FREE SAILING OPEN DAY – Good Friday 2012
At the Tauranga Yacht Club - Sulphur Point
Vodafone’s wicked looking speed machine is coming to town this week in the Auckland-Tauranga Race! Download photo and flyer here.
To celebrate the race and to promote sailing to local kids age 9-15, we’re having a FREE Open Day at the yacht club this Friday from 12 midday to 2pm where you can:
SEE the cool equipment we have for you to learn on
MEET some of the key figures in local sailing
HEAR about the programmes we run to teach you
TRY your hand at some sailing skills onshore
PICK UP some useful info to take away, but most exciting of all...
GET a ride out to Vodafone for a guided tour of this amazing boat! (numbers limited)
Call Stuart 574 1169 or txt your name and email address to 021 878882
So you want to go Windsurfing! - December 2011
BoPSAT’s School Holiday 'Learn to Windsurf' courses start soon.
Three day courses will be held at the Kulim Park during the Summer Holidays.
Check out the 'Learn to Windsurf' page for full details.
For a Registration Form, contact Stuart Pedersen on 574 1169 or 021 878 882.
So you want to go sailing! - December 2011
BoPSAT’s School Holiday 'Learn to Sail' courses start soon.
Three day courses will be held at the Tauranga Yacht & Power Boat Club during the Summer Holidays.
Check out the ‘Learn to Sail’ page for full details.
For a Registration Form, contact Roy Pearson on 575 5302.
So you want to go sailing! - September 2011
BoPSAT’s School Holiday 'Learn to Sail' courses start soon.
Two, 3 day courses will be held at the Tauranga Yacht & Power Boat Club commencing Monday 10 October and Monday 17 October.
Check out the ‘Learn to Sail’ page for full details.
For a Registration Form, contact Roy Walmsley on 541 2341.
FREE Sailing... Have A Go! - Tuesday 26 April 2011
Sail with Yachting New Zealand & Grant Dalton
Yaching New Zealand is bringing their Sailing... Have a Go! programme to the Tauranga Yacht & Power Boat Club. Twelve lucky school kids will get to experience of sailing for the very first time. One of the Have a Go! sailors will be the lucky draw winner and will sail with Grant and the crew on-board CAMPER that afternoon.
WHERE: At the Tauranga Yacht & Power Boat Club, Keith Allen Drive, Sulphur Point, Tauranga.
WHEN: Tuesday 26th April at 9am sharp.
WHAT TO BRING: togs, towel, snacks, a drink and warm clothes for afterwards.
For further information, please contact Roy Walmsley 07 541 2341.
Bay of Plenty Secondary Schools Teams Racing Regatta - Tuesday 29 March 2011
The Teams Racing Regatta is open to all Secondary Schools throughout the Bay of Plenty.
WHERE: At the Tauranga Yacht & Power Boat Club, Keith Allen Drive, Sulphur Point, Tauranga.
WHEN: Tuesday 29th March at 9am.
WHAT TO BRING: the usual sailing gear.
For further information, please contact Roy Walmsley 07 541 2341.
Free Sailing Opportunity - Saturday 27th November 2010
The Multi-hull division of the Tauranga Yacht & Power Boat Club, are giving the students of the Bay of Plenty, aged between 14 and 18, an opportunity to go sailing on multi-hull boats.
No experience required, as all the boats will be skippered by experience sailors.
WHERE: At the Tauranga Yacht & Power Boat Club, Keith Allen Drive, Sulphur Point, Tauranga.
WHEN: Saturday 27th November at 12 noon and Sunday 28th at 10.30am.
WHAT TO BRING: Shorts, T-shirt and a warm top (fleece) to go sailing in and a towel. Expect to get wet. We’ll provide buoyancy aids and splash tops.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: Contact Janet Paterson on 578 5512 to book you place. Limited spaces so book early.
For further information Download the flyer or email Phil on multihullers@gmail.com
Social Sailing - Sunday 31 October 2010
Download the flyer here, or phone Angela Hayden, Bay of Plenty Sailing Academy Trust on 07 574 4090.
The Waterline Magazine – thanks Brian brilliant exposure - October 2010
Brian & Clair Roger have kindly donated two pages in each of the monthly issues of the Waterline magazine, to the exploits of BoPSAT, it’s Trustees, the sailors and our sponsors. So please make sure you get a hold of a copy each month, you can collect a copy from Steve’s Marine Supplies or give me a call and I’ll pop you a copy in the post. Call Roy on the BAT phone 541 2341, only us oldies may get that one, for all you youngies, call on the BoPSAT phone 07 541 2341. Thanks Brian and Claire, your support doesn’t go unnoticed.
Also on the point of supporting our sponsors, I hope you’ve all signed up to receive the SunLive updates. We often use the SunLive website to get our info out to sailors and the public alike, so don’t miss out, sign up today if you’re not already registered.
Windsurfing Learn to Sail Courses - Mid October 2010
Please click here for details on 2010 Term 4, Sailing & Windsurfing Learn to Sail Courses, to be held at the Tauranga Yacht & Power Boat Club (TYPBC) building on Kulim Park.
