| Briefings - 25 July 2007
Contents:
- Commodores Conference 2007
- AGM: Deadline date for nominations
- Awards Nominations Time
- ISAF Worlds – NZ earns 8 Olympic places
- Two Silver Medals for NZL Yachting Trust Youth Team
- Yngling crew named in YNZ Olympic Squad
- Northern Region NZCT Regional Support Officer Appointment
- New Coach Development Manager
- Club Scene: Winter chill doesn’t stop racing at Waikawa…
- Want to learn more about the weather?
- Kiwis competing around the world…
- Coach and Support RIBs available for purchase
- Yachting Instructors for Sailing …Have a Go!
- Successful Wellington Judges Seminar
- YNZ Coach Courses
- Instructor/Coach Courses
Commodores Conference 2007
Over 85 of New Zealand’s yacht club Commodores will come together in Auckland on Saturday 4 August for the inaugural YNZ Commodores Conference. Also attending will be Councillors – representing our regions – together with Board members and Yachting New Zealand staff.
The driving concept behind this meeting of yacht club leaders is to hear and discuss matters of concern and opportunity, and to generate ideas to enhance our sport and sustain its future. The outcomes and recommendations drawn from discussion groups are intended to contribute to Yachting New Zealand’s next strategic plan.
Attendees will have received details on the schedule by email yesterday; the information is also available on our website through the link below.
[ YNZ Commodores Conference ]
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AGM: Deadline date for nominations
The Yachting New Zealand AGM for 2007 will be held at the Nelson Yacht Club, Nelson on Saturday 6 October 2007. Key dates are as follows...
15 August 2007 – 50 days
Deadline for nominations for Board & President
Deadline for nominations for Committees
Deadline for notice of any resolution to be proposed at the AGM
6 September 2007 – 30 days
Notice of meeting, proposed resolutions or nominations shall be sent to members
6 October 2007
Annual General Meeting – Nelson Yacht Club
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Awards Nominations Time
It’s time to make nominations for the Yachting New Zealand Excellence Awards 2007. The official nomination form and Awards category details are all available on the YNZ website through the link below.
Nominations should be accompanied by a photograph (preferably digital) and returned by email, post or fax to Yachting New Zealand on or before 7 September.
The Yachting New Zealand Excellence Awards Dinner is at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron in Auckland on Friday 16 November.
We encourage you to make the most of this opportunity to recognise the achievements and efforts of your Club members.
To remind you, the categories are…
Honour Awards
Merit Awards
Young Sailor of the Year
Sailor of the Year
The Yachting New Zealand Excellence Awards 2007 ceremony will be on Friday 16 November at the RNZYS in Auckland.
[ Excellence Awards ]
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ISAF Worlds – NZ earns 8 Olympic places
The ISAF Sailing World Championships concluded twelve days ago in Cascais, Portugal. New Zealand has come away from this regatta which is the principle qualification event for the 2008 Olympics in Qingdao, with two medals, and a place in eight out of eleven of the Olympic classes for next year. Amongst the teams results there were five in the top ten and a further three in the top 15.
Places are now qualified for New Zealand in Qingdao 2008 in the following classes…
Star
Finn
Laser
Laser Radial
Women’s RS:X
Mens’s RS:X
Yngling
Women’s 470
Highlights at the Cascais World Championships were a silver medal for Andrew Murdoch in the Laser class, and another world championship medal for Barbara Kendall in the Women’s RS:X, who also picked up silver. Hamish Pepper and Carl Williams finished just outside the medals in 4th place in Star, while the kiwi Yngling crew led by Sharon Ferris achieved a season best to finish 6th.
Murdoch and Kendall are part of a small New Zealand team which will test the waters off Qingdao, China in just over a fortnight’s time at the Pre-Olympic test event. New Zealand will be sailing in seven of the Olympic classes in Qingdao this year, with a team of just nine sailors. Conditions in China are expected to be light in contrast to the blustery winds which Cascais produced.
