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Earlier in the week the forecast told tantalising tales of 20 knot South Easterlies. Then Tony and Vesna took delivery of their brand new jib-top from Linton Sails, and that caused the forecast to change to ‘howling Northerly gales’.
The REAL NZ Festival of Sails is all about sharing with Rugby World Cup…
This Friday’s fireside chat sees Mark Waters and Gavin Welsh talking about the Clyde Quay…
Join us on Saturday August 23 for a fun day learning about how to be safe…
Sip and Savour – special event for family and friends Sunday 10 August Join us…
A massive Thank You to Nicole Miller (https://exploreyourcoast.co.nz/) for an amazing evening on the 19th…
We have a busy social month for July as the social team have planned a…
We are very, very excited to host Nicole Miller from Explore your Coast at Port…
Club150 Monthly Raffle – win cash, build the club! As we sail towards our 150th Anniversary,…
The 142nd AGM for the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club will be held in the…
Guadalcanal, January 1945 A yacht club was formed about two months ago and quite a…
A view from our Social Secretary Paul Tuesday, January 28 and a surprise call from…
Friday 21st and 22nd was the Gallagher Insurance RPNYC regatta, keenly anticipated especially with the…
Things are well underway for organising the Akaroa race, which starts Thursday 6 February. It’s…
The Gallagher Insurance Wellington Classic is a new development for the Port Nicholson Regatta bringing…
With interest building in the Barton Marine offshore championship series, and the Cook Strait Classic…
We’re thrilled to unveil a fresh race format for the 26th Port Nicholson Regatta, designed…
Many years ago the annual Cook Strait Classic was the short offshore race of the…
Gallagher Insurance joins as major sponsor for the 26th Port Nicholson Regatta We’re thrilled to…
For the 2024 Waikawa Women’s Regatta RPNYC was represented by Zig Zag Fullstop, Annie and…
Have you always wanted to give sailing a go, but never had the chance to…
RPNYC and Wellington Classic Yacht Trust are running a fundraiser for Atalanta (launched in 1894).…
Want to feel more confident and competent on the water? This day is for both…
Are you keen on a chance to go in the draw for a trip to…
Join us Friday 21 June for a winter solstice BBQ followed by some Rolex Sydney…
He’s sailed a lot of offshore miles and more inshore races than you can count…
This boat had been part of the RPNYC fleet for a while before enjoying its current…
The Board hereby gives notice that the Annual General Meeting of the Royal Port Nicholson…
Wellington turned on a beautiful autumnal day with a light breeze and sunshine for the…
Gucci: Offshore Wellington to Nelson and then add the Evolution Nelson Regatta in too Calling…
The chances are that if you ask anyone in the world to name a famous…
The what and the why We all use the harbour and the ocean as our…
Want to know what trophies are up for grabs for the different races or series?…
Radio InformationWe have a couple of errors in our Almanac regarding Radio Information (Page 49)…
Message from the Turkish Ambassador and Spouse Sunday, October 29, 2023 was the 100th Anniversary…
The fourth Waikawa Women’s Regatta was my first. Everyone I’d talked to had so many…
My name is Bob Jollands and in 1958 I was working with a friend of…
The days are getting longer, warmer (and a bit windier) signalling spring is on it’s…
3 Clubs, 3 Races, 2 Divisions, 1 Trophy – the Interclub series is back for…
I first met Nigel about 20 years ago when I moved into the shed next…
As with anyone nominated for a lifetime membership, you could write books about the huge…
A draft sailing programme for the upcoming 2023-24 season is now available here. This is…
Pork Chop was purchased in February with expectations that we would sail her to Wellington…
We had two different days out on the water for Wellington Ocean Sports (WOSC) last…
For many years we had raced Flying Machine in the Port Nich Y88 fleet, and…
Written by Gabby Storey Considered one of the most dangerous and unpredictable waters in the…
Some readers may recall the incident at Pt Jerningham about 15 years ago when Esprit,…
There were five Freyberg brothers, three in particular stand out as swimmers, yachtsmen, and fighters. One, Lord Freyberg, was an honorary life member of the RPNCY. This is their story.
