www.teawamutu.net/nbc
PO Box 188
Te Awamutu
New Zealand
Ngaroto Winning Ways.
Last update 16th May 2009
AGM (19th June) notice here
John Dixon winter series (from 5th July) notice here
Closing day photos here and results here
Club News here including Phase 2 Regatta results here
Phase II Regatta photographs here and here
AGM and prize giving June 19th, Whitby homestead, Te Awamutu.
Contact a member of the committee for further details
Updated Calendar and ODs for 2009
Pokeru Series here
Tarawera photographs here
Kawhia photographs 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
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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