Sailing adventures on our Whiting 29
Crew: Geoff, Eduardo, Murray, Lorna Marine Forecast: Variable 5 knots. Southerly 15 knots developing late afternoon, gradually rising to 20 knots gusting 30 knots this evening. Sea becoming moderate this evening. Cloudy, with fair visibility in patchy drizzle. EBYMBC advised by text at 10am that "the Cruising Division race this Saturday will be held in... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Graham, Bruce, Paul, Deneen, JeremyMarine Forecast: Variable 5 knots. Southerly 15 knots developing this morning easing to 10 knots this evening. Sea slight, Mainly fine.This combined inter-club race is a staggered harbour pursuit race with boats starting form between 12:00 and 13:45. Halo's start time was set at 12:25.We set off from Chaffers... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Tunch, Eduardo, Pien. "Have you ever done the Nelson Regatta?" Tunch asked me back in November last year. No, I hadn't but I'm always up for new challenges for Halo so I looked into it. The Nelson Regatta is an annual event run by the Tasman Bay Cruising Club which includes an overnight anchorage in... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Tunch, Jim. This was a Rum Race warm-up before the start of the Nelson Regatta and as Jim agreed to join us we decided it would be a good experience. We attended the race briefing at 1630 hrs and were given race instructions which to us out-of-towners were a bit confusing. Especially when... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Eduardo, Tunch, Murray, Pien Marine Forecast: Southerly 10 knots, easing to variable 5 knots this morning. Northerly 15 knots developing this afternoon, and rising to 20 knots gusting 30 knots about the south coast this evening. Sea becoming moderate in the south this evening. Fair visibility in showers, clearing to long fine spells this... 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, Peter, Tunch, Julie, Paul (Wavish). Marine Forecast: Variable 5 knots. Southerly 10 knots developing around midday, rising to southeast 15 knots about the south coast this afternoon. Departed Chaffers with Geoff and Tunch at 1006 hrs. Hoisted Main and No.1 LT but with about 5 kts wind we needed to motor most of the... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff and Tunch (meeting at Chaffers 10 am), Julie and Paul Jennings and Lorna (meeting at Evans Bay 11.45 am). Marine Forecast: About the harbour - Northerly 15 knots, rising to 20 knots gusting 30 knots for a time in the afternoon and early evening.The weather forecast was looking to be pretty accurate so Tunch... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Peter, Tunch Marine Forecast: Southerly 15 knots. Becoming southeast 10 knots this morning, and rising to 15 knots about the south coast this afternoon. Becoming northeast 10 knots everywhere this evening. Sea slight. Fair visibility in morning showers,then fine.Departed 1020 hrs from Chaffers Marina with No.1 Genoa and Mainsail and did some practise tacking to... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Peter, Eduardo, Henry. Marine Forecast: Northerly rising to 15 knots but 20 knots about the south coast early morning. Rising to northerly 20 knots gusting 30 knots everywhere late afternoon, then easing to northerly 10 knots late evening. Sea becoming moderate for a time. Mostly cloudy. Poor visibility in rain developing this afternoon,... Continue Reading →
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