Nelson Yacht Club

08/06/2026

Great to see the Moanamana programme being recognised nationally.

Congrats YNZ and all the awesome People involved to make it happen, from the national level, down to the local.

🎉 Congratulations to Yachting New Zealand, winners of the Environmental Sustainability Award.

Through RŪNĀ, Yachting New Zealand is connecting young people to their moana – building environmental awareness, strong communities and a growing movement of kaitiaki across Aotearoa.

Toitū te marae a Tangaroa. – The domain of the ocean remains intact.

08/06/2026

NYC pennant at half-mast today after the passing of Tommy Sharland, a past member and long-time supporter of the Club. Our thoughts are with his family and friends.

27/05/2026

Good news. The NYC We**am is back online... head to the link in the comments. It is also now available as a live stream on our YouTube channel.

20/05/2026

Exciting times!

The team from Ground Anchor Systems is now underway with stage 2 of our seismic strengthening.

Huge thanks for the support we have received to be able to get this project on the road to completion.

The New Zealand Lottery Grants Board - Te Puna Tahua, and The Lion Foundation in particular have contributed significantly to this stage.

🙌🏽 thanks for helping us to strengthen the building and the Club for future generstions 🙌🏽

11/05/2026

Sounds like an awesome adventure!

🗻 First they took on Cook Strait in Zephyrs, this time they sailed a 470 in The Fiordlands! Check out the latest adventures of Finn & Mike Drummond!
👉 go.livesaildie.com/fiords470

470 Olympic Sailing 100% Pure New Zealand Fiordland NZ

06/05/2026

Some pretty ugly weather coming up.
Friday evening looks to be the peak at this stage, with N gusts in the 40-50kt range...
Batten down the hatches! A good time to check boats at the Club are tied down.

Following a prolonged period of settled weather, conditions are expected to change significantly over the next 48 hours.

Please keep up to date with the latest weather watches and warnings via MetService New Zealand:
https://www.metservice.com/warnings/home

Forecast winds have the potential to reach 50+ knots. The strong recommendation is to stay off the water during this period.

A precautionary check of moored vessels was completed yesterday.

Port Nelson will suspend shipping operations from 18:00 on Thursday.

11/04/2026

The fleet following the Amasya out through the Cut to the race course, before the next incoming shipping movement. Sadly the wind didn't stick around today, and only one race sailed.

30/03/2026

Autumn School Holiday Programmes - last places. Join us for adventures on the water!

4 Days Tues 7th - Fri 10th

5 Days Mon 13th - Fri 17th

We also have shorter 3 Day option for the Optimist Beginners group (8-11yrs) Mon 13th - Weds 15th

https://www.nelsonyachtclub.org.nz/sailing-school/holiday-programmes/

30/03/2026

Last few evening training sessions before daylight savings comes to an end. Beauty of an evening for it.

24/03/2026