Catch the Weta and Win!
Thousands of dollars of the latest Ronstan sailing gear to be won by catching your Weta in action. Photo's, videos and stories we want to hear them all. Send your best through and we'll upload them. Then get your mates, friends and family to vote and go in the running to win heaps of great prizes from Ronstan!
Results are up! Thanks to everyone who entered & voted, also a big thanks to Ronstan for the great prizes!
Latest entries:
Family sail on Weta at Shadow Cliffs - David Anderson - USA
Yesterday at the weekly Wednesday Regatte at the lake Woerthsee in Bavaria. Waiting for the starting sequenze... - Stefan Emsel - Germany
This photo was taken last year by a tourist who stood on a ferry during the "35th Regatta of the iron" with nearly 250 boats on lake Bodensee in Germay/Switzerland - Stefan Emsel - Germany
We had -5°C, a wind of 4 Bft and just a wet suit to wear. It took about one hour till I could feel my feet again. Before the race we had to ice scrape the boat.
Weta ready to go sailing in the Caribbean - Ollivier Karine - Guadeloupe
Cool cariibean Weta sailing along the beach - Daniel Segalowicz - Guadeloupe
WETA on Tour 2011! Our new double decker - Herbert Wied - Austria
WETA's waiting for wind! (Lake Neusiedl in Austria, summer 2010) - Herbert Wied - Austria
A nice day - Roman Breiner - Austria
Sailing to Bréhat (Brittany - septembre 2011) - Arnaud Piot - France
My 2 children (4 years and 6 years) - Arnaud Piot - France
Careful, they may disembark me to leave with their friends…
A swarm of Wetas maneuvers for the start of a race, at Ithaca, NY - Richard Stephens - USA
Sailing in glassy conditions - Richard Stephens - USA
A Sailor's Yarn - Richard Stephens - USA
Frostbiting in New York - Richard Stephens - USA
I tried to get some interesting camera angles to show what it is like sailing the weta.
French national 2011 championship, after the 3rd mark on the 2nd race - Gorun Renault - France
French national 2011 championship - Gorun Renault - France
French national 2011 championship first regatta - Gorun Renault - France
French soft sand best solution :) - Gorun Renault - France
Weta smile, even if you are racing :) - Gorun Renault - France
French national 2011 championship winner (10/11 september 2011) - Gorun Renault - France
Even for a national championship, you always have someone coming and talking to you on any beach - Gorun Renault - France
Weta sailing on The Bay, San Fran - Joshua McCormack - New Zealand
A big thanks to Dave Berntsen from Weta West for the use of his boats.
Pushing the envelope - Eric Eason - Japan
2 Wetas racing on a lake in medium air - Eric Eason - Japan
So light it hovers - Eric Eason - Japan
A lazy afternoon on Weta #440 in Long Island Sound, off the Connecticut coast - Andrew Vogel - USA
Weta at rest after days racing, time for a beer - Alex Price - New Zealand
Relaxing at the beach in Venice, Italy - Nicole Landgraf - Netherland
The early morning of April 17th 2011 - Petra Landgraf - Nederlan
The second day of the Dutch Weta meeting. It became a sunny day with light wind.
Sailing 'Taniwha' (sail 125) at Southampton Water with my mate Roy - Pete Cailes - UK
A nice light air day at Blue Lakes in Lake County California - David Reed - USA
Relaxed sailing with grandchild on Weta #21 in Belgium - Patrick De Planter - België
One of the marina ducks had a fish hook stuck in the side of his bill last Spring - Larry Sowle - USA
The club Boy Scouts managed to trap him and got the hook out. I didn't know how long it had been since the drake had last been able to eat but had some Cheerios in the truck. Feeding them has become a regular part of my derigging routine, as the pair now seem to recognize the Weta as a source of good eats.
Sarasota Bay on Weta 501 - Joe Thiel - USA
My daughter Zoe (8yo) sailing on Tomales bay in No Cal - David Berntsen - USA
Close call at the Seattle NOOD - Steve Keever - USA
Not being exactly an old hand at racing, I sort of missed the guy yelling STARBOARD until it was almost too late...
I love my new boat!!!! - Steve Keever - USA
Six months after receiving my Weta, my wife finally accepting to try on our last day of holidays - Olivier Cordonnier - France
Great day on the water: she asked when will be the next time....
No wind near deauville - Stephanie Renault - France
Weta on caribbean beach - Segalowicz daniel - Guadeloupe
Trek between La Tranche sur Mer and Island of Ré - Laurent Lanos - France
Weta Swedish Championship 2011 - Niklas Waller - Sweden
This video was taken during the Weta Swedish Championship which took place in the middle of august by the lake Hjälmaren. With tough and tricky sailing conditions the Weta proved its poiont, to be a fast and demanding little trimaran dinghy, that is so much fun!
