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Briefings – 23 February 2011
In this issue:
YNZ News
Shock of Lyttelton Quake
The
enormity and scale of yesterday’s earthquake centred in Lyttelton has
left the country in shock, and our love and thoughts go out to the
people of Christchurch and in particular our friends and family in the
yachting and boating community.
We sincerely hope that you and your loved ones are safe and well.
This newsletter contains news
and upcoming events for the Canterbury region and the Editor has chosen
to leave these in rather than omit them today, although clearly whether
the up-coming events proceed is uncertain for now.
At this early stage the focus is
still most importantly on rescue and recovery of human life. We will
bring you news of the Yacht Clubs around Christchurch in future issues
as this becomes known to us.
Dates for your diary
Due
to the Rugby World Cup (which does not finish until 23rd October) and
the Perth ISAF Worlds in early December, it has been decided to change a
number of important dates as follows;
The Commodores Conference will be postponed until 2012.
The 2011 Excellence Awards will be earlier this year on Friday 28th October.
The 57th Annual General Meeting will now take place on Saturday 29th October.
Further information will be available on the www.yachtingnz.org.nz and in Briefings in the lead up to these events.
Selected Directors - Yachting New Zealand
 Yachting
New Zealand (YNZ) as a National Sports Organisation is committed to
inspire greatness and national pride, while embracing adventure
enterprise and passion for the sea.
YNZ’s purpose is to promote the
appeal, development and success of sailing as an inclusive, innovative
and lifelong sport. Sailing is a part of the social fabric of our
country and plays a critical role in developing young men and women from
all walks of New Zealand life.
To ensure the sustainable growth
and development of Boating, the YNZ Board Appointments Panel is seeking
applications for three “Selected Director” positions. These Board
positions will be for a term of one to three years. The current Board of
YNZ comprises of up to, six “Elected” and three “Selected” Director
positions.
The Appointments panel is
looking for applicants with skills and experience in commerce, finance
and marketing, and ideally knowledge of, and experience in sport, but
not necessarily Yachting.
Applicants will also need to
have effective decision-making skills, well developed relationship
management skills, sound judgement and a passion to contribute to the
success of Yachting New Zealand.
As a member of the Board you
will be responsible for ensuring sound governance practises and
processes for the sport of yachting, and promote the enjoyment of both
Recreational and High Performance Boating.
All applications should include a CV and be made electronically to reception@yachtingnz.org.nz
by Tuesday 8th March. All applications will be treated in strict
confidence and must include a CV, covering letter and a completed
application form. For a copy of the application form and the position
description, please email reception@yachtingnz.org.nz
YNZ Submissions on Aquaculture published
In
Briefings newsletter around Christmas time we drew your attention to
the matter of Aquaculture Legislation Amendment Bill (No 3) in front of
parliament at the time, with public submissions due earlier this month.
Yachting New Zealand’s concern
is to protect New Zealand’s Coastal areas from being overrun by
aquaculture which could potentially inhibit access to cruising and
recreational waters enjoyed by generations of kiwi boaties and yachties.
Therefore we made a formal
submission to the Select Committee and this submission is now available
for interested members to download and read from our website. See the YNZ Submissions webpage for this and other submissions made by Yachting New Zealand acting in the best interests of yacht and boat owners.
A second submission made by
Yachting New Zealand during the last two weeks – to the Aquaculture
Ministerial Advisory Panel on a proposed aquaculture zone off the
Coromandel Peninsula- is also available to view on the Submissions webpage.
High Performance & International
RS:X and Bic Techno Nationals 2011
 The
RS:X and Techno National Championships wrapped up on Sunday after four
days of light winds at the regatta hosted by Manly Sailing Club.
Racing was possible on Thursday,
Friday and Sunday however with light breeze throughout the entire event
the board sailors had to work hard for their placings.
Visiting international Dorian
van Rijsselberghe of the Netherlands came out on top of local NZL
Sailing Team sailors Jon-Paul Tobin and Tom Ashley who placed 2nd and
3rd respectively, however Tobin takes the 2011 RS:X Open National
Champion title in which only New Zealand entries are counted.
Kate Ellingham, from the NZL
Sailing Team claims the domestic double crown winning Sail Auckland
earlier this month and following that up with victory at Manly in the
RS:X 8.5 fleet. Two French nationals topped the Bic Techno board with
Luke Holiday from Manly Sailing Club the best of the kiwis.
60 board sailors took part in
the light airs event off Manly including 21 visiting international
sailors.
“The first two races were sailed
in an average of 8 knots,” explains Janet Watkins, “the third race
looked hopeful with a bit of planing before the start and for about half
the race. We set a slalom finish for races two and three. On Friday we
managed two races again in barely 8 knots average - they certainly
worked hard for their places!”