Minutes of the Port Nicholson Yacht Club state that out of a membership of 130…
Written by Thijs Nicolas History repeated itself on 31 March, when OVERDRAFT took the rum…
When I got up Friday morning I checked in on the wind forecast and saw…
Lizzie was built in 1909 in Balaena Bay here in Wellington. Somewhat later I grew…
Ten years ago Gordie bought Not Guilty, a Ross 40 that had been moored against…
The 2022 Rolex Sydney to Hobart was my third and Ed Psaltis’ 40th, and his…
It is with sadness that we inform club members of the sudden passing of veteran…
Written by Sarah Stevenson 16 December 2022 was a calm, almost windless, and overcast day.…
Friday 9th December, the prospect of getting a race away were looking slim as the…
Photo: Midnight Rambler 1998 Sydney Hobart. Photo credit: Richard Bennett Is the Sydney to Hobart…
It was a 9.30am start at the Gucci boat shed for a quick catch up…
The forecast for the Barton Marine Brothers Island Offshore Race was an interesting one, with…
Two years ago I had never heard of a Rum Race, let alone a gybe,…
The direction of the tiller remains a mystery to me, still a little going forwards,…
Marine biosecurity rules are in force across the top of the South Island and your…
In our 140th season the Sailing Committee has introduced a new series – the Gin…
1993 a last race in Auckland on REVS (the Ross 1066); 1995 a last stand…
I’ve been a member of RPNYC for over 10 years. I live out on the…
This great story was written by Club member James Hollings, owner of Cantilena, a Townson…
In October 2020, I bought Steve an Ocean Sports Learn to Sail voucher for his…
Mr Commodore, Mr President, esteemed guests, ladies and gentlemen It is a privilege to open…
RPNYC is proud to launch a Women’s Helm series, as part of the Annual World…
Opening Day is almost upon us – here’s hoping the weather isn’t quite as…
25 Years of Rum Racing – Congratulations RPNYC! By my reckoning that’s around 450 bottles…
We are sorry to learn of the passing recently of Hon. Life Member Bruce Askew.…
This morning we awoke to the sad news of the death of Her Majesty Queen…
Ten years ago, shortly after moving to Sydney, I literally stepped onto Midnight Rambler, a…
As the Winter Series comes to an end so we prepare for the new 2022-23…
Brent Dewhurst writes a short account of a delivery trip to Fiji. It includes incidents…
Club members have been well represented in all of the armed forces through the years,…
This year’s AGM will be held on Tuesday the 28th of June at 7pm in…
Please accept my sincere thanks for the part you played in making the 2022 CentrePort…
We are very excited and grateful for our Quiz Night prize sponsors! Thank you so…
This grad came straight out of the Grad programme, and their immediate approach to life…
The always highly anticipated Prize Giving evening was a great success, fun and awesome night…
Awarding someone the Personality of the Year is a satisfying task to do, but also…
The Volunteer of the Year Award is awarded to the many dedicated RPNYC volunteers that…
For once we got two write-ups for the same race – thanks both Gucci and…
Wellington turned on a stunning day for the final race of the season which saw…
Thirteen boats, including one from Evans Bay, took to the water on an overcast morning…
Leg 1 report Our eight boats started in a very light Southerly on Friday afternoon,…
Leg 1 report Our eight boats started in a very light Southerly on Friday afternoon,…
Here are some links to the photos from the Regatta.
We are very pleased to promote this fantastic event that has been a while in…
We’re one month away from the start of the 2022 Fully Crewed and Two Handed…
We’re one month away from the start of the 2022 Fully Crewed and Two Handed…
Wellington provided the most picture perfect day ever seen for the Latitude Race in recent…
By Tim Hampton It was fantastic to see seven boats line up for the 2022…
Saucy Sausage returned to the Giesen Wines New Year Regatta at Waikawa Boating Club to…
Over the Christmas break we were saddened to hear of the passing of the Club’s…
This year’s Cook Strait Classic race had a bit of everything for the intrepid few…
Probably the least windy weekend so far, and what an awesome one it turned out…
Ready to go? To participate, enter via Ch 62 between 1200 and 1330 with your…
We’ve been asked to let you know that Temptation is for sale. The Young 88…
As you will be aware, the NZ Government has introduced the ‘traffic light system’ as…
I was saddened to hear this morning that Neville Dimock, long-time supporter and character of…
… was so much fun that we have decided to plan another one in February!…
Opening Day this year saw Club Commodore Dave Roberts announce a new promotion to encourage…
With deep sadness we note the passing of Arthur Stewart, long-time member, supporter, and stalwart…
Atalanta is a storied vessel, registered with RPNYC from 1895-1979; and from 2015. No other…
It’s been a long time in the making, and finally – just in time -…
The inner harbour was full to the brim with yachts taking part in the RPNYC…
Most of the pictures and memorabilia are now back on the walls of the Clubhouse.…
Nearly there people… The weather is on the improve and things are nearly finished…
It’s been a while… Covid Schmovid…..Enough said. The project completion date has now been pushed…
Greetings all and I’m excited to share my new adventure into sailing with you. I’m…
Our friends at Waitoa Social Club create bold, daring, and (importantly) delicious beers. They have…
This week we were saddened to hear of the passing of Alex Khan Alex endured…
TS Marine does it all. They are your one stop shop for all marine engines,…
Friday the 13th. Bad luck for some. But with an upcoming weekend including Beervana,…
YNZ Club Judge Course – Initial meeting on the 10th of August 6pm at Evans…
Barton Marine has been associated with RPNYC for many, many years and most recently has…
McMorran Boat Building has been very generous over the years supporting the Club and Regatta.…
Its been a couple of weeks since the last update and progress has been measured.…
The planned 15 mile course around Wellington harbour that was meant to include Matiu/Somes Island,…
As the 2020-2021 sailing year draws to a close, for all those looking forward to…
The vinyl flooring has been laid in the bathrooms including the accessible toilet where the…
Winter Series Race 3 Fully Crewed results online the old fashioned way, are provisional -…
Its here! The star of the show and the main reason for all this…
Wild, wet, windy and wicked Wellington this week. Just the way we like it. The…
Two divisions – fully crewed and two handed – will start this race from Wellington…
We seem to be experiencing difficulties with automagically publishing Winter Series results online. Here they…
Dear members, Well, the Wellington COVID scare certainly had an impact on the number of…
We will not be stopped! Crazy start to the week with boats coming loose…
RPNYC 138th Annual Report and Statement of Accounts 2021
A roller coaster week with all the essential ingredients of a good, fun…
Its been an eventful week on the project and the weather has been…
Another eventful and busy week on the ground floor. Lots of…
Lots of activity this week mainly concrete cutting, kango hammering etc in preparation for pouring…
Work commenced on Monday the 17th of May. A section of carpet, and flooring has…
This year’s AGM will be held on Wednesday the 23th of June at 7pm in…
As the Club will be closed from today for the biggest refurbishment work since the…
I was recently disappointed to hear that there may still be RPNYC boats sailing in…
What a way to finish the season! Three trophies were up for grabs – the…
There were fickle gusts and rolling swells which all made for some thrilling sailing during…
CentrePort is undertaking work to remove a build-up of sand in Wellington Harbour to ensure shipping has sufficient depth to operate, improving safety and efficiency.
