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Masonic Cup Fleet Race

The Masonic Cup is a Wakatere classic as we venture around North Head to the inner harbour. The race was originally sponsored by the former Masonic Tavern and sailors were known to leap ashore on King Edward Pde for refreshments mid-race.  Thanks to the Coleman family for their ongoing support, we can all look forward to a fun & adventurous Wakatere race day. This year we will revert to the single fleet race of old and not run it as a teams event. This is a slight Covid-19 adjustment for 20...

Platinum for Wakatere

Despite the necessary restrictions to keep everyone safe at the 2022 Optimist and Starling Auckland Champs, Wakatere was able to run a Clean Regatta and have been awarded a PLATINUM certification from Sailors for the Seas.  Sailors for the Seas offers the world's leading sustainability certification for water-based events and some top level guidance to get there. Making the effort to run regattas in this way helps the whole club adopt better standards and practices - it follows on to every ...

Int. Women's Day

Celebrate International Women's Day on the water this year. New to the Wakatere calendar for 2022! Join the women's social sailing group at Wakatere - Tuesday 8th March 20224pm - 7pmOwn boat, crew with another member or charter a club FevaBYO drinks and nibbles after.  Guest speaker tbc The international theme for 2022 is #breakthebias. Celebrate women's achievement. Raise awareness against bias. Take action for equality. More at International Women's Day Wakatere Women's Sai...

Sailing CANCELLED 13th Feb

Club sailing is cancelled for Sunday 13th Feb 2022. This is due to the poor weather forecast - north easterlies rising to gales in exposed places, gusting 100 km/h.   "Tropical Cyclone Dovi intensifies to Category 3 storm as it heads south, 'unravels' over NZ" Stay safe shoreside. Check out the Wakatere WEBCAM. The wind speed is taken from Rangitoto lighthouse. ...

Windfoil Nats Are Go!

Online entry is open for the 2022 NZ Windfoil National Champs happening at Wakatere 17 - 20th Feb.  This event is a selection trial for the NZ Youth Sailing Team so bring your best. Run in conjunction with the Oceanbridge Sailing Regatta, it's going to be huge!  Open to Senior, Youth and Junior divisions. Go for Gold, Silver and Bronze in each.  Click on the REGATTA PAGE and ENTER!  Parents, partners, foiling fans - we need you to add your name to the Volunteer...

Deck Donations Pt 2

The builders made a fantastic start before Christmas, and now we are into Pt 2  - the part where we see the project to completion.   As you may be aware, we have recently had to take the step of closing the clubroom and also our bar at the recent Auckland Champs and upcoming Windfoil Nationals and Oceanbridge. This is due to restrictions around numbers gathering under the Covid-19 RED light In NZ Closing the bar is most unfortunate, not only for social reasons but because we were ...

Term 1 Fun Activity

Sorry, this course is now FULLY BOOKED. Next one will be in the school holidays.  Are you looking for a great after-school non-contact activity for Term 1?  Sailing is an awesome way to get outside, have fun, make new friends and make the most of the summer months. Learn the basics of how the wind works, parts of the boat, and how to set up and control their boat while working as a team. Lots of new skills to learn!  Junior LTS Term 1 2022  Monday dates:  Feb 14th, 21st,...

One Sleep to Auckland Champs

If you are an entrant, parent, coach or volunteer headed to the 2022 Optimist & Starling Auckland Champs & Auckland Anniversary Day this weekend, keep an eye on the Regatta page for new information being loaded. Especially-   NOTICES TO COMPETITORS, it's being updated all the time.  PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS, it's really important. SITE PLAN, looks complicated but not really.   A Letter to Competitors was emailed to all entrants Thursday 3rd Feb. If you didn't lodge an ent...

Rum Bucket Returns

Online entry is open for the annual Rum Bucket at Wakatere. Not usually held in January but October 2021 wasn't a goer and the weather is better now anyway.  Note that there is a very short time frame to get your entry in... days! Please enter as soon as you read this. Click on the image or use the regatta link at the bottom of this page. Racing: Saturday 29th Jan and Sunday 30th JanBriefing: 1200 hours Sat 29th Jan Entry fee: $40 per boat The Farr 3.7, Zephyr, Sunburst class...

Dress for the Champs!

Check out the regatta t-shirt for the 2022 Opti & Starling Auckland Champs this year.  Head to the CLUB CLOTHING / SHOP NOW / REGATTA and order one for yourself ASAP!  Allow 5 days for printing & shipping.   It's going to make a great Wakatere team t-shirt!  Sizes kids 2 - 16  ($28.75 + courier postage)Sizes youth/adult  XS - 3XL ($31.62 + courier postage)AS Colour t-shirt. White only (the best)    Click on the image to go shopping...

Auckland Champs is On!

The 2022 Optimist & Starling Auckland Champs & Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta will be proceeding (4th -7th Feb).  The Notice of Race has been amended 28th Jan 2022 and is available on the REGATTA PAGE  ***Please note that all entries close 0900 Monday 31st Jan. There will be NO LATE ENTRY or registration at Wakatere. Online entry details will be taken as final.  Letter to Competitors will be emailed to all entries next week containing information on fleet zoning, ...

Women's Have-a-Go Day

Following on from the response to our Women's Survey and Open Planning Session last season, we are ready to hit the water with a SPLASH this January.  Join us at our Women's Have-A-Go Day during one of the best months of the season  -   DATE: Saturday 22nd Jan 2022VENUE: Wakatere Boating Club TIME: 10am presentation in the clubrooms H&S: My Vaccine Pass required to attend COST: n/a  We will have a welcome and presentation from Vice Commodore Julia Faire at...