“On Saturday we had our mark one
boat sitting on the horizon all day waiting for a little more that 3.5
knots from any direction! We eventually called him ashore and hoisted
"A" at 1700 hrs,” says Janet.
“Sunday, the final day, didn't
look too hopeful but by 1200 we had a steady but light nor'easter
(Nothing above 8 again!) So we managed to complete two more pumping
races for the RS:X fleets. The Technos who started the day with not
having a series complete, also managed to complete three races inshore
where the convection currents off the land gave them a breeze of up to
12 knots at times.”
RS:X Open
1st Dorian van Rijsselberghe (NED)
2nd Jon-Paul Tobin
3rd Tom Ashley
RS:X 8.5
1st Kate Ellingham
2nd Flavia Tartaguni (ITA)
3rd Justina Sellers
Bic Techno
1st Antoine Aubert (FRA)
2nd Nicolas Goyard (FRA)
3rd Luke Holiday
For full results see the Manly Sailing Club website.
2011 RS:X National Champion, Jon-Paul Tobin
 Jon-Paul Tobin answers a couple of questions on the weekend’s Nationals regatta and what’s on next for him...
> How did the Nationals go for you?
JP: Good, we are pretty early in
our training cycle but with a solid base in place both Dorian (my
training team) and I were in decent shape sharing the bullets across the
regatta.
> Sounds like conditions were
light, all that pumping must be hard work? How are you feeling now?
JP: Great, it would have been
nice to get some breeze but from a training point it was solid to get
some long races in light winds.
> What's on next for you?
JP: On the water specific
training commenced a few weeks ago targeted towards Sail for Gold
(Weymouth, GBR) in June, heading to Europe late March for the Princess
Sophia Trophy (Palma, ESP) in April...also on the schedule are a bunch
of races on the Bike and SUP (Stand Up Paddle).
Overnight news from ETNZ in Oman
Emirates Team New Zealand’s
Extreme 40 crew woke in Oman to news of the Christchurch earthquake.
Skipper Dean Barker said: “We
couldn’t believe it. We sat stunned all morning glued to the television
news. We felt very isolated, so far from home. It was very difficult to
get our minds on preparations for the day.”
The team’s performance on the
water on Day 3 of the Extreme series Muscat regatta was an improvement
on the previous two days, scoring their first win in the Extreme series
and recording results of fifth, seventh, third and seventh in the four
other races sailed.
Even in the race when the team
was penalised at the start and had to do a penalty turn, Barker found
some big positives: “We were last and managed to work our way up through
the fleet to finish seventh.”
To put that in perspective,
today’s races were in the harbour “stadium”. No leg was longer than
about .4 of a nautical mile. Races of three legs were completed in about
10 minutes.
“To be able to climb back
through the fleet from a disastrous start was great,” Barker said. “We
continue to improve - and that’s why we’re here.”
At the end of the day a series
of match races were held. Emirates Team New Zealand won its race,
earning one bonus point.
The team returned to the dock
heartened by improved performance on the water but still numbed by
events in Christchurch.
London 2012 Sailing Schedule Announced
 The
London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games
(LOCOG) has announced the complete sports competition schedule,
including ticket prices, for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The Olympic Sailing Competition will run from 29 July to 11 August 2012.
Spectators at the Weymouth and
Portland National Sailing Academy will be treated to Finn, Star and
women's match racing action in the Elliott 6m on the opening day.
Medal Races and Victory
Ceremonies start on 5 August with the competition closing on 11 August
after the women's match racing finals.
Sign up to the ticketing site at
www.tickets.london2012.com to receive all the information you need to help you with the process of purchasing tickets.
Key timeline
• Applications for Olympic Games tickets accepted between 15 March 2011 and 11.59pm on 26 April 2011
• Applications processed between May 2011 and June 2011
• Notifications sent to all applicants in June 2011
• Applications for Paralympic Games tickets open on 9 September 2011
• Please note that your
application is only a request for tickets. All applicants will be
notified via email or letter if they have been successful in obtaining
tickets in June 2011.
Santander To Host 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships
ISAF has announced Santander,
Spain, as the host venue for the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships.
The ISAF Sailing World
Championships combines the World Championships of all the events
included in the Olympic Sailing Competition and the 2014 edition is
provisionally scheduled for September 2014. This year Perth, Western
Australia will play host to the event in December.
Bringing together past and
future Champions from all classes the Championships are one of the great
events in the world sailing calendar and a key event for sailors,
national teams, and sailing fans around the world.
Santander is a modern, well
structured city, which has sailing as part of his heritage and culture.
