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Canterbury Champs 2009
Consistent racing from Steve MacIntosh and Tony Park has earned them the 2009 Canterbury Champs crown. Points were close at the top, but they showed that outright pace isn't everything. They won the series over two Saturdays at Charteris Bay and NPCL.
4 foiling R's out on 17th October, 2009
October finally put on some decent Saturday weather. Almost all the fleet turned up and a variable 13kts NE made for some nice early season sailing.
Season opening 2009
Four boats ventured out on the first weekend of the season (26/27 Sept 2009). This season is looking promising, new crews, several more foilers on the water shortly with more to come.
TheVirtual Flies - Launch day for the second foiling R Class
Sunday May 3rd 2009 dawned cool and clear. Forecast was good if a little light and the water is COLD.
Merde boys on foiler and foil baking progess
Dave and Tim sail on the foiler and the first set of prepreg foils are nearly complete and the second set are well underway.
Foiling fun for all and a carbon cook up
Last Saturday, 14th March 2009, Lyttelton came up with a nice steady slowly building breeze. Conditions started at around 8kts and built to a nice 14kts over a couple of hours. Perfect to give a couple of us a try at the foils.
R Class on TV3 and Foils complete a race distance
TV3's David Di Somma and his crew filmed a short article on the hydrofoils which was shown during the Thursday 29th of January 3 News bulletin.
Hydrofoil notes article added Jan 2009
Some more notes on development progress, a couple of pictures and some more videos
Fourth attempt with hydrofoils a success
Sean and Dan's latest attempt to get the L3 going on Hydrofoils proves to be a success.
Commodores Report 2007-2008 Season
The Squadron has had a mixed season in terms of achieving the objectives we set ourselves approximately a year ago.
Great NE Conditions 13 Oct 2007
Flat water and 18-20kts made for fantastic sailing on Lyttelton harbour
Commodores Report 2006/07 Season
For me the highlight this season has been the performance and interest in the new L3 hull design.
Opti and P Class open day
After a dodgy start with no wind and some onshore wiring, tacking and kite fun, the breeze kicked in to 8-10 kts up the harbour.
