Our Business Club
We invite you to join the RPNYC Business Club. RPNYC Business Club members receive preferential bookings and member discounts on all the products and services of the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club.
Furthermore RPNYC Business Club members enjoy all the benefits of the strong networks and relationships associated with belonging to one of Wellington’s most established clubs.
Client hosting and networking
RPNYC Business Club membership provides preferential discounted bookings for a range of high quality client hosting and networking opportunities including the following:
- Lunches with high profile sailors as guests speakers
- An annual series of business yacht races including the Ambassador’s Race and the Corporate Yacht Race
- Join one of our yachts with your guests in a Friday night race
- Bring your guests to wind down at the end of the week at ‘Port Nic Fridays’ in the Wardroom
- Participate in the quarterly Wellington RPNYC Business Club network events
Venue for meetings
RPNYC Business Club membership provides preferential discounted bookings for the use of the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club as a venue for off site meetings, strategic planning days, seminars or any type of meeting you may envisage.
The Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club Boardroom holds up to twenty people with ease while The Wardroom comfortably accommodates thirty to forty people in a meeting with ease.
Each area has its own set of meeting tools such as wireless internet, data projector, flip charts and whiteboards.
We look after your catering from tea and coffee when you arrive in the morning through to lunch, afternoon tea and any apres-meeting catering you may require.
Dining
RPNYC Business Club membership provides preferential discounted bookings for a range of dining options at Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club.
The following options and more are available for you.
- Lunch and Dinner at Martin Bosley’s Yacht Club Restaurant.
- Private dinners for up to twenty people in the Noel Manthel Room, easily Wellington’s most sumptuous private dining space.
- ‘Blackboard’ meals in the wardroom on Friday evenings.
- Your own personal BBQ and table on the deck at Clyde Quay Boat Harbour.
Staff development and rewards
RPNYC Business Club membership provides preferential discounted bookings on a range of staff development and reward products and services, all facilitated by our professional Sailing Academy.
The Sailing Academy can take your team out sailing, providing you with an excellent environment to develop communication, problem solving and cooperative skills.
The RPNYC Business Club provides a discount on a range of Harbour Sailing Products and boating education courses which are fantastic as staff rewards.
And if you’re looking for a great way to build team spirit in a competitive environment then enter a team in the Wellington Spirit Sailing League.
Functions and Events
RPNYC Business Club membership provides preferential discounted bookings on any function or event you choose to hold at Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club.
The Wardroom is Wellington’s premier venue for functions be they big or small. Full catering and bar services are available ranging from cocktail platters through to table d’hôte dining.
Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club can cater for up to 200 people cocktail style and 100 people for a seated meal. If you prefer more casual bbq style catering at your function then we can arrange this for you as well.
We can also organise your own special company event on the harbour such as a yacht race or a cruise around the islands. Our harbour treasure hunts are legendary!
Brand positioning and sponsorship
RPNYC Business Club membership aligns your brand to a clean, green, high profile, successful sport including the following Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club activities:
- An annual programme of regional, national and international events
- The Wellington Ocean Sports Centre
- The Wellington Spirit Sailing Team
RPNYC Business Club members also enjoy preferential access to the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club sponsorship programme.
Want to join the RPNYC Business Club?
Download a copy of the RPNYC Business Club registration from here.
Contact our Business Club Coordinator
Use the form below to send an email to our Business Club Coordinator.
A flourishing yacht club that enhances the vibrancy of Wellington
by providing a key sporting, recreational, business and social focal point for Wellingtonians.