The 2014 Worlds will see competitors racing in the natural setting of
the Bay of Santander. One race course will be within the Bay, two
opposite El Sardinero’s beaches and one opposite El Puntal beach
allowing spectators the opportunity to follow the regatta and athletes.
About the ISAF Sailing World Championship
The 2014 ISAF Sailing
World Championship will be the fourth edition of the event. Cadiz (ESP)
hosted the inaugural championships in 2003 followed by Cascais (POR) in
2007. And Perth (AUS) will host the 2011 ISAF Sailing World
Championships in December.
Pepper at Farr 40 Worlds in Sydney
NZL Sailing Team Star boat helm
is in action at the Farr 40 World Championships which starts today in
Sydney.
Hamish Pepper is tactician on
board Jim Richardson’s Barking Mad (USA). This week’s Rolex Farr 40
World Championship will pit the world’s best sailing strategists against
each other with a standout talent line-up among the owners, many of
them former world champions, and their tacticians.
Hamish Pepper is one of a number
of big name tacticians in Sydney. James Spithill, John Kostecki, Tom
Slingsby, Adrian Stead, Grant Simmer and Tom King are others among the
headline acts as tacticians for the four-day championship hosted by the
Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron at Kirribilli from February 23-26.
Twenty teams representing five
countries will vie for the title, including defending champions, Italian
Massimo Mezzaroma’s Nerone.
Follow the action on the regatta website.
Will Tiller steers Kiwis to Hardy Cup victory
Three 21-year-old sailors from
Auckland’s Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron outsailed their Australian
opposition to regain the prestigious Hardy Cup ISAF 3, under 25 match
racing event on Sydney Harbour earlier this month.
 Over
the past four years, young Australian crews have won the Hardy Cup
twice, and now New Zealanders have notched up their second victory over
the same period.
Will Tiller, Harry Thurston and
Shaun Mason started the final day with a 2-1 semi-final win against the
Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron’s Jordan Reece and then went on to defeat
the defending champion Evan Walker in three straight matches in the
final.
Over the four day regatta,
Tiller and his crew, who sail for Full Metal Jacket Racing, lost only
three match races in two round-robins and the semi-final.
The performance of Tiller and
his crew epitomises the quality of match racing helming, tactics and
crew work that constantly emerges from New Zealand in the wake of the
nation’s ongoing involvement in the America’s Cup.
Graduates of the RNZYS youth
training scheme, they have been match racing together and against each
other for the past three years. Tiller has twice won the Governor’s Cup
in California, while Thurston sailed with another New Zealander, Adrian
Short, when he won the Hardy Cup in 2009.
While Tiller and Thurston are
Kiwis born and bred, Mason began his sailing in Mirror dinghies at
Portsmouth, England, before his family moved to New Zealand.
Now fulltime sailors, the trio
are heading for another match racing regatta in Wellington and in March
will spend a month in California, contesting the Ficker Cup and then,
hopefully, the prestigious Congressional Cup. All this leads towards
the international circuit of match racing at a senior level. “We sailed a
lot better as the regatta progressed and everything fell into place for
us,” Tiller said after the final on February 10th. “It was our first
win in six months, so we are delighted with the result and hopefully we
can maintain that form in Wellington and then in Los Angeles.”
In the petit final to decide
third and fourth placings overall, Adrian Short added to New Zealand’s
good day by defeating Jordan Reece 2-0.
Silver Sails report on Hardy Cup
 New
Zealand presented the only entirely women’s crew to sail at the recent
Hardy Cup Regatta which was taken out by the kiwi crew with Will Tiller
at the helm. Team Silver Sails – Sam Osborne, Taylor Holland and Claudia
Pierce placed eighth and had this to report after the event...
“We have arrived back in New
Zealand with an 8th place medal. Not quite gold as we would have liked
but as the old cliche goes, the results don't show how well we sailed
nor how tight our races were.
“On our final day of racing we
needed to win the remaining three races of the second round robin to
have a shot at getting into the semi-finals. However, as luck would have
it, we couldn't quite secure the wins despite some very tactical
fighting downwind. Our final photo finish against David Gilmour proved
that us, Silver Sails girls are up there with the big boys. Our wins
against the top guns, Evan Walker and William Mackenzie mixed the game
up and I think we managed to scare the rest while we were at it!
“The outcome of this regatta
shows that our fitness level and boat handling skills are where we need
them to be to successfully move up toward our final goal of the 2012
Olympics. Between the 24-27th of February, Yachting New Zealand are
holding selection trials to determine which woman's team receives
funding to compete in the world cup events for the year to come. As a
team we are feeling very confident about our current position and go
into these trials with determination and will to prove we can stand up
amongst the world-wide women match racing competitors and come out on
top.”