Wellington’s weather presented some challenges for the second race in the Alan Martin Series with…
The Club’s earthquake strengthening project will begin in May 2021.
In light air, and with a downhill start, 6 boats jostled for position and a…
As I’m sure you know by now the first two races of the Americas Cup…
The sample photobook is now at the club and available for viewing. Orders for the…
Photos from RPNYC 2021 Regatta can be found on the below link. Don’t forget to…
Well done to all competitors in the 2021 Port Nicholson Regatta with stunning sailing over…
Bianca writes – “Our goal is to reignite New Zealand’s passion for Ocean Racing by creating…
Despite the change in alert levels, we remain open and ready to run some awesome sailing events for members.
On 27-29 January, Helter Skelter competed in the Bay of Islands Sailing Week, a regatta…
American solo sailor, and former foster youth, Elana Connor (of Peregrina Sails), is sailing a Figure 8 voyage around Aotearoa New Zealand to raise funds for VOYCE – Whakarongo Mai.
The first race in the Summer Series were two short windward leeward races off Port…
From advice on the right insurance cover to suit your needs to help getting a…
Wednesday 17 February 2021 at 6pm in the RPNYC Wardroom Join us at the Royal…
McMorran Boat Building has been very generous over the years supporting the Club and Regatta.…
The annual Wellington Round the Bays event is also on Sunday 21 February and will…
You can’t beat Wellington on a good day and she was definitely a stunning evening…
Earlybird entries It’s a funny old year! Early bird rates have been extended to 31…
Wellingtonians showed top form at the 2020 New Zealand Match Racing National Championships hosted by…
This Saturday it is a Mexican Fiesta! See information for entrants about the social sail and come along from 1800 for the joint Xmas party!
Wellington experienced typical spring conditions yesterday for the third race in the Yamaha Spring Series…
Robert Julian Scott was a British-born engineer who spent most of his life and career…
Chaffers Marina has asked us to make you aware of the options for yachts coming…
Putting in mildly, the conditions were pretty uncomfortable for the nine boats and 65 souls…
Thirteen RPNYC boats headed around to Evans Bay for the EBYMBC Opening Day and Interclub…
COVID-19 restrictions may have put a damper on the traditional RPNYC opening ceremony but it…
Below is another story from the early 1970s from Paul Hastings. One has to wonder…
Radio NZ news item, 2 September 2020 We were really disappointed to learn of KiwiRail’s…
Stu Williams Memorial Regatta. On the 5th-6th of September, the Wellington Youth Sailing Trust will…
The Development Squad had successful “have a go” days resulting in more sailors becoming apart…
The Volunteer of the Year Award is awarded to the many dedicated RPNYC volunteers that…
As we all know, boats need marks to go around. The Club’ s kit needed…
August COVID-19 update: Wardroom closed, prizegiving postponed
Wellington finally provided some wind to allow racing for the Commodore’s Trophy and Race 4…
Anybody worth their salt knows a broach, and I wouldn’t really be writing this up…
Reflections from the VC on last season and a look to the season ahead So…
Back in the 1970s, in an effort to spice up the offshore series a bit,…
We have had our AGM and one Officer position was remaining to be filled. Nominated…
The annual report for 2019-2020 has been published. RPNYC 137th Annual Report and Statement of…
There are at least two families named Moore who have a long association with boating…
The instructions were clear. A race which was at least two hours for the fastest…
Things are slowly getting back to normal
Well what a fantastic day to be back racing. Not too hot, not too cold,…
Alexander Turnbull is most well known as a businessman whose collection of books and manuscripts…
RPNYC will be running selection trials for the Zhik New Zealand esailing trails on 17…
Notice of RPNYC AGM 2020 At the moment this is going to be on the…
Earlier this year one of our most regular Caniwi drivers decided that the time had…
The Finish Leg 4, Napier to Auckland, dawn of Day 2. In the early light…
What a sensational Port Nicholson Regatta! With over 170 Sailors and 30 boats on the…
Mel has started loading photos to the galleries on her website, more will follow with…
Photos from Friday’s racing
Photos from the Charity Cup Race
Some boats through no fault of their own seem to attract an aura about themselves.…
The Rear Commodore writes… As I write this it is 3:50am on Saturday morning and…
CentrePort is delighted to once again support the CentrePort Youth Match Racing Championships. The Port’s…
The 2020 Centreport youth international match racing championships hosted by the Royal Port Nicholson yacht…
Almost every sport has training sessions. The purpose is to practice with time to stop…
On Saturday Jim Gordon and Anna Sisley on shore spotted a swamped Dragon boat with…
The last couple of months have been quieter for the Board, with Christmas normally being a quite time.
