CHISTCHURCH MODEL YACHT CLUB 125 YEARS OF MODEL YACHTING IN CHRISTCHURCH!On 17 June 1898 a group of Christchurch gentlemen formed the Christchurch Model Yacht Club.Amazingly, 125 years later, the club is still going strong, and racing regularly at Lake Victoria,Christchurch, making it the second oldest model yacht club in the world.To celebrate, on the exact … Read more
DF95 North Island ChampsSaturday 6 th May to Sunday 7 th May at Wattle Farm Race Officers ReportConditions for Saturday were pretty much as per the Forecast of Northerlies at 15 knots which wasmid ‘A Rig’ blowing down the pond from the carpark end with plenty of shifts and big wind lanes tobe exploited on … Read more
SO, YOU THINK YOU KNOW THE RULES? 1. SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW THE RULES (Scenario 1) How many times on the shoreline have you heard someone say, if you tack from port to starboard inside the zone at a port hand windward mark you have no rights at all over boats that entered the zone … Read more
Updating of the NZRYA website and introducing the new Webmaster
22nd April at Wattle. ExpectationsA bright sunny day with an 8 -10 knot south westerly and 11 majestic racing yachts guiding across the lake a bitlike “Swan Lake”.RealityA drizzling day with a 10 knt NNE’ly, swinging N and lighting with 9 boats.Racing stated at 1030 with all the boats sailing with “B” rigs, Phil was … Read more
Reuben Muir accepting his Gold Medal for the NZ DF65 National Championship
