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Thanks Clipper. As well as a great coastal race this race has a great social aspect on shore at Marsden Cove on arrival!
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The Marsden Cove Route 66 is Richmond Yacht Club’s “short” coastal race – 66nm from Auckland to Marsden Cove, Whangarei. Organised in association with Onerahi YC, the race includes open keeler, multihull and singlehanded divisions. With a 9AM start you’ll finish Friday evening with time to join in the party at Marsden Cove Marina. It is a great introduction to coastal racing for new boats as the safety requirements are Cat 4+ and the fleet stays within the barrier islands.
The singlehanded division of the Route 66 is the "Route 1" and is the longest singlehanded coastal race in NZ. We expect over 20 boats on the line this year!
Get more information on the links below.
Friday 4th March 2016, 0900 hrs start
Notice of Race | Entry Form | 2 Minute Form | More Details
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Want to train or find crew?
Every summer RYC run the Victoria Friday Night Special Series to give people a chance to get out on the water and experience a taste of sailing. Next race is Friday 27 November.
Come and enjoy fun no extras racing around the cans on Friday nights, take out friends for a sail around the harbour and train existing and new crew members.
However it's also a great opportunity for skippers to find new crew for their regular racing, meet new people or to use as a stepping stone into more serious racing.
Free entry for boat owners who take a Friday Night Special crew member. Enter a single race or the series.
• Races start at 1830 hours, race time limit is 2030 hours
• No race fee for boats who take allocated Friday Special Crew - crew are rotated each race to experience different boats and skippers (you decide how many crew you are able to take).
• Great social time at the club after racing with some great spot prizes
• Inner harbour courses
• Single start, mixed fleet with no extras
Call Kate in the office if you're interested (09 376 4332) or see website for details and dates.
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Benefit party this Saturday!
For those that remember, we hosted James and Somira at RYC a few years ago to share stories from their adventurous life. Now they need our help - their yacht Anasazi Girl was dismasted off Chile and we're helping raise funds for the replacement.
So... Shipwreck (dress up) Party!! Live music, auction, gutter boat racing. See the poster for full details.
Saturday, Nov 21st, 7PM-1AM @ RYC, Westhaven Marina.
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Hi there,
Our club run a great series every summer for people new to sailing. It's a series of 8 races and you get the chance to meet different skippers, other keen sailors and sail on boats of different sizes.
Give our friendly club admin Kate a call in the office (Tues-Fri) on 09 3764332 or find out more on the series page on our website.
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Want to train or find crew?
Want to build your race skills?Every summer RYC run the Victoria Friday Night Special Series to give people a chance to get out on the water and experience a taste of sailing.
However it's also a great opportunity for skippers to find new crew for their regular racing, meet new people or to use as a stepping stone into more serious racing.
Come and enjoy fun no extras racing around the cans on Friday nights, take out friends for a sail around the harbour and train existing and new crew members.
Free entry for boat owners who take a Friday Night Special crew member. Enter a single race or the series.
As well as our regular skippers who take Friday Special Crew these races also offer low key racing to those skippers who are new to racing and want to give it a go or would like to use the evening for crew training in a non-threatening race.Join us back at the RYC club house for a drink or dinner and prize giving, followed by a short sailing seminar. These aim to give crew some idea of what is expected of them when they hop onto your boat.
Contact the Richmond Yacht Club for more details 09 376 4332 or visit richmondyc.org.nz
• Races start at 1830 hours with allocated crew on boat no later than 1800 hours, race time limit is 2030 hours
• No race fee for boats who take allocated Friday Special Crew - crew are rotated each race to experience different boats and skippers (you decide how many crew you are able to take). $20 race fee for those boats who don’t sail with allocated Friday Special Crew (good crew training series)
• Great social time at the club after racing with some great spot prizes
• Inner harbour courses
• Single start, mixed fleet with no extras
• No need to commit to the whole seriesSee our website for dates and more info - first race Friday 16 October.