Full results and news are available on the regatta website through the link below.
[ Regatta Website ]
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Two Silver Medals for NZL Yachting Trust Youth Team
New Zealand won two silver medals at the ISAF Youth World Championships which concluded over the weekend in Kingston, Canada.
The NZL Yachting Trust Youth Team was third in the Volvo Trophy for overall team performance behind Australia and Denmark. It is the best result for a New Zealand team at this event in five years.
Silver medals came in the boy’s double-handed 29er class for Paul Snow-Hansen and Blair Tuke and for Josh Junior in the single-handed Laser class. New Zealand finished inside the top ten across the board in all seven classes contested at the event.
For Snow-Hansen (Wakatere Boating Club) and Tuke (Kerikeri Cruising Club) in the 29er, the silver medal was assured before the start of the final race with an unassailable points margin over third place. It’s an impressive result for the pair who has only been together a few months in the skiff class, although both are proven talented sailors with past wins in other junior and youth dinghies.
Josh Junior (Worser Bay Boating Club) was in second place heading into the last day although he needed a solid race to secure the silver medal with the Finnish and German sailors hot on his heals and within striking distance. Junior placed fourth beating his nearest rivals on the points table and won the silver medal for New Zealand.
Principal sponsor of the team is the NZL Yachting Trust. Supporting sponsors include NZAS, ASB Bank and Line 7.
Click the link below for the full story and results.
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Yngling crew named in YNZ Olympic Squad
Sharon Ferris and crew Raynor Smeal and Shandy Buckley have been added to the Yachting New Zealand Olympic Squad after recently placing sixth at the ISAF Sailing World Championships - well inside the top ten benchmark.
Inclusion is based on performance and means that the Yngling crew will receive extra support as well as improving their chances of representing New Zealand at next years Olympic Games. The result in Portugal qualified New Zealand for a place in the Yngling class in which fifteen boats will sail, however nomination for the New Zealand Olympic team will require more similar results at up-coming international regattas.
“We are currently working out what our next step from here is,” said Raynor Smeal. “We need to now prove to the Selectors we deserve to go to the Olympics in the spot we have just earned. Being the only team competing for the spot we need to stay in the top echelon of the world so we are in with a chance of winning a medal.”
The total classes represented in the Yachting New Zealand Olympic Squad are now eight. The final decision on who will represent New Zealand at next year’s Olympic Games in China will be made by selectors in coming months.
Yachting New Zealand Olympic Squad
Dan Slater – Finn
Jo Aleh – Laser Radial
Andrew Murdoch – Laser
Barbara Kendall – RS:X Women’s
Tom Ashley – RS:X Men’s
Jon-Paul Tobin – RS:X Men’s
Hamish Pepper & Carl Williams - Star
Rohan Lord & Miles Addy – Star
Carl Evans & Peter Burling – 470 Men’s
Sharon Ferris, Raynor Smeal & Shandy Buckley - Yngling
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Northern Region NZCT Regional Support Officer Appointment
Yachting New Zealand is pleased to welcome Kim Admore as the new NZCT Regional Support Officer for the Northern region.
Kim brings with him a wealth of experience in yachting at both the club and professional level. Kim has been an active member of sailing clubs as a sailor, coach, co-ordinator and administrator in New Zealand and overseas.
Kim is both a Yachting New Zealand Club Instructor and a National Race Officer. He will be working with clubs and regional associations in Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Thames and the Bay of Plenty.
Contact details for your Regional Support Officer can be found on the YNZ website through the link below.
[ YNZ Staff ]
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New Coach Development Manager
Andrew Brown has been appointed as Yachting New Zealand’s Coach Development Manager while Jude Eades takes maternity leave. Andrew represented New Zealand in the 470 class at the 2004 Olympics, and has recently retired from his 2008 Olympic 470 campaign.
