15/6/2024
KINGS BIRTHDAY REGATTA 2024 – June 1st and 2nd
The King Birthday regatta 2024 was an outstanding success in all ways for the club. A big effort from the Graemes, Sally Reid organizing the dinner and all the helpers in the kitchen and other committee members. The dinner was fully booked for 60 people and is a definite highlight of the regatta which is point of difference that our regatta has over other club regattas. The clubrooms were full of happy sailors on Saturday night. Thanks also to the rescue boat drivers and race officer, Gary Smith, from Tauranga who came down to the weekend and allowed POYC sailors to compete.
As is customary in the winter at Ohope we had to wait for the wind to arrive late in the day on both Saturday and Sunday but a full 5 race series was completed which allowed for a worse race drop, always a bonus.
A total of 42 entries across Lasers, now called ILCA 6 and ILCA 7, Optis and Starling fleets. Notable this year was the entry in the junior fleets of our own Ben and Rose Morton, Samir and Nahla Kremmer and Frankie Adlam. Lake Taupo Yacht Club members were here in force with nearly half the entries from Taupo spread over all the classes. Sailors from Tauranga in the Laser and Starling fleets, and a few Lasers from Gisborne and Auckland completed the numbers. A great turnout.
Saturday was a brilliant fine Ohope day with a 5- 8 kts SW finally kicking in around 2 pm. A quick decision by the race committee to send the boats out allowed 3 quick races to be completed with boats off the water around 4.30pm. A grand effort by the race office to get 12 starts away with limited time.
Sunday was similar with the wind arriving around 1pm from the opposite direction forecast! A brief calm spell before the wind settled in from the SSW and allowed the course to be set with a strong incoming tide that caused some sailors a few headaches with early starts. 2 races were sailed before the 3pm race start cutoff.
In the junior fleets, the experienced Taupo Opti sailors prevailed with Christopher Hancock winning and our Rose Morton 3rd overall in a P Class. Ben Morton was first in the Opti Green Fleet. Tauranga’s Thomas Linklater showed how it was done in the Starling Class with 5 straight wins.
Close racing was the name of the game in both the Laser fleets with no one sailor dominating and the contests open until the last race. POYC’s light wind guru Barry Cutfield finally prevailed over Tauranga’s Max Faulkner, who was 2nd at the ILCA 7 Nationals this year, a great result for Barry.
Another Tauranga sailor, teenager Mia Prescott, won the ILCA 6 with a very consistent performance and another Tauranga teenager, Adam Mark 2nd.
The full table of results are on the website under Kings Birthday Regatta.
VIDEO OF THE REGATTA by Ron Heydon - Check it out for a look at interesting aspects of the Regatta. Here is the link
http://www.sailingohope.co.nz/kings-birthday-regatta.html
MEMBERSHIP SUBS NOW DUE
http://www.sailingohope.co.nz/membership.html For online renewal form and new membership forms
CLUB PROGRAMME starts again Sept 2024
MEMBERSHIP 1st April 2024 – 31st March 2025
Junior Member - under the age of 18 years on 1st April in the current season - $60
Senior Member - $140
Family Membership (3 + sailors) - $200
Social member - $75
Forms for membership here.> http://www.sailingohope.co.nz/membership.html
BOAT STORAGE Opti, P Class or Firebug - $60 per year
Mono hull - $175 per year
Catamaran - $350 per year
Boat Storage policy - link here >Boat Storage Policy
VENUE HIRE - The club rooms are very well appointed for accommodating weddings and other functions. With excellent commercial kitchen facilities and comfortable for a group of up to 80 people with competitive rates. Enquiries and bookings: Sally Reid - [email protected]
YOUR COMMITTEE 2024 - 2025 Commodore - Graeme Reid, Club Captain - Graeme Tee, Secretary - Heather Hourigan, Treasurer -Graeme Tee Committee Members - Ric Carr, Bruce McDonald, Sue van-Enter, Ron Heydon
For more information on Port Ohope Yacht Club
http://www.sailingohope.co.nz Contact email - [email protected]
KINGS BIRTHDAY REGATTA 2024 – June 1st and 2nd
The King Birthday regatta 2024 was an outstanding success in all ways for the club. A big effort from the Graemes, Sally Reid organizing the dinner and all the helpers in the kitchen and other committee members. The dinner was fully booked for 60 people and is a definite highlight of the regatta which is point of difference that our regatta has over other club regattas. The clubrooms were full of happy sailors on Saturday night. Thanks also to the rescue boat drivers and race officer, Gary Smith, from Tauranga who came down to the weekend and allowed POYC sailors to compete.
