| Briefings - 5 September 2007
Contents:
- Awards Nominations due this Friday
- Nominations for President
- Nominations for Board Directors
- Tom Ashley nominated to NZOC
- Latest on Keelboats, Multihulls, Trailer boats and more…
- KORC Open Meeting
- Administration Position at YNZ
- Safety Regulations Appendix 1: Medical Stores
- Important Note for All Keelboats: PHRF
- Female Sailing Celebrities promote Breast Cancer Awareness on NZL41
- Australia Shipping
- New Faces to bring you Sailing… Have a Go!
- Club Scene: 2007 ski - sail
- Club Scene: Milestone for Lake Taupo Yacht Club
- ISAF Sail the World
- SPARC Resources for Clubs
- Wellington Regatta Coach Course
- Coaching Conference
- IFDS Worlds Set to Start
- Women’s Match-Racing Clinic
- Be Prepared for Anything this Summer
Awards Nominations due this Friday
The deadline for nominations for the Yachting Excellence Awards 2007 is just a few days away on Friday 7 September. Yacht Clubs are reminded to act now to ensure nominations are in before the deadline.
To remind you, the categories are listed below… more detail can be found in the YNZ regulations.
Honour Awards
Merit Awards
Cruising Awards
President’s Award
Young Sailor of the Year
Sailor of the Year
Completed nomination forms must be accompanied by a photograph of the nominee/s (preferably digital) and can be submitted to Yachting New Zealand by email, post or fax.
The Yachting Excellence Awards Dinner is at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron in Auckland on Friday 16 November 2007. We encourage you to make the most of this opportunity to recognise the achievements and efforts of your Club members.
Visit the Yachting New Zealand website for the regulations and the official nomination form.
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Nominations for President
Nominations for Yachting New Zealand President include the following…
JAN DAWSON
Nominated by RNZYS, Kerikeri Boating Club, Takapuna Boating Club, Plimmerton Yacht Club and Paremata Boating Club.
Jan Dawson of Auckland mixes a successful professional career with successful keelboat racing pastime. She has significant governance and management experience through various previous board positions both commercial and not for profit and involvement with the Institute of Directors as a National Councillor. She is currently on the Yachting New Zealand Board of Directors. Through this experience she recognises the need for not for profit organisations to have a strong focus on the role of management and the role of directors.
She is Chairman of KPMG NZ and CEO of the Auckland/Wellington practices giving her strong commercial skills. She has been part of the executive committee for Auckland/Wellington with specific responsibility for Auckland for the last five years. She understands the demands of a service based organisation.
Jan also understands the pressures of competitive sport and in particular, yachting. She has competed in both New Zealand and Australia in a successful match racing history. She currently actively competes in Club and National Racing and is joint owner of MRX KPMG and Farr 40 Psycho Circus.
DENIS MOWBRAY
Nominated by Akaroa Sailing Club.
Denis and his wife and children live in Christchurch where he works in retail consultancy, and competitively sails a Finn.
Denis is the current Chairman of the Yachting New Zealand Board and also of the Canterbury Sailing Academy Trust. A highlight for Denis, while Chairman of the YNZ Board, is seeing his original idea for the Commodore’s Conference come to fruition. Since 1994 he has been Director of Gryphon Management Consultants. He has served as a committee member of various yacht clubs in the Canterbury region, and is a member of the Mander Yachting Trust, and is a past Commodore of the Canterbury Yacht & Motorboat Club.
Denis actively campaigns in the Finn class with a number of titles and achievements to his name over recent years.
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Nominations for Board Directors
Nominations for Board include the following, in alphabetical order…
MIKE COUPE; Nominated by Plimmerton Yacht Club
Mike Coupe of Wellington has a commercial career in Public Relations, Media and Communications operating his own business within these disciplines for over 30 years. He has traveled extensively overseas on major assignments for newspapers and magazines, and has been advisor to major international companies in the primary industry sector.
Mike’s sailing career spans 50 years of active sailing and a number of years in administration. He has sailed P Class, Cherubs, small keelers, Stars and even built and skippered a 36ft One Tonner and more. He currently races and cruises a Raven 26 with Plimmerton Boating Club.
