Our Fleet & Classes
The Napier Sailing Club is extremely active. We organise and host regattas and races throughout the year. We have a wide range of competition classes and fleets - from the Optimist for the juniors to the adrenaline-pumping Paper Tiger, check them out below to work out which is best for you! For recent results, click here:
A modern and planing hull, more in the form of a skiff, The O’pen Skiff gives a dynamic responsive fast sailing experience of a true dinghy that heels. A powerful boat that provides kids the same excitement normally experienced on a boat as adults.
The Europe is a one-person dinghy designed in Belgium in 1960 by Alois Roland as a class legal Moth dinghy. The design later changed into its own one-design class.The dinghy is ideal for sailors weighing 50–75 kilos.
The hull is made of fiber glass and weighs 45 kg, fully rigged 60 kg. The dinghy is tapering in the stem and round in the bottom. The sail is made of dacron. The mast is made of carbon fibre and specially designed to the sailor. A soft mast is best for light sailors, while heavier sailors use stiffer masts. Sails are also specially designed according to mast stiffness and crew weight.
The Europe was introduced as an Olympic class in the 1992 Summer Olympics as the women's single-handed dinghy. It was replaced by the Laser Radial in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
THE EUROPE
The Paper Tiger is a twin-hull boat designed for fast and exciting sailing. Ideal for adrenaline junkies between 65 -80 kg weight this catamaran flies around the racecourse!
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.
OPTIMIST
O’PEN SKIFF
The Starling Class yacht is a one-man, centreboard yacht that is sailed by New Zealand teenagers. It has a larger sail area and sharp bow to let it go faster and slice through the waves.
STARLING
The ILCA 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. ILCA have different sized sails and masts depending on a sailor’s experience and size.
ILCA
PAPER TIGER
A one-person 14 ft Dinghy, quite technical. Popular local & international Class.
OK DINGHY
TRAILER YACHTS DIV 1
Incl Sports Boats & 14ft, Fireball, Flying Fifteen, Dragon, Bailey, Jav,
Gazelle, Elliot 5.9 & 6.5, Ross 650 & 780
A trailer sailer, ideal for the entire family.
The Hartley 16 sails two sailors, the Skipper and the Crew. The Skipper helms the boat and controls the main sail while the Crew controls the jib.
HARTLEY 16
NOELEX 25
A larger version of the Noelex 22 class.
This class consists of the following types of yachts: Hartley 16, Warwick 7.1, Cirrus 20, Farr 6000, Noelex 22.
TRAILER YACHTS DIV 2
KEELER & OPEN
Includes anything not in the above groups!