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In a spectacular 2016 Sport Wellington Sportsperson of the Year Awards Ceremony, to a sold-out 700 guests at Wellington’s TSB Arena, Worser Bay Boating Club was awarded the Pak'n Save Kilbirnie Club of the Year.
Six judges, experts in their sporting and sports media fields, deliberated over 200 nominations across 12 categories to arrive at the winners.
After 90 years of operation and 60 years based in the same building, Worser Bay Boating Club voted at its 2015 AGM to undertake a significant rebuild of their ageing facilities – no mean feat for any club.
Immersed in the world of feasibility studies, fundraising, and consents, the club has not taken its eye off the ball and worked hard to ensure that what is great about the club is retained and that business as usual was preserved.
In addition to making significant progress with their clubrooms, Worser Bay Boating Club had a successful club season and a stellar twelve month competition period, with a record-breaking six sailors crowned national champions and eleven members selected for New Zealand teams.
The Finalists included:
Mana Kayak Racing Club
PIC Netball Club
Wellington Rowing Club
World Cup winning All Back and Hurricane Ma'a Nonu was crowned the Brendan Foot Supersite Sportsperson of the Year for 2016.
