Wētā News & Events

Charlotte Sun Herald: Charlotte Harbor Regatta closes with a perfect day for sailing

February 05th, 2020

CHARLOTTE HARBOR — After two days of weather woes, the 11th annual Charlotte Harbor Regatta’s final round kicked off Sunday morning with sunny skies and breezy winds.

Video: 20-30kt chop in Biscayne Bay - Martin Langhoff

January 17th, 2020

Biscayne Bay, protected but choppy waters. . . fun run. By Martin Langhoff

Video: 2019 Weta North American Round-Up

December 24th, 2019

2019 Weta North American Round-Up Photos supplied by Weta Class North America, Stephanie & Alan Taylor, Eric Rasmussen and GriffinTA photography.  
Editing | Luis Kitchen

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Video: Sailing = Turning - Tom Kirkman

December 06th, 2019

Perhaps 50% of my sailing has been on a small (850 acre) municipal lake that often requires a sailor to tack or gybe every 1/2 mile, or less. Most 3 hour sailing sessions require over 100 tacks and gybes.

Video: Weta #1189 - Alan Taylor

November 22nd, 2019

Fun, Fast, Easy sailing on the Outer Banks, NC

By Alan Taylor

Video: Weta Sailing on Oak Hollow Lake - Mark Critzer

November 20th, 2019

Sailing the Weta on Oak Hollow Lake in High Point, NC yesterday using a GoPro Hero 8 head-mounted action camera at 2160p 4K resolution with 2nd generation video stabilization. It's my first test of the camera, and unedited for content 

By Mark Critzer

Video: Sail-World - Close racing at the North American Weta Class Championship in North Carolina

November 08th, 2019

Did we just sail the dream regatta?

- 11 races over three days with partly cloudy to sunny skies, temps in the low 80's, and champagne sailing winds of 5-18 knots - Grassy lawn to store and rig boats on - Onsite restaurant & bar with changing facilities footsteps away from…

Chesapeake Challenge - Stephanie Taylor

September 09th, 2019

Labor Day weekend North Carolina Wetas Sailors converged upon Virginia Beach, Virginia to join local beach cats for the annual Chesapeake Challenge. As the horn sounded, sailors hopped on their boats in the LeMans start and were off to the races.

Santa Cruz Multihull Regatta - Marc Simmel

July 25th, 2019

This annual event is hosted by the Hobie Fleet and Santa Cruz Yacht Club who have generously welcomed the Wetas to join them for several years.

Video: Off Season Weta Sailing - Tom Kirkman

July 22nd, 2019

Very rare and unusual winds for this time of the year (summer). Regardless, we took advantage. By Tom Kirkman

2019 Commodore’s Open Classic Regatta Roundup - Bruce Fleming

July 16th, 2019

The Venue is an alpine lake, situated in the Sierra Nevada mountains East of Fresno, CA, and west of Mono Hot Springs.

Kraziness at Kerr Lake

June 24th, 2019

The first ever Weta East Coast Championships were held in conjunction with the 62nd Annual Governor’s Cup, June 14-16 at Kerr Lake in North Carolina. Eleven Wetas planned to race with a total of 103 boats.