After a week of wild winds, today dawned calm and warm. It meant a delay…
The team on Deb and Brent on Gucci report on competing in the 2020 Nelson…
Wellington Ocean Sport has recently added a new boat to the fleet. She is Pugwash,…
RPNYC members Michael Instone (recent academy grad), Phil Bishop (Helter Skelter owner) and Craig Ryburn…
Two boats (yes, that counts as a race!) took to the choppy water on Wednesday night for three short races around the pins.
Launched 01 August 1874, Xarifa was the first “proper” yacht to be built in Wellington – her purpose for nothing more than the recreation of sport and cruising.
Caniwi Capital was established in 2008 by Troy Bowker, and is been a proud supporter of our club support boat, Te Ruru.
After 25 years of use, the non-skid surface in the Muir cockpits had become non-existent. The solution came with the generous support of MG Composites and Seadek.
With just one month until the 2020 Evolution Sails Round North Island Yacht Race, anticipation is starting to build for the 38 boats entered in the fleet.
Wednesday saw the return of the Twilight Races. TZ ran four short course (and I…
Alistair Gifford and his team of Callum Radford, Toby Gregory, and Cam Wright are the 2019 Youth Match Racing national champions.
This month has been a busy but successful month, with more success in our earthquake strengthening fundraising campaign, and the renewal of our arrangement with Black & Gold Events to manage the Wardroom.
Website loaded. Notice of Race published. Boat Entries open… the 2020 Port Nicholson Regatta is getting set. Skippers, enter your boat today and take advantage of the discount entry fee before Christmas!
The Youth Scheme returned earlier this week from the 2019 Harken Youth International Match Racing Championship in Sydney. The racing ran provided tough competition for our Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club team.
The Island Bay Race saw four Protests, or Requests for Redress, lodged. Here is a summary and some lessons/actions for all of us.
Did you know that you can subscribe to the Club’s calendar in MS Outlook or on your device?
Part owned by keen boater and hard case, Mike Hood (Hoody), Lola Stays is a seaside eatery and beach bar located just across the road at 106 Oriental Parade and a proud sponsor of our Friday rum race series.
Spring has been, well…very spring-like. The weather gods have not been kind but we managed…
It certainly has been a challenge for the contractors working in Clyde Quay over the…
Photos from race one of the spring series.
Photos from race one of the two-handed series.
We are pleased to announce that we have bought a third keelboat for Wellington Ocean Sports.
Work will begin this week to tidy up the old slipway at Clyde Quay.
You’ve probably seen U23 Youth Scheme sailors out on the water, so here’s a bit about who they are, and what they get up to.
Photos from the Island Bay Race.
All of the latest news from Wellington Ocean Sports.
Meet Paul Brimer and Dunning Thornton, proud sponsors of the RPNYC offshore series and structural engineers for the soon to be undertaken seismic improvement to the clubrooms.
This month was fairly “business as usual” for the board.
Have I got your attention? Hopefully you will all remember the wine tastings and membership engagement evening and subsequent survey that came out a wee while back? Well, we listened, and changes are coming to the Wardroom.
Hal Wagstaff OBE was a man who insisted that things always be done right but was never bound by convention. He maintained his bright intelligence and involvement in the sport up to the time of his death, and definitely lived up to the name “Hurricane” Hal.
What a crazy spring month it has been especially for planning the maintenance around the…
Wellington put on a stunning afternoon for the first race in the At Home Series…
We’re pleased to announce an update to the Wellington Ocean Sports Cruising course offerings. Cruising…
After having to cancel the first Rum Race on the 4 October it was great to get one away on Friday. Even better was to have fourteen boats on the line and ready to go (mostly) at the allotted 6pm start time.
Many of you will have now seen that Te Ruru is back operational. This doesn’t,…
Board Talk The Board had their monthly meeting on Monday. The ongoing finances of the…
What a difference a year makes… Opening day 2018 at Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club…
Rear Commodore Katie Hakes joined the High Voltage team for the Mudhouse Women’s regatta The…
2020 Port Nicholson Regatta – Orange Flag Up Set your watches. Book the dates. Our…
Wellington Ocean Sports is ramping up for summer Daylight savings marks a shift in focus…
Te Ruru returned to the water on opening day.
Photos from Opening Day taken by Mel Zytecka.
Photos from Opening Day taken by Deb Williams.
Opening day for the new season approaches and we need to build a new race management team for the coming year.
More progress, and more photos!
We’ve made great progress with Te Ruru over the past couple of weeks.
Can you help us to run the 2020 Port Nicholson Regatta?
After 17 years of faithful service, our support boat Te Ruru is heading off for maintenance.
The 2020 SSANZ Two Handed Round North Island now has 40 entrants with 8 from south of the Bombay Hills.
