28 to 31 January 2027 at Muritai Yacht Club

Welcome to the 2027 New Zealand Sunburst Nationals to be held at Muritai Yacht Club, Eastbourne, Wellington.

Start planning for a fun time at Eastbourne over next Auckland Anniversary weekend.

Keep checking this link https://www.myc.org.nz/sunburst-nats  for information updates including the Notice of Race (which should be available in August 2026).

 

In the meantime, here is the regatta schedule as it stands:

Registration, Safety & Equipment Inspection.

Thursday 28th January  1500 – 1900hrs  MYC

Regatta Briefing

Friday 29th January  1000hrs MYC (Support vessel briefing will precede this)

Times of Racing

Friday 29th January                 Race Day 1       1st Warning Signal: 1125hrs   3 Races

Saturday 30th January            Race Day 2       1st Warning Signal: 1025hrs   3 Races

 Sunday 31^st January               Race Day 3      1st Warning Signal: 1025hrs   3 Races

On the last scheduled day of racing no warning signal will be made after 1600hrs. Prize giving will follow as soon as practicable

A New Zealand Sunburst Association meeting may be scheduled should time permit. TBA

The entry fees are:

Earlybird (by 19^th January, at 2000 hrs)          $180

Standard (by 26^th January, at 2000 hrs)         $200

Sea Scout                                                             $150-

This club will cater light meals after sailing each day (this will be free for skippers and crews)

The entry fee includes two souvenir 2027 Nationals cap (lightweight and good for wearing when sailing– these were very popular last time we ran the Sunburst Nationals and most our home fleet still wear them). Late registrations cannot be guaranteed to get these. 🙁

Eastbourne does not have hotel or motel accommodation, but we are only 12 minutes around the harbour (a scenic drive with a brand-new waterfront shared bike/walking path) from a good holiday park   https://www.wellingtontop10.co.nz/ .

Petone and Lower Hutt (15-20 minutes max) have a variety of motels and hotels.

The yacht club is adjacent a kids’ playground and outdoor swimming pool. It’s a two-minute walk to good cafes, eateries and takeaways in the Eastbourne village and ten-minute walk to the pub and the cafes and the harbour ferry wharf at picturesque Days Bay.

Petone is legendary for its many interesting and ethnic restaurants. 

You can enjoy apres sail refreshments in the club's Blue Penguin Bar and in the afternoon/evening sun on the deck. The Eastbourne Wharf provides great viewing of the racing area.

Enquiries: Jeremy Winter, for the organising committee         jerms.jude@gmail.com       0272261469

Here is a link to photos taken during the 2015 Nationals at Muritai Yacht Club:

Sunburst Nationals 2015 at MYC

These photos are by our resident photographer Phil Benge.
Phil is keen to do the same for the 2027 Nationals, and to make them available digitally at no cost.