Sandspit Yacht Club

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About Sandspit Yacht Club

Sandspit Yacht Club is a sailing and boating club at 1287 Sandspit Road, Sandspit, in Rodney. The club says it has more than 60 years' history, and it began as a haulout facility set up by a small group of boat owners. It now has over 500 members in four divisions. The Centreboard Division trains and races from the club's facilities at Algies Bay, and hosts national regattas. The Sailing Division runs Friday night and Saturday summer series and a winter series, open to trailer sailers, multihulls and keelers. The Power Boat Division is for members with launches and trailer powerboats, and the Sport Fishing Division is represented by the Warkworth Game Fish Club.

The clubhouse has a bar and restaurant, and it overlooks a new marina and the Sandspit estuary. The club is open from Thursday to Sunday from midday, and the website notes that hours may vary. The club is raising funds for a deck extension to the clubhouse. The club also promotes recreational boating, cruising, keeler racing and junior and youth sailing regattas. For a boat owner or sailor on the Rodney coast who wants a club with racing, cruising and fishing, the club offers those in one place.