Sailing adventures on our Whiting 29
Crew: Dean, Jamie, Murray, Geoff. Forecast: Northwest 15 kts gusting 25 kts backing to southerly 15 kts late afternoon. Another brilliant day for sailing, although with considerably more breeze to keep things interesting. We cast off from Chaffers bright and early at 0830 hrs and motored up the harbour closely followed by Tamerlane. The course... Continue Reading →
Crew: Eduardo, Dean, Jamie, Geoff. Forecast: 10 kts northerly rising to 15 kts in the morning and up to 20 kts in the afternoon. A cracking autumn morning greeted us as we slipped lines from Chaffers at 0830 and powered across the harbour. The forecast promised a building northerly so up went the No.1 and... Continue Reading →
Crew: Eduardo, Dean, Murray, Geoff. Forecast: Northerly 15 kts, easing to 10 kts in the morning, then variable 5 kts in the afternoon. We left Chaffers at 0838 hrs and made a timely arrival at the start area off Seaview just in time for the 0955 countdown. Course: Start – 23 (p) – 6 (s)... Continue Reading →
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 →
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