Yacht Clubs
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Timaru Yacht & Power Boat Club
Waimakariri Sailing & Power Boat Club
Canterbury Secondary Schools Yachting Association
Akaroa Cruising Club Inc.
Beach Road, Akaroa
PO Box 3, Akaroa
Phone: 03 304 7532
Website: www.akaroacruisingclub.org.nz
Akaroa Cruising Club has amalgamated with the Akaroa Sailing club and is home to keelboat and dinghy racing & cruising in Akaroa.
All visitors and sailors to Akaroa are welcome at the Clubhouse situated on the waterfront next to Akaroa’s lighthouse on Beach Road.
The club has an extensive and busy sailing programme, commencing on Labour weekend, and going through until the end of May, including short sprint races, harbour races, a long coastal series, a two handed series and a lady’s skippers series. The club will host the Canterbury Keelboat Championships and the Canterbury Young 88 Champs in this season.
Clubhouse facilities are comfortable and pleasant with extensive wardroom and out door deck areas and all facilities operate during and after sailing, which takes place every weekend, normally on Sunday’s. Visitors will find a friendly and hospitable welcome when visiting Akaroa and our clubhouse.
Committee meetings are held at the clubhouse on the last Sunday of every month at 10.30am.
Charteris Bay Yacht Club (Inc)
P.O. Box 1
Diamond Harbour
Clubhouse telephone 329-4768
http://www.yachtingnz.org.nz/Charteris_Bay_Yacht_Club/
– based on the sunny side of Lyttelton Harbour, CBYC is a safe, family orientated & friendly place for both the young & not so young to sail. New members always welcome.
‘One step ahead for yachting in Canterbury’
Christchurch Yacht Club
Sailing Since 1891
Phone: 384 1311
Fax: 384 0411
PO Box 41 008
Christchurch
Christchurch Yacht Club offers both low and high tide sailing on both the Avon / Heathcote Estuary and at the estuary mouth. We cater for dinghies and keelers.
We offer regular racing and fun events for all levels from beginners to old timers.
Lake Brunner Yacht Club
Foreshore Road
Moana
PO Box 87
Greymouth
(03) 738 0555
http://www.yachtingnz.org.nz/Lake%5FBrunner%5FYacht%5FClub/
Lake Mahinapua Aquatic Club
PO Box 51
Hokitika
03 755 7397
http://www.yachtingnz.org.nz/Lake_Mahinapua_Aquatic_Club/
Mount Pleasant Yacht Club
PO Box 19-519, Christchurch
Website: www.mpyc.org.nz
Email: info@mpyc.org.nz
Phone: 384 3889
The Club is located just over the Ferrymead Bridge, where the Heathcote River joins the Estuary. We are home to fleets of Zephyrs, Sunbursts, Lasers, Paper Tigers, Starlings, P-Class, Optimists and a range of other dinghies. An active training programme for both juniors and adults is helped by our Club-owned boats – Optimists, Laser and Piccolos. Sailing is safe and enjoyable in sheltered waters with a good complement of rescue boats and clear views from the Clubhouse across almost all of the racing area. Facilities include boat parks and storage, video facilities for training, and a warm clubhouse and canteen for a pie, drink and chat after racing. See our website for more information.
Naval Point Club Lyttelton
Magazine Bay, Lyttelton
PO Box 19 733, Christchurch
Phone: 328 7029 Fax 328 9287 Wardroom 328 9902
Email: secretary@navalpoint.co.nz
Website: www.navalpoint.co.nz
Welcome to Naval Point Club Lyttelton. Established in 2001 as the result of the uniting of the Banks Peninsula Cruising Club and the Canterbury Yacht and Motor Boat Club. The club has over 900 members and is based at Magazine Bay in Lyttelton. The club provides opportunities for boats of all classes from small Optimists through to large Keelers, including trailer yachts, dinghies, powerboats and waka’s. Naval Point welcomes any people interested in water sports.
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Pigeon Bay Boating Club
Established: 1962
Street Address: Wharf Road, Pigeon Bay, Banks Peninsula
Postal Address: c/o Secretary, 38 Norwich Street, Christchurch
Club mobile phone (race days only): 027 265 9063
Website: http://www.yachtingnz.org.nz/Pigeon_Bay_Boating_Club/
Pigeon Bay is situated approximately one and a half hour’s drive from Christchurch, a short distance off the main Akaroa highway, on Banks Peninsula. (Turn left at the Hilltop, first bay on the left.)
