About us

Nelson Yacht Club is New Zealand's oldest Yacht Club, established in 1857. It is located on the beautiful waterfront within the harbour at Nelson. While primarily a dingy club, our club also runs some racing for keelers and trailer sailers.

A majority of our racing takes place outside of the Harbour and can be viewed from the hillside behind the club.  Our Learn to sail and Junior fleets sail within the safe confines of the harbour and are able to be viewed from the club, or anywhere along the Nelson Waterfront.

The club has a strong and active membership of around 300 ranging from young new recruits through to our more senior members who have long ties with our club and lots of good stories to tell.

The sailing in Nelson is second to none. Nelson being New Zealand's sunniest city, we also enjoy strong and consistent sea breezes from the northwest, with the occasional blow from the south to keep us on our toes.

Enquiries for Membership or Facilities hire

The Nelson Yacht club offers a variety of memberships to suit most needs. We also hire out our spectacular clubrooms for weddings and special occasions. For all enquiries please phone (03) 548-7501