As is customary in the winter at Ohope we had to wait for the wind to arrive late in the day on both Saturday and Sunday but a full 5 race series was completed which allowed for a worse race drop, always a bonus.
A total of 42 entries across Lasers, now called ILCA 6 and ILCA 7, Optis and Starling fleets. Notable this year was the entry in the junior fleets of our own Ben and Rose Morton, Samir and Nahla Kremmer and Frankie Adlam. Lake Taupo Yacht Club members were here in force with nearly half the entries from Taupo spread over all the classes. Sailors from Tauranga in the Laser and Starling fleets, and a few Lasers from Gisborne and Auckland completed the numbers. A great turnout.
Saturday was a brilliant fine Ohope day with a 5- 8 kts SW finally kicking in around 2 pm. A quick decision by the race committee to send the boats out allowed 3 quick races to be completed with boats off the water around 4.30pm. A grand effort by the race office to get 12 starts away with limited time.
Sunday was similar with the wind arriving around 1pm from the opposite direction forecast! A brief calm spell before the wind settled in from the SSW and allowed the course to be set with a strong incoming tide that caused some sailors a few headaches with early starts. 2 races were sailed before the 3pm race start cutoff.
In the junior fleets, the experienced Taupo Opti sailors prevailed with Christopher Hancock winning and our Rose Morton 3rd overall in a P Class. Ben Morton was first in the Opti Green Fleet. Tauranga’s Thomas Linklater showed how it was done in the Starling Class with 5 straight wins.
Close racing was the name of the game in both the Laser fleets with no one sailor dominating and the contests open until the last race. POYC’s light wind guru Barry Cutfield finally prevailed over Tauranga’s Max Faulkner, who was 2nd at the ILCA 7 Nationals this year, a great result for Barry.
Another Tauranga sailor, teenager Mia Prescott, won the ILCA 6 with a very consistent performance and another Tauranga teenager, Adam Mark 2nd.
The full table of results are on the website under Kings Birthday Regatta.
VIDEO OF THE REGATTA by Ron Heydon - Check it out for a look at interesting aspects of the Regatta. Here is the link
http://www.sailingohope.co.nz/kings-birthday-regatta.html
MEMBERSHIP SUBS NOW DUE
http://www.sailingohope.co.nz/membership.html For online renewal form and new membership forms
CLUB PROGRAMME starts again Sept 2024
MEMBERSHIP 1st April 2024 – 31st March 2025
Junior Member - under the age of 18 years on 1st April in the current season - $60
Senior Member - $140
Family Membership (3 + sailors) - $200
Social member - $75
Forms for membership here.> http://www.sailingohope.co.nz/membership.html
BOAT STORAGE Opti, P Class or Firebug - $60 per year
Mono hull - $175 per year
Catamaran - $350 per year
Boat Storage policy - link here >Boat Storage Policy
VENUE HIRE - The club rooms are very well appointed for accommodating weddings and other functions. With excellent commercial kitchen facilities and comfortable for a group of up to 80 people with competitive rates. Enquiries and bookings: Sally Reid - [email protected]
YOUR COMMITTEE 2024 - 2025 Commodore - Graeme Reid, Club Captain - Graeme Tee, Secretary - Heather Hourigan, Treasurer -Graeme Tee Committee Members - Ric Carr, Bruce McDonald, Sue van-Enter, Ron Heydon
For more information on Port Ohope Yacht Club
http://www.sailingohope.co.nz Contact email - [email protected]
PORT OHOPE YACHT CLUB NEWSLETTER –MAY 2024
NEW CLUB ROOF – Job complete
Thanks to funding from Aotearoa Gaming Trust , Grassroots Trust, The Lion Foundation and NZ Community Trust.
At the AGM on May 5th the following were elected on to the committee. Thanks to all of those volunteering.
Officers:
Graeme Reid – Commodore, Heather Hourigan – Secretary, Graeme Tee - Treasurer, also Graeme Tee - Club Captain.
Committee :
Ric Carr, Sue van Enter, Ron Heydon, Bruce McDonald.
