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Wellington Harbour will be dotted with all manner of crafts for the Te Ākautangi Matariki Water Sports Festival over next month's Matariki long weekend.
The festival is a collaborative event between Tai Tonga 41 Outrigger Canoe Club and Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club and includes the:
- Ngá Mata o Te Ariki, Táwhirimátea Marathon (Waka Ama event);
- Ngá Tai Tùátea-a Tara Race (paddle craft event);
- Matariki Classic (three-hour yacht race)
- EBYMBC Yachting Regatta
Matariki Classic
The Matariki Classic is an adaptation of an event previously run by the Horowhenua Sailing Club during the 1980s and 90s called Frostbusters.
It will involve all participants completing a lap course with a time limit of three hours. The line honours winner will be the vessel to complete the most laps in the time allowed while an overall champion will also be found after a time correction factor will be applied to all vessels.
EBYMBC Regatta
The annual EBYMBC regatta will be run over three days from June 24-26 (Matariki Weekend) and will is open to dinghies, multihulls, trailer yachts and keelboats.
It will include round-the-buoys and harbour course (for the bigger boats) racing on Friday, The Matariki Classic on Saturday and then back to traditional racing on Sunday.
See here for more information.
- Main pic: Daisy Duke was the second boat to enter.
