6th and 7th September | Kapiti Radio Yacht Club An event by the numbers: The event can surely be summed up in the words of the regatta and series winner, Chris W: “when the wind is in here, this is one of the best places to sail” And the wind was on point for almost … Read more
15th – 17th August | Kapiti Radio Yacht Club Leading up to the IOM Oceania Event to be held at Lake Pegasus in a little over a months’ time, the 2025 IOM Nationals was seen by many to be the perfect warm-up event… big fleets, catching up with friends, and of course the perfect opportunity … Read more
16 DF65 and 14 DF95 sailors assembled at Awatea Lake in Parapraumu for the Wellington DF Champs. While the weather could not have been better – the breeze posed challenges for both sailors and the RO. What little breeze there was made for some great racing, with the shifty light conditions providing many passing opportunities … Read more
Held at Wattle Farm Saturday 19th July & Sunday 20th July 2025 Race Officer Report The rain went through on Thursday and Friday and so did the wind. Saturday morning was fine but very light shifty zephyrs from all directions. We had decided to split the 38 entries into 3 fleets in case we had to race a short course across … Read more
We had 24 starters on Saturday morning as Mr Pryde had left his escape from New Plymouth too late, and Mother Nature trapped him there. We decided to run one big fleet of 24 boats to give the sailors some practice at sailing in a fleet bigger than the 10 to 14 we have become accustomed to … Read more
Held at Wattle Farm Saturday 5th July & Sunday 7th July 2025 Race Officer Report DF65s were first up on Saturday with 11 entries and light North Westerly winds. Racing was across the carpark end of the pond in 2 to 5 knots and a couple of light showers. The course was set with inside out gates at both the … Read more
Dates: 6–8 June 2025Venue: Wattle Farm, AucklandHost: Northern Maritime Model Society (NMMS)Boats Entered: 37 The 2025 DF95 Nationals at Wattle Farm featured a strong fleet of 37 boats. Please find below a brief regatta report summarising the event. Friday: Registration and Practice Friday was dedicated to registration and practice, allowing competitors to familiarise themselves with the venue and conditions … Read more
Friday (Matariki) dawned a grey and still morning…with the forecast for light and variable winds…(unfortunately fairly accurate). After a delayed start due to a lack of wind, the regatta got under way an hour late, but still managed 16 heats (8 races) by the end of the first day. The winds were out of the … Read more
held at Wattle Farm 17th & 18th May 2025 Race Officer Report The forecast for Saturday was for fine weather and a light Northerly Breeze of 4 to 8 knots. The course was set on a slight diagonal down the pond with the top marks closer to the bank we were sailing from and the bottom marks out in the centre of the … Read more
This was a fun regatta arranged to give the classic fleet a warm up before the Auckland Classic IOM Champs on Matariki weekend in June. We had a good turnout of 14 boats covering 2 decades and included Dave Panting from Katikati with his SP2 – the fattest of the Fat Boys. ‘Dirty Dancing’ (Cockatoo2) … Read more