The latest newsletter including pricing information on Clyde Quay moorings and sheds has been issued…
The latest newsletter including pricing information on Clyde Quay moorings and sheds has been issued…
The annual report for 2018-19 has been published. RPNYC 136th Annual Report & Statement of…
This year’s AGM will be held on Wednesday the 26th of June at 7pm in…
The Board is interested in securing feedback from our members on how the Club is…
What a week it was! On Sunday, 12th May, our friends from Ghost Fishing NZ…
It’s time for an update on the earthquake strengthening project. There has been significant progress…
Windy Welly truly lived up to its name on the first day of the Regatta…
The Regatta weekend is just about to start, and there’s lots happening over the weekend!…
In January, the Twilight Series took place on Wednesdays. This was a good way to…
21-24 February 2019 – www.portnicholsonregatta.org.nz The 20th anniversary of the Port Nicholson Regatta is going to…
Wellington Ocean Sports is pleased to announce that we will be running group coaching sessions…
Merry Christmas to all of our members, friends and families – and all of you…
Current working drawings and project specifications for the earthquake strengthening project.
Photos from the start and at Moaning Minnie of the 2018 Dunning Thornton Cook Strait…
We’re all invited to join the Coastguard Wellington for their 50th Anniversary – Open Day…
With all the three Opening Days behind us, we have started the Lola Stay’s Rum…
The 2019 instalment of the CentrePort International Youth Match Racing Championships application for entry is now open.…
Today the Interclub Series gets under way… …with the first race at Lowry Bay Yacht…
What a Winter Series this was! BIG THANKS to Evolution Sails – www.evolutionsails.com – https://www.facebook.com/evolutionsailsnz/ -…
Waikawa boating club has invited interested yachts to enter their womens keelboat regatta. Entries for…
The following is Commodore Pedro Morgan’s address to the ship’s company of HMNZS Olphert and…
The annual report for 2017-2018 has been published. RPNYC 135th Annual Report Statement
Six RPNYC women travelled to Melbourne in early June to participate in the Australian Women’s…
Blink arrived in Noumea after 4 days, 14 hours, 14 minutes and 54 seconds -…
Several weeks ago, we signaled that an earthquake strengthening motion would be put to the…
The Board hereby gives notice that a motion to change the Club’s rules will be…
On Sunday, 27th May, the Ghost Fishing NZ team came along to Clyde Quay and…
The Board hereby gives notice that the Annual General Meeting of the Royal Port Nicholson…
Next week, we’ll have Lisa Blair talking about her solo Wellington-Antarctica sail adventure – an…
>> Change of date again!! Moved from 6th May to 20th May to now 27th…
Phillipa’s contract as Wellington Ocean Sports Manager will come to an end this week. Phillipa…
Here’s Paul’s write-up of the second part of Vendetta’s epic Fiordland trip. The first part…
Please remember that we have a special event on tomorrow (Thursday the 8th of March)…
The Wellington Centreboard Regatta is being hosted by Muritai YC on Saturday the 10th of…
The CentrePort Wellington was a great International Youth Match Racing event featuring up and coming…
How about cruising Fiordland in your sailing yacht? Sure thing! Paul and his crew on…
Last week the Ambassadors Race took place together with the Friday Rum race. A good…
CentrePort Youth International Match Racing regatta is starting this week. Check out: Competitor List CentrePort…
Tony Wells posted this video of Blink’s Catherine Cove Race so you can do the…
We have another cracker of a letter from life member Mr Bruce Askew. We love…
Happy New Year to all of you – our members, supporters, partners, sponsors and visitors.…
Veterans Corner We have another awesome letter this week from life member Mr Bruce Askew…
The inaugural Regatta Dinner with special guest speaker Rod Davis is Thursday 23 February. The…
NEW! Veterans Corner Here is where our RPNYC veterans get to recount some old stories…
Links to the to the Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions are provided below: NOR- NZ…
Change to entry fee dates and times. Required fees are as follows: a. Yachts entering…
Sadly, Blink’s Sydney to Hobart campaign has come to a premature end and our previous…
Reported by Chris Rutledge
At 05:00 on Friday 17 November Te Whio docked at Opua in the Bay of Islands to complete the last leg of its passage from Trinidad in the Caribbean to New Zealand via the Panama Canal and the Pacific Islands. The passage from Fiji had taken 7 ½ days
Last Sunday was the WYST’s official launch for the four new Elliot 6 Sport boats.…
Online Entries are now open at www.portnicholsonregatta.org.nz. All Entries received before 30 November will…
What a great way to start the Racing Season with the combined fleets of EBYMC, LBYC…
Hi all, The Port Nicholson Regatta is happening on the 23-25 February 2018. The Notice…
With the first InterClub Series race just around the corner, our sailing and social committees are…
Come along to this years Champagne Brunch on the 9th September and enjoy a delicious…
In partnership with Black and Gold, we have started a long overdue upgrade of the…
The 2017 Wellington Secondary Schools Match Racing regatta will take place on the 23-24 September.…
We’ve been telling you for a while now that there would be some new opportunities coming…
We have set the date for the Royal Port Nicholson Regatta and PHRF Nationals for…
Well done Team NZ for bringing the Auld Mug home! The 35th America’s Cup is in…
Yes, it’s early in the morning – but absolutely worth it! A great way to start…
The annual report for 2016-17 has been published. Annual report The 2017 AGM will held…
Scanned copies of our former club magazine, The RIP, are now available online.
In 1883 a group of Wellington sailors called a meeting in the Pier Hotel to discuss the formation of a yacht club. The result was the creation of Port Nicholson Yacht Club.
