11th October |
Sailing season starts. Learn to sail enrollments
and fun sailing day from 8:30am. Club racing every Sunday afternoon starts from 1pm. All centreboard classes welcome |
7th November |
Classic Yachts Regatta. Classic keel boats and
classic centreboard classes welcome. (NOR posted shortly). |
15th November |
Reactor Gold Cup. (Back up date of 29th
Nov if postponed. (NOR posted shortly). |
23rd November |
High Schools Teams Learn to Sail course begins. |
28th &29th Nov |
NBYC Adventure sailing weekend camp.* |
13th December |
Last day of spring sailing season. Club Fun Sailing Day and Family picnic. |
Mid January 2010 |
School Holidays Learn to Sail programme. (Details to be finalized). |
24th & 25th January 2010 |
Moffit Cup Regatta. Idle Along class, 80th Anniversary celebration. An inter-provincial sailing challenge between Wellington & Auckland to contest the Moffit Cup. |
25th January |
Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta. NBYC hosts the Liberty, 2.4mR, Optimist Green, X3, Navy Crown, Idle Along, Sunburst, Y W Heron, Jolly Boats, Sea Scout Cutters. |
29th January |
NBYC Summer Club & High School Sailing programme starts. |
*Sailing camps:
Two Adventure Sailing camps are held each season. Sailors get the opportunity to utilize the skills learnt in a less informal way.
Adventures to date include:
• Sailing to Rangitoto Island for the weekend. Click here for photos.
• Sailing to Bayswater for Icecreams.
• Sailing into the upper harbour for a picnic at Island Bay.
• Sailing from Birkenhead under the Greenhithe bridge and back.
• A picnic at Bayswater Reserve by the Navel Base.
• An upper Harbour treasure hunt including landing on Watchman Island.