Lorna, Eduardo, Malcolm. Wednesday 4 MarchGeoff and Ken attended the 24 Hour Race First Skippers’ briefing at 1930 on Wednesday 4 March at LBYC. Race director Theo Muller welcomed us and introduced Race Officer Bob Rowell and Brent Porter who gave us lots of instructions about the course, weather limits, boat... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Murray, Eduardo, Julie, Tunch Marine Forecast: Northerly 15 knots, but 20 knots gusting 30 knots at times about the south coast. Sea moderate at times about the south coast. Fine with high cloud.Early start leaving Chaffers at 0730 hrs and with Murray on helm and in breezy northerly (20+ kts) we motor-sailed across harbour arriving... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Robert, Peter, Grant, Brent, Eduardo. Forecast: Northerly 5-10 kts. Friday 2 March1600 hrs - Murray to collect Robert from airport (NZ437 ETA 4.05 pm) and drive to Chaffers (will borrow Geoff’s parking pass).1700 - Halo departs Chaffers heading to Seaview Marina Berth A36. Crew: Geoff, Robert, Murray.1830 - Graciela drives to Seaview Marina1900 -... Continue Reading →
Crew: Murray, Eduardo, Paul, Geoff. Met Service Forecast: Northerly 10 knots, rising to 15 knots for a time this afternoon and evening.Sea slight. Mostly cloudy, a few light showers. Our first Interclub Series race for Halo and quite a different experience with 44 boats out on the water! Murray and Geoff left from Chaffers at 1046... Continue Reading →
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