Sailing adventures on our Whiting 29
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, Graciela, Sandra, Peter and Caroline. Forecast: N 11 kts decreasing to 7 kts. Peter's birthday! It was a nice autumn day so we decided to celebrate the occasion on the water. Peter and Caroline had to do a drop-off at the airport at midday so we agreed to collect them at Scorching Bay... 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: Marion (helm), Jane (mainsheet and keys), Katherine and Cloe (sail trim), Meredith (bow). Forecast: Southerly 10 kts rising to 15 kts. In preparation for the Wellington Women's Regatta next week Marion was keen to take the crew out for a practice sail. We all met up at Chaffers Marina. After fitting life jackets and... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, John, Jamie, Eduardo, Murray. Forecast: Predictwind was forecasting W 4 knots increasing to SE 11 knots in the afternoon. Metservice, a a bit more extreme, was saying 20 kts gusting 30 kts. Hoping for the best, we rigged up the #1 heavy genoa. We sailed round to Evans Bay tying up at the... 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, Peter, Murray, Jamie. Forecast: Northerly 10 kts rising to 15 kts in the afternoon. The heavy #1 genoa and full main were working well as Jamie and I sailed Halo from Chaffers round to Evans Bay in another beautiful Wellington day. We tied up at the wharf at 1155 hrs where Murray and... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Graciela, Jenny, Jono, Shalini, Isabelle, Max, Janya. Met Service Forecast: S 10 kts rising to 15 kts early afternoon. After doing a safety briefing and kitting out everybody with life jackets (thanks for the loaners Phil) we cast off from Chaffers at 1150 hrs. Glassy water in the marina. We hoisted the mainsail... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, John, Tunch. Day 1 - Nelson to Ship Cove We cast off from our berth at Nelson Marina at 0810 hrs. After stopping at the fuel jetty we motor sailed through The Cut and headed north up Tasman Bay in company with Annie. Another beautiful Nelson day! The LINZ Tide Table indicated French... Continue Reading →
Five Wellington boats, Gucci, Annie, Matatoa, Rattler and Halo, sailed over to Nelson to join the fleet of 27 yachts in the regatta. We enjoyed four days of racing in near perfect sailing conditions. On Friday we collected our registration packs at the TBCC club rooms. The nice Evolution Sails carry-bag with all the sponsors goodies, included a bottle... Continue Reading →
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