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We are volunteer operated and offer sailing and social opportunities to all. New members welcome. Caterer coming soon

08/10/2026

⛵️Don't forget our Open Day⛵️
Mark it in your diary now! You don't want to miss out!

27/09/2026

👍Huge thank you to everyone that came down to the Boat Club working bee yesterday (in that terrible weather!).
👍We managed to get a lot done!
⛵️If you need to renew your membership, now is the time to do it!
Email [email protected]
Or go to our website, or send us a message and we will get the forms to you. ✔️

25/09/2026

Don't forget the working Bee this Sunday!

23/09/2026

WORKING BEE 🐝
⛵️ Sunday 27th Sep
⛵️ 11am
⛵️BYO gloves and gardening tools if you have any.
☕️ Cuppa for afters. 😁
We appreciate all the help and support.

21/09/2026

⛵️Save The Date!
Sailing Open Day
Sunday 18th October
⛵️Give it a go sailing for all ages
🙋💁‍♀️New Members Welcome!
🌭Food and Drink available

* Did you know PBC members get a discount on hiring the club for functions. Ask us about membership benefits when you sign up👍*

18/09/2026

👍Pohara Boat Club greatfully recieved a grant from Top of the South Community Foundation which will be used to maintain our Optimist Fleet.
⛵️Save the date for our Open Day Sunday October 18th where you can see our Optimists in action - and even take them for a spin!

10/09/2026

⚓ Women supporting women on the water 👭🚺

On Sunday afternoon, a few of our wāhine crew, along with Lisa from Coastguard New Zealand, headed to sunny Golden Bay to deliver a fantastic Suddenly in Charge course at the Pōhara Boat Club.

Run by women for women, the course focused on building confidence and providing participants with the practical knowledge needed if they suddenly found themselves responsible for a boat or faced an emergency on the water.

With husbands or partners often taking the lead, this course gave these fabulous and motivated wāhine the knowledge, skills and confidence to help keep themselves and their whānau safe if something went wrong.

Everyone left with practical actions to work on, including:

✅ Spending more time at the helm and learning how their boat works
✅ Building confidence controlling and manoeuvring the boat
✅ Checking lifejackets, crotch straps, canisters and expiry dates
✅ Preparing a grab bag and keeping safety equipment together
✅ Checking flares, EPIRBs and PLBs
✅ Learning how to make a Pan Pan call
✅ Practising anchoring and using throw lines
✅ Creating a pre-departure checklist
✅ Logging trips using the Coastguard app
✅ Improving local knowledge and boating confidence

One participant summed it up perfectly: “Kick the husband out and take over more!” 😄

👏 Well done, ladies! We cannot wait to see you owning it and feeling confident out on the water.

A special thank you to Lisa from Coastguard New Zealand for helping us deliver the programme, to our incredible hosts at Pōhara Boat Club for arranging and hosting the event, and to the Tasman Harbour Master for providing resources and goodies for our participants!

Most of all, thank you to everyone who attended and made the afternoon such a positive, practical and empowering experience. We hope to see many more women confidently taking the helm!

31/08/2026

Thank you!
Keep an eye on our page for up and coming events. And don't forget to get your membership locked in for the season!

18/08/2026

⛵️Have you booked a space?
👩‍💻Send us a message TODAY or you might miss the boat! (See what I did there? 😃)👩‍💻

✔️For wahine
✔️Gain essential boat handling knowledge
✔️Practical guidance for emergency situations
✔️Feel calmer, safer and more capable
✔️All for only a Koha!

[email protected]
Or message us here on Facebook.

16/08/2026

⛵️Just a couple of weeks untill this awesome course for wahine/women comes to Tākaka.

Spaces are now VERY limited! You won't want to miss out! Message us now to secure your spot - for a safer summer on the water. 😉

Address

Takaka
7183

Opening Hours

Friday	3pm - 9pm
Saturday	3pm - 9pm

Telephone

+6435259729

Website

https://www.poharaboatclub.org/

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