The fastest journey normally takes 5h 45m.

Wellington to nelson yacht race. If you are interested in radio-controlled yacht racing come and have a sail with us. It was expected that the yachts would take between 1½ and 5 days to complete the journey. Wellington to Nelson by ferry and bus The journey time between Wellington and Nelson is around 6h 8m and covers a distance of around 242 km.

The quickest way to get from Nelson to Wellington is to fly which costs 100 - 250 and takes 2h 4m. Twenty yachts left Wellington bound for Lyttelton in an ocean yacht race to celebrate Canterburys centenary. Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club.

New Zealands Oldest Yacht Club. Subscribe to our newsletter. A race in the opposite direction in 1940 had marked the capitals centenary.

Sunday is Day Two of the Trailer Yacht Regatta and the start of the official Nelson Regatta which begins with three round the cans races for the Romeo and Juliet divisions and two coastal races for the cruising boats. Also during Saturday the annual Wellington to Nelson race will bring visiting keelers to Nelson. Centennial yacht race ends in tragedy.

Well respected Murray Ross designed race yacht. Sat 23 Oct - Sun 24 Oct. Good maintenance history with regular upgrades completed.

They sailed into a fierce southerly storm. 1081 likes 41 talking about this 1951 were here. Subscribe to our newsletter.