In October 1924 the club applied to the Harbour Board to build a clubhouse on the inside of the curve near where the railway bridge touched down. This original clubhouse was built in 1933 and is now known as the Harbourside Restaurant.
The club continued to flourish with launch and yacht racing often being held on the same day with a joint party to celebrate afterwards.
By the mid 30’s there were strong fleets of P Class, Z’s and Idle Alongs racing from the start tower on the yacht club building, down the harbour and over to the Mount or up the harbour past Otumoetai.
Our club has produced many National Champions in all of these classes. During the late 40’s the lure of sailing overseas was catching on and one of the original voyagers was Bro Benson’s 'Seaward'.
In the 1950’s the second storey was added to the growing club, the downstairs area became dinghy lockers. By the early 70’s the Harbour Board had started to build the reclamation from sand taken out of the 'Cutter Channel' and as they wanted to build a low-level bridge the club agreed to move to the proposed new Tauranga Marina.
Building at Sulphur Point commenced in 1982, funded partially by the sale of the old clubhouse and mainly from the volunteer labour army of members who spent a year building the current building. Opened in November 1983, the club has hosted many overseas races, coastal races and National Championships.
Over the last few years, there have been further sheds built to accommodate three more water orientated clubs and more storage for the centreboard division. The club now currently races centreboarders and windsurfers on Sundays, with Keelboats, Multihulls and Trailer Yachts racing Wednesdays. Women on Water is a very successful eduaction programme that introduces women to sailing over the summer. season on every second Thursday.
Friday evenings oftern hosts a casual sail after work, and weekends often sees offshore races taking place. Weekday Trailer Yacht cruises also take place sometimes including an overnighter at beautiful locations within the harbour.
We are still growing and look forward to introducing many more to the joys of sailing, as well as continuing to produce Olympic and World Champions, such as Peter Burling, the first ever skipper to win the America's Cup 3 times in a row!
Cheers to all our dedicated volunteers and professionals that keep all of this amazing heritage growing strong into a bright future. We couldn't run the TYPBC without our dedicated volunteers.
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