Island of Batz, August 2011, French Britain - Laurent Lanos - France
Rigging the Weta - George Morris - UK
Love the ride & slide - Bessy Lee - USA
A couple of buddies enjoying a midwinter sail on Lake Travis, in Austin TX - Felipe Payet - USA
A couple of buddies enjoying a midwinter sail on Lake Travis, in Austin TX. And by midwinter of course I mean water temp of 55 deg.F, and air temps around 70 deg.F. Life does not suck!
Max speed on this day, with winds gusting to the high teens, was 14.4 for a 5 second burst, as per our Velocitek. Not bad for a little WETA hauling more than 200 kilos of MAMIN (that's Middle Aged Men in Neoprene...)
Oh, how I love this boat. :-)
Max speed on this day, with winds gusting to the high teens, was 14.4 for a 5 second burst, as per our Velocitek. Not bad for a little WETA hauling more than 200 kilos of MAMIN (that's Middle Aged Men in Neoprene...)
Oh, how I love this boat. :-)
Weta #202. Patience is waiting for the wind while on a beautiful beach with your Weta - Chris Whiting - USA
This picture was taken on Playa El Coyote which is in Bahia Conception in the Sea of Cortez in Baja California Sur, Mexico. It is a great place to sail and there is almost always wind (and whitecaps) in the afternoon during the winter months.
Weta 111 enjoying a family day out in Chichester Harbour - John Watts - UK
The Weta 4.4 is also perfect boat for the family, and my kids enjoy it - Laurent Vidonne - France
On a windy day in La Baule, that was a good run ! - Laurent Vidonne - France
I almost lost my camera chasing the Weta on these big waves.
Getting ready for the Noirmoutier regatta, back in the days... - Laurent Vidonne - France
Weta # 346, Weta between Groix Isle and Le Pouldu in Britain - Laurent Lanos - France
Enjoying my latest 3 hulls - a perfect old ladies' boat. - Clare Fewtrell - USA
Weta # 218 - Arnaud Piot - France
Live in west of France November 2010
Weta # 535 - Dominique Pille - France
Iles de Glenan August 2011
Weta # 346 - Laurent Lanos - France
Raid in France August 2011
Sailing at sunset in Sarasota, Florida. - Corky Still - USA
Boats courtesy of Weta Sales Rep, Dick Hitchcock.
Weta Trimaran having it's first major outing - Robert Blackburn - Australia
This video is about a group of teenage girls having their first day on the family's new Weta at Lake Cootharaba in Qld, Australia. As the father taking the videos it was great as it vindicated my choice of the boat over some of the other multihulls on the market. The boat can be powered up or pretty much totally depowered and the smiles tell the story. You can watch the kids have fun, confident you don't need to have a rubber duck following them.
We love it.
We love it.
Look at that smile on my son's face! - Richard Stephens - USA
I have had many adrenalin pumping moments, sailing my Weta in high winds, and racing in the one-design fleet, but for me this is what it is all about. Look at that smile on my son's face! (Picture taken by my wife, Laura Stephens).
After months of hounding I got Rebecca (my partner) out in the Weta - Blake Mathews - New Zealand
Having never sailed before she was a but hesitant... for some reason her confidence grew once she saw there wasnt a boom! She had a blast!
Sept. of 2009 - Bob Shirley - USA
Sept. of 2009. I had owned my WETA, #147 for less than two months. The weekend was coming and I planned to go out to Santa Cruz Island to surf with my two long time friends, Bill and Rob, on Bill's 30' MotorCat. But, Saturday morning dawned with gale warnings in the Santa Barbara channel. Prudently, we opted not to attempt the crossing in those conditions. Perhaps not so prudently, I asked Bill and Rob if they would take the MotorCat out to photo me sailing the WETA instead. I wanted to see if I had as much testosterone as the SF boys while having a chase boat available. Mostly I stayed behind the breakwater at Channel Islands Harbor. I did venture outside a few times, but the last time I did I almost got pitched off the back of the boat. Bill took several photos. Another Weta owner I shared them with posted them on Sailing Anarchy and created a lot of interest for a short time.
This is my favorite photo, although just barely. It is photo number 11 in the Bob "don't call me..." Shirley folder on the Yahoo group site. The first 11 photos in the album were all taken that day. I like it because I have the boat perfectly trimmed in over 25 knots of wind and it is smoking! In the background one can see white water pouring over the breakwater indicating how strong the wind is. I still might not be as ballsy as the SF boys, but this day was a real confidence booster.
This is my favorite photo, although just barely. It is photo number 11 in the Bob "don't call me..." Shirley folder on the Yahoo group site. The first 11 photos in the album were all taken that day. I like it because I have the boat perfectly trimmed in over 25 knots of wind and it is smoking! In the background one can see white water pouring over the breakwater indicating how strong the wind is. I still might not be as ballsy as the SF boys, but this day was a real confidence booster.
An eagle eye view of Weta sailing in Newport, RI - Ryan OGrady - USA
My four first Weta are still in container from factory - Philippe Delaveau - French Polynesia
To gain time, I experience training with my handmade simulator !!! Hope Weta's arrive not too late to participate to competition. Best regards.