Over 100, easy!

We have 2 weeks to go, 115 sailors entered and it's still building!   It's going to be a really great summer regatta so don't miss the normal entry deadline.  Check out who's entered so far and add your name to the list. Let's make it really big!    Go to the REGATTA PAGE  ...

Adventure Awaits

Announcing our January Learn to Sail course for the adventurous YOUTH group.  Wakatere's adventure program is designed for teens/youths aged 12-17yrs to have fun, make friends, and learn a variety of skills. As a family club with opportunities to learn to sail at all ages, we encourage the 12-17 group to try something new. This course is for complete beginners and is sailed in our club 2 person RS Feva dinghies - learn both helm and crew skills and much more.   Monday 24 - Friday ...

New Dates for Safety Course

We have been able to secure two dates for Patrol Boat Rescue Courses to be held at Wakatere over the next month. No previous experience is required.  The first course is just 12 days away so we need expressions of interest asap to be able to proceed with this one.  COURSE #1  WHERE: Wakatere Boating Club WHEN: Sunday 23rd JanuaryTIME: 8:00am - 4:00pm. UPDATE, Course #1 is hoping to finish in time for afternoon racing.   COURSE #2WHERE: Wakatere Boati...

Regatta Protocol Update

With several regattas scheduled for Wakatere in the coming months, Wakatere has updated its Regatta Protocol in line with the Covid-19 Protection Framework. 13/01/2022 All competitors aged 12 yrs and 3 months, volunteers, supporters, coaches, and event staff that attend a regatta at Wakatere need to be fully vaccinated against COVID 19 and provide documented proof at registration, or provide evidence of a medical exemption. Children under the age of 12 years and 3 months are exempt.  REGATT...

Make a Difference

Don't forget our small building project is still underway and there is so much more to go!  We need everyone and anyone's help to raise that final $60,000.  For more about why we are pushing ahead and how you can make a difference -  CLICK HERE Support the donation campaign!...

HELP NEEDED!

Wakatere needs your help to fill both on-water and off-water volunteer roles for the 2022 Optimist & Starling Auckland Champs & Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta 5-7 Feb. While the on-water roles provide the best views of the racing action, there are a wide range of opportunities to show your support - and no experience is required for some of them. Our committee will find something suitable.  If you have a sailor participating, you help is expected - members and visitors alike. If you sail ...

Clean Clubs

This week Yachting New Zealand launched the Clean Club Programme and Wakatere was one of the first club's registered.  We look forward to taking our members and wider community with us on this journey - to  continue our efforts to be sustainable and reduce the environmental impact of our day-to-day club activities. The press release https://www.yachtingnz.org.nz/... The programme https://www.cleanclub-yachting... More about Sustainability at Wakatere ...

Kids - Sail Away this Summer!

With the summer school holidays coming up, we have a fantastic outdoor option for the 8-11 year age group to stay outside and stay active - learn to sail!   Understand the basics of how the wind works, parts of the boat, and how to set up and control their boat while working as a team and having fun. Just the ticket after the last year.  Sailing is a great way to get out, have fun, and make new friends while learning new skills, regardless of whether or not kids are comp...

Support Our Club's Future

The deck at Wakatere Boating Club is our special place - the heart and soul of our club where everyone comes together.  The place where we meet new peopleThe place where we bump into friendsThe place where we watch the sailing The place where we share a yarn with mates The place where we celebrateThe place where we fly the flag The place where we enjoy the view If you want to do it all again, now and into the future - you can! BACKGROUND The deck replacement and extensio...

Time for Adults

If you've got a little sense of adventure, take an Adult Learn to Sail course at Wakatere this summer. We have a course starting the first week of January (4th-7th) when many of you are able to take some time for yourselves. Level 1 is designed for complete beginners and covers the basics about how to control the boat and sails, helm and crew positions and how to stay safe on the water. It's fun, it's social and it's never too late to learn new things.  Boats provided, YNZ qualified co...

Christmas Drinks

Join fellow club members and their families & partners for a Christmas Drink and some festive cheer this Sunday 19th Dec 2021. The bar will be open from 3:00pm with a few Christmas specials.    CLUB RACING The Black Stick Race is a favourite at Wakatere. One longer race that starts just off the Club and heads across the harbour to Rangitoto. A navigation stick we have called the 'Black Stick' is used as a rounding mark - it's just off the shore from Rangit...

Big Field Likely at Oceanbridge

News from YNZ -  It will feel like a new era for many different reasons at February's Oceanbridge NZL Sailing Regatta at the Wakatere Boating Club. Not only will it be one of the first major regattas in this country after what has been a very disruptive period due to Covid-19 but it will also be the first in a new Olympic cycle. On top of that it will act as the youth trials for the New Zealand team chosen for next year's youth sailing world championships and will also run alongside the 202...

New Designs

Great Christmas gifts for the sailor in your house!   Whether you are heading out for a sail, meeting socially distanced friends or lucky enough to head out of Auckland to a regatta in the near future… 🙏🏻  Show where your loyalty lies and invest in a new piece of CLUB CLOTHING this season!  New designs for 2021/2022New colours for 2021/2022Online shopping & delivery from DigiteesShop 24/7 T-shirts from AS Colour NZ Customise your class t shirt with your...