Sailing adventures on our Whiting 29
Crew: Eduardo, Jamie, John, Paul and Geoff. Forecast: Northerly 20 kts gusting 30. An ominous forecast from MetService although other models were more optimistic. The Island Bay race is always fun and we were looking forward to the challenge. The Evans Bay keeler fleet joined with Port Nick for a combined race. A staggered start... Continue Reading →
Crew: Emma, Murray, Jamie, Dean, Geoff, Forecast: Northerly 12 kts gusting 19 kts. We cast off and hoisted our genoa and full main with Emma and Dean on sail trim, Jamie on bow, Murray on mainsheet and me on helm. The course was announced by RPNYC Race Control over the VHF as: "Start, Mark 4... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Murray, Jamie, John. Forecast: Northerly 12-18 kts gusting 21 kts. As we rigged up Halo for the race we discussed our sail choices. With the northerly averaging around 16 kts we resisted the temptation to use our shiny new genoa and opted for the smaller no. 2 jib together with a reef in... Continue Reading →
Crew: Peter, Emma, Murray, Jamie, Margot, Geoff. Forecast: Southerly 10-12 kts. It was looking like a perfect day to try out the brand new headsail. Our old no. 1 heavy genoa was 40 years old and falling apart. Brett from Linton Sails made us a lovely new sail made of FLEX Polyester Mylar cloth. When... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Eduardo, Murray, Emma, John, Jamie. Forecast: Variable winds changing SE in the afternoon. Low tide 1351 hrs. A beautiful Wellington winter's day. As we were rigging up Halo, RPNYC Race Control called over ch. 62 that they were flying the AP flag with racing delayed waiting for wind. We decided to get out... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, John, Emma, Murray, Sandra, Nicole. Forecast: Northerly 10 kts. A glorious day in Wellington for our last race of the season; the RPNYC Commodores and Ambassadors Invitation Race. We were assigned Nicole from the Chilean embassy to join Halo's crew. After re-installing Halo's tiller (with its eight coats of varnish now completed), Murray,... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Murray, Jamie, Jess. Forecast: Predictwind: N 12-18 kts gusting 24. Metservice: N 10 kts rising to 20 gusting 30. We signed up as a casual entry in Port Nick's 'At Home' Series. These are harbour races for those yachts who aren't competing in the Offshore Series. Our new crew member was Jessica from... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Paul, Jamie, John, Max. The forecast: Northerly 10 knots, easing to variable 5 knots this morning. Southerly 10 knots developing early afternoon, then turning to northerly 10 knots. All over the place 🙂 Race Background: The Gallagher Insurance Wellington Classic is a new development for the annual RPNYC Regatta bringing a rich piece of history into... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Tunch, Jamie, Leah, Funny, Sophie, Mavis. Forecast: Southerly 20 kts gusting 30 kts easing to 15 kts in the afternoon. The RPNYC joined with the Turkish Embassy to celebrate the anniversary of the Republic of Türkiye. Each boat would have guests from the Turkish community aboard. My sailing buddy Tunch who is Turkish and... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Murray, Jaime, Juliet, Juliette, Alex. PW Forecast: N 7-14 kts gusts up to 16 kts. A lovely winter's day for some 'champagne sailing' in the RPNYC Winter Series Race. We all met up on Halo and prepped the boat with spinnaker sheets and our big no. 1 genoa. Juliette's friend Alex from France... Continue Reading →
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