Briefings - 18 April 2007

Yachting NZ

Contents:

1. Five Medal Haul for kiwi Olympic sailors
2. Hyundai YouthSail 07 over
3. Club Surveys Outstanding
4. Following the action in Valencia
5. Women on Water Opportunities
6. YNZ National Programmes Manager Vacancy
7. New National Opti Champion
8. Information for yachts arriving from overseas
9. Epirbs
10. Race Management Q & A Service
11. Few Free Spots on Instructor Courses

Five Medal Haul for kiwi Olympic sailors

Since the last issue of Briefings, New Zealand sailors had huge success at Princess Sofia Olympic regatta in Mallorca, Spain.

The kiwis won two gold’s, one silver and two bronze medals with a further two top ten finishers. The regatta, which is the first major event for Olympic campaigners on the European circuit, concluded over Easter.

Barbara Kendall and Tom Ashley won the Neil Pryde RS:X Woman’s and Men’s windsurfing classes; Andrew Murdoch came second in the Laser class; and Jo Aleh and Hamish Pepper took thirds in the Laser Radial and Star classes.

For Kendall this is her best ever result on the Neil Pryde RS:X – the new Olympic board. To top it off Kendall also took out the overall prize presented at the event.

“There is an overall trophy for the sailor that has the lowest average score after dividing the sum of all the scores obtained in each race by the number of races sailed in the class at the end of the regatta,” explains Kendall. “They call this sailor the “Tropheo Sar Princess Sofia Absolute Winner.”

“I won this huge perpetual trophy and got to shake the queen and king of Spain’s hand!!!!! I must say I feel pretty chuffed with myself!”

Tom Ashley continued his recent winning form taking out the men’s windsurfing in a fleet of 111.

“I’m stoked to win the Regatta. The conditions were at times difficult with shifts and gusts, but I was pleased with my speed in the light winds,” said Ashley.

“In the medal race I had a great first lap and while I was overtaken by my training partner, I held onto second to take the outright lead.”

Fellow kiwi Jon-Paul Tobin placed sixth in the men’s windsurfing putting two kiwis in the top five percent of the fleet.

All six members of the Yachting New Zealand Olympic Squad competing in the regatta placed in the top ten of their classes.

The next major Olympic class event is French Olympic Sailing Week which gets underway in Hyeres, France on Sunday. A team of 29 New Zealanders are on the entry list for France with representatives in nine classes.

Full results from Princess Sofia regatta are on the regatta website through the link below.

[ Regatta Website ]
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Hyundai YouthSail 07 over

The Hyundai YouthSail 07 youth classes regatta concluded last weekend in Wellington.

Perfect sailing conditions prevailed in Wellington with clear sunny skies for the final day of racing last Saturday. Breeze of up to 12 knots allowed for an on time start to racing after two days abandonment in the regatta due to gale force winds. All four fleets competing sailed five races on Saturday to complete the series.

Hyundai YouthSail 07 was the last and most important regatta to count towards selection for the NZL Yachting Trust Youth Team which will represent New Zealand at the ISAF Youth World Championships in Canada this July. The team will be announced by Yachting New Zealand tomorrow, Thursday.

In the RS:X windsurfing, Josh Nixon came close to a clean sweep, winning all but one of the nine races sailed in the regatta. Nixon was so dominant his nearest rival, visiting Australian windsurfer, Alisha Kawalla was 15 points adrift at the conclusion of the regatta.

Richard Ellis of Kohimarama Yacht Club in Auckland was third overall, and the second boy, while Justina Sellers of Howick Sailing Club was fourth overall and second girl.

Josh Junior from host club Worser Bay Boating Club in Wellington, was another stand-out performer at Hyundai YouthSail 07. Junior finished eight points clear of club-mate Mathew Steven in the Laser class. He didn’t finish outside the top two, scoring an impressive six wins from eights races.

Andy Maloney of Auckland took out the Laser Radial class with four wins from five races on the water on the final day. Sam Meech from Tauranga was second overall.

Cushla Hume-Merry, another Wellington local was third overall and first girl to finish, making her the favourite for the girl’s single-handed position in the NZL Yachting Trust Youth Team.

Tim Coltman and Ben Goodwin have won the 420 class in a close fought battle where the leading pair changed numerous times. The pair is from Muritai Yacht Club in Wellington. Paul Snow-Hansen and Blair Tuke were second overall five points behind the winners.

Sarah and Emma Berry from Worser Bay Boating Club were the top girls in the 420 class and finished in third overall in the fleet of 21. The Berry sisters were New Zealand’s representatives at last years ISAF Youth World Championships.

For news, images, movie clips and full results visit the regatta website.

[ Hyundai YouthSail 07 ]
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Club Surveys Outstanding

Below is a list of affiliated Yacht Clubs who are yet to return the Yachting New Zealand Club Survey for 2007 which was due back before Easter.

The information helps Yachting New Zealand to develop trend data and review how the sport is doing on a National level - this information can then be passed on to our club’s. It is also a measure for the organisation to evaluate the services provided to our members and obtain feedback from you on areas you feel we are doing well in as well as highlighting areas we need to work on in the future.

If you have misplaced your copy of the Survey it can be downloaded from the YNZ website through the link below.

Northland

Bay of Islands Yacht Club
Dargaville Yacht Club Inc
Kerikeri Cruising Club
Mangonui Cruising Club
Marsden Yacht & Boat Club Inc
Onerahi Yacht Club
Russell Boating Club
Sandspit Yacht Club
Taipa Sailing Club
Tutukaka South Pacific Yacht Club

Auckland

Clarks Beach Yacht Club
Clearwater Cove Yacht Club
Devonport Yacht Club
French Bay Boating Club
Gulf Harbour Yacht Club Inc
Howick Sailing Club
Kawau Island Yacht Club
Kohimarama Yacht Club
Manukau Yacht and Motor Boat Club
Milford Cruising Club
Murrays Bay Sailing Club
Northcote Birkenhead Yacht Club
Pakuranga Sailing Club
Ponsonby Cruising Club
Pt Chevalier Sailing Club
RNZ Navy Sailing Club
RNZAF Base Auckland Yacht Club
Royal Akarana Yacht Club
Short Handed Sailing Association
Tamaki Yacht Club
Torbay Sailing Club
Waiheke Boating Club
Waiuku Yacht Club
Wakatere Boating Club
Weiti Boating Club
Weymouth Yacht Club

Waikato/Thames Region

Cambridge Yacht and Motorboat Club
Hamilton Yacht Club
Huntly Boating Club
Mercury Bay Boating Club

Bay of Plenty

BOP Trailer Yacht Squadron
Mt Maunganui Yacht Club
Port Ohope Yacht Club Inc
Tauranga Yacht & Powerboat Club

Western Districts

Horowhenua Sailing Club
Manawatu Marine Boating Club
Waitara Boating Club

Wellington

Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club
Kapiti Boating Club
Lowry Bay Yacht Club
Plimmerton Boating Club
Titahi Bay Boating Club
Worser Bay Boating Club

Nelson/Marlborough

Motueka Yacht and Cruising Club
Nelson Yacht Club
Pohara Beach Boating Club
Queen Charlotte Yacht Club
Tasman Bay Cruising Club
Waikawa Boating Club

West Coast South Island

Lake Brunner Yacht Club

Canterbury

Akaroa Sailing Club
Christchurch Yacht Club
Pigeon Bay Boating Club
Pleasant Point Yacht Club
Timaru Yacht & Powerboat Club

Otago

Burkes St Leonard Boating Club
Macandrew Bay Boating Club
North Otago Yacht & PB Club
Otago Yacht Club
Owaka Yacht Club
Port Chalmers Yacht Club
Ravensbourne Boating Club
Riverton Sailing Club Inc
Vauxhall Yacht Club
Waihola Yacht Club

Southland

Green Point Yacht Club
Wakatipu Yacht Club


[ Club Survey 2007 ]
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Following the action in Valencia

TVNZ have live racing coverage during the round robin racing of the Louis Vuitton Cup on between 11:30pm and 4am, or alternatively you can catch highlights between 7 and 8am. The schedule for TV One coverage is published on the TVNZ website – click the link at the bottom of this story.

If you’re after more Cup talk… below are just a few websites which may be of interest. Paste the URL address into your internet browser.

Emirates Team New Zealand
http://www.emiratesteamnz.com/

Americas Cup Official Website
http://www.americascup.com/en/

TVNZ Desktop TV
http://www.tvnzdesktoptv.co.nz/americascup/

Toyota Bring Back the Cup
http://www.toyotabringbackthecup.co.nz/

Sail World Website
http://www.sail-world.com/nz/

And if you don’t want to miss out on the action in Valencia… then how about this…

“We are two couples from Whangarei who have a vacancy for another couple in our rented Valencia apartment over the period of the final racing series for the Americas Cup - 22 June to 8 July (19 days). 15 minutes walk from Americas Cup centre. Share of rental would be $3000NZ.”
Contact: danandjenny@xtra.co.nz

[ TVNZ Schedule for Americas Cup Coverage ]
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Women on Water Opportunities

Women on Water is a committee formed by Yachting New Zealand and chaired by Mandy Scott-Mackie, the first ever female Director of YNZ. Started in February 2006 to address the poor participation of women in sailing, Women on Water, known as “WOW”, has a goal to promote and attract women into sailing at all levels in New Zealand.

WOW is currently in the process of putting together sailing experiences to encourage women into the sport.

The first – a sailing taster weekend with the Royal Port Nicholson Sailing Academy - will be held in Wellington May 19th and 20th.

Other sailing experiences planned for getting women out of the house or office and onto the water are a weekend with Penny Whiting on her keeler in Auckland planned for 23rd and 24th June as well as a “Ladies weekend” on the youth training ship “Spirit of Adventure” planned for August. A charity day to mark the centenary of ISAF on the America’s Cup boat NZL40 in conjunction with Breast Cancer is also in the planning stages.

Watch out for flyers and more information on the WOW page of the YNZ website.

For more information contact Mandy Scott-Mackie
email: mandy@kingklamps.com
telephone: 021 643 064

[ WOW ]
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YNZ National Programmes Manager Vacancy

The National Programmes Manager is a key member of the Yachting New Zealand management team. This is a hands-on, participation and development focussed position. If you have what it takes to undertake this diverse and rewarding role, we'd like to hear from you.

In the first instance please refer to the Position Overview at the Sportspeople Jobs Market. Applications close on 27 April, 2007

You can view the position and attachments by following the link…

[ Sportspeople Website ]
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New National Opti Champion

Logan Dunning-Beck, Auckland, is the 2007 Toyota Optimist National Champion despite a disqualification in the final race of the five day regatta.

Logan sailed superbly in the light airs of Hawkes Bay where the breeze struggled to get above 10 knots in any of the 15 races.

Logan has had an excellent sailing season, winning all of the major regattas in the lead up to the nationals. He prefers sailing in light to moderate conditions and put his success today down to picking the shifts correctly in the fickle breezes.

Logan sails for the Wakatere club, and his fellow club mate Chris Steele improved his standing to finish fourth.

Two sailors tied in second position, with James Turner, Murrays Bay winning second spot on a countback from his clubmate Alex Maloney.

James was happy with his effort in the lighter breezes, he prefers sailing in 10 to 15 knots.

The top five place-getters qualify to represent New Zealand at the Optimist world championships in Sardinia in July.

Alex Maloney retained her title as first female competitor.
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Information for yachts arriving from overseas

Approximately 3 years ago NZ Customs introduced a rule that all arriving ships (including yachts) have to notify their intended arrival time and venue 48 hours prior to that time. In most cases this would be done from the last port, but can be done by radio.

It would appear that although this requirement has been well circulated throughout the Pacific a large number of skippers are still unaware of the requirement leading to potential prosecution. Customs form NZCS 340 is the form which should be completed and it can be faxed to 0064 3 358 0069 or emailed to yachts@customs.govt.nz

Customs publish a fact sheet; No 32, which provides information on these requirements. This can be found on their website www.customs.govt.nz (link below) then enter Fact Sheet in the search function and you will find it under the general listing of Fact Sheets. Yachting New Zealand has examples of these documents in its library.

[ New Zealand Customs ]
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Epirbs

Boat owners should be aware that the 121.5 MHz epirbs will not be supported after February 2009. They will be replaced by the 406 MHz beacon. Cat 1 boats are already required to have 406 units and Cat 3 boats will be required to have them after February 2009. Existing Cat 3 certificates without them will become invalid.

406 units are much more accurate and reliable in that they provide information about the particular boat as opposed to just transmitting a distress signal. 406's must be registered at Rescue Coordination Centre for which there is no charge. 121.5 models are still available in shops but at reduced cost given their reduced useful life.
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Race Management Q & A Service

The race management Q & A panel were recently asked two questions by race officials - one about the use of the recall flag in a start sequence, and another about the official LAST DAY of a regatta. The questions posed and the response of the panel has now been posted on the YNZ website.

Link below…

[ Race Management Q & A ]
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Few Free Spots on Instructor Courses

There has been a lot of interest in the scheduled Instructor courses but there are still a few places left if you are considering applying.

Evans Bay Yacht Club
April 27/28/29
2 places available
$110.00 pp

Naval Point YC Lyttelton
May 4/5/6
7 place availables
$110.00 pp


Ponsonby Cruising Club
May 11/12/13
3 places available
No charge

New Plymouth Yacht Club
May 25/26/27
2 places available
No charge

An application form can be downloaded from the YNZ website through the link below.

There is also a couple of seamanship courses scheduled. These courses do not come around often so contact sabra@yachtingnz.org.nz if you are interested in becoming a keelboat instructor.

Wellington (RPNYC)
May 20/21/22
1 place available
$110.00

Auckland (BBYC)
May (date tbc)
No charge

[ Upcoming Courses ]
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