Are you keen on a chance to go in the draw for a trip to the America’s Cup in Barcelona AND raise some money for our club? Purchase a ticket in the Kiwi Cup Raffle and be in to win. Tickets are $20 each and available to purchase at www.kiwicup.co.nz. Main Prize: Trip for two to Barcelona for the 37th Americas Cup, valued at over $35,000 Second Prize: Emirates Team New Zealand Merchandise to the value of $1000 Third Prize: Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron Merchandise to the value of $1000 Book Buyers Prize: Emirates Team New Zealand Signed Merchandise…
Author: Deb Williams
Join us Friday 21 June for a winter solstice BBQ followed by some Rolex Sydney Hobart 2023 insights from club members Tracey, Mike and Tim. Tracey and Mike competed in the two handed division, continuing the tradition of RPNYC boats crossing the Tasman to race in this iconic race. For a full account of our club’s links to the Sydney to Hobart check out Gavin’s article here. This was not Tim’s first Sydney to Hobart, joining the Midnight Rambler crew again for the 78th edition of the 628nm race. The BBQ will be fired up and dinner served from 6…
He’s sailed a lot of offshore miles and more inshore races than you can count – been part of successful crews, in particular sailing with John Meade on his Young 88 Skitzo, then something a little larger – Ran Tan – as well as enjoying the joys – and tribulations – of yacht ownership with Esprit. From sailing with the guns to getting our season off with a bang, we only see a portion of what Jim does for our club. He keeps our support boats fuelled, and will always put his hand up to help out – whether it’s…
This boat had been part of the RPNYC fleet for a while before enjoying its current ownership from around 2015. Since then it’s been the epitome of a great club boat. Competing at every opportunity – never taking a step back to step up, and turns up rain or shine. Taking newbies out sailing and encouraging them to become part of the regular crew – in fact racing sometimes with a complete crew of WOSC grads. They started competing at regattas locally – initially starting with the Port Nic Regatta in 2018, then further afield including the Waikawa New Year’s Regatta…
Wellington turned on a beautiful autumnal day with a light breeze and sunshine for the closing day of our 2023-24 season, which is now when we host our annual Ambassadors Race. This is a unique opportunity for Port Nic to showcase our harbour, sport and hospitality – is there any other yacht club in the world that hosts an event like this for the Diplomatic Corps? With the generous support from Lowry Bay and Evans Bay boats we had 28 boats on the harbour, hosting 40 members of the diplomatic community from 20 different countries. We also had the U.S.…
Gucci: Offshore Wellington to Nelson and then add the Evolution Nelson Regatta in too Calling all skippers and crew – firstly we need more offshore boats on the start line. Get your Cat 3, and if you don’t want the expense of a life raft for example (yes it is expensive), hire one and do the epic Wellington – Nelson offshore race (and the rest of the offshore programme.) Secondly, on the back of the Wellington to Nelson race is the Evolution Nelson Regatta. This annual regatta was conceived in 2009 by a group of Nelson sailors, with ambitions of…
Want to know what trophies are up for grabs for the different races or series? We’ve made our current trophy list available here for you to view. In time we’d love to get our trophy register online as well, as there’s so much history in our silverware. If that’s something that interests you, or you have information to add to our trophy register please get in touch – email us at office@rpnyc.org.nz. Please note this list of allocated trophies is not final. Trophies are awarded at the discretion of the Organising Authority and in accordance with RPNYC Racing NoRs &…
Radio InformationWe have a couple of errors in our Almanac regarding Radio Information (Page 49) and Cook Strait Information (Page 52). These changes are as follows: Page 49 – Any reference to Marlborough Marine Radio and Nelson Marine Radio to be replaced with the following: Marlborough-Nelson Marine Radio Association The Marlborough-Nelson Marine Radio Association operates VHF repeaters (VHF channels 01, 04, 05, 60, 63, 65 and 66) in the Marlborough-Nelson Region providing VHF communications from Cape Farewell to Cape Egmont, to Cape Palliser, including Cook Strait, Tasman and Golden Bays, Abel Tasman, and the Marlborough Sounds.VHF channel 01 Most areasVHF channel 04 Tasman BayVHF channel 05 Cape Campbell to…
Message from the Turkish Ambassador and Spouse Sunday, October 29, 2023 was the 100th Anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic Of Türkiye. We would like to thank the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club for organising a Turkish Rally to celebrate the centennial of the Turkish Republic. It was a wonderful way to celebrate the strong friendship between New Zealand and Türkiye. The Turkish guests were very impressed with the RPNYC and the hospitality of its members. We hope RPNYC members also enjoyed the Turkish coffee, delight and other delicacies. The highlight of the rally for us was seeing the…
The days are getting longer, warmer (and a bit windier) signalling spring is on it’s way. That means its time to get your entries in for our 2023-24 season. The Sailing Committee have a jam-packed season planned, with something for everyone. Our season starts with the Interclub series – where keelboats, trailer yachts, sports boats and multihulls from three clubs compete against each other for the Europa Cup this year. Three opening days, two divisions (spinnaker and non-spinnaker) and one trophy. Race dates are: Sunday 24 September Lowry Bay, Saturday 30 September Evans Bay and our own Opening Day Saturday…