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The Worser Bay Boating Club
Marine Parade
Seatoun
Wellington
New Zealand
PO Box 15030
Miramar
Phone: 64 4 972 WBBC

Where in the world is that?
On the western side of the entrance to Wellington Harbour, Port Nicholson, 
New Zealand.
Lat:          41:18'30"S
Long:     174:49'48"E

Click to enlarge chart of our sailing spot ...

Club VHF Call Sign:
"Worser Bay Sports Radio"
 on Channel 77

Secretary:
Commodore
Treasurer
Vice-Commodore
Rear-Commodore
Coaching Co-ordinator
Junior Coaching
Club Captain
Boat Master
Web Master

HEBTRO Trophy 2001

What a fantastic day !

A BIG Thank-you !

..... to our sponsors, our celebrities, our boat owners, our junior sailors, the weatherman and all our helpers.

Being "part of it" is the whole point of Hebtro .... but for the record, here are the results and all the participants.

Hebtro Results . Includes Sponsors, Celebrities, Juniors and Boats.

We will quietly forget the results of the "Super Duper Sunburst Skiff Championship" sailed on the same day!. But we cannot forget the race commentary. This was another amazing event that proves that sailing race commentary in New Zealand is not longer dominated by Pete Montgomery. Brett Linton and Steve Hogg are the new motor mouths  (sorry voices) of sailing. Not to be missed!

Be sure to be back next year. 

Remember .... the worser the bay the better the sailing !

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The Hebtro Trophy is the Club's major fund raiser. Normally held on a Sunday in March each year.

The event raises money for our children's learn to sail and development programmes. The event is World Famous in New Zealand and has been supported by the names in yachting; Craig Monk, Russell Coutts, Chris Dickson, Jan Shearer, Murray Jones, Simon Daubney, Roy Dickson, - the day is Huge.

Our special guest this year was Cameron Appleton, a Team NZ  skipper and former national Sunburst champion.

About twenty "big" keel boats come round from "Port Nic YC" and our media personalities, celebrity guests and sponsors along with our junior sailors go aboard to race around the bouys in Worser Bay. Regulars are Swampy Marsh, Grant Walker, Alison Bell, Shaun Plunket ... the list goes on.

It is a great sight. Then everyone comes ashore for a barbecue on the deck of the club.

It has traditionally been supported by Heineken and by a number of hostelries from around the area and particularly the Grand Hotel in Courtney Place. In addition local businesses provide individual sponsorship giving them associated naming rights for the day and a chance to rub shoulders with the famous.

This is a marvellous way to support a good cause, get maximum exposure for your organization and have an excellent day in the process. Contact Nigel Lloyd for further details.

Program for the Day

Spectator boats including Paul Gubb's Sweet Georgia for those not sailing.

On shore entertainment (aimed at the very young)

The TelstraSaturn Hebtro Trophy

	To support the kids learn to sail programs run at Worser Bay
	To have fun
	Objective this year to raise $20,000.00

1. Method

	Over twenty Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club keel boats race at Worser Bay
	Invite media and sporting celebrities to be teamed with the yachts for the race
	Local companies, sports charities, and organisations, sponsor a boat each
	A junior Worser Bay sailor will also ride on each boat if the weather is fine

 

1. Yachting Personalities

	We will have a special guest from the yachting world
	Russell Coutts, Chris Dickson, Murray Jones, Jan Shearer, Roy Dickson and Simon Daubney have all been special guests at past Hebtro events

1. Schedule

	10.00am Race Briefing
	11.00am Keel boat racing in the bay – Mark Foy start
	12.30pm BBQ Lunch & Prize giving
	2.00pm 12’ Skiff grand prix racing
	Spectator Boats including Paul Gubb’s Sweet Georgia for those not sailing
	Also onshore entertainment (aimed at the very young)

1. Kids Sailing Programs

	Programs run principally by professional Sailing Academy staff with assistance from Club volunteers.
	In 2000 over three hundred Form 1 & 2 children from Eastern Suburbs schools took part in our introductory course
	Eighty children undertook a comprehensive learn to sail program.
	Development courses aimed at levels 1, 2, 3 and racing development and P Class.
	Weekly Optisquad and P class junior development programs.

 

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