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PO Box 188
Te Awamutu
New Zealand
Last update 22nd November
Waikato Lakes, Notice of Race here, 30th November.
Club News here
Updated Calendar
Paper Tiger Regatta Photographs here
Karapiro Regatta Photographs here
Joker Regatta Photographs here
Trailer Regatta Photographs here
What is happening early in the season?
• Waikato Lakes Regatta, Lake Ngaroto 30th November 2008
An invitation is extended to Waikato wide sailors to come and sail at home of the Ngaroto Sailing Club. This is a popular venue with great water to sail in, the lake being relatively open to the prevailing breeze. Boats are rigged and launched from an expansive grassed reserve right in front of the Clubhouse that has a full view of the racing area. The Club is known for its hosting of regattas (both on and off the water), this being the forth “open event” this season. Ngaroto members dominated the previous Lakes Series round sailed at Lake Karapiro on the 2nd of Nov.; it now might be the turn of members of other clubs to head the fleets? Briefing is at 10.00am with four races scheduled to follow. Valuable prizes from New Zealand Sailing Ltd www.nzsailing.net have been sourced; they are sure to please!• Six-Hour Race, Saturday the 13th December 2008
The Club’s annual endurance challenge. “Plates” for Trailer Yacht and also Centreboard members are up for grabs. A novelty aspect to the racing is also planned. Briefing is at 10.15 am and the “Gun” will sound at 11.00 hours (on the dot) for the start. A shorter junior event is possible it there is a demand. Laps sailed in the time are corrected by boat handicap, so all have a chance of winning! A Pot Luck dinner, time for rest and rehydrating follows the racing.• Lake Tarawera trip, 24th -26th January 2009 (Auckland Anniversary Weekend)
The Club excursion/social sail will be one to remember. We are very lucky to have the use of a batch on the shores of Tarawera (thanks to Linda Civil). From a relaxed start at noon on Saturday a plan will develop (Linda has it well started). Motor boats have been seconded to keep us safe or for sporting activity, a sail to Hot Water beach, a walk to other lakes, all are possible. If not staying in your boat camping on the lawn will be safe. Food items will be co-ordinated a little later and a RSPV 16th Jan. will be required. More details to follow!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
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
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