Issue date
The 2015 NZ Open Keelboat championships will be held on the 21st & 22nd February 2015 and will be run by the Royal NZ Yacht Squadron in the MRX Fleet.
Past winners are a who’s who of New Zealand Yachting: Rod Davis, Sir Russell Coutts, Roger Wood, Ray Davies, Cameron Appleton, Greg Salthouse, Grant Turnbull, Andrew Wills, Phil Douglas, Laurie Jury, Roger Pagani, Dean Barker, Josh Junior, Stefan Goldwater, William Tiller, Adam Minoprio and Phil Robertson.
Phil Robertson and his winning crew 2014 NZ National Keel Boat Championships
Key points:
Entry
- Entries will be accepted in the order in which complete entries are received – see Notice of Race for details.
- Entry to the regatta is restricted to 10 entries.
- Sailing crews shall have a maximum weight of 525kg including the skipper.
- The entry fee is $1,100.
Schedule
- Registration: Friday 20th February 0900 to 1800hrs
- Briefing: Friday 20th February 18.30hrs RNZYS
- Dates of Racing: Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd February 2014, first warning signal 10.25am.
- Number of Races: 10 races with up to 6 back to back races each day
Courses
- The courses shall be windward leewards
- The intended course area is the Northern Leading area
Training Opportunities
MRX Yachts will be available for Monday night sprint racing 9th February, at very favourable rates for crews who have entered the Keel Boat Nationals - first come first served.
Click here for link to Notice of Race. Click here for the Entry Form.