CLUB PROGRAMME May 2024 / June 2024
Sunday 12th May – 1.30pm Autumn Series / Junior Sailing
Sunday 19th May - 1.30pm Autumn Series / Junior Sailing
Sunday 26th May – 1.30pm Autumn Series / Junior Sailing
Club Sailing commences again at the beginning of September
COMING UP
Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd June - Kings Birthday Regatta – Port Ohope Yacht Club.
Entries are open now for you to register. http://www.sailingohope.co.nz/kings-birthday-regatta.html
An opportunity for club sailors.
We will be looking for help to run this event as we usually get approximately 40 sailors and supporters. If you are able to drive a rib/support boat please let Graeme Tee know so that he can roster you on. Also, Sally Reid will be requiring some help in the kitchen to provide dinner on the Saturday evening. Please let her know if you are available Sally Reid - [email protected]
Boat hire for Regatta - $10
ON SUNDAY’S CLUB SAILING DAY– Opti hire at $10 is available to Junior members. Juniors must only sail if directly supervised by a competent adult in a rescue boat.
Otherwise member boat hire is - $30 for the good laser, $20 for other lasers, $10 for Opti’s.
HOW TO HIRE A BOAT – on the Sign out / Sign in sheet, which is now a book for the season, you can register the boat you hired and make the payment by bank transfer. The book is on the boat storage area where you would normally sign onto and off the water.
Boats and equipment must be returned to their right place and signed back in. Any damage or missing equipment must be reported when you sign in on the sheet.
Payment for usage can be paid by internet banking.
Payments to: Port Ohope Yacht Club - 030490 - 0208241 – 00
MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE NOW DUE – Please pay online for
‘Renewal of Membership’. Online form here http://www.sailingohope.co.nz/membership.html
Or, to become a ‘New member’ of the club, please use this form
‘New Member application’. On line form here http://www.sailingohope.co.nz/new-member-application.html
MEMBERSHIP 1st April 2024 – 31st March 2025
Junior Member - under the age of 18 years on 1st April in the current season - $60
Senior Member - $140
Family Membership (3 + sailors) - $200
Social member - $75
BOAT STORAGE Opti, P Class or Firebug - $60 per year
Mono hull - $175 per year
Catamaran - $350 per year
Boat Storage policy - link here >Boat Storage Policy
VENUE HIRE - The club rooms are very well appointed for accommodating weddings and other functions. With excellent commercial kitchen facilities and comfortable for a group of up to 80 people with competitive rates. Enquiries and bookings: Sally Reid - [email protected]
For more information on Port Ohope Yacht Club
http://www.sailingohope.co.nz Contact email - [email protected]
NEW CLUB ROOF – Job complete
Thanks to funding from Aotearoa Gaming Trust , Grassroots Trust, The Lion Foundation and NZ Community Trust.
At the AGM on May 5th the following were elected on to the committee. Thanks to all of those volunteering.
Officers:
Graeme Reid – Commodore, Heather Hourigan – Secretary, Graeme Tee - Treasurer, also Graeme Tee - Club Captain.
Committee :
Ric Carr, Sue van Enter, Ron Heydon, Bruce McDonald.
CLUB PROGRAMME May 2024 / June 2024
Sunday 12th May – 1.30pm Autumn Series / Junior Sailing
Sunday 19th May - 1.30pm Autumn Series / Junior Sailing
Sunday 26th May – 1.30pm Autumn Series / Junior Sailing
Club Sailing commences again at the beginning of September
COMING UP
Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd June - Kings Birthday Regatta – Port Ohope Yacht Club.
Entries are open now for you to register. http://www.sailingohope.co.nz/kings-birthday-regatta.html
An opportunity for club sailors.
We will be looking for help to run this event as we usually get approximately 40 sailors and supporters. If you are able to drive a rib/support boat please let Graeme Tee know so that he can roster you on. Also, Sally Reid will be requiring some help in the kitchen to provide dinner on the Saturday evening. Please let her know if you are available Sally Reid - [email protected]
Boat hire for Regatta - $10
ON SUNDAY’S CLUB SAILING DAY– Opti hire at $10 is available to Junior members. Juniors must only sail if directly supervised by a competent adult in a rescue boat.
Otherwise member boat hire is - $30 for the good laser, $20 for other lasers, $10 for Opti’s.
HOW TO HIRE A BOAT – on the Sign out / Sign in sheet, which is now a book for the season, you can register the boat you hired and make the payment by bank transfer. The book is on the boat storage area where you would normally sign onto and off the water.
