2026 Northland Champs, Lake Manuwai, Kerikeri Winners are Grinners! Day One A good turn out with 26 boats on the start line for the first race on Lake Manuwai. RO John Rountree was able to set a fair sailing track on the new southern sailing area that proved to be exceptionally good for the northerly breeze … Read more
Race Officer Report – Mark Jenkins Day 1 Saturday July 18 With the prevailing wind conditions coming in from southwest meant the course could be set reasonably close and allowing a good length for the control area on a dry surface. Course was set from the start marks up to the Winward mark to port … Read more
R.O. Report Auckland IOM Championships 2026 NMMS Wattle Farm Sometimes you just get lucky. For me Saturday morning started with light rain all the way from Albany to south Auckland, where the sun was trying to shine but the wind was a non-starter leaving the lake as a millpond, However, after an early 11.30 call … Read more
April 4-5 Best Island NELSON – RO’s Report The build-up and anticipation prior to this event was palpable- despite fuel prices decimating travelling entries, twelve intrepid DF65 enthusiasts from around the region arrived to watch the RO undergo formalities dressed in a Mankini Easter Bunny suit. Racing commenced on time, despite a costume malfunction, and … Read more
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
Kai Iwi Lakes 20th – 22nd March 2026 Conditions for the weekend really turned it on for the 45 entrants in the regatta. Typical of autumn lake sailing the wind took some time to fill in. The forecasting was accurate, so while it is tempting to chase the early morning wind when setting a course, and bearing in mind … Read more
28th February – 1st March | Nelson Radio Sailing Club With the much-anticipated IOM Nationals being hosted in Nelson at the end of the year 28 keen IOM sailors from as far North as the Bay of Islands and from the depths of Dunedin gathered at the Nelson Radion Sailing Club’s amazing facility at Best … Read more
6th – 7th December | Nelson Radio Sailing Club Sea Breezes almost guaranteed, the Beginning of Summer, the end of the 2025 Calendar Season, Amazing Hospitality and Venue – and of course the venue for the 2026 IOM Nationals… What more reason did you need to be in Nelson for the TOTS Regatta? 33 Sailors … Read more
With 25 entries, the Geoff Smale Memorial Regatta at The Quarry was shaping up to be an event to be contested. Weather forecast was predicting rain with an ENE wind blowing up to 25 knots. Racing started at 1000hrs in overcast conditions with the two fleets sailing in middle of A rig wind range. The … Read more
1st – 2nd November | Wellington Radio Yacht Club Recently, the Wellington Radio Yacht Club (WRYC) has found a new home – the Evans Bay Yacht and Motor Boat Club. Based at the bottom of Evans Bay in Wellington this new venue was the location for the Murray Rountree Memorial IOM Regatta. The venue was amazing, … Read more
