Facilities

We welcome new members and visiting sailors. Come visit and join in with club sailors, anytime.

We offer:

  • Excellent sailing water – non tidal
  • A well equipped yacht club
  • Spacious sheltered rigging area
  • Two lane launching ramp accessible at all tides
  • Wharf for temporary mooring
  • Full weekend sailing supported by rescue boats
  • Small club yachts for would-be sailors
  • Regular social events
  • Excellent holding for anchoring with a mud bottom
  • All classes welcome – we offer racing for dinghys, multi-hulls, trailer yachts, and keelers.

Getting There

Pigeon Bay Boating Club is located in Banks Peninsula, approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes drive from Christchurch and 20 minutes drive form Akaroa: Google Maps

If arriving by boat, VHF channel 77 will be in use during racing if you would like to contact the club.

Accommodation

There are a range of accommodation options for staying in Pigeon Bay to suit all budgets:

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