The Napier Sailing Club is extremely active. We organise and host regattas and races throughout the year.
Crewed Boats Seniors: $10
Senior/Intermediate: $8
Junior/School pupil crews: $4
Day Sailor (up to 3 events per season): $10
Crewed boat Senior: $160
Senior/Intermediate: $125
Junior/School pupil crews: $50
Subsequent family siblings: $25
* for Saturday club races only. To be paid in full in advance.
An international class, that is excellent for children interested in learning how to sail. Suitable for children aged 8 – 15 years. The club has Optimists available for hire.
Contact: Adrian Mannering Ph 027 450 9904
Premier Class for young sailors who aspire to be world class sailors. They say if you can sail a P Class you can sail anything. Competitive New Zealand made boat. Suitable for children aged 12 – 17 years old, 55-60kg is ideally the upper weight limit for successful competition.
Contact: Lyle Tresadern Ph 834-1134
Good single handed intermediate sailing dinghy, step up for sailors who have become too heavy or old for the P Class or Optimist.
Contact: Kevin Banks Ph 027 246 5897
A one person dinghy, one design made from fibreglass. The Laser has two common rigs in use, the standard and the Radial. The Radial has a smaller mast and a radial cut sail designed for lighter crew weights. The Laser is the most popular sailing dinghy in the world, is an international and olympic class. Sailors range from the ages of 16 – 70+, and there are master, and youth competitions.
Contact: Mike Shields Ph 835-7658
The Phase II is a light, fast, no hassle to rig or to sail, low maintenance two person 13 ft dinghy. Constructed from fibreglass. Phase II has a simple stayed rig with a main and jib, suitable for the father or mother with the son or daughter, or wife and husband.
Contact: Caroline Goodwin Ph 874-9363
Two person keeler, trailerable boat, with jib mainsail and spinnaker.
Contact: Gerald Martin Ph 836-6263
(Twin hull) boat. Fast and exciting sailing. Ideal for adrenaline junkies between 65 -80 kg weight.
Contact: Robbie Morrison Ph 845-2535
One person 14 ft Dinghy, quite technical. Popular local & international Class.
Contact: Rob Hengst Ph 835-6656
One person catamaran (twin hull), sailing boat, for the speed freak. Need experience to handle one of these monsters.
Contact: John Lindsay Ph 834-0880
In this class you can race any trailer yacht that doesn’t have its own class.
Contact: Paul Dunford Ph 844-8169
Trailer sailer, ideal for the entire family.
Contact: Paul Dunford Ph 844-8169
Trailer Sailor, production produced one design. Good family boat.
Contact: Club on Ph 835-3811
A larger version of the Noelex 22 class.
Contact: Paul Redman Ph 836-6248
Incl Sports Boats & 14ft.
Contact: Mark Sheldrake Ph 835-8988