Sailing adventures on our Whiting 29
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, 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, 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, Tunch, Jamie, Leah, Funny, Sophie, Mavis. Forecast: Southerly 20 kts gusting 30 kts easing to 15 kts in the afternoon. The RPNYC joined with the Turkish Embassy to celebrate the anniversary of the Republic of Türkiye. Each boat would have guests from the Turkish community aboard. My sailing buddy Tunch who is Turkish and... Continue Reading →
Halo Log Book 