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Richmond Yacht Club Presents: Tiritiri Matangi as a Cruising Destination
We’ve all done it...we sail through the Tiri Channel on the way to Kawau and wonder what is going on over there on the “Bird Island”.
When was the last time you went ashore on Tiri?
Have you ever been ashore on Tiri?
You should, ‘cos it’s a great place to visit.
It is a destination which is well worth adding to your itinerary for a stop. You could spend a couple of hours on the way to Kawau, or anchor over in a beautiful sheltered bay as part of a longer trip and enjoy a leisurely stroll amongst the birdlife. There is great snorkelling off the beach too!
Tiritiri Matangi has much to offer to families and cruisers alike.
To find out more about Tiritiri Matangi as a cruising destination, come along to the Richmond Yacht Club this Friday (25 Sept) for dinner and a chat.Bar open from 6pm, dinner from 6.30. Talk at 7.30pm.
Menu: Honey Mustard Chicken on Scallop Potatoes, Buttered Corn, Green Salad, Broccoli, Garlic Rolls, $20. RSVP for catering to the club.
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VAGABONDS AND LADIES
A glimpse back at some of Auckland’s Sailing History.To help lead into the 75th Anniversary of the club being at Westhaven, we have arranged an evening to hear a little about the “South Sea Vagabond.” Tony Stevenson of the Tino Rawa Trust will be the guest speaker at our August Social Dinner.
Tony will be telling us some of the history of the yacht Ngataki and her sailing adventures in Auckland and the Pacific Ocean Seventy Five years ago. Ngataki was built by Johnny Wray in the 1930’s and sailed extensively around New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. Johnny’s book “The South Sea Vagabond” was recently re-released and is available from Boat Books.
Tony has a great selection of photos and will take some interesting excerpts from Ngataki’s “Ship’s Log” The Ngataki has a long and colourful history and Tony is a great speaker, so I am sure you will all have a most enjoyable evening.
Bar opens at 6pm, dinner at 6.30pm, Presentation at 7.30pm
Menu for the night: Beef Curry, Butter Chicken, Bananas in coconut, Raita, Green Beans, Rice, Naan Bread and Pickles. $20. Please let Kate know if you are coming so that we don’t run out of food. RSVP to office
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It’s the last race of the CRC and New World Winter Series this Sunday – it’s a special course with an earlier first start of 0930.
Make sure you’re at prizegiving! Lidgard Sails have sponsored a major spot prize of a $1,000 voucher to be given away to one lucky skipper. Skippers received one entry for each race started in the winter series – so the more races you entered the more chances you have to win! You have to be present at the prize giving to claim this prize.
Those great boys from Lidgards are putting on a sausage sizzle after the race and before the prize giving to satisfy your appetite after a hard day on the water.
Look out for prizes from CRC, New World, Fosters Harken as well as some great Macpac gear to give away to our prize winners!
Notice of race here: richmondyc.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/Winter-Series-NOR-2015.pdf
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Come celebrate the legendary Auckland yachtie Flap Martinengo in RYC’s “around Rangitoto” race, the Flap Martinengo Memorial Race. This is a Saturday day race and includes a circle of Motuihe island as well.
This year we’re racing it in the winter, Saturday 13 June, just to add a bit of challenge!
Legend has it that Flap raced Namu as such a bare boat that he had to carry a kettle around to beg tea from his competition once the anchor was down.
Flap-Martinengo Notice of Race 2015 | Flap-Martinengo-2015-Entry-Form
2016 Marsden Cove Route 66 - Fri 4 March
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We've got a great finishing line sail bag courtesy of Sail IQ for every entrant.
Plus spot prizes from Burnsco for the prize giving.
And don't forget there will also be an event for returning boats at Kawau Boating Club on the Saturday ...details to follow.
We'll organise your berth at Marsden Cove so get your entry in!