Taylor Holland, Sam Osborne and Claudia Pierce
Team Silver Sails
Local Sailing
SSANZ Round North Island Race
 Rough
seas off the west coast of the North Island have caused two yachts in
the SSANZ Round North Island two-handed fleet to turn back, on the
longest leg from Mangonui to Wellington.
Zen, a Bakewell White 35, has
withdrawn from the race after crewman Mark Winters injured his back, and
the team aboard Elliott 1050 Gale Force (David Mason and Cameron
Thorpe) has told race organisers they are heading for shelter from the
rough seas.
Zen is returning to Mangonui,
and Gale Force may also have to go back around Cape Reinga, as there are
no easily accessible safe harbours on the west coast. At the 6.30am
sched this morning both Zen and Gale Force were both a few miles south
of the cape.
The forecast for the Kaipara sea
area in which the yachts are racing was for seas becoming rough for a
time, with a northerly swell rising to 4 metres for a time north of Cape
Reinga and a southwest swell of 3 metres easing. The swell is not
expected to subside for several days.
The remaining 35 yachts are
currently on the wind, heading down the North Island west coast. At the
6.30am sched, Cookson 50 Akatea was in the lead, followed by M1 and
Karma Police. The lead yachts are currently off the Hokianga, with the
tail enders off Ninety Mile Beach. The first yachts are expected in
Wellington late Friday or early Saturday.
The first of four legs saw the
fleet sail north from Auckland in a light breeze bound for Monganui.
First over the line at Mangonui after the 152 nautical mile leg from
Auckland was race favourite Akatea, a brand new Cookson 50 competing in
her first major race. Akatea, sailed by Pete Geary and Rodney Keenan,
finished at 13.06.29, completing the 152 mile leg in just over 23 hours.
37 boats left Auckland last
Saturday for the start of the SSANZ run Two-Handed Round North Island
Race. Entry numbers were second only to the inaugural event sailed a
couple of decades ago.The race restarts from each of the stop-over
points 24 hours after the 22nd boat arrives at the finish line.
Click here to see images from the start of the race, and see the SSANZ website for news and updates.
2011 BMW Auckland Regatta
 New Zealand’s 2011 BMW Auckland Regatta is less than a month away.
Get ready for a great mix of
racing and social functions in this unique event jointly run by the
Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and Bucklands Beach Yacht Club. The
regatta runs from 18th – 20th March.
Early Bird Entry: Get
your entries in by February 28 and go into a draw to have your entry
fee refunded. The first entry has already been lodged – and quickest off
the mark is the multihull Whio. Entries can be made on the website – www.bmwaucklandregatta.co.nz – or at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and Bucklands Beach Yacht Club.
The Regatta Notice of Race and
Schedule of Events is also available on the website. Prospective
Divisions are outlined in the Notice of Race.
Steinlager Beach Party: This
year sees the introduction of a great new social event on the regatta
programme. The Steinlager Beach Party will take place on Motuihe Island
on Saturday evening, March 19. The day’s racing will wind up close to
the island in late-afternoon, allowing racers plenty of time to get into
party mode and make their way ashore. Big thanks to Steinlager for
supporting the regatta.
There will be BBQs, live
entertainment and fun for all, with the fleet anchored in the bay.
Other social events on the
programme are the welcome function on Thursday evening, March 17, and
the prize-giving on Sunday evening, March 20.
Both of these will be at the
Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron. Keep watching the event website for
information:
www.bmwaucklandregatta.co.nz
IRC End of Season Discount
 An
end-of-season 50% discount will apply for 2010 IRC New applications,
Revalidations and Re-registrations issued from 1st March. The discounted
certificates will expire on the IRC annual rollover date on May 31st,
2011.
“This may be useful for owners
competing in the 2011 BMW Auckland Regatta,” says Jenny Clarke, YNZ KORC
Administration Services, “but you will need to get organised and send
me applications preferably before 1 March to allow enough time to get
the certificates issued.”
The discount also applies to
Short-handed certificates but not on Amendment or Trial certificates.
See the IRC webpage for more information on IRC.
International Paints Auckland Tauranga Race 2011
 This
year’s International Paints Auckland to Tauranga Race will start off
the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron at 1000 hours on 21 April.
“Last year’s Auckland to
Tauranga Race was a light air challenge that frustrated many, not least
Team G3 (now TeamVodafoneSailing) who missed out on a Racerecord” said
Mr Ross Sheerin, Chair of this year’s Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club
Race Organising Committee.
