Sailing adventures on our Whiting 29
Crew: Murray, Dean, Geoff. Forecast: Southerly 15 kts, rising to 20 kts late morning, easing to 10 kts in the afternoon. Another great day for an exciting sail in Wellington Harbour. After prepping the boat we cast off from Chaffers at 1137 hrs and hoisted the No. 2 jib and full main to sail round... Continue Reading →
Crew: Murray, Dean, Geoff. Forecast: Northerly 15 kts, rising to 20 kts in the afternoon. With no keelboat racing scheduled at Evans Bay today, we decided to sign on for the Port Nick race — the Navy Cup. The event celebrates the long-standing connection between the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club and the Royal New... Continue Reading →
Crew: Nick, Marianna, Isla, Aurelia, Graciela, Jenny, Geoff. Forecast: Variable 5 kts, southerly 10 kts developing for a time in the afternoon. It was a great day to take the family—visiting from the UK—out for a harbour sail and a chance to explore Matiu/Somes Island. After organising life jackets and running through a quick safety... Continue Reading →
Crew: Peter, Murray, Emma, Dean and Geoff. Forecast: MetService was predicting a northerly 25 knots gusting 35, easing to around 20 knots by late morning and early afternoon, while PredictWind forecasting 12–19 knots, gusting 25, and sunny skies. Hoping for the best, we cast off from Chaffers Marina at 1110 hrs. With a reef tucked... Continue Reading →
Crew: Tunch, Murray, Geoff. Day 1 - Nelson to Punt Rails Yesterday, after wrapping up the Nelson Regatta with prizegiving and dinner, we turned our attention to getting Halo ready for the sail home to Wellington. Provisions, water and fuel were topped up, the dinghy packed away, the liferaft secured on the foredeck, the trip... Continue Reading →
Crew: Tunch, Murray, Jamie, Geoff. After a wonderful week cruising from Wellington through the Pelorus Sounds, we enjoyed a relaxing day in Nelson tidying up the boat — catching up on jobs, airing things out and getting Halo back into good order, ready for racing. At 1600 hrs we all converged on the Tasman Bay... Continue Reading →
Crew: Tunch and Geoff.The plan was to sail Halo to Nelson in company with three other Evans Bay boats — Grenadier, Tamerlane, and Expresso — to compete in the 2026 Nelson Regatta and to explore Pelorus Sound along the way. After watching the forecasts closely over several days, Phil, Rob, Bill and I agreed that... Continue Reading →
Crew for the day were Louise, Nick, Lucas, Chelsea, Graciela and Geoff. The forecast promised a northerly of 10 knots, swinging southerly and freshening to about 15 knots around midday — which turned out to be pretty accurate. After rigging the No. 3 jib and getting everyone sorted with life jackets, we slipped lines from... Continue Reading →
Crew: Murray, Jorge, Rosina, Geoff. Forecast: Southerly 10 kts rising 15 kts for a time late morning and afternoon. After a safety briefing for our new crew member, Rosina, we cast off from Chaffers and motored round to Evans Bay to tie up at the wharf. Jorge then joined us and we also did a... Continue Reading →
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 →
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