Winstones Lake, Otaki – RO Report Eleven skippers entered the 2026 EC12 National Champs; four representing the Ruahine Radio Yacht Squadron (RRYS) with Kapiti Radio Yacht Club (KRYC) making up the remainder. The forecast offered north westerlies for most of Saturday, but light and shifty north to northeasterly breezes on Sunday. Both days were expected … Read more
The EC12 National Championships to be held on 28-29 March 2026 has been added to the sailing calendar along with the Notice of Race and the Sailing Instructions. The event is now open to receive entries.
RO Report For those not familiar with the EC12, a little background: The class began as a tank testing model for a proposed Charles Morgan design prior to the 1964 America Cup defence. While the design didn’t secure a place in AC history, the tank testing plug was used to create the first moulds for … Read more
Hello! A new topic has been posted by RC Chairman Gordon Davies on the IRSA forum. Topic title: Hailing Room to Tack Topic url: https://radiosailing.org/forums/topic/hailing-room-to-tack-2/ Post content: I have sent this message to al DNMs: RRS 20.1 has been changed as has rule RRS E1.3(b). When asking for room to tack at an obstruction the required … Read more
The regatta documents for this event have now been uploaded and the entries are now open.
The EC12 National Championship 2025 was held at Best Island, Nelson on 8th and 9th March 2025. In all, eight boats entered. Christchurch, Nelson and Kapiti Clubs were represented. Day 1 started on the back of the southerly that had come up the country and dawned a cool, grey day. The breeze was flukey from … Read more
The results of the 2025 EC12 Nationals EC12 Nationals 2025 Scoring: RRS Appendix A Sail Sailor Rank Tot R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 R 5 R 6 R 7 R 8 R 9 R 10 R 11 R 12 R 13 R 14 R 15 R 16 R 17 R 18 R … Read more
Entries are now open for the 2025 EC12 National Championships to be held at Best Island, Richmond, Nelson on 8-9 March 2025. This event is organised by the Nelson Radio Sailing Club.
The Sailing calendar is beginning to be filled. The DF Racing and IOM schedules are loaded and the EC12 Nationals, North Island, and South Island events are loaded. Even better, the North Harbour IOM and DF95 events have their Notice of Race and Sailing instructions uploaded and entries are open. More events are sure to … Read more
30 November to 1 December There’s a resurgence of interest in the EC12 class with fourteen boats having entered this national championship. The contest this year was the strongest nationals fleet the class has seen for some time. Unfortunately one boat had to withdraw, and one could only race on Sunday. The forecast for both … Read more
