Looking to Crew winter racing

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Recent arrival and looking for best way to contact skippers needing crew for racing.

Intermediate experience, looking for regular spot.

Cheers Fraser

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Where are you and what area suits you best? 

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Based in Hataitai,

Not fussed on travel ,just need to get on water, experience on trim, bow and mainsail so happy to fit into regular crew.

Best contact 021646435

Thaknks

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Your best bet is to contact Clubs and add yourself to their wanting to crew lists.The links below might help. 

 

Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club

Port Nicholson Yacht Club email Nicci Wood the Sailing Secretary sailing@rpnyc.org.nz

Port Nich also has a section on their noticeboard for people wanting to crew. Noticeboard is pretty easy to find, it's to the left of the bar. 

 

There's also Worser Bay Boat Club which is basically a dinghy club. 

 

Quite a number of other groups around town also have sailing/boating groups. Close to you that spring to mind include Vic Uni Sailing, Sea Cadets, Coast Guard, sea Scouts, Dragon Boat Racing and Waka Ama. Oh and Welly Classic Yacht Trust skippers are always looking for both crew and people wanting to help with maintenance.

 

Such groups are not only looking for participants but they always need people to help run the programmes. I'm sure the Sea Cadets don't just send a bunch of ten year olds out by themselves on their wonderful keel boats several times each week. Maybe you'd enjoy helping with things like the start box/boat, boat maintenance. All clubs struggle to get people to drive the safety boats for example.   

 

Include what type/size/style of boat you prefer, ie dinghy or keeler or whatever. Most skippers with boats involved in some sort of regular sailing programme need crew, and so when they read your advert, the first thing they're pondering is whether there might be a match with their boat, crew and style. So suggest you also include whether you're into super serious racing, cruising, crossing Cook Strait trips etc. Or maybe just a bash round the cans in a slow fat little racer/cruiser on Friday nights.

 

And whilst age isn't specifically important I think it helps to say if your 12, or in your twenties or fifties. Similarly state what types of boats you have and/or want to gain experience with? 

 

A particularly good place to go, if you're interested in keel boat racing is the Clyde Quay Boat Harbour (in front of Port Nich Yacht Club). Gawk at their web site for races times and turn up at the harbour an hour or two before hand. Wander along in front of the boat sheds and say hi to the people getting their boats ready.