Clubs catch a Feva ahead of the RS Feva National Champs
by Johnathan Eele 19 Mar 2018 21:40 PDT
24-25 March 2018
The 2018 RS Feva Nationals will be sailed from 23-25th March 2018 ay NBYC, Auckland © RS Feva Owners Assoc
This year the RS Feva Nationals will be held at Northcote Birkenhead Yacht club www.nbyc.org.nz between the 23rd - 25th March, Friday 23rd is free coaching afternoon with top guest coaches. This location has great club facilities, plus a reserve and café on the club’s door step. The wharf makes for fantastic land based spectating and the Auckland cityscape as a backdrop will make for a real RS Feva showcase.
Yacht clubs from all over the country are embracing the RS Feva as a way to introduce youngsters to double-handed sailing and its increased popularity should see a large fleet at next month's national championships.
Sailors from all over the country will gather with friends and race to find the new National Champions. This class is a lot of fun and very social.
Local sailing club’s with strong RS Feva fleets include, Manly Sailing Club, Torbay, Wakatere, Royal Akarana, Buckland’s Beach and many more.
New Zealand is the home of current World Champions Eli Liefting and Rose Dickson which have won the last three national champs. This year they will pass the torch onto the new champions due to other sailing commitments.
This year’s RS Feva World Championships are held in Florida during April. Last year’s World Champs were held in UK attracting 180 boats.
The NZ Association is busy planning the upcoming season - events include:
• Manly Sailing club's Commodore Russell Coutts has invited RS Feva’s along to the Manly Winter Champs 7th – 9th July.
• Murrays Bay Winter champs October
• Sir Peter Blake regatta Torbay December
More to be added soon - please check on NZ RS Feva Association Face book page for updates. www.facebook.com/nzrsfeva