“However, we have received an
informal indication from Simon Hull he will be back with
TeamVodafoneSailing to have another go this year.” Ross wants the other
big multis to front up also to provide them with some competition!
With the Race being run later
this year there is every chance that light airs will not play such a
part in the outcome of the Race.
“While every race is different
the one thing that does not change with this Race is the great
organisation and the warm welcome from the Tauranga Yacht and Powerboat
Club after finishing” said Ross.
As in past years marina berthing
will be available on arrival, plus hot food and showers at the
Clubhouse, not to mention a ‘goodie pack’ on arrival.
Through key race sponsors
International Paints, Steve’s Marine Supplies, Bridge Marina Travelift,
Safety at Sea, Pats Pantry Pies and Ponsonby Pies a great range of
prizes will again be on offer. The Friday night prizegiving will be
followed by the traditional live band and party. Join in the fun!
Entries will be taken in the following Divisions:
A Monohull PHRF minimum 0.800 TCF
B Monohull PHRF maximum 0.799 TCF
C IRC Monohull (may be split into two divisions)
D Multihull handicap minimum length 10.67 m
E Multihull handicap maximum length 10.66 m
F Short handed Monohull PHRF (maximum two persons)
G Class Racing Monohull – minimum five entries
The NOR is now available
allowing entries to be received. It can be found on the TYPBC website www.yacht.org.nz or on the YNZ Events Calendar. Email office@yacht.org.nz in the first instance with any queries.
RNZYS HARKEN Youth International Match Racing Championships
 Jay
Griffin (Cruising Yacht Club of Australia) won the 2011 HARKEN Youth
International Match Racing Championships hosted by the Royal New Zealand
Yacht Squadron from 11th – 16th February.
Slow and steady wins the
regatta. Jay Griffin and his crew of Henry Kernot, Hamish Hardy and
Will Parker sailed well in the extreme light airs which presented
themselves on the Auckland Harbour on the final day of the regatta.
The schedule the final day was
finals Griffin v David Hazard (RNZYS) first to win three. Petit-final,
Josh Porebski (RPNYC) and Jordan Reece (RSYS) first to win two, but only
one race in each could be completed. Griffin beat Hazard by 5 seconds
and Reece beat Porebski by 43 seconds.
Race Two was started and then
abandoned, and after much discussion between the Umpires and Race
Committee the knock out series had to be terminated due to a lack of
wind.
Meaning Griffin winning the only
finals race is the overall 2011 Harken Youth International Match Racing
Championship. Griffin who qualified for the final in fourth place
commented “We won the first race and were pretty happy with that. It
hasn’t really sunk in yet that we have won. Coach Rob Bell helped a lot
and did a good job, the Umpires and Race Committee did really well. It
was a good regatta with really tight racing and we were happy to be
anywhere in the top four.”
In the petit-final Royal Sydney
Yacht Squadron’s Jordan Reece beat Wellington’s Josh Porebski to take
third place overall.
Commodore of the Royal New
Zealand Yacht Squadron, Ross Masters commented at prizegiving “We are
really pleased with the work-out the teams have given the new Elliott
7’s and we have received so much great feedback that they continue to
far exceed our expectations”. Masters thanked all the fantastic
umpires, race management volunteers, support personnel, host families,
and the ever growing group of Squadron members who all help put on this
great youth event.
49er and 29er Nationals
The
2011 49er and 29er National Championships, set for 11th – 13th March,
is shaping up to be a battle worth watching as New Zealand’s Olympic
campaigners Peter Burling and Blair Tuke hit the water back in Auckland
after spending a lot of the summer across the ditch.
The regatta will be run from
Auckland Sailing Club, at Okahu Bay in Auckland with racing on the
Waitemata Harbour. The 49er skiff, and its lead-in class the 29er is
incredibly exciting to watch with fast racing, short courses and quick
turn-arounds between races.
Team Sailing Selection Trials
The
New Zealand Team Sailing Association is holding the 2011 New Zealand
Open Team Sailing Nationals and ISAF Team Racing World Selection Trials,
at Sandspit Yacht Club, Algies Bay, Warkworth, from Friday 22 April to
Sunday 24 April 2011.
From this event up to three
teams may be nominated to Yachting New Zealand for selection to
represent New Zealand at the ISAF Team Racing Worlds in Ireland 2011.
You will find the NOR on the NZTSA website.
2011 Hobie Nationals
The 2011 Hobie National Championships will be held on 19th – 20th March 2011 at Takapuna Boating Club. More information is available here, check back in a few days for the NOR.
Black Sheep in F18 Champs
 After
a strong showing in day one, both Black Sheep Racing Teams competing at
the New Zealand Formula 18 Championships managed to put together a
solid performance and hold on to the top two spots.
