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,   Starling 15, Sunburst 48, OK dinghies 11, Lasers  35 , Skiffs 6, 420's 6,  Zephyrs 6 and each year we seem to hook in more great sailors.

We are now officially open for the 2008-2009 season!

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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NEED 4 SPEED - OPTI CLINIC 6th - 10th January 2009
Information and Registration

STARLING MATCH RACING & NATIONALS
P CLASS TANNER & TAURANGE CUPS 17th - 23rd January 2009
Whangarei Cruising Club

LASER NATIONALS 23rd -27th January 2009
New Plymouth Yacht Club

SUNBURST NATIONALS 23rd - 26th January 2009
Wakatere Boating Club

PETER SNELL ZDC 420s 31st Jan - 1st February 2009
Napier Sailing Club

Z CLASS 'WORLDS'
SUNBURST NORTH ISLANDs
R CLASS EANDER TROPHY 6th - 8th February 2009
Notice of Race

2009 OPTIMIST NATIONALS 10 - 14 April 2009
REGATTA WEBSITE NOW LIVE!

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NEXT CLUB RACINGSaturday 10th January

Juniors
09:00 Optisquad
10:00 No series racing - informal sailing
PRO Parent volunteers
Lunch Jenny Steven, Shirley Corkill

Seniors
13:00 Gen h'cap, S/B & Z ladder
14:30 S/B, Z, Skiff, Mono S4 R1
PRO Matthew Steven, Andrew MacKay
Bar Steve McDowell, Chris Howard

ROSTERS Junior Sailing Roster (PDF)
Senior Sailing Roster (PDF)
Lunch & bar roster (PDF)

FORMS2008 Season Membership & Boat storage form

BOAT STORAGE 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)

LASER SAILORS IN TAUPO & SYDNEY One of our roving reporters has sent in this report on WBBC results form the Laser North Island Championships held in Taupo last weekend. 
Meanwhile four of our Laser sailors are in Sydney competing in the Sydney International Regatta and achieving some great results.
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NAPIER REGATTA WINNERS In the Optimist class Jamie Middleton was a convincing winner with five bullets from seven races. In the OK Dinghy class Luke O'Connell managed to hold out fellow Worser Bay sailor Steve McDowell.
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STARLING MATCH RACING Congratulations to Oliver Staub who was the winner of the Starling Match Racing Trials on Saturday and will go on to represent Wellington Yachting at the National event in Whangarei next January.

YACHTING NEW ZEALAND AWARDS A number of our members received awards at the Yachting new Zealand Annual Awards Dinner held in Auckland for their sailing efforts.
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The Worser Way
August 2007 (PDF)
May 2007 (PDF)
March 2007 (PDF)

Youth Scheme News