2026 Whakatu Regatta

Traditionally held over the middle weekend in January, Nelson Yacht Club's Whakatu Regatta is scheduled at a great time for families to visit the Nelson & Tasman region and enjoy some fantastic

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Event Details

Event type
Regatta
Regatta type
Fleet Racing
Classes to be sailed
Wingfoil,
Other Centreboard,
Phase 2,
Paper Tiger,
Optimist,
OK Dinghy,
Multihull (Multi-Class),
Tornado,
Waszp,
RS Feva,
Starling,
29er ,
Europe Dinghy,
420,
ILCA 6,
ILCA 7,
ILCA 4,
Hansa 303,
Flying Dutchman,
Zephyr
Organising Authority / Host Club
Nelson Yacht Club
Region
Nelson/Marlborough
Event date
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Event website/link
https://www.nelsonyachtclub.org.nz/racing-and-regattas/whakatu-regatta-2026-10t…
This event is inclusive of sailors with a disability.

Traditionally held over the middle weekend in January, Nelson Yacht Club's Whakatu Regatta is scheduled at a great time for families to visit the Nelson & Tasman region and enjoy some fantastic sea breeze sailing in Te Tai-O-Aorere / Tasman Bay. The event plays host to various South Island Championships from time to time, as well as National Championships for smaller classes. For the 2025-26 season, the event will be held over the weekend of the 10th & 11th January. 

This event is open to all classes of centreboard yachts / dinghies, windsurf and wingfoil.

Any Class Associations interested in hosting a National Championship, South Island Championship, or Traveller Series event as part of this regatta, please contact manager@nelsonyachtclub.org.nz

 

 

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Event Contact

Contact name
Tim Fraser-Harris
Contact email
manager@nelsonyachtclub.org.nz
Contact phone
0225487501

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