Wakatere Boating Club

08/10/2026

From 9 October the law will require all people on recreational craft, 6m or less, to wear a lifejacket.
Learn more at https://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/recreational-craft/maritime-transport-lifejackets-on-recreational-craft-amendment-bill/

06/10/2026

Youngest ever 49er World Champions George Lee Rush (WBC) and Seb Menzies (MBSC) add a Yachting Excellence award to their growing list of accolades 👏👏👏

In the second of our two-part series highlighting the early winners of the 2026 Barfoot & Thompson Yachting Excellence Awards, we introduce those being honoured in the Radix Nutrition Performance Awards category. 👏

These awards recognise outstanding performances by New Zealand sailors and crews who have achieved success at the highest levels of the sport, both internationally and at home.

Click here to read all about this year’s winners 👉 https://www.yachtingnz.org.nz/news/2026-barfoot-thompson-yachting-excellence-awards-meet-winners-part-ii-radix-nutrition-performance

06/10/2026

🔥 420 North Islands will be hosted by Lake Taupo Yacht Club 7-8 Nov 2026 as part of the November Regatta.

NOR and online ENTRY are available here https://www.ltyc.org.nz/regattas

LTYC November Regatta
Zephyr, 420, and Magic 25
7th and 8th of November 2026
The Organising Authority is Lake Taupo YC, 9 Ferry Road, Taupo

Lake Taupo Yacht Club

Clubs, pls share this with your sailors!
Murrays Bay Sailing Club Glendowie Boating Club Royal Akarana Yacht Club Kohimarama Yacht Club (KYC) Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club Wakatere Boating Club New Plymouth Yacht Club Napier Sailing Club Inc. Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club - TYPBC .

05/10/2026

Registrations are open for the southern hemisphere's largest youth centre board sailing regatta. The biggest youth sailing festival of the year.

04/10/2026

Windfoil New Zealand girls in a class of their own at the iQFOiL U23 Worlds, finishing 1st and 3rd for their respective countries. Training partners, total weapons, absolute class. Congratulations 🥳

🥇 Aimee Bright (NZL-Manly SC)
🥈 Maya Gysler (NOR)
🥉 Stella Bilger (AUS-Wakatere BC)

2026 IQFOiL Class Under-23 WORLD CHAMPS, PUCK, POLAND 📷 ©️ Gwidon Libera

Windfoil New Zealand

03/10/2026

Top 10’s are locked in! Who will take the crown tomorrow 👑 (Saturday night NZST)

IQFOiL Under-23 World Champs, Puck, Poland

IQFOiL Class
Polski Związek Żeglarski

03/10/2026

📌 Club racing is on this Sunday at Wakatere

Sunday 4th Oct
Seasons Points (6,7,8)
1230 briefing
1330 first warning signal
Sign on/off using the QR code

More about Wakatere Club Racing https://www.wakatere.org.nz/club-racing/

Non-members: refer to the same Club Racing link to register/pay before sailing
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30/09/2026

Manly’s Aimee Bright still on top, Wakatere’s Stella Bilger into 3rd. World class, home grown 🔥 Hear it from Stella 👇

IQFOiL Class
Polski Związek Żeglarski
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