Welcome to the Clean Club section of Port Nic!

Here you’ll find what out what this is about, what we want to achieve and how you can get involved.

➡️ The next key item on our radar is the Gallagher Insurance Port Nicholson Regatta in February 2025 – not far away! ⬅️
We will run this Regatta using the 
Sailors for the Sea Clean Regatta approach. For more details about that and what this means for you, all competitors and the race management team, check out the details here.

Our purpose

To build an enduring sustainability programme that delivers benefits for our club and harbour.

We are aligning our activities to the Clean Club Programme initiated by Yachting NZ. Check out their information and resources here: https://www.cleanclub-yachtingnz.org.nz/

Our objectives and key results

The Yachting New Zealand Clean Club initiative provides a framework, but we don’t want this to be just a tick box exercise. There are specific things that we want to achieve for our club, and initiatives that will be more appropriate for us given our location and circumstances. We have set the following objectives and the results we’ll look to achieve.

Our programme delivers tangible benefits – for nature, the environment, our community, and our finances

  • Measurement programme in place
  • Reduction in identified metrics – e.g. resource use, energy use, waste, water use
  • Return on investment
  • Members knowing and doing more

 

We create an achievable and enduring programme of work

  • Programme plan, approved by the Board
  • Well documented programme of work that can be picked up by others
  • Governance framework in place

 

We build our club community by encouraging engagement and participation

  • Members changing their behaviour
  • Participation in activities
  • Volunteers to drive parts of the programme
  • Feedback from members

 

We extend our reach and impact by working with others

  • Wellington’s four yacht clubs working together
  • Connections with other clubs and organisations delivering results
  • (over time) Sponsorship for initiatives

Timeline and progress

Our progress
On the way to the 2nd star 30%

Tips and resources

For Tips, Tricks and other information, go to our subpage here.

What's next?

While we are still celebrating our 1st star, we’re not resting on our laurels and have a few targets on our list we want to hit soon:

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Administration and Leadership30 Sep 2431 May 25
Waste Management31 Oct 2430 Nov 24
Resource Conservation30 Nov 2428 Feb 25
Community Outreach31 Oct 2430 Nov 24
Education30 Nov 2428 Feb 25
Planned Date for Star Rating31 Nov 2431 May 25

Get involved!

There are small and big tasks to be taken care of, some one-offs, others ongoing – so there’s something for everyone!

Just touch base with us when you see us at the club, or email cleanclub@rpnyc.org.nz.

Vicki Connor, Nina Fischer, Conny Rohr, Paul Rutherford, Kasia Malinowska

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