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17/9/11
WYC Summer season opening weekend is oct 15th and 16th, dust off the boat , slap on some sunscreen and get down there, summer programme out
soon.
24/4/11 Our 2010 2011 Summer Season has now wrapped up. A solid "hiking" breeze for both days of the final weekend made for good sailing. An 8.30am start for the Match Racing was obviously just a bit to early for most with only a few hardened sailors turning out for this fun competition. Being the final Champs race, Sunday was well attended with some tight competitive sailing.
The most eventful racing of the day was in the Opti Champs races with Aaron Lamont getting 2 firsts, comprehensively knocking the girls off their perch. Aaron and Cameron Flemming have been doing a little more sailing than Sophie and Morgan and it showed. Racing was tight, with a couple of bumps, clearly a couple of rules sessions are required in next years training. The final outcome of the series not affected, the biggest indiscretion was settled with the shouting of coke.
Aron was awarded the Craig Hamilton Trophy for his 2 firsts.
Prize Giving Friday May 13 6.30pm Our Prize Giving this year will be held at 6.30pm on May 13 at the club. As has become normal it will be a pot luck dinner followed by the prize giving. It is a great way to wrap up the season. Winter Sailing Winter Sailing kicks off on May 8 see the Program for details. Wooden Optimists With a good fleet of Plastic Training Optimists we are retiring some of our older wooden boats at very reasonable costs. If you are interested please contact Geoff or Justin. 21/2/11 Village Bar And Grill Regatta.
A weekend of light shifting wind made for some challenging but good sailing. With very tight competition, especially in the Finns and Optimists.
David Hoogenboom took out line honours in the Finns with Rob Coutts and Gerrit Bearda third. Sophie Letcher took out the Optimists with some very close competition from Aron Lamont and Morgan Sharp. Zak Butters was the winner of "the rest" - Lasers and Zephyrs.
Thanks to Rex Erikson and Kevin McGee for providing the race management.
Sailing in March
Club racing continues during March while the Finns have their big month with the Veterans and Nationals. Please do not be intimidated by the big Finn fleet and come down sailing . There will definitely be racing for any non Finn sailors on March 5 and Club Champs for everyone on March 6.
Juniors
Everyone that sailed to Clarks Beach has proven they are capable of getting around a course and it would be great to see you on the water and racing. If you do not want to race you can still use the boats. If Max is not at the club you must have a parent and check with Geoff or Justin before going out.
Geoff and Justin will be sailing their own boats during March.
Manukau Regatta
The Manukau Regatta is an annual inter-club regatta for Manukau Harbour yacht clubs. This year it is on Sunday March 20 at Clarks Beach. Unfortunately it clashes with the Finn Nationals so we will not have any Finns able to attend and represent us, therefore we need as many other Waiuku Yacht Club sailors as possible to go and try and win the Manukau Regatta Shield.
Clarks Beach Yacht Club are celebrating their 40th anniversary the day before and have an Invitation race scheduled as part of their celebration.
See details of Manukau Regatta attached.
Learn to Sail - see Clarks Beach pic's here and here more here
7/11/10
Congratulations to Cameron Flemming wining his first Champs race in only his second day in his new boat.
 2/11/10 The Waiuku Yacht Club's summer season is now well underway with excellent sailing on our first two weekends. Gerrit Bearda has taken an early lead in the Club Champs Series for the Finn Class, with David Hoogenboom very close behind. A good Laser fleet was in attendance for the first weekend's sailing as well as Finns, Zephyrs and Optimists. Racing included the challenging UP THE CREEK race, where marks were placed well up the channels and sailors had to navigate mangroves and tricky winds, heading up towards the township, Waitangi Falls, out to "The Needles", up the estuary near Tahuna Pa Rd and then Elsie Dr, each time returning to the middle of the the main Sandspit Sailing area. David Hoogenboom won the Finn race, Shaaron McKee the Laser and Sophie Letcher the Optimist. Lead by Justin Hurst, the Club's Learn to Sail program starts on November 6. The course is being modified this year to follow Yachting New Zealand's Learn to Sail Program, where sailors will log their achievements as they progress through the course. The course will culminate in a great adventure for the young sailors, being a sail from Waiuku to Clarks Beach, an overnight stay and sail home. The very sheltered waters of the Waiuku Yacht Club make it an excellent place to Learn to Sail. Any interest please see the club website www.wyc.org .nz or ph Justin Hurst ph2356161. Latest Finn Flash Gallery |
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