Recently a number of volunteers from the WYST Under 23 Squad got together with the…
The Wellington Youth Sailing Trust has is looking a coordinator and a coach for the…
Come and support the Youth Scheme’s quiz night fund raiser on Thursday 11 May. Tickets…
The Board hereby gives notice that the Annual General Meeting of the Royal Port Nicholson…
The inaugural Lowry Bay 24 Hour Endurance race was held on 8 and 9 April. Three RPNYC boats, Testarossa, Wiseguy and White Cavalier took part.
For last year’s Line 7 Port Nicholson Regatta Wellington turned on three days of sunshine and good…
Expressions of interest are now open for the Under 23 Squad and Winter Programme for…
Ross Telford Memorial Trophy & PHRF National Keelboat Championship RPNYC Line 7 Regatta 10-12 March…
Watch your heroic manoeuvres on the water come to life on the Wardroom big screen …
Meet some of the 21 boats competing in this year’s Line7 Port Nicholson Regatta
Luau Party This Saturday Gather up your crew and break out those Island design shirts…
Don’t miss out on the first ever Line 7 sale in Wellington at the RPNYC.…
Friday to Sunday you’ll need to be fueling your tank for a big regatta weekend.…
We welcome the Hotel IBIS Wellington to our group of sponsors – thank you for…
Wow, what a cracker day Wellington’s third day of summer turned out to be! The…
Finally the weather came right for last Saturday’s veterans race.
The 2007 Port Nicholson Regatta was timed to fall during the Wellington stopover of the…
Greetings all and Happy New Year We are running our Racing Crew course, starting on…
Come along and hear Hamish tell us about his illustrious sailing career both on and…
Until further notice, recreational vessels are not to enter the area between Kings Wharf Pile Light to 200m east of Thorndon Pile light and across to the Kaiwharawhara Stream.
Sat 5 November, race day 2, At Home series. The fleet included St Laurence and Tortimony. The RO’s nightmare!
The Latitude race has been rescheduled for Saturday 14 January 2017. Last year’s was a great success with 11 boats competing, and we’d love to see even more boats on the water this time.
It has been ten years since Geoff has sailed his own yacht in the Coastal Classic, so with The Guarantee based in Auckland at present it was time to take on this race.
Forty knot freezing cold southerly and swells forecast for Cook Strait, owners and crews trembling, can the Latitude Race, and send the fleet of five boats on a brilliant 25nm Round the Harbour race.
$20 tickets. Starts at 7.00pm with a red Carpet entrance and Wardroom will have Bond…
Saturday saw club members joined by guests from the diplomatic community, other Wellington yacht clubs,…
Changes are being made to VHF radio channels on 1 October 2016. There is no…
A brief update from Gucci after last departure from Brisbane. After 3120 miles cruising the…
Yesterday was a great day out on the water in one of those lovely sunny…
Blink finished the Fiji race at 4:47:59 this morning, taking less than 4 days and…
The burgee the club has today was approved in 1920, following the merger of the Port Nicholson Yacht Club, the Te Ruru Yacht Club and the Te Aro Sailing Club.
We all know that yacht racing can at times be an endurance event, but who…
The Annual General Meeting of the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club will be held in…
Once again the weather gods were on our side for the 2016 Autumn Series so…
As has happened for the last 25 years, keel boats and launches from RPNYC assembled…
Latitude Race photos
Competitors in Autumn Series Day 1 faced drizzle and little. However, the Race Management team managed to get two races away despite the wind struggling to build to more than 10 knots.
The rescheduled Veterans Race and Classics Race as well as the At Home Race were greeted by a beautiful calm sunny morning.
2016 National Championship titles were won by the small boats in each division with CU…
Day 3 was raced in beautiful light northerly conditions, with 2 races left to complete…
Day 2 began with unusual Wellington conditions – AP went up as RO John Parrish…
Day 1 of the 2016 Line 7 Port Nic Regatta bought sunny skies and a…
This Saturday as part of the Yachting New Zealand Volvo Sailing and Boating Week Wellington…
The sun is shining, regatta registration is underway, and the bar is open.
LINE 7 has some special prices on regatta purchases of selected gear, including 2016 Port…
A couple of days out from the Cook Strait Classic it was looking like a…
The club is very pleased to advise that the Infinity Foundation has approved our recent…
Photo Gallery for Cook Strait Race
The club penguin chicks have now fledged. The photo shows them about two weeks before…
RPNYC is excited to announce Line 7 as sponsor of the Port Nicholson Regatta, to…
After two blown-out weekends the Sailing Committee made the call on Friday to bring the…
Get in quick for the early bird discounted rates for Port Nic Regatta. If you’re…
A small but enthusiastic crowd gathered in the Wardroom on Friday night to taste and…
A small but competitive fleet completed the second At Home Race, Saturday 14 November.
Our first coastal race on Airship with new keel and we took first on handicap…
A big shout out and thank-you to everyone for coming down to the Luau on…
Now is the time of the year to book your corporate sailing session or end…
On Friday 16 October Wellington Ocean Sports Manager joined 26 other boating education leaders in…
Summary of Race Day 3 of Spring Series and photos
Hold on to your hats, Spring is here! Although the weather has been a mixed bag of late we have had some fantastic days out on the water. The temperature is definitely on the rise, the days are getting longer and we have plenty of ways for you to spend the extra daylight hours!
On Friday 16 October Wellington Ocean Sports Instructors Matt Wood and Holly Novis will be joining other safe boating representatives in jumping from Queens Wharf to remember the 27 people who drown in recreational boating accidents each year.
