Sailing adventures on our Whiting 29
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 →
Graciela and I had been looking forward to visiting Pelorus Sound for a long time. We planned a leisurely cruise to explore the sounds before crossing French Pass then down Tasman Bay in time for the Nelson Regatta. On Friday 3rd January we took the afternoon Aratere from Wellington to rejoin Halo at the Waikawa... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Graciela, Jim. Forecast: Light northerly early turning to southerly increasing to 20 kts later. Wellington HW 0932 hrs 1.7 m. We needed to deliver Halo across to Queen Charlotte Sound in preparation for our family holiday next week. Jim, who lives in Nelson, was visiting Wellington so we offered him to join us... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Murray, John. Forecast: S 11-15 kts, gusts up to 18 kts (Predictwind). John met me on Halo at Chaffers and after preparing the boat we cast off at 1120 hrs. The wind was already gusting up to 25 kts as we sailed round to Evans Bay with the small no. 3 jib mainsail... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Peter, John. Forecast: Predictwind said: Southerly 3-15 kts, which proved to be spot-on. Peter joined me on Halo at Chaffers Marina and after rigging the boat we cast off at 1130 hrs. The wind was negligible but we hoisted the mainsail to shake out the wrinkles and the reef we used on our... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Murray, Funny, Leah. The forecast was looking good for sailing back to Wellington the Sunday after completing the Waikawa Women's Regatta. Variable 10 kts in the morning, developing 15 kts northerly in the evening. After checking the tide tables I used OpenCPN to put together a route plan: Waikawa to Wgtn 2024 -... 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 →
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