Club News

Click on this link to check out the photos from the Centreboards clean up of Panepane undertaken for the Backyard Trust on 15th May 2022

Check out the Port Ohope regatta 

2022 Tornado Champions - Jason Marra & Brendon Dusky Team Relentless, comprising of Jason Marra and Brendon Duske from Tauranga, are [ more… ]

Check out the photos taken by Nicola Harrison of the Tga regatta by going to the  regatta page and clicking on the photo links

Teaghan Denney has been selected for the NZ team for Youth Sailing Worlds to be held in the Netherlands. Congratulations Teaghan such a great [ more… ]

Unfortunately 1st and 4th day no racing due to light winds. On friday a full day with 6 races in. On saturday just 2 races. Total of 35 [ more… ]

Tauranga Regatta entries have closed with over 140 entries. We are all looking forward to an exciting weekend. 

Enter here  closing day 0900hrs Monday 21st

Click on this link for information re some Cruising Workshops . Run by Viki Moore who runs Island Cruising

Sadly Covid 19 has again thwarted AIMs Games and for the second year in a row this event has been cancelled

We are very pleased to announce our new AIMs Games Sponsor. The Huppmans owners of Flaveur Breads have agreed to be our sponsor for the 2021 [ more… ]

Citation for Peter Deckes Life Mamabership 2021: Peter Decke for Life Membership presented Gary Smith Starting sailing as an 8 year old in a [ more… ]

Veerle, due to Covid has been unable to compete internationally and is currently training with the men in Auckland. Just missing out on Olympic [ more… ]

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Wow! Check out these awesome photos of the 2021 Wihau Shield Regatta sailed here at the TYPBC. Click on the link below to access the Photos on [ more… ]

Well done Liam for winning the 2021 Wihau Shield and William the Secretaries Cup. Great work to all those who entered this historical regatta.

Don't forget to come along to Members night on Friday to farewell Chef Ken and Coach Alec who are both leaving the club.

Click here for the online Centreboard Winter Series entry form

The online entry form for the Burnsco Marine Winter Series: Click here for the online entry form

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Entries to Wihau Shield now open Click here to enter online Click Here for Notice of Race

Click Here for Notice of Race

`The Auckland to Tauranga Race to 1949 The Auckland to Tauranga Race was not conceived by a bunch of yachties who wanted to add some adventure [ more… ]

Bob Wise, Alan Glover and John Buck showing their support for Team NZ

We will be showing the Americas Cup Racing live at TYPBC on the following dates: Wed 10th March bar open from 3.30pm (racing starting at 16.12). [ more… ]

Well, last weekend we had the Tauranga regatta. Our biggest local Zephyr regatta for the season. All looked a bit doubtful for a while , with [ more… ]

The results of the Tauranga Regatta can be found on this link https://www.sailwave.com/results/FirstMortgageTrustTaurangaRegatta2021.htm

In 2019 Yachting New Zealand and BLAKE worked together on a week-long BLAKE Inspire for Sailors programme. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer a [ more… ]

Wednesday 17th February Night Burton Sails Keeler Racing -Covid Update- The General Committee is meeting tonight and will discuss this Wednesday [ more… ]

FMT TYPBC Tauranga Regatta 20th and 21st February -Covid update.A decision will be made re the running of the Tauranga Regatta post the Govt's [ more… ]

Find Entry Form here

Can you help?   It is only 3 months approx. until the Farmer Autovillage Auckland to Tauranga Centennial Yacht Race will be held on Fri 26 [ more… ]

Click here  to see photos from Burton Sails Series Race 15

Rankings after the second NZIODA Ranking Regatta held at MBSC for the season can be found here .

Entry form NOR

What is rabbit racing? You may wonder. Plan A:  There are usually a few real bunnies to be found around TYPBC. We take them out in our [ more… ]

Interislander Regatta 19-21 February 2021  Coming soon! Christmas is coming, and so is the fabulous Interislander Regatta!   [ more… ]

The Blake Regatta 2020 was as per previous years a fantastic success. This regatta is all about fun on the water for junior sailors, with the [ more… ]

Hamilton Yacht Club will be running another Optisail camp this summer between 21st -24th January 2021. The camp caters for those sailors who have [ more… ]

For Notice of Race for Tauranga Regatta Click HERE

Double Trouble Regatta Whitianga (Click on title to see more photos) Five Tornados travelled up to Whitianga to compete in the 2nd Double [ more… ]

Kidz on Catz is being held on the Saturday the 5th of Dec from 11am to 3pm. This is a fun day in which the Multihull Division of the TYPBC will take [ more… ]

Hi all,  I don't know if anyone else is watching the Vendee Globe at the moment but if you're not you should check these guys out. Along [ more… ]

Click on this YouTube link  to watch Teaghan Denney and Ollie Maidment in the NZL Foundation Youth Champs. Teaghans was third and Ollie second [ more… ]

Click HERE for the Sailing Instructions

Blake Regatta.. The Sir Peter Blake Regatta will be held on the 4 & 5 December at Torbay Yacht Club. There seems to be plenty of interest in [ more… ]

Rain doesn't keep Phil West from 420 maintenance and they dont fit in the Bopsat shed with the mast up! Good on ya Phil !! Robbie and Simon had [ more… ]

Click here  to watch the video Phil Scherer took of the Matakana Classic last weekend Click Here  to watch Winston Ordish-Benners [ more… ]

Click   HERE to check out details of this Sport NZ initiative

The Notice of race for the Tornado Nationals in 2021, to be held at TYPBC are now available. Click HERE .

Sunday 1st Nov we Raced the Matakana Classic - Non stop around Matakana Island. Conditions: Westerly-ish 0-20+kts. Gusty to say the least. The [ more… ]

Locator Beacons NZ is offering the ability to hire PLB's at MacPac and Hunting and Fishing in Tauranga. Check out the link to there website HERE [ more… ]

This weekend the RV division is heading to Ohiwa Harbour, staying at the camp ground, if you are interested contact the RV secretary/chairperson Bob [ more… ]

Whistler headed north and competed in the Coastal Classic (along with Frenzy) last weekend. The photos show the story of the race. While Whilster [ more… ]

Sir Peter Blake Regatta takes place on weekend of 5 and 6th December. Entries close 1 December. Click   HERE for Notice of Race or  [ more… ]

The forecast over the long weekend lived up to expectations - fine with gentle winds. Everyone who had a boat seemed to be out on the harbour. Lunch [ more… ]

This last weekend (17/18 October), a team of 4 sailors and 7 volunteers/family members loaded up our boat trailers and travelled over to Lake [ more… ]

Click  here to read about the Coastal Classic Update

We had a great sail on Sunday.  6 Boats had a clean start under the control of Richard McNielly. (Thank You Richard!!) Kohara lead to the [ more… ]

This event starts at the Yacht club and is a fundraising event for the Centreboard division. The club provides marshals at key points along part of [ more… ]

Teaghan competed in the Youth trials her second Laser Radial Regatta in two weeks. On the last day of racing the swell was 2.5 metres. Unfortunately [ more… ]

Sailors racing the centreboard series on Sunday would have seen a rib chasing after the Laser fleet and giving some advice. Yes, the Laser [ more… ]

What a start to the season with a mix of everything weather wise and some good testing races we've had some great sailing. Gary checked the bottom [ more… ]

Last week was the NZ Youth Champ’s in Manly. This is usually the regatta to pick the NZL Sailing Team for the Youth Worlds, but due to Covid, [ more… ]

TYPBC are running a patrol boat course for club members which will teach participants how to use a patrol boat in a sailing environment. Course is [ more… ]