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Sustainability

As Wakatere enters the seventh season of the club's Sustainability programme, we are more determined to educate, develop, and expand on our initiatives in 2024 and beyond.  

We are fortunate to be located on Auckland’s beautiful east coast. The ocean we look out onto is more than just our playground, it is part of who we are, and we are committed to doing our part to look after this precious resource that serves us all.

EcoMatters Environment Trust and Auckland Council came on board at the 2023 Toyota Opti Nationals Champs at Wakatere and showcased our zero waste regatta initiatives in this video - 

Many thanks to our sailors, volunteers, sponsors, and green team for their continued efforts

Sailors for the Sea

Wakatere has targeted specific regattas by registering with the Sailors for the Sea Clean Regattas for certification since 2018. This is the world's leading sustainability certification for water-based events. It assists us to adopt standards that flow onto general practice at the club by setting a benchmark.

The action points dovetail into our club Strategic Document - to maintain and develop the Club's physical environment and infrastructure and to create a strong sense of club consciousness, diversity, and community.

Clean Club YNZ

Three stars hs been awarded to Wakatere for attaining the top level environmental focus as part of the YNZ Clean Club programme.
Congratulations to our members, volunteers & supporters for all the work put in place to lift the daily standards at our club. Special thanks to Delayne Salthouse who put sustainability on the committee agenda at every monthly meeting since 2018. It's an ongoing team effort, club effort, regatta effort.  More about Clean Club YNZ 

WAKATERE ⭐⭐⭐ 3 STAR CLEAN CLUB 

Sailors for the Sea Awards

2023 

Toyota Optimist National Champs 

PLATINUM LEVEL Clean Seas Regatta Certification 

2022

NZ Sunburst National Championship

PLATINUM LEVEL Clean Seas Regatta Certification

2022

Optimist & Starling Auckland Championship

PLATINUM LEVEL Clean Seas Regatta Certification

2021

NZ Waszp National Championship

PLATINUM LEVEL Clean Seas Regatta Certification

2020

NZ RS Feva National Championship

PLATINUM LEVEL Clean Seas Regatta Certification

2019

OK Dinghy World Championship

GOLD LEVEL Clean Seas Regatta Certification

2019

NZ OK Dinghy National Championship

SILVER LEVEL Clean Seas Regatta Certification

2018

Wakatere Junior Regatta

SILVER LEVEL Clean Seas Regatta Certification

Sustainability Policy 

Water Usage

While are dams are currently full in Auckland, water is precious and expensive and we endeavour to minimize the usage at Wakatere following these guidelines:

  1. Only use hoses with trigger nozzles (all club hoses will have these fitted)

  2. 30 seconds maximum time to wash any members' boats

  3. Allocate an adult to run the hose when washing kids boats to conserve water

To keep across how Auckland's water storage is faring, click the link: https://tinyurl.com/156j3ujo  Refer to Watercare

Many thanks to our sponsors

 

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