Boats and equipment must be returned to their right place and signed back in. Any damage or missing equipment must be reported when you sign in on the sheet.
Payment for usage can be paid by internet banking.
Payments to: Port Ohope Yacht Club - 030490 - 0208241 – 00
MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE NOW DUE – Please pay online for
‘Renewal of Membership’. Online form here http://www.sailingohope.co.nz/membership.html
Or, to become a ‘New member’ of the club, please use this form
‘New Member application’. On line form here http://www.sailingohope.co.nz/new-member-application.html
MEMBERSHIP 1st April 2024 – 31st March 2025
Junior Member - under the age of 18 years on 1st April in the current season - $60
Senior Member - $140
Family Membership (3 + sailors) - $200
Social member - $75
BOAT STORAGE Opti, P Class or Firebug - $60 per year
Mono hull - $175 per year
Catamaran - $350 per year
Boat Storage policy - link here >Boat Storage Policy
VENUE HIRE - The club rooms are very well appointed for accommodating weddings and other functions. With excellent commercial kitchen facilities and comfortable for a group of up to 80 people with competitive rates. Enquiries and bookings: Sally Reid - [email protected]
For more information on Port Ohope Yacht Club
http://www.sailingohope.co.nz Contact email - [email protected]
MORE ABOUT THE CLUB
LEARN TO SAIL / SOCIAL SAILING -
(Report Graeme Tee - March Club Newsletter) Thursday Social Sailing. The 4.00 pm start time for an evening sail proved a winner again this year with the average attendance of 6 - 9 optis and a couple of Lasers on the water most evenings. I think the best turnout was 9 optis and 4 Lasers. By enthusiasm, beats Sunday sailing hands down judging by the smiles on faces after the sessions. A huge success.
Now it’s up to the club to build on the this success for the rest of the season and ensure that a good number return next season. One swallow doesn’t make a summer, and so it is with sailing, that one summer doesn’t make a sailor. Most of these kids are 9 years old, so hopefully we have a couple of years to turn them into competent sailors and maybe have enough for a school 420 teams racing squad. We can only do this with the active support of club members. We are planning another 4 Sunday sessions from 16 April to 9 May from 11.00 to 1.00pm ish. These are timed so we can give the kids some advanced lessons and still go sailing ourselves.
(Report Graeme Tee - March Club Newsletter) Thursday Social Sailing. The 4.00 pm start time for an evening sail proved a winner again this year with the average attendance of 6 - 9 optis and a couple of Lasers on the water most evenings. I think the best turnout was 9 optis and 4 Lasers. By enthusiasm, beats Sunday sailing hands down judging by the smiles on faces after the sessions. A huge success.
Now it’s up to the club to build on the this success for the rest of the season and ensure that a good number return next season. One swallow doesn’t make a summer, and so it is with sailing, that one summer doesn’t make a sailor. Most of these kids are 9 years old, so hopefully we have a couple of years to turn them into competent sailors and maybe have enough for a school 420 teams racing squad. We can only do this with the active support of club members. We are planning another 4 Sunday sessions from 16 April to 9 May from 11.00 to 1.00pm ish. These are timed so we can give the kids some advanced lessons and still go sailing ourselves.
REGATTA - KINGS BIRTHDAY WEEKEND
Our club runs a very successful regatta annually. Our regattas attract sailors from a much wider
Bay of Plenty and Waikato reach including Taupo, Tauranga, Rotorua and Hamilton.
Our club runs a very successful regatta annually. Our regattas attract sailors from a much wider
Bay of Plenty and Waikato reach including Taupo, Tauranga, Rotorua and Hamilton.
HIGH SCHOOL SAILING
Our volunteers coaches make themselves available to coach High School students from diverse backgrounds and abilities. They focus on team building and improving sailing skills for interschool sailing in 2 person boats.
WAKA REREMOANA PROJECT
Our club gives support to a local initiative called Waka Reremoana project where High School students build traditional Māori waka and learn about the History and traditions of Māori navigational systems.
Our volunteers coaches make themselves available to coach High School students from diverse backgrounds and abilities. They focus on team building and improving sailing skills for interschool sailing in 2 person boats.
WAKA REREMOANA PROJECT
Our club gives support to a local initiative called Waka Reremoana project where High School students build traditional Māori waka and learn about the History and traditions of Māori navigational systems.
