British  Weta  Class Association

Links:                    

Wetamarine UK (Simon Currey)

Wetamarine NZ Website

Forum (international)   (Requires Yahoo sign up)

Weta handbook

Tacking and Gybing Video

Chris Kitchen’s Tips

Communication with the Membership: There is as yet no UK forum. Notices may be circulated to the membership by emailing the Chairman/Sec/POC who will forward the notice via e-mail to the association’s Group Address List. To be placed on this list e-mail the Chairman (above). The international forum is a true ‘Weta village’ - all Weta owners including newbies are welcomed enthusiastically.

Contacts. Chairman/Secretary/POC: George Morris, gmorris@toucansurf.com

tel 01309 690898 ( Forres, near Inverness)

This is the Home page of the British Weta Class Association website.     

The Weta is a small ‘dinghy’ trimaran suitable for use by one to three people. It can be sailed as a single-handed racing dinghy with skiff-like performance, as a general purpose recreational boat with cruising potential, as a training boat and as a boat suitable (with the addition of a special seat) for disabled sailing. Unlike most catamarans it sails more or less level, not on one hull. It was designed in New Zealand and is named after the Wetapunga - a native of New Zealand and reputedly the world’s largest insect. They are regarded with affection in that country. The pond-skater-like insectivorous appearance of the boat may have influenced the choice of name.