Wētā News & Events

Svenska Wētāmästerskapen 2023

September 01st, 2023

(English translation at bottom)

Askersund möter oss med gråa tunga moln och regn. Men inte en enda Wētāseglare hängde läpp eller tvekade en sekund på att få komma ut och segla.

2023 Wētā East Coast Championship

August 04th, 2023

With much anticipation, the 4th Annual Wētā East Coast Championships took place in conjunction with the 66th North Carolina Governor's Cup Regatta, June 16-18 on Kerr Lake.

2023 Fishing Bay Yacht Club Annual One Design Regatta

August 01st, 2023

After a 20 year multihull hiatus at the Fishing Bay Yacht Club Annual One Design Regatta, the Mid-Atlantic Wētā Fleet started a new trend. On July 22-23, nine Wētās swarmed Deltaville Virginia bringing along our Isotope Catamaran friends from Carolina Sailing Club.

Marvellous Marconi - East Coast Piers Race 2023

July 19th, 2023

For those that have not heard of Marconi Sailing Club it can be found on the River Blackwater and is home to the East Coast Piers Race.

2023 European Wētā Cup

July 18th, 2023

After two successful editions in 2012 (Carnac, France) and 2018 (Lake Garda, Italy), a new Wētā European regatta will take place in L'Escala, Spain this year. The 2023 European Wētā Cup will be organized by Club Nàutic L’Escala and RS Veleros, from September 7th to September 10th 2023.

Brilliant Bala - Long Distance Dinghy Race in Wales

June 26th, 2023

I always enjoy travelling in to Wales, and this trip was to take part in the annual Long Distance Dinghy Race Weekend at Bala Sailing Club.

Live on the Edge Multihull Regatta

June 15th, 2023

Race Clinic - June 8 & 9
Following last year’s successful clinic and request for another one, we were able to convince Ken Marshack to bring his expertise and experience in multiple classes to our Event.

WētāFest 2023

May 03rd, 2023

WētāFest 2023 is in the books!

Sixteen crews, 13 single-handed and 3 double-handed, joined the fun and festivities from Thursday, April 20th through Sunday, April 23rd on beautiful Choctawhatchee Bay at the Fort Walton Yacht Club in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.

MBYC Cat Fight 1 2023

April 04th, 2023

Participation in regattas by Wētās sailors has dwindled significantly on the West Coast since the mid-twenty-teens. Last year, we were only able to get a fleet (6 boats) together for one regatta, the Commodores Invitational at Huntington Lake.

Dick Hitchcock Memorial Regatta

March 27th, 2023

The 3rd Annual Dick Hitchcock Memorial Regatta was contested in Gulfport, Florida on March 18th and 19th, 2023. Frigid temperatures (OK, Florida frigid (50’s and 60’s Fahrenheit)) greeted the twelve intrepid competitors on Boca Ciega Bay.

NZ WētāFest 2023

March 16th, 2023

Torbay March 11/12

The weather for WētāFest was absolutely perfect with a good SW wind of 15 to 20 knots on the Saturday which kept the racers on their toes and the cruisers happy to complete the course.