He has served on Committees at various Clubs and Associations, was Commodore of Evans Bay Yacht & Motorboat Club, is immediate past of the WAY and is a current YNZ Councillor.
DENIS MOWBRAY; Nominated by Akaroa Sailing Club
Denis and his wife and children live in Christchurch where he works in retail consultancy, and competitively sails a Finn.
Denis is the current Chairman of the Yachting New Zealand Board and also of the Canterbury Sailing Academy Trust. A highlight for Denis, while Chairman of the YNZ Board, is seeing his original idea for the Commodore’s Conference come to fruition. Since 1994 he has been Director of Gryphon Management Consultants. He has served as a committee member of various yacht clubs in the Canterbury region, and is a member of the Mander Yachting Trust, and is a past Commodore of the Canterbury Yacht & Motorboat Club.
Denis actively campaigns in the Finn class with a number of titles and achievements to his name over recent years.
JIM MURDOCH; Nominated by Kerikeri Boating Club
Jim lives in Kerikeri with his wife Claire, and has three children, Hamish, Andrew and Rebecca. Jim formely worked as a Formula 1 Motor racing mechanic on contracts in New Zealand and overseas for a total of six years, before making the transition to Motor Vehicle Service and Sales which he is still involved in with his own business.
Jim has been on the Yachting New Zealand Board of Directors since 2003.
The Murdoch family first became involved in yachting when they purchased a small keelboat in 1986. They joined Kerikeri Cruising Club and became involved in racing & cruising. His children joined in the centreboard program at the club and have progressed through many classes and have all represented New Zealand in sailing at an international level. Jim is still actively involved with the Club’s centreboard division which he combines with his other voluntary positions in sport including, Chairman of NZ Team Racing Association, Event Chairman of 2003 ISAF Team Racing World Championships, Manager of Kerikeri High School Sailing Team and Committee member of both the Northland Yachting Association and Kerikeri Cruising Club.
RALPH ROBERTS; Nominated by Takapuna Boating Club
Ralph is Managing Director of Roberts Electrical Ltd and Roberts Electrical Contracting and was President of the New Zealand Yachting Federation between 1986 and 1989. He was awarded the MBE for services to yachting and sport in 1993. Ralph competed at the Olympic Games in 1960 and 1968 and was reserve crew in 1964. In 1984 he was Sectional Manager of the NZ Olympic sailing team that won two gold medals and a bronze, and in 1992 he was Chef d’Mission for the New Zealand Olympic Team.
Ralph is a member of the ISAF review board. He is a past winner of numerous National Yachting titles, has been Commodore of the Takapuna Boating Club, is their current President and is a trustee of Harbour Sports. Ralph is the inaugural President of the Guild of New Zealand Home Appliances and is past president of the Appliance Servicing Association. Ralph is married to Penny, has 6 children, 6 grand children and lives in Takapuna, Auckland.
GARY WAGSTAFF; Nominated by Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club
Gary is a National and International Judge and has been a National Race Officer and Club Instructor. He is a member of YNZ Appeals Panel and was an International Judge for Sail Melbourne and the BT Global Challenge.
He has held the positions of Commodore, Rear Commodore and President of the Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club, Wellington and is currently Vice Commodore running all sailing activities. He is also a life member of the Club since 2001. Gary chaired the NZTYA and was part of NZYF Council and presently represents Evans Bay Yacht Club at the Wellington Yachting Association.
Gary was National Champion at the International Moths in 1965 and represented New Zealand in the Southern Cross Series. He has also participated in class Nationals such as TY, R Class and Moths and currently sails his yacht out of the Evans Bay Yacht Club.
A retired Registered Architect, Gary is always using his vast experience to help with the sport he loves and gives his time unselfishly.
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Tom Ashley nominated to NZOC
A stand-out year with multiple regatta wins has earned board sailor Tom Ashley a nomination to NZOC for inclusion in the New Zealand Olympic Team for 2008.
Yachting New Zealand will submit the nomination for Ashley’s inclusion to the New Zealand Olympic Committee this week, bringing the total nominated sailors to five with more likely over coming months. Early nomination is seen as important giving sailors’ maximum time to focus on preparation for competition at the Olympic Games.
