Wētā News & Events

NZ Weta Race Series Dates 2017/18

September 05th, 2017

NZ Weta Race Series Dates 2017/18

2017

Series 1 Torbay Sailing Club November 26

Weta Racing Dates at Torbay Sailing Club
September 17
October 1/15/29
November 12/26
December 10

2018

Series 2 Bay of Islands (Bay Week Regatta) January 24/25/26

Series 3 Weta Nationals Mercury Bay Boating Club March 24/25

Weta Racing Dates at Torbay Sailing Club
February 11/25
March 25
April 8/22…

Video: A-class cat and Wetas

August 30th, 2017

The boat has a very wide operating window and all controls work extremely well for dialing the boat into whatever conditions present. It’s a great boat to learn on and yet it holds up and offers good performance as you progress.

West Coast Sailing Weta Special!

August 25th, 2017

Buy a new 2017 Weta at West Coast Sailing and get a free 9. 3sqm Square Top Mainsail (valued $1250 USD). www. westcoastsailing. net

 

Video: High Wind Sailing at the Gorge

August 21st, 2017

Video by Mike Wright

2017 Weta Nationals Gusts the Gorge - Stephanie Taylor

August 01st, 2017

2017 Weta Nationals at Cascade Locks, Oregon July 28-30 was like no other we've experienced before. Sustained winds were 20-24 knots with a top recorded gust of 40.

2017 Weta Nationals Regatta Report - Hot Donutz Edition

August 01st, 2017

The Columbia River Gorge in Oregon delivered BIG for the 2017 Weta Nationals, with sustained winds between 22-30 knots over 3 days of glorious racing. Competitors came from Florida, North Carolina, Cali, and Washington for fun, camaraderie, and to prove who could best handle the Gorge beast.

Sail Magazine: Weta Trimaran Review 2009

August 01st, 2017

The breeze was mild, but still it made an impression to see Dave Bernsten walk away from the tiller of his 14-foot trimaran, step to the bow, fiddle with an adjustment, then mosey back aft and resume his duties at the helm.

Practical Sailor: Weta Trimaran Review 2008

August 01st, 2017

Compact Weta Trimaran Screeches Past the Big Boys on Biscayne Bay

Mini-multihull with aerospace-like attention to detail fills niche of high-performance day sailor

The new Weta trimaran is designed in New Zealand, built in China, and imported into the U. S. by Nor’ Banks Sailing of Duck, N. C.

MySailing.com.au: The Weta too easy

August 01st, 2017

Jordan Spencer tests the fun Weta trimaran - on his third attempt

If I had to use one word to describe the Weta trimaran, it would be easy! Everything about the Weta is easy, unlike the process we went through when trying to test one.

Sailing World: Weta Trimaran Best Dinghy

August 01st, 2017

This trimaran blew the judge away with it's fun factor. A feature from our January/February 2010 issue

It happens every year with BOTY: one of the smaller boats in the lineup reminds the judges of the pure exhilaration of fast, small-boat sailing.

Video: World Masters Games 2017

July 26th, 2017

Torbay Sailing Club, New Zealand. Filming | Live. Sail. Die. Editing | Luis Kitchen
Photos | Photos Megan Blakie & Ian McNeil

Santa Cruz "Weta Kickoff"

July 25th, 2017

Since everyone else is getting ready or already heading to the Gorge for the Weta Nationals, I thought I’d write up the Santa Cruz Weta Kickoff (okay, Hobie Kickoff, but we were a sizable fleet) which took place last weekend.