Glendowie Boating Club

Hey GBC sailors and others following us - Royal Akarana Yacht Club have some racing on this Sunday. See you there. All the details can be found below.

Doyle Sails Autumn Series #3 – Royal Akarana Yacht Club Join us for the Doyle Sails Akarana Series, RAYC’s club racing series! The races will be held on select Sunday afternoons throughout the year.

This is a top event for Y7 and Y8 sailors. Lots of our GBC sailors have competed at AIMS games and done amazingly well. A big plus is that they're racing against kids of the same age, which really boosts their confidence when they realise they can hold their own. And the best part? It's a ton of fun, according to the sailors.

⛵ SUPPORT AIMS GAMES YACHTING 2026 ⛵ - NZIODA Currently only 27 boats are registered for the AIMS Games Yachting event in September, and there is concern that yachting could be removed from the Games when sports are reviewed for the next three-year cycle. We’d love to see more intermediate sailors involved and help secure the future of yachti...

Excited to be hosting this season's first Auckland Junior Winter Sprint Series at MBSC. Here's all you need to know:

Date: Saturday 16 May 2026
Races: 3
Cost: $20

Register on the day!

Registration: 1100-1200
Briefing: 12:20
First Warning Signal: 13:25

See you all there!

Some racing this Sunday at Royal Akarana Yacht Club

Reminder that the first event of the Doyle Sails Autumn Series AND the SailOne P Class Kick Off Series are this Sunday! Get your entries in now and get out on the water before the colder weather really sets in.

P Class sailors, remember every race day you complete gives you another entry into the draw to win a brand new P Class sail!

Doyle Sails Autumn Series: https://rayc.co.nz/event/doyle-sails-autumn-series-1/
SailOne P Class Kick Off Series: https://rayc.co.nz/event/p-class-kick-off-series-1/

Dates for the Winter Series. Definitely worth doing ⛵️

🔥 Dates & venues locked in - the 2026 AUCKLAND JUNIOR WINTER SPRINT SERIES is coming

🟢 Sat 16 May - Murrays Bay Sailing Club
🔵 Sun 14 June - Royal Akarana Yacht Club
🟡 Sun 28 June - Wakatere Boating Club
🔴 Sun 26 July - Kohimarama Yacht Club
🔵 Sun 9 August - Howick Sailing Club
🔴 Sun 23 August - Kohimarama Yacht Club
🟢 Sat 12 September - Murrays Bay Sailing Club (includes the Icebreaker Regatta)

IMPORTANT UPDATE: The 2026 schedule will be mixed - most clubs will run on Sundays, while MBSC will continue on Saturdays. Timings to be confirmed and NOR to come! 👀 Stay tuned



Murrays Bay Sailing Club Royal Akarana Yacht Club Howick Sailing Club Kohimarama Yacht Club (KYC) Wakatere Boating Club New Zealand International Optimist Dinghy Association NZ RS Feva Association Open Skiff NZL NZ Starling Class Association Pclassnation

🗳️ VOTE FOR ZOFIA! Zofia Wells has been nominated for Seahorse Sailing Magazine SAILOR OF THE MONTH! This nomination comes after Zofia became the first girl to win the NZL Optimist National Championships, but also because she is a firecraker of a yachtie and is just getting started.
Zofia is up against Haroldo Solberg (BRA). Sorry Haroldo - we are voting ZOFIA for the win!
👇 VOTE
https://www.seahorsemagazine.com/sailor-of-the-month/vote-for-sailor-of-the-mont

Glendowie Boating Club New Zealand International Optimist Dinghy Association Yachting New Zealand

📸 Suellen Hurling / Live Sail Sie

Nice work Flora and Annika for your performance in this weekends Feva Nationals. Flora and her crew Isla from KYC placed 1st amongst the girls and Annika and her crew Milla WBC came 1st the junior division.

Thanks to all the sailors and their families for spending their long weekend with us at Wakatere. And an extra big thanks to RO Paula Satterthwaite, our race committee, our awesome volunteers, the NZ RS Feva Association and our generous sponsors - Burnsco and NZ Sailcraft Sailing New Zealand. Events like this only happen because of you.

🎉 Congratulations to the 2026 RS Feva National Championship trophy winners -

🏆1st Overall & 1st Youth and new national title holders: Lauchy Wills & Will Handley
🏆 1st Junior: Annika Wells & Milla Holland
🏆 1st Open: Polly Powrie & Katie Burgess
🏆 1st Female: Flora Stevens & Isla Brown
🏆 1st Mixed: Ally Burfoot & Micah Bollen

📸 Look out for Day 3 photos, including prizegiving to come tomorrow

Wishing everyone a safe trip home.

Results overall https://www.sailwave.com/results/WBC/RS%20Feva%20Nationals.htm

2026 NZ RS Feva National Championship
NZ RS Feva Association
Yachting New Zealand
Sailors for the Sea

Great to see two GBC Starling sailors - Zofia and Philippa - competing in the first ever all-girls Starling Matching Racing Championships. A great set of results!