Brad Farrand and James Sandall
kept their overnight lead to take the regatta, with Reuben Corbett and
Tom Bentham a close second.
“We are all very happy with the
result given we only started sailing multihulls just over a month ago
and were competing against some other experienced teams. We hope to
include more of this racing in our calendar at some stage later in the
year,” reports the team.
“For now though, we move our
focus back to monohull match racing, where we will be putting in some
solid training before we head to Europe in April.”
Black Sheep Racing
Reuben Corbett, Tom Bentham, James Sandall & Brad Farrand
Auckland Clubs share picnic day
 Wakatere Boating Club and Devonport Yacht Club spent the day together last Sunday for the annual Club picnic.
“This year Devonport Yacht
Club’s skippers surprised us yet again by announcing we were all going
to sail to Islington Bay, Motutapu ,” says Roger Pearson from Wakatere
Boating Club, who took this photo.
“We left Narrow Neck at 10:30 in
a fleet of 13 boats and cruised into Islington Bay at around 11:30. We
had light winds all the way as we raced around Rangitoto. On arrival
most of the junior members jumped off the yachts into the deep blue sea!
Some had a lovely long walk, a picnic and then some egg throwing then
we all headed off back.”
“It was a great experience for
some of our junior members who have not had the chance to experience
life an large yacht and some were fortunate enough to take the helm if
only for a few moments. We all sailed back to Narrow Neck in time for
the afternoon BBQ.”
See more photos from the picnic day by Roger here.
Adventure sail and picnic!
 Anyone
that great up with Swallows & Amazons as their favourite bedtime
reading would get no better than French Bay Yacht Club's annual sail to
Cornwallis Beach last Sunday.
Cornwallis is approximately 5nm
from the club's home beach at French Bay in Titirangi, about 25 minutes
drive from Auckland CBD.
A dozen Optimists, and a fleet
including Starlings, Lasers, a Sunburst, a Topaz, Paper Tiger and a
handful of Jollyboats, departed in light North East conditions on an
outgoing tide, arriving at the picturesque beach about 90 minutes later,
to join other club members and supporters who had provided a barbeque
lunch, beach games, and windsurfing lessons.
Manukau Coastguard provided a
safe escort, and when the tide turned that afternoon, the fleet sailed
home, once again in the company of a tail breeze.
Great fun was had by all and the
sail was an excellent reward in the middle of a busy sailing season.
French Bay Yacht Club has also
utilised the services of Yachting NZ's Regional Support Officer, Kim
Admore, and thanks Kim for his invaluable support, including advice and
time on the water.
Sport Taranaki Staff Set Sail
 One
way to get to know your local sports trust is to get them out sailing,
and that’s exactly what the New Plymouth Yacht Club did.
Photo: Sport Taranaki CEO Howie Tamati
After Sport Taranaki put the
club through the SPARC ODT (Organisational Development Tool) recently it
seemed a great opportunity to get the staff down to the yacht club to
experience the sport first hand.
Staff skippered the six New
Plymouth Yacht Club 420s and were assisted by six of the club’s starling
sailors as crew. Races were set up with only one having done any
sailing before, while the others had to quickly adapt to the speed and
agility needed to sail a 420 if you want to stay dry.
A BBQ to finish off and stories
of old rugby injuries stopping some from moving around the boat too fast
wrapped up a great Friday evening.
Junior & Youth Sailing
Youth Winners at Sail Auckland 2011
 At
an ISAF Grade 1 event like 2011 Sail Auckland Regatta the big name
Olympic sailors tend to get the spotlight, when there are plenty of
interesting and hard fought battles going on at age-group level across
all the fleets.
Of the RS:X 8.5 male youth
sailors Sven Pedersen (pictured) came out on top of Enzo Pla in second
and Kal Rutter in third. In the female youth equivalent NZL Yachting
Trust Youth Team representatives from 2010 Georgia Schofield was the top
placed sailor ahead of Naomi Mannering and Isobel Hawkins.
When combined the female winner,
Georgia Schofield, was the second best placed youth sailor overall in
the 8.5.
The Laser Radial fleet was the
largest at the event and included top female Olympic campaigners and
Masters sailors as well as the youth competitors. Michael Cate started
the regatta strongly, opening up a lead, but as the four day event
unfolded Sara Winter, from the NZL Sailing Team overtook. Cate finished
up second overall and the top youth competitor ahead of Nicholas Croft,
Sam McKenzie and Sam Schofield.
Of the female youth on the
Radial course Molly Meech came home ahead of Elise Beavis and Teau
McKenzie in the standings.
