Wētā News & Events

Video: Sailing = Turning - Tom Kirkman

December 06th, 2019

Perhaps 50% of my sailing has been on a small (850 acre) municipal lake that often requires a sailor to tack or gybe every 1/2 mile, or less. Most 3 hour sailing sessions require over 100 tacks and gybes.

Video: Destination Sail to Motuihe Island - Roger Kitchen

November 26th, 2019

Roger Kitchen's weekend adventure from Narrow Neck beach to Motuihe Island and back with nine other Weta sailors. Gusting low 20's, wind against tide in the Motuihe passage. Self tacker prototype making life easy. Slight mishap at the start getting out to turn the GoPro on!

 

Video: Weta #1189 - Alan Taylor

November 22nd, 2019

Fun, Fast, Easy sailing on the Outer Banks, NC

By Alan Taylor

Video: Weta Sailing on Oak Hollow Lake - Mark Critzer

November 20th, 2019

Sailing the Weta on Oak Hollow Lake in High Point, NC yesterday using a GoPro Hero 8 head-mounted action camera at 2160p 4K resolution with 2nd generation video stabilization. It's my first test of the camera, and unedited for content 

By Mark Critzer

Weta Shonan Championship - Weta Marine Japan

November 11th, 2019

先週の日曜日、WETAクラス初の選手権(湘南選手権)が6艇のエントリーのもと開催されました。
あいにく一日中微風に終始し、WETAの豪快なセーリングは出来ませんでしたが、艇間の距離が近いエキサイティングな展開を楽しんでいました。
栄えある優勝は江の島ヨットハーバーでは1番古参のセイル番号294、赤ハルの藤田、中野組でした。
2位は青木、重田組、3位は校條、岩根組となり上位3チームは元FBクラスからの乗換え組で占められたことになりました。

Last Sunday, the first WETA class championship (Shonan Championship) was held with the entry of six boats. Unfortunately, we couldn't do WETA's exciting sailing all day long, but we enjoyed exciting developments where the distance between the boats was short. The prestigious championship was No.

Video: Sail-World - Close racing at the North American Weta Class Championship in North Carolina

November 08th, 2019

Did we just sail the dream regatta?

- 11 races over three days with partly cloudy to sunny skies, temps in the low 80's, and champagne sailing winds of 5-18 knots - Grassy lawn to store and rig boats on - Onsite restaurant & bar with changing facilities footsteps away from…

Video: Weta #676 en Sudestada - Andres Mabres

October 24th, 2019

El trimaran Weta esta en su elemento con una buena sudestada con 20kt de viento. Filmado cerca de San Isidro en el Rio de la Plata.  

The Weta trimaran is in its element with a good southeaster with 20kt of wind.

Sail-World: Weta Marine announce self tacking jib kit for retrofit or new boats

October 11th, 2019

Weta Marine had the new self tacking jib kit on display at the Auckland On the Water Boat Show, in early October.

Auckland On Water Boat Show 3-6 October

October 01st, 2019

Weta Marine will be exhibiting at the Auckland on Water Boat Show, come check out the Weta in person!

Contact Roger to secure a boat from our new container and get sailing this summer:

2019 NEW Weta $20,900 (Incl GST)
roger@wetamarine.

Humpybong Winter Bash Regatta - Keith Chidzey

September 10th, 2019

Heading North to Bash the Winter. . . Craving a bit of salt water therapy, I decided to take the ‘little’ drive north for the 2019 Humpybong Winterbash - Did-not-regret-it!
Conditions: Sunny and mild, but on arrival I went “Uh-oh, not again”.

Chesapeake Challenge - Stephanie Taylor

September 09th, 2019

Labor Day weekend North Carolina Wetas Sailors converged upon Virginia Beach, Virginia to join local beach cats for the annual Chesapeake Challenge. As the horn sounded, sailors hopped on their boats in the LeMans start and were off to the races.

Santa Cruz Multihull Regatta - Marc Simmel

July 25th, 2019

This annual event is hosted by the Hobie Fleet and Santa Cruz Yacht Club who have generously welcomed the Wetas to join them for several years.