Welcome to the Worser Bay Boating Club

Worser Bay is a dinghy sailing club. We have active fleets for all ages and levels of sailors, and types of boats. The club offers many
learn to sail courses for non sailors and people wanting to refresh sailing skills, and sailing development programmes for all members.

We have about 260 members. Fleet numbers for this season are: Optimist 40,   P class 1, Starling 15, Sunburst 48, OK dinghies 11, Lasers  35 , Skiffs 6, 420's 6,  Zephyrs 2 and each year we seem to hook in more great sailors.

Opening day for the 2008-2009 season will be Saturday 13th September 2008.

Gold Medals at OK Worlds

KARL PURDIE (Photo: Pepe Hartmann)

Victory for New Zealand sailor Karl Purdie at the OK Dinghy Worlds, who has managed to break the three year domination of British sailor Nick Craig.

In a tense race 9 Craig sailed well to finish in 4th while Purdie had a nervous 16th. This was just enough to give Purdie the title even though the last race was abandoned after the skies went black and a huge thunderstorm bore down on the fleet.

Overall, Kiwis had 3 in the top 10; Purdie, Mark Perrow in 6th and Greg Wilcox in 10th. Purdie also picked up the veterans trophy while Worser Bay team mate, Matt Steven picked up the junior trophy (finishing 11th overall).
Of the 9 races sailed, 6 were won by NZ sailors; Purdie, Steve McDowell, Luke O'Connell, Alistair Deaves, Matt Steven and Greg Wilcox. The trophy haul was truly impressive.

World Champions at University Match Racing Champs

CHRIS, MATT, JOSH & CARL - GOLD MEDALISTS

After five days of racing in Gdansk, Poland, New Zealand has taken out both the gold and silver medals at the 2008 FISU World University Match Racing Championships.
Josh Junior, Matthew Steven, Chris Jones and Carl Syman sailing for the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club, ran out convincing winners in the finals over their country mates from the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron.
The team would like to thank the Eastern Suburbs Sports Trust, Barton Marine, Ronstan and the Wellington City Council for their valued support.
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TITAHI BAY WINTER SERIES Starts Sunday 1st June 2008

WORSER BAY OPENING DAY Saturday 13th September 2008
2008 Membership & Boat storage form

KICK START CLINIC 27th - 29th September 2008
WBBC

2009 OPTIMIST NATIONALS 10 - 14 April
Regatta website here soon!

WORKING BEES Sunday 31st August
Sunday 7th September
9:00 - 12:00 approx.

Bring brooms, shovels, weedeaters and any other tools to help give the club a spruce up before Opening Day.
Coffee and scones provided.

BOAT STORAGE This will be allocated on Opening Day. Anyone wishing to continue storage in the North shed and P shed, or who needs storage for the season, please contact Richard Middleton.
North Shed plan (PDF)
P Shed plan (PDF)

RACE COACH COURSE 13, 14 September 2008, Evans Bay
Facilitator: Ian Neely

WBBC TO HOST 2009 OPTIMIST NATIONALS Our reputation from hosting this event back in 2004 lives on - so we look forward to making this another successful regatta!
The sight of some 189 Optimists on the water was magnificent.
Planning is already well underway. If you would like to be involved, contact Richard Middleton, 388 7175.
Regatta website here soon.

OPTIMIST SAILOR OFF TO JAPAN Congratulations to Jamie Middleton who has been selected as part of a New Zealand team of 3 Optimist skippers and 2 P Class skippers, to compete in the All Japan Youth Regatta. The regatta is from the 2 - 3 August 2008.

NEW BOAT SHED PROJECT The Special General Meeting prior to prizegiving unanimously voted to proceed with this great project!
We have all the necessary resource consents and are now looking at ways to raise the much needed funds.
Further updates will be communicated in the near future.

The Worser Way
August 2007 (PDF)
May 2007 (PDF)
March 2007 (PDF)

Youth Scheme News