Wētā News & Events

Auckland On Water Boat Show Special

September 06th, 2017

Come see the new foam core Weta and 9.

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: 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

Interview with Jon Bilger - Director of PredictWind and Olympic Sailor

June 01st, 2017

Interview with Jon Bilger - Director of PredictWind and Olympic Sailor at the World Masters Games 2017.

Interview with 18ft skiff legends Kim and Terry McDell

May 31st, 2017

Interview with 18ft skiff legends Kim and Terry McDell at the World Masters Games 2017.

Video: WMG2017 Day 3 - Sailing

May 01st, 2017

The Sailing at WMG2017 is the most competitive ever, the regatta at Torbay on Auckland’s North Shore drawing more than 200 sailors from 13 countries , including Olympic Medallists, multiple world champions, America’s Cup winners and relative newcomers unafraid of taking on a challenge of a lifetime – Murray Rae,…

Dan Slater finally gets a medal with success at World Masters Games

April 29th, 2017

Soon after Dan Slater crossed the finish line in the final race of the World Masters Games, someone yelled out that he had finally picked up a Games medal at the fourth time of trying.

Jon Bilger's success at World Masters Games in the wind

April 29th, 2017

As a wind predictor, Jon Bilger thinks he's got an advantage when it comes to the World Masters Games but the only issue is his predictions are available for all of his rivals. He still hasn't been tempted to put out any rogue information, though.

Masters Games: Great-grand-master Rex Sellers sailing solo off Torbay

April 25th, 2017

If Rex Sellers has learned one thing from his "comeback" to competitive sailing at the World Masters Games, it's that he misses his mates.

Former America's Cup winner links up with dad for World Masters Games

April 25th, 2017

A seven-time America's Cup sailor is taking a break from yachting around the world to link up with someone a bit more local - his dad.

Para-sailors turning heads at Masters Games

April 25th, 2017

Chris Sharp's green machine is becoming well known on the sailing course at the World Masters Games, largely because it's finishing ahead of most of his rivals. What makes that extraordinary is that Sharp is a paraplegic after a motorbike accident seven years ago.

Sellers has wind in his sails again for shot at World Masters

April 12th, 2017

Rex Sellers admits he's got the sailing bug again.