About seven kilometres long from the heads to the beach and facing due North, Pigeon Bay is exposed to good Easterly sailing winds on relatively flat water. As well as boasting one of the best sailing waters in Canterbury, there are good launching facilities and a large grassed and sheltered rigging area. The Pigeon Bay camping ground is approximately 300m from the rigging area.
The Pigeon Bay Boating Club has its ‘historic’ clubhouse right at the water’s edge next to the wharf and has a mixed fleet of trailer yachts and centreboard dinghies. There are club Optimists available for tuition.
The club regularly hosts class championships each season as well as regular club sailing weekends. There is a good social atmosphere and the club is always happy to make visitors welcome.
Pleasant Point Yacht Club (Inc)
(Founded 1921)
Alongside the South Brighton Bridge
PO Box 18 649, Christchurch 8641
Phone: 388 3386
Website: http://www.yachtingnz.org.nz/Pleasant_Point_Yacht_Club/
Pleasant Point Yacht Club is a friendly, family, Club with great facilities and a summer long programme of sailing that is enjoyed by children from around 6 or 7 through to our oldest sailors who are over 60 years young! In fact we have families with three generations sailing at our Club!
Just check out what Pleasant Point Yacht Club offers...
• Safe sailing in the sheltered waters of the Estuary.
• Learn to Sail lessons and informal coaching throughout the season friendly advice is always available.
• Trailer yachts, senior, intermediate and junior sailing dinghies in mixed fleet sailing, including a growing classic yacht fleet.
• Club yachts available for learners and new members to use.
• Modern, spacious Clubrooms and park like grounds.
• Canterbury’s home of the family Firebug dinghy.
We don’t mind what you sail as long as you enjoy sailing.
Stewarts Gully Sailing Club (Inc)
Est 1950
32A Riverlea Estate Drive, Stewarts Gully
Postal Address:-16 Bideford St. Christchurch 8061.
Website: www.yachtingnz.org.nz/Stewarts_Gully_Sailing_Club
Sailing on the sheltered waters of the Waimakariri River between the old railway bridge and the Kaiapoi river and beyond.
Only fifteen minutes drive from the centre of Christchurch. We are a family oriented club with an emphasis on yacht racing, coaching, and learning to sail, safety, Racing Rules and social activities.
How to find us
Turn east down Kainga Rd, from just south of the old Waimakariri road bridge, go past all the houses and turn left towards Riverlea Estate, right at reserve, then keep left following the yacht club signs, up over the river stopbank to Stewarts Gully Sailing Club.
Timaru Yacht & Power Boat Club (Inc)
North Mole,
PO Box 93, Timaru
Phone (03) 688 4163
Email: timaruypbc@gmail.com
http://www.yachtingnz.org.nz/Timaru%5FYacht%5F%5FPowerboat%5FClub/
Waimakariri Sailing and Power Boat Club (Inc)
PO Box 164, Kaiapoi
Email: info@sailwaimak.org.nz
Website: www.sailwaimak.org.nz
The Waimakariri Sailing and Power Boat Club was founded in 1927, and since then we have been enjoying sailing on the superb lower reaches of the Waimakariri River at Kairaki. One of our key success factors is that we have always been a family oriented club and we do our best to make newcomers and visitors welcome at the club.
We are proud to cater for sailors of all abilities. We run Learn-to-Sail courses for beginners (children and adults) and follow up by offering plenty of formal and informal coaching in the finer points of sailing to give you the confidence to become a competent sailor.
The club has a long list of champion sailors in its history and some still sail today. Many of our Learn-to-Sail children have gone on to compete in Optimist, P-Class and Starling competitions and have done well at National events. We are lucky to also have a strong adult fleet of sailors at the club sailing mainly single-handed Zephyrs and double-handed Sunbursts.
Our mission: To promote sailing to all ages within the community by creating an environment that fosters friendship, participation and achievement
Canterbury Secondary Schools Yachting Association
The aims of the CSSYA are to promote yachting as a sport in Secondary Schools and to provide inter-school competition. The CSSYA is fully constituted and affiliated to the CYA. Information concerning CSSYA events will be mailed to all Secondary Schools early in term 4.
The Christchurch Model Yacht Club
If you are interested in model yacht sailing come visit us at our sailing venues. We sail at the following lakes:-
· Victoria Waters - Hagley Park.
· The Groynes - Follow the signs to the "Model Yachts"
· Westlake - Within the suburb of Halswell
To view our website please click here: http://christchurchmodelyachting.org.nz/
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