Andrew is continuing as an international coach while in his role as Coach Development Manager and brings with him a great deal of knowledge. We are pleased to welcome him aboard. Please feel free to contact Andrew on any issues relating to Coaching and Coach Development.
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Club Scene: Winter chill doesn’t stop racing at Waikawa…
Despite freezing temperatures and teeming rain members of the Waikawa Boating Club are regularly racing their boats during the winter. Sunday’s overcast sky, drizzle and little wind was no deterrent to more than seventy local sailors on nineteen boats competing in Race 2 of the Vero Insurance Winter Series. The mixed fleet of cruising and racing boats saw some unusually close racing as tide and fickle winds combined to have more effect on position than boat speed.
No boats finished within the five hour time limit. Frustrating for Jonathon Duffy’s ‘Stealth’ which was leading and only 50 metres from the line when time was called.
Ice and bitter cold had its effect on the Tuesday Tossers race. Only two boats made it out for the twilight race round Waikawa and Whatamanga Bays. Grahame Henry’s ‘Odin’ and Mike Vining’s ‘Hotspur’ made the most of the clear night, bright moonlight, and gentle breeze before retiring to thaw out in the Club House. Racing will continue next week and the club has a policy of welcoming any guests keen to see for themselves the delights of winter sailing.
Food has been high on the activity list for the club this winter. 50 people turned out for a Game Pie and Dark Beers Tasting night and on the coldest night of the year in the teeth of a brisk southerly the club had a successful, if somewhat chilly, BBQ.
The temperature rose with the warmth of Greece on Saturday when Carl and Lesley Hintz were guest chefs for the evening. In a hugely popular activity Club volunteers are invited to cook and share their favourite recipes at an evening meal. Carl and Lesley’s cooking skills and choice of Greek food provided yet another sell-out event for the club.
[ Waikawa Boating Club Website ]
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Want to learn more about the weather?
The New Zealand Meteorological Society has free seminars in all major cites, on topics from cloud seeding in Australia to the effect of factory closures on the 2008 Olympic Sailing venue.
The next seminar is in Auckland…
Global Earth Observations for Climate
“Taking the Earth’s Pulse for the New Century”
A description of the Global Observing System - a very handy set of data to know about if you are going to an unusual regatta venue.
Tuesday August 7th
Maths Lecture Theatre starting at 6:30pm
Signs from the Ground floor,
Maths Physics Building, 38 Princes Street
The University of Auckland
Corner Princes Street and Wellesley Street
Parking on Princes Street (Parking Meters but free from 6pm)
Contact:
Sally Garrett
09 4455885
Sally.garrett@dta.mil.nz
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Kiwis competing around the world…
OK DINGHY WORLDS
Leba, Poland is the venue for the 2007 OK Dinghy World Championships. As usual, the Kiwis have sent a very strong team of nine sailors including 2006 national champion Mark Perrow, 2007 national champion Paul Rhodes, Karl Purdie and 2006 Interdominion champion Steve McDowell.
Racing was scheduled to start on 23 July although there was no sailing on day one as strong winds lashed the Polish coast and subsequently day two was cancelled due to light fickle winds.
The schedule is now becoming tight and three races per day are planned on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Five races are needed to make a series. The worry is that the forecast is for 30 knots on Wednesday, but the sailors are determined to go sailing come what may.
www.okdworlds2007.com
OPTIMIST WORLDS
Racing starts tonight in the individual championship at the Optimist World Championships in Cagliari, Sardinia, Spain. The New Zealand team includes Logan Dunning-Beck, James Turner, Alexandra Maloney, Chris Steele and Andrew McKenzie.
http://www.yachtclub-cagliari.com/eventi/ioda/ioda_e.html
SPLASH WORLDS
A kiwi team of sailors are competing in the Splash World Championships in Split, Croatia. While reigning world champion Blair Tuke from Kerikeri Cruising Club is not in the line-up this year, nine kiwi sailors are. After three races sailed five of them are within the top ten of the 118 strong-fleet.
www.splashworlds.org
LASER RADIAL MEN’S WORLDS & WOMEN’S EUROPEANS
Andrew Maloney, Cameron Mckee, James Sandall, Martin Winter and Sam Meech are all in The Hague, Netherlands for the start of the Worlds Men’s Radial Championships. Miranda Powrie is entered in the Women’s Radial European Champs on at the same venue.