Paul Snow-Hansen and Jason
Saunders were the Under 22 winners in the 470 fleet ahead of Frankie
Lardies and Finn Drummond.
In both the 420 and the 29er all
sailors are of youth age. Alex Munro and Brad Moss won the 420 event
from
Sam Mackay and Oscar Rovick with
Verity Judge and Gemma Jones third, and also top girls crew.
Jack Simpson and Logan Beck won
the 29er skiffs ahead of Matthew Spray and Tyler Russell with Stewart
Dodson and Harry Hull rounding out the podium.
Have a Go! On School Camp
 Yachting
New Zealand’s Sailing… Have a Go! trailer is at Shakspeare Bay all week
with Albany Junior High School where 200 students are on school
camp.Pictured: Ryan Leatham (Instructor) and Kim Admore (YNZ RSO) on day
one of a big week
Kim Admore, YNZ NZCT Regional
Support Officer for the Northern region recognized the benefit of being
on site to assist Sailing… Have a Go! Instructor, Ryan Leatham, and
together they will offer the students a chance to try sailing off the
Whangaparoa Peninsular.
Kim explains that the school
camp setting means that Sailing… Have a Go! is offered slightly
differently:- “Doing ‘Sailing… Have a Go!’ this way means we can put
over 200 students through a modified program compared to the usual
maximum of 50 sailors per week. Exposing this number of students to
sailing has to be positive.”
Next week Ryan takes the trailer
north for a week in Whangarei where he will be working with people with
disabilities giving them a chance to get out on the water and try
sailing.
Junior Sail Auckland 2011
 A
week after the ISAF Grade One Regatta at Takapuna, Kohimarama Yacht
Club hosted Junior Sail Auckland . This year it was a well attended
regatta with over 215 entries on two courses.
Kohimarama turned on some great
breeze from the east to make racing interesting. Of note was the good
techno fleet boosted with sailors from New Caledonia which upped the
performance of the New Zealand Sailors.
The full results from the regatta can be found at
http://www.kyc.org.nz
Admin, Safety & Training
AYBA Invitation to the Region’s Clubs
 Auckland
Yachting and Boating Association (AYBA) invites the region’s Yacht Club
Commodores and Delegates to a Wine and Cheese Meeting. The purpose of
the meeting is for an exchange of ideas and information between clubs
affiliated to AYBA.
Date: 14th March 2011
Time: 1845 hrs
Place: Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, Westhaven.
RSVP: email to ayba@ihug.co.nz telephone 302 2030
Courses on at Voyager in Auckland
Voyager, National Maritime
Museum has released information on the CBES Courses they will run over
the April School Holidays. These courses run over 4 days a week due to
Easter public holidays.
Week One Day Skipper Certificate Course 18-21 April
Week Two Marine VHF Radio and small engine maintenance Course 26-29 April
If you have pre-booked then you
still need to complete the enrolment form and secure your place with a
$50 deposit.
Contact Voyager New Zealand Maritime Museum for more information, email judy@maritimemuseum.co.nz
Marine Medic Course
Please note: This piece was
submitted last week, and the Editor has opted today to include it but
advises that in light of yesterday's quake you should contact Viki to
find out if this will go ahead.
A group of yachties are planning
a Marine Medic Level 2 Coastal Course in Christchurch on the 5th and
6th of March with a few spaces left available.
Run by Yacht Lifeline, this
course is essential for those planning a coastal voyage. Taking you much
further than your standard first aid course, marine medic assumes you
are going to have to look after your casualty for an extended period
before help can get to you. Cost is $225.00.
Please contact viki.moore@xtra.co.nz for more details.
Of Interest
TEAMVODAFONESAILING announces Australian Campaign
 It could have been much worse for TeamVodafoneSailing
when the trimaran lost its rig on a harbour race in Auckland last
Wednesday night, but the mast survived relatively intact and damage to
the boat was minor.
“We were extremely lucky in the
incident as not only was no one hurt, but the damage to the rig and boat
were both minimal,” says Skipper and Owner, Simon Hull.
The break has given the crew
time to slow down for once, and to contemplate the successes of the
season so far, and all of the sailing still be done – including a stint
racing in Australia in July and August.
The first half of the New
Zealand summer season has delivered a full set of exciting race
challenges for TVS: The boat set a new race record for multihulls in the
Coastal Classic, completing the 119nm race in 7 hours and 16 minutes,
but left the overall record of 6 hours 43 minutes, set by the supermaxi
Alfa Romeo in 2009, to stand as a challenge for another year.
Then TeamVodafoneSailing
suffered variable conditions in the 310nm Around White Island Race but
still managed to set a new record, and went on to win five out of five
races at Bay of Islands Sailing Week, racing at speeds in excess of 35
knots.