Sailing & Windsurfing Open Day - Sunday 3 October 2010
Please click here for details on the Sailing & Windsurfing Open Day, to be held on Sunday 3 October at the Tauranga Yacht & Power Boat Club (TYPBC) building on Kulim Park.
Sailing & Windsurfing Open Day - Sunday 17 October 2010
Summer is just round the corner, and you live near a beautiful harbour, so why not have a go at this awesome sport? Everyone knows New Zealand leads the world in big boat sailing, but did you know a windsurfer goes much faster than almost any other sailing vessel!
Download the flyer here, or phone Stuart Pedersen Bay of Plenty Sailing Academy Trust Phone 574 1169
Dean Barker Becomes BoPSAT's Patron
Download the Press Release Here.
The Bartercard Charity Sailing Extravaganza
Event Organiser Roy Walmsley & Toast Event Management
All aboard! We’re setting sail with Bartercard, Sun Media, Steve’s Marine and the Radio Network on the Bay of Plenty Sailing Academy Trust’s & Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club’s 5th annual fundraiser.
BoPSAT’s aim with this years ‘Bartercard Sailing Extravaganza’ on the Fathers Day weekend, is to help raise funds for the completion of the BoP Sailing Centre at the TYPBC, to create a ‘Sailability’ programme (sailing for the disabled) and establish a fund for the youth sailors throughout the Bay, who qualify to sail in major overseas regattas and World Championships. This years annual fundraiser consist of three stand alone elements:
- The Sun Media/Steve’s Marine ‘Art 4 SAIL’ - an Art Exhibition and Photographic, with a theme of sailing, New Zealand coastlines and related activities.
- The Steve’s Marine/Bartercard ‘Families on Keelers’ fun sail - the TYPBC Keeler Skippers will take family groups for a fun sail on the Tauranga Harbour.
- The Bartercard Casino and Charity Auction Evening - which like the other events, will be held at the Tauranga Yacht & Power Boat Club (TYPBC), Sulphur Point, Tauranga.
The Sun Media & Steves Marine ‘Art 4 SAIL’ Art & Photographic Exhibition:
This opens in the newly refurbished function room at the TYPBC, with a private viewing for sponsors and invited guests on Thursday 2nd September, from 5.30pm to 8pm. Public viewings will be on Friday 3rd from 10am to 4pm, on Saturday 4th, between 10am and 2pm and Sunday 5th from 10.00am to 3.00pm. Six local artists will be displaying their works; Bryce Brown, Peter Crammond, Paula Knight, Rob McGregor, Richard Smith and Suzanne Smith. Photographs by Will Calver, Cathy Vercoe, Adrian Rumney and local photographers will be on display.
The Steve’s Marine/Bartercard ‘Families on Keelers’ fun sail:
Is planned to set sail at 2pm on Saturday afternoon, so everyone will need to arrive at the TYPBC by 1pm to be assigned to boats and fitted for life jackets. There are limited spaces, so to avoid disappointment, please register your interest with Roy Walmsley, BoPSAT Trustee & Administrator on 541 2341. A $15 donation per adult is requested, accompanied children (under 18) free.
The Bartercard Casino and Charity Auction Evening:
Is being held on Saturday 4th September, at 5pm with a buffet dinner from 6pm. Tickets available from the Chairs of the various TYPBC Divisions and BoPSAT Trustees, or contact Roy Walmsley, BoPSAT Trustee & Administrator on 541 2341. Tickets are limited to 180 and are selling fast, so don’t leave it to the last minute to secure yours, as you maybe disappointed. Tickets cost: $25 per adult and $10 per junior (under 18).
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We wish to extend our thanks to the TYPBC Keeler skippers for their assistance with the Bartercard/Steve’s Marine ‘Families on Keelers’ fun sail and to the many BoPSAT and TYPBC sponsors, without whose support we wouldn’t be able to provide such a wide range of sailing programmes for the youth of the Bay.
BoPSAT’s Main Sponsors include: Steve’s Marine Supplies, Gold Sponsor for the past six years. Bartercard, our Event Sponsor for past five years. Sun Media, Radio Network, Elements Watersports, Safety Knives Ltd, Hutchesons Boat Builders, Ingham Mora Chartered Accountants, Kiwi Yachting Consultants, Thornburrow Sails, Hayden Law, Heirloom Kitchens, Kale Print & Design, Moca Web Creation, Mackenzie Elvin Solicitors, Vosper Realty, Toast Event Management, Waimarino Adventure Park and Harrison Frames.
TYPBC’s Main Sponsors include: Carters, Steve’s Marine Supplies, Dods & Smith Chartered Accountants, Fuel Advertising, Burnsco, Lusty & Blundell and Baycom.
For further details contact:
Roy Walmsley
Trustee & Administrator
Bay of Plenty Sailing Academy Trust (BoPSAT)
PO Box 9112
Tauranga. 3142.
E: roy@bopsat.com
Ph: 07 541 2341
BOPSAT is a Registered Charitable Trust
Registration Number: CC10958