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Kāpiti Radio Yacht Club back on the water

October 2, 2020 admin Latest news... , Sport 0

The Kāpiti Radio Yacht Club race their radio controlled yachts regularly at Awatea Pond Paraparaumu (Wednesdays Fridays and some Sundays) and Winstones Lake Ōtaki (Sundays).

Visitors are welcome to come along and can often have a go.

During 2005 a bunch of people who enjoy sailing and racing radio control yachts established The Kāpiti Radio Yacht Club which became an Incorporated Society in 2009. Since it’s inception, the Club has sailed at a number of local ponds, but since early 2018, racing has taken place at Awatea Lake in Paraparaumu and Winstones Lake in Ōtaki.

“You are invited to come and visit us, no matter what class of yacht you may currently sail. We welcome ALL to join us on a sailing day for either social sailing or serious racing.”

For more see: For more details:  https://kapitradioyachtclub.wixsite.com/kapiti-radio-y-club

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Kāpiti Radio Yacht Club Twilight Sailing

Awatea Pond (Lagoon) , Corner Awatea Avenue and Mazengarb Road, Paraparaumu

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• Free Admission
• Wed 6 Oct 2021, 4:00pm–7:30pm

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• Kapiti Radio Yacht Club (Inc)

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Our club plans to hold twilight sailing to enable those who have commitments during the day to see these fun racing yachts in action.

We plan to have 3 classes of yachts all sailing:

The East Coast 12 (EC12) a design off an early Americas Cup Design. The DragonForce 65 (DF65) and The DragonFlite 95 (DF95) both inexpensive racing yachts taking the world by storm. These yachts behave in exactly the same way as their larger family at sea. Virtually the same international rules of race sailing apply. Many members of the club used to and some still do sail keeler and trailer sailers.

QR code is available and Level 2 rules apply.

Please come down and check us out.

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Kapiti Radio Yacht Club Twilight sailing

October 5, 2021 Nigel Wilson Latest news... , Sport , What's On 0

The Kāpiti Radio Yacht Club is holding a twilight sailing event to enable those who have commitments during the day to see these fun racing yachts in action.

The club plans to have 3 classes of yachts all sailing:

The East Coast 12 (EC12) a design off an early Americas Cup Design. The DragonForce 65 (DF65) and The DragonFlite 95 (DF95) both inexpensive racing yachts taking the world by storm. These yachts behave in exactly the same way as their larger family at sea. Virtually the same international rules of race sailing apply. Many members of the club used to and some still do sail keeler and trailer sailers.

QR code is available and Level 2 rules apply.

Please come down and check us out.

The club website is https://kapitradioyachtclub.wixsite.com/kapiti-radio-y-club

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About Radio Controlled Yachting

An Introduction to

Radio Controlled Yacht Racing

Are you up to a real challenge?  

Racing high performance radio controlled yachts is an exciting, challenging and very satisfying pastime. Getting involved is easy if you follow a couple of simple guidelines, like joining a local club (a List in Contacts)and seeking advice from a competent member.

The sport of radio controlled yacht racing is made up of three distinctive elements:

building and

For those not wanting, or able, to design and build their own yacht, these stages can be circumnavigated by purchasing an already completed yacht either from a commercial builder or, second--hand, from a club member.

                                          On the left is shown a One Metre yacht built from the Robbe Windstar for those wanting to build and

                                          race but  not design. The design of all classes of yachts are strictly controlled by 'rules' -- this should 

                                          only be undertaken by those with some yacht design knowledge and a copy of the rules.

Who Looks After the Sport?

The sport is administered in NZ by the New Zealand Radio Yachting Association (NZRYA),( http://www.NZRadioyachtingassociation.co.nz )  affiliated to the International Sailing Federation, (ISAF),Radio Sailing Division.

Racing follows the same rules (The Racing Rules for Sailing 2013--2016) as those used in full sized yacht racing -- with a few minor changes to account for the fact that helmsmen are not in the yacht but on the shore.

Most races follow the standard 'Olympic' course (see diagram I)

using three buoys set out in a triangular arrangement as shown.

The second illustration (diagram II) shows how an arrangement

of eight buoys allows a course to be set for any wind direction.

The purpose of the 'Olympic' layout is to ensure skippers' skills

are tested on all points (directions to the wind) of sailing.

The Beat to Windward

After the start skippers are faced with a 'beat' against the wind which -- will involve tacking the yacht a

number of times before reaching the windward buoy. The course therefore actually sailed to the

windward buoy takes the form of a zig zag and not a straight line as shown (see diagram III).

The beat is a very tactical part of the course -- many places can be won or lost on the beat.

The Broad Reach

After rounding the windward buoy the yachts sail a 'broad reach' which is the fastest direction,

relative to the wind,a yacht can sail.

At the wing buoy the yacht has to 'gybe', which in full sized yachting is the one of the most

dangerous manoeuvres a yacht can make. The manoeuvre requires great skill to effect safely

and efficiently a gybe causes the main sail to 'flip' violently from one side of the yacht to the other.

The Second Reach and Beat

The gybe is followed by another broad reach down to the leeward buoy where the yacht begins another beat up to the windward buoy.

The Run and Final Beat to the Finish.After rounding the windward buoy a second time the yacht now sails dead downwind on a 'run' to the leeward buoy before beginning their final beat to the finish line.

How to Win Races

To win races a number of quite required different 'qualities' are required:--

A fast boat

Good quality sails and an understanding of how they work(read a good book on the subject)

A sound knowledge of the racing rules (buy a good book -- like “The Rules in Practice 2013-2016” by Bryan Willis.

An understanding of race tactics (there are some good full--size yacht racing videos available)

Optimum rig/sail trim for all 'legs' of the course

A good start -- i.e. on time and in a good position when the start horn sounds.

Lots and lots of practice

To learn more about tuning, racing and tactics of radio yachts, click on either of these logos: