RNZYS News- Squadron Weekend, TNZ Fundraiser

by Sara Roberts, RNZYS on 23 Feb 2006 Calendar - February
Thursday 23 KPMG Corporate Day 1615 WHT
Young 88 Thursday Sprints 1800 WH
Friday 24 Commodores Cup - 2 - Night Race to Kawau 1800 Northern Leading Area

Saturday 25 Commodores Cup - 3 - Kawau Harbour Course 1100 Kawau Bay
March
Wednesday 1 FIRST MOBILE Wednesday Series - 10 1745 WH
Friday 3 Mt. Gay Friday Rum Race 1630 WHT
Cruising Series - Non Points 1800 WHT
ETNZ Dinner 1845
Farr 1020 National Championships & Farr Regatta - Briefing 1900
Saturday 4 Farr 1020 National Championships & Farr Regatta 1000
Cruising Series - 5 1100 Isi Bay
Motor Yacht Log Rally - 4 1100 Red Buoy Isi Bay
Sunday 5 Farr 1020 National Championships & Farr Regatta 1000
M Class - 3 - Harbour 1400 Okahu Bay
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SQUADRON WEEKEND - 75 YEARS OLD
Friday 24 February - Night Race to Kawau
The Start: Is between Committee Boat 'Pembles Bay' and a laid RNZYS Yellow buoy in the Northern Leading Area
The Finish: Between Momona Point and the Committee Boat 'Te Kouma' displaying an Amber Flashing Light moored to the west of Momona Point.

(There are no other finish lines, that we know of, so hopefully we will be the only Amber Flashing light this year!!)

Division Class Start Time
K Classics 1755
E Non Spin 1800
C Open 1805
B Open 1810
A Open 1815
L Restricted (None)
PLEASE NOTE: Commodores Cup Series - Amendment Number Two has been posted (which adds a start time for Division K - Classics)

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82 boats entered!
A Systems Thunder, Anticipation, Satelite Spy, Surething, Mustang Sally, Sea Harmony, Champosa, Hydroflow, Formula One, Bushido II, Akatea, Go, Activator, Sababa, Viva, High Octane, Pussy Galore, Jazz Player, BMW Yachtsport, Psycho Circus, V5, Samurai Jack, Sportivo

B Mahia, Waka, Ponsonby Scow, Advantage, Fulmar, Warringa, Country Cousin, 1220, Wolly Jumper, House of Elliott, Voodoo Lounge, Oki Max, Zamzamah, Fun n Games, Malisa, Elysium, G Net

C Playbuoy, Namu, Ilex, Gunner, Patrician, Dynamo, Patere, Satellite, Xaviera, Arch Rival, Choice Transport, Quiet Fire, Share Delight, Undercover, Elliphunk, Manga II, Melting Pot, Roam

E Pamoana, Nimble, Rewi, Diablo, Jenanne II, Peer Gynt, Plane Jane, Te Muri, Revolution, 88% Proof, Skyhawk, Zambezi, La Chica, Young Turk, Bavarian Wave, L'etoile, Odysseus, Ubique, Savante'

K Spray II, Tucana, Tawera, Ranger, Katrina II,
If anyone is looking for crew let me know - I have a couple of people who are keen to go!
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AUCKLAND 40FT CHAMPIONSHIPS
Cancelled - To be rescheduled at a later date.
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EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND FUNDRAISING DINNER
ROYAL NEW ZEALAND YACHT SQUADRON
Friday 3rd March 2006, 6.45 pm Pre-Dinner Drinks, 7.30 pm Dinner
As Emirates Team NZ pack-up their base here in Auckland and move to Valencia for the northern summer, the Squadron is proud to host an exclusive Fundraising Dinner for our team.

Join Grant Dalton and other team notables in an in-depth panel discussion facilitated by Martin Tasker of TVNZ for an update of the campaign, a preview of the upcoming Acts 10-12 and an analysis of the competition accompanied by a multi-media presentation.

The Panel will consist of:
Grant Dalton - Syndicate Head
Kevin Shoebridge - Sailing Director
Burns Fellows - Sail Designer
Ian Stewart - Valencia / Logistics
Marcelino Botin - Head Designer
Martin McElwee - Head of Rigging
This will be the last opportunity to hear from Emirates Team NZ before they move offshore for the Cup!!
Seats are strictly limited and need to be booked through Reception with payment required at the time of booking.
Phone Emma on 360 6800 or email: reception@rnzys.org.nz
Cost: $135 ($100 is a donation) per person
Tables of 10 are available. Dress will be smart casual.
FARR 1020 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS & FARR REGATTA
4 & 5 March 2006
Farr 1020 Division
Spinnaker Division & Non Spinnaker Division
Notice of Race & Entry Form on the website.
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LINEUP CHANGES - BRASIL CUP
A couple of line up changes have been announced for the ISAF Grade 1 Brasil Sailing Cup, the first event of the new World Match Racing Tour (successor to the Swedish Match Tour), scheduled next month in Angra dos Reis, Brazil. Number five ranked Ian Williams steps in to replace Peter Holmberg (ISV), whilst Cameron Dunn (NZL) takes the place of Hamish Pepper (NZL). Holmberg, who won the season opening ISAF Grade 1 PTPortugal Match Cup last July and is fourth on the leaderboard, withdrew due to scheduling conflicts with Alinghi, where he is a helmsman. Dunn, a member of Mascalzone Latino – Capitalia, replaces his compatriot and former teammate Pepper, who is no longer part of the Italian challenge for the America’s Cup

Brasil Sailing Cup Skippers
- Ben Ainslie (GBR)
- Ed Baird (USA) Alinghi
- Dean Barker (NZL) Emirates Team New Zealand
- Gavin Brady (USA)
- Cameron Dunn (NZL) Mascalzone Latino -- Capitalia
- Peter Gilmour (AUS)
- Daniel Glomb (BRA)
- Magnus Holmberg (SWE)
- Staffan Lindberg (FIN)
- Thierry Peponnet (FRA)
- James Spithill (AUS) Luna Rossa Challenge
- Ian Williams (GBR)
Tour website: http://www.worldmatchracingtour.com/
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FROM HUGH BOSS - 1300nms to Ushuaia
We are getting a right hidding now! The wind is gusting up to 50ish (we guess as we have no instruments) and the waves are huge! Our little rig is holding together nicely and with just storm jib are beam reaching at 9-10kts. Uncomfortabe but at least we are getting somewhere!! Glad we got the jury rig up we would have been likely to have been rolled with no steerage. This is the southern ocean as I thought it would be. We have been blown south a bit further and are now below 55degrees south. Its damn near snowing! We now have 1300nm to go and should be there in under 10 days. We are fine and the boat is fully watertight and actually sailing faster than Bob ever would!

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