Summer Quad Series

Whangamata Race

The Whangamata race was another epic Mount Manganui yacht Club event.

17 boats entered and the briefing barbecue hosted by the Whangamata Yacht club was crowded and noisy, but a good time was had by all.  A few jaded skippers and crew turned up to the start line, which given the light conditons with sloppy sea at the start was not ideal.

The race itself started with the challenge of getting to and then over start line.  Wizzard failed on both accounts due to halyard issues but the clear winners were Howzat, who hit the line flying having secured their own breeze away from the pack and never looked back and The Rascal who led the pack away.  They were not run down until the sea breeze filled in.

Voodoo Lounge and River Rebel also found their own lanes inshore where the breeze came early and the tactic paid off with them taking 1st and 2nd in A division.

The Bondi Tram made a late run when they discovered that the biggest kite meant more speed and took 1st in B Div, although the 10second adjusted time to Howzat means it could be considered a tie.

All in all it was a great event, again, and the Prize giving at the Bridge marina went well, with a few boats moored together and lots of people on the dock.

Thanks very much to the Whangamata Yacht Club for their hospitality and participation.  Here's to next year.

The next and final Summer Quad Series event is the Motiti/Karewa Race on 29th March.

Commiserations from MMYC to Haeg and Erin Pettersen for the loss of River Rebel in the marina fire during the week.  We hope that you will find the insurance company generous and we look forward to your new baby arriving.

Fair winds

Adam Yates

Commodore

The Whangamata Race is set for the weekend of 28th February and 1st March.

The prize giving will be hosted by the Whangamata Yacht Club at Whangamata (venue to be confirmed).  Those that have pariticpated previously, will confirm that the hospitality of the WYC is second to none.  The boats that make the effort to make it to the briefing will be amply rewarded.

The Race will be on Saturday morning at 0800 leaving from Whangamata.

For boats needing to moor inside the harbour, there are (apparently) plenty of spare pole moorings available.  A water taxi will be operating.  Contact Haeg for details.

Prize giving will be held at Bridge Marina where the Marina has made berths available for both Whangamata and Tauranga boats to ensure that there is a good after event.

Don't forget to get entries in.

Mayor Island results have been posted on the results page.  Only 6 of the 15 boats completed the course due to light conditions.

That didn't stop the usual MMYC hospitality and prize giving.

The summer is upon us and MMYC has an exciting schedule of events planned for the Summer Quad Series.  The sailing instructions have been posted and can be accessed from the downloads page.

The calendar for the summer is:

Race 1        Three Island Race         Saturday 16th November 2024 at 0800,

Race 2        Mayor Island Race        Saturday 8th February 2025 at 0800

Race 3        Whangamata Race        Saturday 1st March 2025 at 0800

Race 4        Motiti/Karewa Race       Saturday 29th March 2025 at 0900

The innovation for this year is that the series will be run in conjunction with the Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club.  The two clubs will hold their races at the same time on the same course but Skippers will have the option of choosing which club's event they wish to enter.  They can even choose to enter both!  This will ensure that there are more boats on the water participating.

The first event is the Three Island Race on Saturday 16^th November, which is 2 weekends away.  In this event, the skipper can choose to sail the course clockwise or counter clockwise to make the best of the conditions that suit their boat.  Entry forms are included in the Sailing instructions  or the online entry form can used at:  mmyc.org.nz/entry-form/

Legends Regatta 2024

The Legends Regatta is over for another year and there was unanimous agreement that the 2024 regatta was a special event.

Thanks to all those that participated and managed to make it all the way to the island.  The sailing days on Saturday and Sunday were very enjoyable and forecast rain and nasty weather stayed away.

Congratulations to the  winners of the various events:

Overall regatta winner:    Truxton

Mike McCormick Memorial Round the Island Race:    A Division Truxton

B Division

Saturday round the Bay                                               A DIvision

B Division

Overall Participation Prize                        Diversion - Jo Richards  Participation Prize courtesy of Pro Marine Electrical and B&G.

Winter Series 2024

Prize Giving and Results

The 2024 Winter Series is now at an end.

The Prizegiving Breakfast was held at the MOSC on Sunday and there was a great turnout to celebrate what was a great season.  Despite a few hiccups, the consensus was that everyone enjoyed the event, especially the addition of line honours rums after the 2 handed races.

Results are:

Open Series:

  A Division                                    B Division

1st                                     Voodoo Lounge                            Rascal Tom

2nd                                    Manxman                                     The Bondi Tram

3rd                                     Wizzard                                         Rimfire

  2 Handed Series

  A Division                                    B Division

1st                                     The Rascal                                     The Bondi Tram

2nd                                    Wizzard                                         Rascal Tom

3rd                                     Manxman                                      Kuihi

Best and fairest - Rascal Tom.

Special thanks are extended to Owen and Wendy for officiating all the races (except when they went away) and to our Sponsors.

A special presentation was made by Doug Harrison for a new trophy for the 20th running of the Legends Regatta.  The regatta is the brainchild of Doug, and he made the trophy himself from Rimu and Pounamu.  The trophy will be called the Doug Harrison Legends Regatta Trophy.

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Next up, is our Summer programme which will be announced shortly.

Fair winds

Adam Yates

Commodore.