Regatta Report

2025 North Harbour IOM Championships Race Officer’s Report

The Gulf Harbour Radio Yacht club welcomed 29 competitors from through-out the North Island to compete in the 2025 North Harbour IOM Champs. The venue in Regency Park Drive Lake offers good parking for cars and easy access to launch and retrieve the yachts. The HMS scoring system was used which required B and A heats finishing up with 13 races held … Read more

2024 Geoff Smale Memorial Report

Perfect conditions for the 2024 Geoff Smale Memorial Regatta North Shore Radio Yacht Squadron held the 10th regatta in memory of club stalwart and top New Zealand sailor Geoff Smale on Wednesday 11th December at Quarry Lake, Northcote Rd. The 5 – 10k NE breeze blowing off Lake Pupuke onto the quarry provided excellent conditions for 25 … Read more

2024 EC12 Nationals – Race Officer Report

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

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