Sailing adventures on our Whiting 29
Crew: Dean, Jamie, Murray, Geoff. Forecast: Northwest 15 kts gusting 25 kts backing to southerly 15 kts late afternoon. Another brilliant day for sailing, although with considerably more breeze to keep things interesting. We cast off from Chaffers bright and early at 0830 hrs and motored up the harbour closely followed by Tamerlane. The course... Continue Reading →
Crew: Eduardo, Dean, Jamie, Geoff. Forecast: 10 kts northerly rising to 15 kts in the morning and up to 20 kts in the afternoon. A cracking autumn morning greeted us as we slipped lines from Chaffers at 0830 and powered across the harbour. The forecast promised a building northerly so up went the No.1 and... Continue Reading →
Crew: Tunch, Eduardo, Jamie, Emma and our guests from the Turkish Embassy; Rubi & Berhan. Forecast: Northerly 10 kts. We all gathered at the Port Nic Wardroom at 1100 hrs where Rear Commodore Carolyn welcomed the skippers, crews and the Turkish Embassy guests who supplied the Turkish coffees and yummy treats. Commodore Shayne, after a... Continue Reading →
Crew: Eduardo, Dean, Murray, Geoff. Forecast: Northerly 15 kts, easing to 10 kts in the morning, then variable 5 kts in the afternoon. We left Chaffers at 0838 hrs and made a timely arrival at the start area off Seaview just in time for the 0955 countdown. Course: Start – 23 (p) – 6 (s)... Continue Reading →
Crew: Murray, Dean, Geoff. Forecast: Variable 5 kts. Fresh back from a three-week trip to Chile with Graciela visiting friends and family, I was keen to get back out on the water - and Wellington turned on a stunning day for it. The only concern: the lack of wind. Dean joined me at Chaffers Marina... 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 →
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