Following ratification from NZOC it will be Ashley who represents the country in Qingdao next year.
A gold medal for Ashley at the Pre-Olympics regatta sailed recently at the Olympic venue bodes well for the real event now just less than one year away.
While the Pre-Olympic Regatta was the pinnacle event for Ashley for 2007 he has a number of other top performances to his name this year, including wins at Princess Sofia Regatta in Mallorca, Spain, at Semaine Olympique Francaise in Hyeres, France and also at the RS:X South American Championships in Brazil.
It was Ashley’s performance at the ISAF World Sailing Championships that earned the Olympic berth for New Zealand in the Men’s RS:X class.
New Zealand has a spot in eight of the eleven Olympic sailing events and Yachting New Zealand has now made nominations in five of those eight classes. Sailors with the early nod from the national body, and awaiting ratification from NZOC, include the following…
Tom Ashley – Men’s RS:X Board Sailing
Barbara Kendall – Women’s RS:X Board Sailing
Dan Slater – Finn, Men’s heavy-weight Dinghy
Jo Aleh – Laser Radial, Women’s one-person Dinghy
Andrew Murdoch – Laser, Men’s one-person Dinghy
Other classes where New Zealand has qualified a place include the Star, Women’s 470 and the Yngling, while remaining classes including the Men’s 470, the Tornado and the 49er all have a few more places up for grabs at their respective World Championships to be sailed early in 2008.
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Latest on Keelboats, Multihulls, Trailer boats and more…
The Spring issue of Yachting Quarterly has just hit our website! Here’s a snippet of the headlines…
IRC Racing in New Zealand
Rules Change for Keelboat Champs
Foundations laid for next Solo Tasman Race
Innovations for Coastal Classic Race
Here’s one for fans of Long Distance Racing
Reaching over 2,000 boat owners, Yachting Quarterly is the official newsletter of the Keelboat & Offshore Racing Committee (KORC), incorporating keelers, multihulls, trailer boats and motor yachts. You can subscribe to receive an emailed copy of the newsletter by completing the subscribe form on the website through the link. KORC is supported by Safety at Sea.
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KORC Open Meeting
The next meeting of the Keelboat and Offshore Racing Committee (KORC) is scheduled for 7.00 pm, Monday September 24th at Yachting New Zealand's premises 85 Westhaven Drive, Westhaven.
This open meeting is available to financial members of any yacht club affiliated to Yachting New Zealand.
Agenda items to include…
* Investigate the interest in forming an IRC owners association
* possible establishment of an IRC circuit series
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Administration Position at YNZ
Yachting New Zealand is looking to appoint an Adminstration Services Coordinator. This is a full-time role which includes the following key responsibilities…
* To provide secretarial and administrative support to meet the overall goals of the organisation.
* To support the work of Yachting New Zealand’s Committees and Board volunteers.
* To provide a friendly, professional service to all who enquire about Yachting New Zealand and yachting in New Zealand.
A full job description can be downloaded, and details on how to apply are on the Situations Vacant page of the YNZ website (link below). Deadline for applications is Wednesday 19 September.
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Safety Regulations Appendix 1: Medical Stores
Amendments have been made to Safety Regulations Appendix 1 of the Yachting New Zealand Rule Book and Safety Regulations relating to Medical Stores. Download a copy of the current version by visiting the YNZ website through the link below.
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Important Note for All Keelboats: PHRF
RE: PHRF deadline for Coastal Classic 2007
Doing the Coastal? Get your PHRF application in to Yachting New Zealand now! The great race north starts on Friday 19th October and if you are entering it is your responsibility to provide a copy of your current PHRF certificate to race organisers.
Applications for PHRF certificates for yachts intending to compete in the Coastal Classic 2007 should be received by Yachting New Zealand before Friday 12 October. Applications received on Monday 15 October will be charged the late processing fee of $40. PHRF applications received after 3pm on Monday 15 October will not be processed in time for the Coastal Classic 2007.
