Results

2024 Northland Championships – Day 1 (14 September 2024)

An ominous start to the event with the wind swinging through 150deg and inconsistent breeze. Eventually got underway dealing with the shifting breeze as best as we could which led to some interesting results. Breeze varied all day with everything from the very bottom of A rig up to near the top of B rig in the … Read more

Taranaki Classic IOM Regatta 

The New Plymouth Radio Control Yacht Club hosted the Taranaki Classic IOM Regatta at Lake Rotomanu in Fitzroy, New Plymouth, on the weekend of the 31st of August/1st of September. This regatta was the 2nd regatta of a 3 regatta series for Classic IOM’s with the 1st hosted by NMMS at Wattle farm in June with the 3rd to be hosted by Kāpiti Radio Yacht Club on the 21st & 22nd September. … Read more

IOM CLASSIC REGATTA – RO Report

WattleFarmSailing (NMMS) hosted the recent Classic IOM Regatta. This is for Pre 2010 non-tumblehome designs… (so pre-Britpop and V8). 19 classic IOM’s turned up…most in immaculate condition The oldest were the Drumbeats and an SP2 from Tauranga. A freshly-launched Drumbeat2 design from that era was present (unfortunately it was a bit fresh out of the … Read more

DF65 NORTH ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIP – FINAL RESULTS and RO REPORT

DF65 NORTH ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIP – FINAL RESULTS and RO REPORT Sunday, May 26, 2024 The 2024 DF65 North Island Championship was held at Wattle Farm across a blustery weekend. The wind was straight down the lake…12-18 knot SSW on the Saturday, and 15-25 knots SSW on the Sunday. A+ rigs were the go on Saturday … Read more

DF95 North Island Championships Final Results

The DF95 NI Champs final results are available at : https://kapitradioyachtclub.wixsite.com/kapiti-radio-y-club/race-results There was good sailing on Saturday afternoon, but a very frustrating Sunday at Winstones, Otaki with only one race completed. Toby Lecher 3rd. Nigel Sibun 2nd. Chris Wischnowsky 1st. – Well sailed in difficult conditions Event photos are here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rEDtiOTrfUs50R9suHSLN7Speg7uSCqr?usp=drive_link The link is open to anyone who wants to view.