Sailing adventures on our Whiting 29
Crew: Geoff, Albrecht, Murray, Lorrna, Silvia. Forecast: Northerly 10 knots rising to 20 knots in the morning. Sea becoming moderate. Morning and evening cloud otherwise fine. We all met at Chaffers and after safety briefing for new crew we cast off a 1100 hrs. The northerly was averaging around 18 kts with gusts around 25 kts... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Albrecht, John, Juliet, Hamish. Forecast: Southerly 20 knots but 25 knots gusting 35 knots about the south coast. Becoming southerly 15 knots but southeast 20 knots about the south coast this afternoon, and variable 5 knots everywhere this evening. Rough sea about the south coast, easing this afternoon. Chance of a morning shower, otherwise... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Peter, Albrecht, Murray P, Tina. Forecast: Southerly 15 knots. Becoming northerly 20 knots this afternoon, rising to 25 knots gusting 35 knots this evening. Sea becoming rough this evening. Fair visibility in showers, clearing to fine this morning. Becoming cloudy this evening. High tide 1632 hrs. The forecast was indicating a narrow window... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Eduardo, Murray, Juliet. Forecast: Northerly 10 knots rising to 20 knots this afternoon. Sea becoming moderate this afternoon. Fine spells. We cast off from Chaffers at 1735 hrs with the wind blowing 15 kts northerly and rigged up the No. 3 Jib and full main. Positions were Murray on helm, Eduardo and Juliet... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Grant, Peter, Lorna, Albrecht, Alison. Forecast: Northerly 10 knots, rising to 20 knots this morning, easing to 10 knots this evening. Sea becoming moderate for a time during the day. Peter and Grant joined Geoff on Halo and we departed Chaffers at 1037 hrs. With the northerly blowing at 15-18 kts we hoisted the... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Bruce, Nikolas, Lorna, Martin and Petra. Today: Southerly 15 knots, easing to 10 knots this afternoon and to variable 5 knots this evening. Sea slight. Fair visibility in occasional showers, clearing this afternoon. Departed Chaffers Marina at 1105 hrs with Geoff, Bruce and Nikolas on board. With wind averaging 14 kts southerly we decided... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Murray, Albrecht, Martin, Petra. Forecast: Northeast 10 knots, easing to variable 5 knots for a time in the afternoon and evening. Sea slight. Mostly fine, high cloud increasing. Departed Chaffers at 1000 hrs with Martin and Petra (plus Andrew and Cristina who came for the ride) and did some practise sailing with No.... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Jason, Lorna, Ken, Albrecht. Forecast: Northerly 10 knots easing to variable 5 knots this afternoon. Southerly 15 knots developing this evening. Sea slight. Fine. Departed Chaffers with Albrecht, Lorna and Geoff with 10 kts northerly we hoisted the maxi spinnaker for a pre-race practice down the bay with Lorna on helm and Geoff... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Lorna, Peter, Ken, Albrecht. Forecast: Northerly 10 knots. Sea slight. Fine with high cloud. Geoff, Lorna and Peter joined Halo at Chaffers and after rigging the Genoa No. 1 and Maxi Spinnaker we cast off at 1011 hrs and motor sailed with the Mainsail until we got out past Pt. Jerningham. The Northerly... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Eduardo, Lorna, Ken, Peter, Albrecht. Forecast: Southeast 10 knots but 15 knots about the south coast. Sea slight. Fair visibility in rain. At 1200 hrs Geoff, Eduardo and Peter cast off from Chaffers and sailed round to Evans Bay. Very light southerly breezes and we hoisted the No. 1 LT Genoa with full... Continue Reading →
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