Rescue Boats

About Horowhenua's Facilities:

Rescue 1

The club rescue boat is a McLay 460, with a 40 horse power four stroke Yamaha out board. In addition to its main use as a rescue boat, this boat is used for coaching and as a committee boat. This motor is more economic to run than the 2 stroke and is much quieter, making it ideal for our yacht club.

Rescue 2

This was used as our committee boat until we launched our new boat. Rescue 2 is a smallar fiberglass boat, with a 15 horse power 2 stroke.

Club Rooms

We have an elevated club rooms with excellent views of the lake and the racing. The club rooms has a large balcony and is the ideal place to view, or relax after a days sailing.

Showers

The club has great showers, with an electric on demand water heater in the ladies, and a gas on demand system in the gents. We never run out of warm water.

Rescue 3

We have a small tinny which is used to coach out of, also the community police have access to this boat in an emergency on the lake.

Horowhenua Sailing Club

Brand New Rescue Boat Launched

Thanks to a generous grant from the New Zealand Community Trust, City Marine, and the Horowhenua Sailing Club, we now have a new club rescue boat.

This Boat is was used for the first time at the Labour Weekend Regatta.

19/10/2007, The new McLay rescue boat has the finishing touches added ready for the club to take possession.

The boat was blessed by Michelle Telford infront of a small crowd, before being christened with some brandy by Margaret Feek.

The new boat heads out on its maiden voyage. Wayne Brown and Tony Brown (driver) aboard.

20/10/2007. Horowhenua's new Rescue Boat hits the water.

Photographed by: David Brown