Racing starts this coming weekend.
http://www.laserklasse.nl/radial2007/
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Coach and Support RIBs available for purchase
Southern Pacific Inflatables will have a number of boats available for charter as support and coach boats during the 2008 World Championships at Takapuna concluding in March. Expressions of Interest are invited from Yacht Clubs, Class Associations and individuals for the purchase of these near new boats at substantially reduced prices at the conclusion of the regattas. Alternatively Southern Pacific will provide quotations for purchase of custom boats with delivery prior to the regattas, and then made available for charter during January through March 2008.
The following models will be available. All boats will be equipped with suitable towing hooks or poles and jockey consoles. Cormorant 4.9m (fibreglass), and Cormorant 4.7m and 4.3 (alloy). Visit the Southern Pacific website through the link below to view details of these models.
For expressions of interest contact Jonathan Gravit +64 274 754 169 or email, manager@safetyatsea.co.nz
[ Website ]
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Yachting Instructors for Sailing …Have a Go!
Yachting New Zealand are looking to employ a two qualified instructors for the Sailing…Have a Go! programme. One for the central region and one for the northern region.
The position will suit someone who enjoys teaching children to sail and has the energy and experience to run the entire programme with assistance from head office. The Central Region position involves the instructor visiting schools and clubs in the Bay of Plenty, Waikato/Thames, West Coast North Island and Wellington areas. The Northern Region position involves the instructor visiting schools and clubs in the Auckland and Northland areas.
A job description is available to view on the YNZ situations vacant webpage – quick link below. Contact Sabra Davies on sabra@yachting.org.nz for additional information.
Applications by email should go to dianne@yachtingnz.org.nz or post to Att; Dianne Logan, Yachting New Zealand, Box 91209, AMSC, Auckland 1142.
Closing date: Applications for the Northern Region should be received by 17 August 2007 and for the Central region the 31 August 2007.
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Successful Wellington Judges Seminar
A very pleasing number of participants attended the Judges seminar at the Plimmerton Yacht Club on the 14/15 of July. All were very positive and seemed to have the desire to become qualified. It was good to see experienced officials Steve Macris and Pat Millar at the seminar. They added a great deal to the discussion with their extensive experience in Race Management and Judging.
The Wellington Yachting Association has a very positive attitude to the development of Race Officials and that along with a significant interest from RPNYC would seem to have set the region on a very productive Officials development pathway.
Thanks to Mike Coupe and the Wellington Yachting Association who funded the seminar and to the Plimmerton Yacht Club for hosting it.
Information and registration forms for all up-coming YNZ seminars are displayed on our website – click SEMINARS AND TRAINING under TECHNICAL. Quick link below.
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YNZ Coach Courses
Yachting New Zealand will hold coaching courses in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Wanaka over the winter, with interest coming from the Waikato Thames area we may also hold a course there.
The Coach course is aimed at people who are coaching sailors through to regional and national regattas. These courses will be the new YNZ Syllabus, so they’re a must for any coach and a great chance for already qualified people to renew their qualification.
The Auckland and Wellington areas have managed to secure funding so courses in those areas will be free. There is no better time than now to learn new skills and help your sailors. Register your interest so you don't miss out.
For course dates and details on how to apply click the link below.
[ Upcoming Courses ]
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Instructor/Coach Courses
There are six Club Instructor and four Coach Courses scheduled around the country. Dates and venues are displayed on our website – click on UPCOMING COURSES under COACHES. Quick link below.
[ Upcoming Courses ]
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