The Tangimoana Boating Club Inc. is located in a small isolated community of approximately 300 people on the south bank of the Rangitikei River mouth. There is a small shop in the town and the nearest larger town is Bulls, which is approximately 20 km away. The Club provides a range of services for its members and the community. There is a boat launching ramp which is only a short drive away, and is used by club members and visitors alike. The Ramp is OWNED BY NOBODY, and has been constructed/maintained by local volunteers for many years. Donations towards the Ramp maintenance would be appreciated: see Tangimoana Boat Ramp Charity Inc.
The Club provides a marine radio VHF repeater service and monitoring of the channel not only for our members, but for the many other boaties who are fishing in our area.
Radio Channel: VHF 61 (int)
The radio repeater system is essential for maritime rescue co-ordination wth Foxton the closest Coastguard over 20 minutes away, the Club provides our own team of on-call volunteers willing to act as the local first call rescue service for our area to work in conjunction with the Coastguard. The Search and Rescue function is another important club room use, where we provide radio and office facilities in times of emergency. The clubrooms located on Domain parade are mainly used by our members and visiting fishermen and boaties.
The boating club is the largest entity in the area and is capable of hosting a variety of community events such as birthdays, funeral events, and weddings.
The boating club is a long term sponsor of the Tangimoana School and supporter of local community, private and public events.
Membership of the Tangimoana Boating club as of the 8th February 2022 was 182 members ranging from residents of Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Wairarapa, Whanganui, Palmerston North, Feilding, Himatangi, Foxton, Paraparaumu, and Paekakariki to name a few. The membership is stable and shown steady growth over the last 10 years. There are around 80 boats listed on the club register with steady year by year growth.
