Cook Strait Crossing – May 2025

Saturday 17th May 2025

Return trip leaving from Mana, to Waikawa Bay marina.

This ride is limited to 30 riders and registration is required, you cannot just turn up on the day.

On the day:

  • Meet at the Wellington powerboat club clubrooms at 7:00am.
  • Riders must be over 15 years of age.
  • No passengers allowed.
  • No 2-stroke powered vessels due to reliability issues in the past.
  • As this trip can get rough we have made the decision to not allow Seadoo Spark models on the trip.

You must have:

  • Riding gear:
    • Wetsuit
    • Suitable footwear
    • PFD (Life jacket)
    • Helmet (Motocross style or similar – Must be DOT, Snell or ECE standard approved)
    • Gloves and Goggles are recommended.
  • Tow rope
  • Fully charged cellphone in waterproof container.
  • You may also wish to bring:
    • Hand-held VHF radio
    • Flares
    • Distress beacon (EPIRB)
  • Ensure your ski is full of coolant, oil and fuel.
  • You must being a CREDIT or DEBIT CARD for refuelling, also bring a minimum of $200 cash as a backup in the case of your card not working at the marina fuel pump.
  • We recommend you bring some snacks / drinks as food outlets are not easy to get to at Waikawa
  • You must refuel your ski in Waikawa.

Entry fee:

  • $50 for WJSC members
  • $80 for non-members

Due to costs related to organising and running the crossing we will only be able to offer refunds up to 7 days before the ride, except in the case of a cancellation or postponement.

Social license:

As we are affiliated to the NZJSBA and this event is NZJSBA sanctioned, all riders must hold either an NZJSBA race license or social license.

If you do not have a current license you will get one as part of the registration form below, the cost for this is $20.00 and this is valid for the current season.

Souvenir Shirt:

We are offering souvenir shirts for those who would like one, just choose your size when filling out the entry form below.  Shirts are available for $40.00.

Cancellation:

In the event of an adverse weather forecast, there will be an update on the likeliness of the ride being cancelled/postponed earlier in the week for those that are travelling from outside of Wellington, with a final call being made on the Thursday prior to the ride.

Notifications of a cancellation/postponement will be sent out via email and published on our Facebook page.

In the event of a cancellation/postponement, there will be an option of a full refund, or to remain on the list for the postponement date/next crossing.

The postponement date for this ride is Sunday 18th May 2025.

Registration:

The Cook Strait crossing is limited to 30 riders.

The registration form will allow more than 30 people to register, we will try to keep an eye on numbers while registration is open and close the form once we reach maximum, but there is still a chance you will be able to register when there are no positions available.  You will be notified via email in this case.

Once you have registered we will generate an invoice that will be sent to your email for entry fee payment (this is a manual process and may be delayed). Payment must be made before your name is added to the rider list.

Please check your JUNK/SPAM Folders for this email if you cannot find it.

An entry must be completed for each rider, with their complete details - duplicate entries will be discarded.

Your info

Ski & safety Info

Due to safety and reliability, Seadoo Spark and 2-stroke PWC's are not eligible for entry on this ride.
This must be someone that is not on the ride also

Entry Fees

The NZJSBA season runs from November 1st to October 31st, If you will not be purchasing a Full Race License before the ride you will need to purchase a Social license.
Please select your size if you would like one.

Total: $

After submitting this form we will send an invoice for your entry fee payment to the email address entered above.
Tags:

Date

May 17 2025

Time

All Day

Cost

Members $50.00 / Non Members $80.00 + Social License $20.00

Location

Wellington Powerboat Club clubrooms
WPBC Club, Onepoto Road, Titahi Bay
Category

Organizer

Wellington Jet Sport Club
Wellington Jet Sport Club
Website
https://www.wjsc.co.nz

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