14 May '12 - Great Result for Marcus Hansen and Josh PorebskiClub member Josh teamed up with Marcus less than one year and it has been a challenging time getting to grips with the 49er but it all came together at the Worlds in Croatia last week and it just... 29 Apr '12 - Hebtro 2012 successful dayHebtro 2012 Despite been blown out for the Keelers, Hebtro 2012 was an outstanding success with the Celebrity guests and a hilarious Parents in Optis race in 30-35 knot gusts Brett Linton,... 16 April '12 Opti Nationals resulrsWBBC sailor results: Open Silver fleet : Sam Bacon 12th, Oakley Marsh 19th, Fabian Beveridge 21st, Olivia Christie 24th, Philipp Governale 38th, Zoe Bennet 41st, Poly Wright 52nd Open... 14 April '12 Starling Nats resultsWBBC sailors competing in the Starlng Nationals at Murrays Bay: Gold Fleet: Ken Tildesley 23rd. Silver Fleet: William Novak 15th, Finn Wright 36th. 26 Mar '12 Muritai Junior Regatta resultsWBBC Sailor placings: Opti Greens: Albert Stanly 2nd, Ben Prentice 3rd. Opti Opens: Henry Gibbs 1st, Sam Bacon 3rd, Fabian Beveridge 4th, Starling : Ken Tildesley 1st. More results... 26 Feb '12 - SI Opti Champs resultsThere was a good turnout of WBBC sailors for the South Island Opti Champs in Picton over the 24-26th Feb. Results for WBBC: Open : Phillipe Governale 26th, Zoe Bennett 36th, Oakley Marsh 45th, Sam... 13 Feb '12 Wellington Opti Champs 2012Wellington Opti Champs 2012 Feb 11 - 12 was a great weekend for sailing @ WBBC. The wind was fairly consistent from the South with a mixture of light and heavy. Alastair Gifford won the Open... 9 Feb '12 Karl Purdie and Josh Porebski in Sail AucklandKarl Purdie took out 2nd place in Finn class and. Marcus Hansen and Josh Porebski 2nd place in 49er class against the NZ olympic selections for these classes. | Hebtro 2012Despite been blown out for the Keelers, Hebtro 2012 was an outstanding success with the Celebrity guests and a hilarious Parents in Optis race in 30-35 knot gusts  Brett Linton, taking a nose dive after ignoring clear instructions from daughters Penny and Alice to "move your backside aft Dad!!".  Andrew Fagan after signing “Snack’s Chair”. Of “The Mockers” Fame and sailing a 17’9” boat single handed across the Tasman and around New Zealand  Special Guest: Austrialian Woman Sailor of the Year. Dr Lyndall Patterson Signing Snack’s Chair.  Rex Heberley, who made the two HEBTRO tropheys, presented with Roy Dickson’s Rainbow II crew tee-shirt as one of 4x Legends of Hebtro Hebtro Trophy Success !!! Another fun day with good sponsorship and participation despite the wind. This year we were entertained by our celebrity guests. Dr Lyndall Patterson Open World Women's Laser Champion
Current Australian Female Sailor of the Year, she won the open women’s world Laser championship in England in 1977 and 33 years later returned to claim the 2010 World Laser Radial Grand Master title.
Andrew Fagan
Following the success of The Mockers' 1985 hit "Forever Tuesday Morning", Fagan won the RIANZ 1985 award for Top Male Vocalist of the Year.1 Since the Mockers broke up, he has recorded and performed as a solo artist under the name Fagan and with his band LIG. He has authored a sailing-themed autobiography, Swirly World, the Solo Voyages (2002), and several collections of poetry. He has also been involved with the TVNZ Intrepid Journeys television series.
Photos and report will be available soon(ish). | WBBC Prizegiving Friday June 8th, 7.30p.m7.30p.m. Friday June 8 . Lots of trophies and certificates for our junior sailors through... TBBC Winter Series NoticeTitahi Bay Boat Club Winter Series starts 27th May. Further info: http://www.tbbc.org.nz/ Rowies Autumn Series NOR(N.B. schedule change from previous notice) Rowies Autumn series, 12 noon start. Scheduled... New season membership forms availableFor more membership information and how to download the forms visit the About Us -> Membership ... WBBC 2011 Prize list availablePrize giving for juniors and seniors was held on Friday 27th May. The list is now available. Our sailors on the international stageRecent years have seen a number of WBBC sailors competing in overseas events.  William Novak represented New Zealand in July at the IODA Asian champs 2011. Results 69/84 male division.  Ken Tildesley competed for NZ at IODA Opti Euro Champs 2010. Results: 99/146 in the male division, 2nd NZ'er.  Nick Thyne competed for NZ at IODA Asian Champs 2010. Results: 36/73 in male division.  Karl Purdie won gold in World OK Dinghy class champs 2010 and was awarded Wellington 2010 Sportsman of the year. Karl has now moved to the Finn class this season and has already won the Finn National Champs and has set his sites on representing NZ at the 2016 Olympics. 
Josh Junior, both a member of RPNYC and WBBC is a top international sailor and recently was placed 6th in the Mens World Laser Championship. Josh's goal is to compete for NZ in the Olympic games in sailing. Josh has recently moved to the Finn Class and has set his sites on representing NZ at the 2016 Olympics. Josh Porebski, a member of the NZL Yachting Trust Youth Team competed at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship July 8 to 17 in Istanbul Turkey. Following the Youth Worlds Josh moved on to Youth Laser Radial Worlds July 18 to 25 in Largs Scotland.
Emma and Sarah Berry went to Holland in 2010 to compete in the Open 470 Worlds.
Edmund Tam has had a number of successes on the international stage:
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