[ PHRF Webpage ]
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Female Sailing Celebrities promote Breast Cancer Awareness on NZL41
Americas Cup yacht NZL41 has been sailed by an all female crew for the first time. Over 30 women were on board the yacht, owned and operated by Sail NZ from Auckland’s viaduct harbour, including a number of breast cancer survivors and some female sailing celebrities.
The all-women sailing event which took place on 1 September 2007, was part of the Sail the World weekend celebrating the centenary of the International Sailing Federation (ISAF). Yachting New Zealand’s Women on Water Committee known as WOW, and charged with promoting sailing to women, played a major role in organising the event.
Breast cancer awareness was also being promoted, with the entire crew sporting neon pink caps. Around 15 survivors of breast cancer were on board for the day, all delighted at the opportunity to sail an Americas Cup yacht. For some it was their first experience of sailing ever.
Sail NZ’s first female skipper and current Olympic campaigner, Raynor Smeal skippered NZ41 for the two hour jaunt on the Waitemata. A number of other women were given a chance to take the helm, while everyone on board took part in sailing the former Americas Cup yacht - most having a turn on the infamous “grinders.”
Former Americas Cup sailor, and Olympic silver medallist for New Zealand, Leslie Egnot was on board as well as a number of current Olympic campaigners including Jo Aleh, Sharon Ferris and Olivia Powrie.
“Well done to Sail NZ and WOW for taking the initiative to help promote breast cancer awareness and women’s sailing in one event,” says Leslie Egnot. “It was a very special event to be involved with and the smiles on the participants’ faces tell it all!”
Conditions were ideal for sailing the Americas Cup yacht which together with sister ship NZL40 are a common sight on Auckland Harbour. After leaving the viaduct harbour the women sailed east down the harbour hoisting the large red gennaker in the gentle westerly breeze, and then returned by tacking up the Waitemata.
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Australia Shipping
Coordinating containers to Australia 2007/08 for Olympic class sailors is underway. Those intending to ship yachts/equipment to Australia this season should complete and return the Advance Notice form before 12 September 2007.
The advance notice form can be downloaded from the YNZ website through the link below.
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New Faces to bring you Sailing… Have a Go!
Yachting New Zealand is pleased to announce the recent appointment of three new Sailing…Have a Go! Instructors.
David Williamson commences on the 10th of September and will be looking after the Northern Region. David is 23 years old, a keen Paper Tiger sailor and a member of Howick Sailing Club.
The Southern Region will be looked after by Darren Field from Mosgiel who will join us on the 17th of September. Darren is 23 years old and has recently returned from the States where he has been involved in coaching at summer camps.
The last instructor to join the team is David Baldwin, aged 26, who arrives from the UK on the 20th of September. An enthusiastic and experienced instructor in sailing, David will be based in Tauranga and present the programme to the Central Region.
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Club Scene: 2007 ski - sail
The Wanaka Yacht and Powerboat Club have come up with a novel idea to get people on the water despite the winter chill. Combined ski race and yacht races where every sailor must ski and every skier must sail!
Set for the weekend of 21-22 September 2007, the Wanaka Yacht and Powerboat Club will host yacht races on Lake Wanaka and combine scores with ski races to be held at the nearby Treble Cone ski field. The regatta score plus the ski race score will determine the winner.
Three people make up a team with the yacht races to take place supplied Etchells.
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Club Scene: Milestone for Lake Taupo Yacht Club
Lake Taupo Yacht Club will celebrate its 50th anniversary this coming Labour Weekend with activities planned to celebrate the occasion.
Firstly a registration/reception is planned for Friday evening, 19th October. A Cannon will be fired to mark the official opening of the 50th season on Saturday, prior to a two day, six race regatta. There will be an anniversary dinner on the Saturday night. The regatta is for all centreboard classes, with Trailer sailers and keelers on a separate course.
Lake Taupo Yacht Club extends an invitation to all to join in and sail at Taupo over Labour Weekend. For further details, to assist with planning and catering, and to go on the e/mailing list for notice of race etc., please register your interest asap t
Peter Webb, Commodore
PO Box 525 TAUPO
or wwwebb@xtra.co.nz
or 07 378 2367
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ISAF Sail the World
Last weekend was ISAF Sail the World weekend set aside as a centenary celebration for the international organisation. Across the globe sailors took to the water to celebrate the anniversary including a good number of New Zealand Clubs.
