TIWAL CUP NEW ZEALAND

New Years Eve, 2021 and it is near perfect weather:  My partner and I left it till 5pm to decide to sail our TIWAL dinghies to Rangitoto Island and climb to the top for the midnight fireworks show.  It was refreshing to be able to just go on a local adventure so easily.   Our company at the top of Rangitoto included a couple who came across in a small tender from Castor Bay and campers from Motatapu Island.  It was a perfect evening - why hadn’t we done this before?

A bucket list of TIWAL adventures is forming:  Cathedral Cove, Tiritiri Matangi, Mahurangi and Duder Regional Park… all you need is a car, a TIWAL and waterproof bag.  The compact inflatable TIWAL sailing dinghies have revolutionised adventure by sail. 

To build the TIWAL community I have organised a TIWAL Cup at Mahurangi (Sullivans Bay) on Saturday 27th February.  Beginner and advanced sailors of all ages and sizes will enjoy some fun and races around Mahurangi Inlet and Saddle Island. 

The Fleet will also join the Bridge to Bean Rock Race run by Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron on Sunday.  The out-of-town TIWAL owners will get the chance to sail the length of Auckland harbour. A stunning sight, complete with AC75s zooming around. 
 
Later this year a new division will join the TIWAL Class.  TIWAL is bringing out an equally portable and quick to assemble racing version - the Tiwal 3R.  In keeping with the TIWAL vision, it is a low maintenance, racing dinghy which you can transport in the back of your car. 

Unfortunately no trans-Tasman bubble means no Australians at the TIWAL Cup - it would have been great to give them the chance to sail in Auckland at this exciting time.  Watching Jimmy Spithill represent the country on Prada and Joey Newton on INEOS Team UK will have to do! 

If you would like to book a sail in a TIWAL and join us on the day contact Melinda Henshaw on 021 611623 or visit www.tiwal.nz to find your local agent.
And if you have time, check out these videos for some TIWAL action:

Surf a Tiwal in Hawaii!
 
Turn on the sound for this awesome TIWAL 2 action

TIWAL CUP 2019 (France)

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