February 11 – 14 2016 Port Nicholson Regatta, including the PHRF National Championships.
Notices to competitors, including changes to sailing instructions, start times for pursuit races, and changes to the calendar.
Copies of the Almanac, notices of race and sailing instructions for the 2015-16 season. 2015-16…
A list of all boats entered in the 2015-16 season.
Members are invited to the RPNYC 133rd Season Opening Day celebrations.
This week 14 students from Tawa College are completing their 28 hour NCEA learn to…
Nearly there! Over the last few weeks the Focus group has met to establish a…
Gucci took 4 days from Fiji to Vanuatu. Two days of absolutely no wind, along with a broken water pump which meant no motoring. Finally the wind gods helped them out and they had two 200-mile days, with 2 reefs and the no 1.
Spring is just around the corner and places are filling fast on the courses we have running between now and Christmas. Although it’s been a fantastic winter at Wellington Ocean Sports with plenty of activity, we are looking forward to some settled warmer weather.
Today 20 years of different branding is being removed from the Wellington Ocean Sports building as our long anticipated new roof goes on. The completion of the roof will mark the start of an overall building refurbishment. The expansion of our courses, in particular the schools safe boating programme has tested the building over the last year and it needs to brought up to standard to support the delivery we wish achieve moving forward.
Race Day 3 of the Moore Wilson’s Winter Series dawned with a light southerly forecast and the promise of some tactical light weather sailing for the day.
Race Day 2 of the fully crewed Moore Wilsons Winter Series promised a little more breeze than race day 1. With a freshening forecast, the RO Ken Burt opted for a club house start which saw the fleet lining up for a short reach to the first mark followed by a great W/L course.
75 club members attended the 133rd Annual General Meeting held on 24 June, which was one of the largest turn outs in the last 5 years.
The 2014 -15 Veterans Race and Commodore’s Trophy was the last race of the 2014 – 15 season.
Photos of leg three
Photo of the start line for Leg Three of the Central Triangle Fully Crewed Race, at 1300 March 14
When it’s too windy for rum racing … we have a new spectator sport at the club – container racing.
Photos and updates for Leg one
After an hours delay, the first leg of the 2015 Fully Crewed Central Triangle started off RPNYC in windy conditions of about 35 – 40 knots.
Wrap up of Race Day 3.
Wrap up of race day 2
Wrap up of race day 1
With just days to go – here’s an update on what’s happening for Sovereign Port Nic Regatta 2015. Registration in the Boardroom from 1630 and briefing is in the Wardroom at 1900.
After a short postponement the 2015 Kapiti Chetwodes race got underway at 0630 Friday 6 February. Keep watch here for updates as the race progresses.
The forecast was daunting. Northerly 10 gradually rising to 25 in the morning and 40 by the evening. We all know you can add 20 more when travelling along the South Coast. 60kn on the way home? That would be interesting.
After a challenging start with a postponement on Nov 6th due to forty knot winds that created unsafe racing conditions and a lack of wind causing a delay on Nov 7th, the 2014 WineWorks Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc Yacht Race commenced at mid-morning under sunny skies and building wind.
A mill pond greeted the first boats leaving their berths to start the Island Bay race on Saturday morning so the race management team postponed the first starts to wait for the southerly to build. After a few more delays and a Shalimar weather report from the harbour entrance the wise race management team set a special course to Moaning Minnie and back with a combined start at 1200hrs.
Saturday’s RPNYC Classic Championship race got away on time at 12:00 with three entrants: Lizzie, Mabel and Galatea. Mabel got off to a great start across the line on a lifting starboard tack to lay the first mark but got into trouble when her course was spoiled by another vessel on port not giving way. She lay luffing for some time before again finding clear air, allowing Lizzie and Galatea to get well ahead.
What a fabulous afternoon we had last Sunday when over 40 members and guests joined us for High Tea with Shirley Martin. We started and ended the event on the deck enjoying the sun and each other’s company. Inside we were treated to fabulous catering by Chef Francis Motta who was assisted by Philippa Dirkin and Sjieuwke Vriesinga. Tea and cakes were served in style by our wonderful waitrons, Matt Birchall and Paul Atkins.
With a weather pattern that made sailors feel like they were actors in the movie of the same name, the third weekend of the 2014 RPNYC Moore Wilson’s Winter Series turned out to be a “mix, stir and repeat” of the conditions experienced in the series so far.
The RPNYC Moore Wilson’s Winter Series burst into life with a stunning weekends sailing experienced by all those who took to the waters of Wellington harbour for the first of five action-packed race weekends.
{jcomments off}The last offshore race of the season was a real challenge – not because of high winds, but because of a lack of them.
There were five boats in the race: The Guarantee, Gucci, Wai-Aniwa, Am Meer, and Illusions. Some of the big girls and boys were either still out of town from the RNI or couldn’t get enough crew.
The Island Bay race was a ripper with a “gentle” southerly that dropped from 25 to around 8 knots over the day providing tight reaching conditions along the south coast and a great kite run to Number 11 at Korokoro. Swells up to three metres at the entrance combined with an in-coming ferry and out-going tanker just added a little spice to what proved an excellent day for the fleet.
