Find out more about our long and celebrated history.
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.
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.
The following is Commodore Pedro Morgan’s address to the ship’s company of HMNZS Olphert and…
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.
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.