WTPNG Issue 29

Getting Busy

Sailors compete in a Hobie catamaran in the annual 3 Peaks Race, Port Moresby, October 2023. Photo: Numba Media for RPYC

Clubs The Aviat Club A popular social

the aviators’ mess during WWII. These days the Aviat Club is a family social club with a 25m swimming pool, gym, tennis

courts, squash courts, snooker lounge, newly upgraded poker machine room, indoor and outdoor

over 3000 members, 256 marina berths, a restaurant, café and bar, large children’s playground, poker machines and music (stage) facilities, the club is well-positioned to host visiting international yachts. Visitors must be accompanied and signed in by a financial member of the club. Minimum dress code of collared shirt and closed-in shoes for the gents after 6pm. Strictly no hats. Other Groups From walking groups and fishing to go-kart racing, you’ll find every possible interest catered for.

and sports club, the Aviat’s history goes back to when it was

bars, a restaurant, and a playground for the kids.

The Royal Papua Yacht Club If the invitation comes your way, take the opportunity to enjoy a cold drink or meal at the “Yoti” (which started its life as the Port Moresby Aquatic Club in 1921). The club boasts a deck that overlooks the marina and gives you what is widely regarded as the best view in town at sundown. With

POM Gymnastics offers weekly classes for children from toddlers to older ages at Taurama Aquatic Centre.

Photo: POM Gymnastics

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