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.
Author: Pedro Morgan
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.