ISAF reports that events took place in more than 50 countries. We know of at least twelve groups around New Zealand that took part and registered their activities with ISAF. They include Tauranga YPBC, Evans Bay YMBC, Manly SC, Napier SC, Royal New Zealand YS, Royal Port Nicholson YC, Naval Point Club, Otago YC, Riverton SC, Vauxhall YC, Wellington YA and Worser Bay BC.
Congratulations to everyone who took part!
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SPARC Resources for Clubs
Sport and Recreation New Zealand (SPARC) have a number of very useful resources available to Clubs available to download from their website.
Here are just some of the documents on offer…
A Draft Constitution (Template)
An Event Checklist
An Example Health and Safety Programme plan
Finding and Keeping Volunteers Information
Fundraising Ideas
In-depth Marketing Plan
Media Tips
Operational Plan template
Various Job Description templates
Sponsorship Information
And more! They’re all free to download and use and have been designed for general use by sporting Clubs and Associations. Click the link below.
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Wellington Regatta Coach Course
The first course in the new coaching course structure was held in Wellington over the weekend of the 1st and 2nd of September, with 20 coaches attending from as far afield as Napier and Hamilton.
Ian Neely, the contracted writer of the new content on “how to coach,” was also the facilitator and did a very successful job. Everyone came away with a lot more knowledge and respect for coaching.
There are four more Regatta Coach Courses being held this month, being the Auckland course 1 starting on Tuesday the 4th/6th/11th/13th of September, this course is filled to capacity with 22 coaches. Then Christchurch is the weekend of the 8th and 9th September, again with great numbers, the second Auckland course is being held on the 12th/14th/19th/21st September, and finally finishing with the Dunedin Regatta Coach course on the weekend of the 15th and 16th of September.
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Coaching Conference
Yachting New Zealand is holding its second ever coaching conference again this year with great speakers and activities already lined up. This conference is for high performance and Olympic level coaches and is being held on the 6th and 7th of October in Auckland at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron.
Please register your interest with Andrew Brown andrewb@yachtingnz.org.nz
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IFDS Worlds Set to Start
The countdown is on for the IFDS Sailing World Championship with racing set to start next Monday, 10 September. New Zealand has one representative, Joshua McKenzie-Brown sailing in the 2.4mtre class.
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Women’s Match-Racing Clinic
The Women’s International Yacht Racing Association (WIMRA) is running a Match Racing Clinic in Auckland on 14016 September.
The Clinic and Regatta are specifically designed for sailors who are new to match racing and with an emphasis on women sailors. As it is an introductory match-racing clinic the emphasis will be on teaching with plans for two days of tuition (on shore and on water) followed by one day of racing.
WIMRA Executive Director and 2002 World Match Racing Champion, Liz Baylis will be one of two instructors for the clinic. The Elliott 6’s will be used and the clinic will be sailed NON-spinnaker. The cost is $100 which includes the clinic, course materials, use of boats, 3 days of refreshments and lunches and clinic dinner.
Sign up at www.rnzys.org.nz through the link below. You can register as an individual, as a partial crew, or as a full crew of four. Priority enrolment for women, and men will be accepted on a space available basis.
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Be Prepared for Anything this Summer
The boating season will be getting underway soon so now is a great time to check your onboard first aid supplies. Whether you're cruising close to shore or further afield, as captain it's up to you to make sure your passengers and crew are safe.
Yacht Lifeline's Coastal MedKits are the only marine first aid kits you can buy with pharmacy and prescription medicines included. They're great value and perfect for all types of coastal cruising.
Buy a Coastal MedKit now and receive $50 off a Coastguard Marine Medic course before the end of 2007.
These highly practical Coastguard courses are designed especially for recreational boaties, and combined with your Coastal MedKit give you the skills and confidence to be prepared for anything out on the water.
For further details please go to www.yachtlifeline.com/coastal, or phone 09 302 5222.
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