This Saturday as part of the Yachting New Zealand Volvo Sailing and Boating Week Wellington Ocean Sports have partnered with Armstrong Prestige to put on a fun family open day. The day commences at 10am and all members of the public are welcome to come down to Wellington Ocean Sports and have a go at either – sailing, kayaking , waka ama, windsurfing or stand up paddle board. The day is entirely free, no experience is necessary and everything you need is provided. There will also be a complementary sausage sizzle and you can have a chat to representatives of…
Author: Pedro Morgan
The sun is shining, regatta registration is underway, and the bar is open.
The club is very pleased to advise that the Infinity Foundation has approved our recent community grant funding application. Earlier this year Commodore Mark Gordon and Matt Wood from Wellington Ocean Sports presented to the Board and Chief Executive of the Infinity Foundation Limited. As a result the club were invited to prepare a grant funding application RPNYC is incredibly grateful for the continued support we receive from the Infinity Foundation and this grant goes a long way to ensuring that we can continue to deliver our high quality courses through WOSC (including the Schools Safe Boating Programme) and the…
RPNYC is excited to announce Line 7 as sponsor of the Port Nicholson Regatta, to be held 12-14 February 2016. Established in 1963, Line 7 has been with New Zealand sailors through everything from Saturday morning club regattas to America’s Cup campaigns and Round the World Yacht Races. In keeping with their heritage of supporting the wider marine community, Line 7 is excited to be supporting this great event and in addition to being a sponsor, they will also be providing each member of the winning team with a technical performance top from their brand new Celliant range which enhances…
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.
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 Almanac (The NORs and SIs in the Almanac are now out of date, please refer to the updated versions below) Summary of races Courses and marks – suitable for laminating Inshore documents Almanac extract (The NORs and SIs in the Almanac are now out of date, please refer to the updated versions below) Inshore notice of race (amended 7-Dec-2015, see NTC #13) Inshore sailing instructions (amended 5 February 2016, see NTC #16) Offshore documents Almanac extract (The NORs and SIs in the Almanac are now out of date, please…