Sailing adventures on our Whiting 29
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, Grant, Murray. Marine Forecast Wednesday: Variable 10 knots. Northerly 15 knots developing in the evening. Heavy southerly swell, easing. The Plan: Tuesday - Take 9 am Interislander to Picton. Sail from Picton to Ngaruru Bay mooring.Wednesday - Depart Ngaruru Bay 1000 hrs. Arrive Tory Channel Entrance 1100 hrs (Tide begins setting East at 0920 hrs). Arrive... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Grant, Malcolm and Eduardo. Forecasts: Wellington Marine: Southerly 20 knots, easing to 10 knots early morning, and to variable 5 knots late morning. Northerly 10 knots developing around midday, rising to 15 knots in the afternoon. Moderate sea easing early morning. Mainly fine. Cook: Southerly easing to variable 10 knots Saturday morning. Northerly 15... Continue Reading →
New MaXtek 2 Burner & Grill Installation - June 2020 I finally decided to replace the rusty thirty-five year old Mariner cooker. The burners were clogging up plus the flame had a dangerous feature of blowing out with a gust of wind! After lots of shopping around I decided on the MaXtek 2 Burner & Grill... Continue Reading →
On Friday I motored Halo round to Evans Bay for a 9 am appointment with Sven at the Travel Lift. I washed the hull and then Sven parked Halo on the hard stand. New Speed Through the Water Sensor With Sven's help we enlarged the thru-hole to fit the new NASA Clipper Electromagnetic Speed sensor.... Continue Reading →
Have now completed a full replacement installation of all the masthead equipment and cables. I made good use of our Mast-Mate ladder system with multiple climbs up the mast over various days with assistance from Peter, Murray and Paul. Big challenge was getting the new cables through the small hole inside the mast step. I... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Irene, Blair. Forecast: Northerly 10 knots, easing to variable 5 knots in the morning. Northeast 10 knots developing in the evening. Sea slight. Cloudy, chance of some showers during the day. Departed Chaffers at 1116 hrs. We hoisted the No. 1 LT Genoa and Mainsail and headed north with Irene on helm. Very light... 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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