www.teawamutu.net/nbc
PO Box 188
Te Awamutu
New Zealand
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Last update 20th August
Away Regattas
Updated Calendar
Brass Monkey Report and Photographs
John Dixon Report and Photographs
WORKING BEE SATURDAY 30th August here
What is happening early in the season?
Opening Day on the 7th September 2008, briefing at 10.30am
Come on brave the conditions, show your early season form!
The Annual Ngaroto Trailer Yacht Regatta, 27th and 28th 2008
Briefing at 1000am. A great weekend for sailing; and will include the
“Under Water” theme for the Pot Luck dinner on Saturday night Notice of Race here
The Joker Owners Assoc. Championship Regatta, 11th and 12th October 2008
All Joker owners are encouraged to help make this another great weekend’s sailing. Be there and ready to go by 1000am. Notice of Race here
Paper Tiger sailors have an opportunity to sail at Ngaroto on the 15th and 16th November 2008. The regatta will count towards their North Island Freshwater series. Briefing is at 1000 am on Saturday. Ngaroto hospitality, breakfast, lunch and dinner, camping, on water photos and great sailing are all a part of the program. Notice of Race here
Membership fees for the 2008-9 season are due
Fees add to revenue earned from regattas and grants and are needed to keep the clubhouse, boatshed and patrol boats in good order. We are very fortunate that we have a great club spirit at working bees and throughout the whole year that allows most work to be done on a voluntary basis and thus keeping fees at a very modest level.
Details of fees are here. Please post your cheque to: Ngaroto Sailing Club, PO Box 188, Te Awamutu
Results of the John Dixon Memorial Series here. Photographs from the series are here.
CALENDAR FOR 2008-2009 IS Here
Welcome
Lake Ngaroto has been a popular sailing venue since the 1950s. The clubooms were opened in 1967 and there is secure boat storage.
Originally the club catered for motorboats and sail but a lake bylaw now prevents the use of motorboats (apart from patrol boats) on the lake and only sail and rowing or kayaks are permitted on the lake.
This ruling makes for an ideal (quiet) environment for yachties to enjoy a day’s sail or paddle.
Ngaroto is small relative to Rotorua or Taupo, but a course leg of over 1 km is possible when the wind blows from the northwest. The lake is an ideal venue for both centreboard and trailer yacht racing.
Popular classes are are:
• Laser, Optimist, Fire Bug, “P” Class, Starling, Phase II, 420 Class
• Paper Tigers and Hobie Cats (multi-hulls)
• Trailer Yachts from 5 to 8 meters (Joker 6.7, Sabre 22, Kestrel 18, Elliott 7.4).
Danny Padman (Commodore)
Ph (07) 871 8286
Ngaroto Sailing Club’s mission statement is:
• To provide an enjoyable and safe sailing environment for members and visitors.
• Where skills can be improved in an atmosphere of friendly competition.
• And to maintain the club’s reputation for convivial hosting and a family environment.
We welcome everybody who would like to participate, a good portion of new members are new to the sport. Ngaroto is a great environment in which to learn to sail. Valuable help and advice is available from club members in a relatively safe and sheltered lake environment. Many of those who have moved on to keeler ownership will claim they learnt to sail on Ngaroto. Many also return to the lake because of its central location making a days sailing easy to achieve.
We have a full calendar from September to April with the Christmas break free.
Owen Johnston (Secretary)
Ph (07) 871 8209