Winners of the 2014 Line 7 Port Nic Regatta and PHRF National Championships
Day Two of Port Nic Regatta 2014 bought challenging conditions.
Day one of the 2014 Line 7 Marine Port Nicholson Regatta got away without a hitch with four races in both divisions and a pecking order beginning to be established.
The 2013 Brothers Race proved to be one out of the box with champagne sailing conditions in the Cook Stait and plenty of tactics all the way there and back. The Race started at 0800 hours in a light southerly with a heavy overcast sky. With 13 starters (and finishers), the race was one of the best of the season so far.
Digital NZ has posted over one thousand items of RPNYC history online as part of a project led by the National Library. The collection includes newspaper articles and photos from the past and is well worth a look.
{jcomments off}A great night was had by all at the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club Ball. Highlights included a packed dance floor from the first song from band Uncle Monkey, Mark Waters’ impressive dance moves and Rose Paino leading Gangnam style dancing from the stage.
A fun night was had by all thanks to the enormous efforts of Lynne Gallie and the social committee team.
Check out a selection of photos of the evening here.
The Wellington Classic Yacht Trust have put online a series of photos that were first pubished in the Auckland Weekly News from the early 1900’s through to 1940. They provide an excellent snapshot of early sailing life in Wellington with a lot of shots of Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club events.
The Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club is saddened to announce the passing of life member Gary Tye on 1 October 2013.
Wellington Ocean Sports held another extremely successful Advanced Sea Survival course over the weekend of 31 August to 1 September. The 9 participants (including 6 crew members from Revs) were involved in classroom discussions, and practical First Aid and wet drills.
The Wellington Classic Yacht Trust is proud to announce an exciting addition to it’s fleet – Atlanta.
{jcomments off}The weather gods were definitely smiling on the organisers of the 2013 Moore Wilson’s Winter Series – with 2 sensational Wellington winter days with the sun shining and the winds delivering idyllic sailing conditions.
Racing was completed over the two days with the first of the two-handed races on Saturday and picture-perfect conditions for the fully-crewed races on Sunday.
The rivalry in boat building in Wellington goes back a long way. Gavin Pascoe from the Wellington Classic Yacht Trust continues his story telling about the yachts and their sailors in Wellington with the story of Mawhiti and Kotiri and the people who built and sailed them.
Gavin Pascoe from the Wellington Classic Yacht Trust continues his story telling about the yachts and their sailors in Wellington. This time he focuses on the Arawa Sailing Club and the Half Raters.
Gavin Pascoe from the Wellington Classic Yacht Trust continues his story telling about the yachts and their sailors in Wellington. This time he focuses on the little ship that could … Isca.
Gavin Pascoe from the Wellington Classic Yacht Trust continues his story telling about the yachts and their sailors in Wellington. This time he focuses on the boat builder Roydoin Ross and on the yacht Taipare.
Gavin Pascoe from the Wellington Classic Yacht Trust has posted another article on the history of yachts and their sailors in Wellington. This time he focuses on the Thorndon Dinghy Sailing Club which was one of the early sailing clubs in Wellington.
Gavin Pascoe from the Wellington Classic Yacht Trust has posted another article on the history of yachts and their sailors in Wellington. This time he focuses on Ethel.
Gavin Pascoe from the Wellington Classic Yacht Trust tells the story of Pet, the leading boat in the Wellington fleet back in the 1880s.
Many of our members served in both World War one and World War two and and as always ANZAC day is an opportunity to remember them. One such person was RPNYC Life Member Lieutenant-General Bernard Cyril Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg VC GCMG KCB KBE DSO*** KStJ (21 March 1889 – 4 July 1963).
Results for the third leg of the 2013 Central Triangle Race from Napier to Wellington. Wedge tail took out the trifecta again for leg three … first place on line, IRC and PHRF.
Results for the second leg of the Central Triangle Race from Akaroa to Napier.
Results for the first leg of the 2013 Central Triangle Race from Wellington to Akaroa.
After three days of fantastic racing on Wellington harbour in the 2013 Port Nicholson Regatta the winners are …
The 2013 New Zealand IRC and PHRF keelboat champions have been crowned
Saturday night at the Port Nicholson Regatta is normally pretty social and 2013 was no exception!
The 2013 Port Nicholson Regatta is underway with some fast rides in 25 knots of breeze at the top of the Evans Bay.
It has been fast and furious sailing on the Wellington Harbour Arena and after 14 races the Gold and Silver finalists have been identified in the Central Region Interclub Championships.
There’s always wind in Wellington – yeah right!
Day four of the Moore Wilson’s Winter Series proved to be one out of the box. Thirty yachts with over 200 sailors on board gathered on the start line for what proved to be the best day’s racing yet in the 2012 series.
Race day three of the 2012 Moore Wilson’s Winter Series will go down in history as the great drift off.
36 boats entered the Moore Wilson’s 2012 RPNYC Winter Series, and Wellington put on a spectacular sailing day for Day 1 of the series with 10 – 18 knot Northerlies helping the fleet around 4 laps of the windward leeward course in Evans Bay. 32 of the 36 entries made it to the start line for the start of race 1.
After four days of tight racing on Waitemata Harbour Wellington Spirit have emerged in second place at New Zealand National Match Racing Champinships. On the final day, with 20 to 25 knots south west blowing in the morning, The Spirit team was keen to get out on the water to convince the race committee that it was sailable.