In February TeamVodafoneSailing
completed the famous ‘Night Race to Kawau’ – an island near Auckland
City - in a blistering 26.75 knot average, to finish in 54 minutes and
37 seconds.
Last Wednesday
TeamVodafoneSailing was enjoying having another fast catamaran – the new
AC45 just launched for the America’s Cup circuit – to play with, when a
critical fitting attaching the rig’s starboard side stay failed and the
mast fell over.
But the repair is expected to be
completed in a matter of weeks and next up is a program of local
racing. The BMW Auckland Regatta from 18-20 March is likely, as is the
Auckland to Tauranga race at Easter, and the Auckland to Fiji race in
June.
Following Fiji, the boat will be
delivered to New South Wales, where it will race 385nm from Sydney to
the Gold Coast as an unoffical entrant on 30 July, and another 358nm
from Brisbane to Keppel, as an official entrant, departing 5 August,
before taking in two of Australia’s most glamourous regattas sailed off
the beautiful Whitsundays, the Airlie Beach Race Week (commencing 12
August), and Hamilton Island Race Week (commencing 19 August).
“That program will take us to
the end of our first year as TeamVodafoneSailing. What a year it’s been –
we can’t wait to sail the rest of it, and we wholeheartedly thank our
sponsors, and all those that have helped us on the way,” says owner
Simon Hull.
A return delivery to New Zealand
in September will give the boat time to ready itself for the beginning
of the 2011-12 sailing season, including another shot at the overall
record in the Coastal Classic – one of very few New Zealand sailing
records that TeamVodafoneSailing doesn’t now hold.
Sir Peter Blake Trust Leadership Awards
"Leaders propel the human race
forward, not through the sum of their own endeavours but by acting as a
focusing mechanism for the skills and vision of everyone they touch. By
harnessing this collegiate power, they nourish the human spirit and, in
doing so, leave the world a better place than when they found it." - Sir
Ray AveryJoin Sir Ray Avery and Ross Blackman to launch the opening of
nominations for the Sir Peter Blake Trust Leadership Awards for 2011.
2010 Blake Medallist, Sir Ray
Avery, a leader changing the world with both generosity and innovation
in healthcare, and Ross Blackman, founding manager of Team New Zealand
and long-time America’s Cup campaigner will share their experiences of
leadership at the Blue Water/Black Magic exhibition, an inspiring
tribute to the life and adventures of Sir Peter Blake.
The Leadership Awards seek to
recognise and celebrate great leaders across New Zealand. Please
register early to secure your place.
Date: Tuesday 1st March
Time: 5.30pm - 7.00pm
Venue: Voyager New Zealand
Maritime Museum, Corner Quay and Hobson Streets, Viaduct Harbour,
Auckland
Tickets: Complimentary (registration essential)
To register for this event please click here or email events@chamber.co.nz
What’s on...
Note: Included here are
some upcoming events for the Canterbury region and the Editor has chosen
to leave these in rather than omit them today, although whether the
up-coming events proceed is uncertain for now.
Here’s a line up of yachting on around the country over the coming two weeks.
Visit our online calendar to see what’s on, and don’t miss out on some free promotion for your next event... submit your event to our online calendar here.
Wellington Match Cup 23rd – 27th February
Wellington Harbour
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2011 R Class National Championships, 24th – 27th February
Auckland Sailing Club, Okahu Bay
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Mt Pleasant Yacht Club 75th Anniversary Regatta, 26th – 27th February
Mount Pleasant Yacht Club
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Otago Festival Regatta, 26th – 27th February
Otago Yacht Club
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2011 New Zealand Women's Match Racing Championships, 2nd – 6th March
Auckland Harbour
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2011 Javelin Class National Championships, 4th – 6th March
Gisborne Yacht Club
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2011 NZ OK Dinghy National Championships, 4th – 6th March
Gisborne Yacht Club
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Auckland Junior Sailing Champs, 5th – 6th March
Howick Beach
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Trailer Yacht South Island Championships, 5th – 6th March
Naval Point Club Lyttelton
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OKI 24 Hour Race, 5th – 6th March
Lake Pupuke
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2011 Flying Dutchman Class National Championships, 9th – 13th March
Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club
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2011 420 Class National Championships, 10th – 13th March
Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club
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2011 29er & 49er National Class Championships, 11th – 13th March
Auckland Sailing Club
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MRP Centreboard Regatta, 12th – 13th March
LakeTaupo
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North Island Windsurfing Champs, 12th – 13th March
Tauranga Yacht & Powerboat Club
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Presidents Cup Canterbury Keelboat Champs, 12th – 13th March
Naval Point Club Lyttelton
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