2019 Learn to Sail Clarks Beach Trip

Jan 30, 2019 | LTS, News, Optimist

On the 9th & 10th of February is our annual Clarks Beach sailing trip. It is one of the favourite events for our Junior sailor’s and families. We start the day at the club, getting our boats ready followed by a safety briefing and hitting the water. After a...

2018 – 2019 Learn to Sail is off and Running

Oct 29, 2018 | LTS, News

The weekend saw the kick off of the 2018 – 2019 Learn to Sail season. Following introductions and a briefing we tucked ourselves up the Waiuku Estuary in what was a breezy Saturday start. Despite the 15kts coming across the basin we had the fleet of fourteen out...

AGM 7th August 2018

Jul 13, 2018 | News

The 2018 AGM is set for August 7th at 7:30pm. There is plenty coming up in the next sailing season, within our control we’ll have the new boat compound to plan and build, and some alterations to the club house entrance. On the sailing side we’ve pencilled...

Final events for Summer 2018

May 9, 2018 | News

G’day WYC Sailors and supporters, Here’s a quick note to get a couple of important dates in your calendar’s: 1) The Closing Series 19th / 20th May – that is the weekend coming and is the postponed final weekend of the 2017 / 18 season. 2) The...

420 Regatta

May 1, 2018 | News

NZTSA National Secondary School Team Sailing Regatta Waiuku arrived fully fledged on Saturday, attending briefing in our yacht club hoodies, after sussing out the local playgrounds. We settled in after briefing for an early night, getting ready for the weeks’ worth of...

2018 Manukau Regatta

Apr 15, 2018 | News, Sailing

Some shots of the 2018 Manukau Regatta start gun. Clearly there was enough breeze at one point to turn a tern, but that came and went with the rain. After the windiest week in local history it was a shame to have none today and end up towing boats home. None the less...

Manukau Shield this weekend

Apr 10, 2018 | News, Sailing

Just a reminder that this Sunday 15th April is the Manukau Shield regatta. The shield is currently hanging on our club wall and we would like to keep it there so we hope to see as many of you at the club this weekend. I am sure there will be a few clubs trying to...

Live From The Field

Feb 24, 2018 | News

Clarks Beach Trip 2018 Well, there really wasn’t much wind – or tide for that matter! – when we pulled up to the yacht club on Saturday morning. Our 420 crew was rearing to go, racing the learn to sail kids onto the water, their boats notwithstanding the competition...