YNZ News

2010 Yachting New Zealand AGM

What: The 56th Annual General Meeting of Yachting New Zealand
When: Saturday 2nd October at 1:30pm
Where: Yachting New Zealand, 85 Westhaven Drive, Westhaven, Auckland

Items on the agenda for Saturday include:-

• Presentation of Annual Reports
• Approval of the Affiliation fee and Resource Management levy
• Election of one Director (see next item for candidates)

Important Reminder:-
Your Yacht Club has voting power at the Yachting New Zealand AGM, but only if a verified representative is in attendance to cast your vote. Please ensure the proxy form enclosed in the AGM pack posted to you has been appropriately completed and signed. It should be returned to YNZ by fax before Friday 5pm (Please note that your representative should also present the original signed form at registration on Saturday if it has been faxed to us)

For more information visit the YNZ website AGM page or email Beth Orton reception@yachtingnz.org.nz

Introducing candidates for Board Position

Nominations are in for positions up for re-election on the Yachting New Zealand Board in 2010 to be determined by vote at the up-coming AGM.

Yachting New Zealand Board Director – One position available, three nominations received

Mike Coupe – Plimmerton Yacht Club

Mike Coupe of Wellington has a commercial career in Public Relations, Media and Communications and has operated his own businesses within these disciplines for over 30 years with offices in New Zealand and Australia. Mike has travelled extensively on assignments for newspapers and magazines and has advised major international companies, specializing in the primary industry sector on PR and Communications.  Now semi-retired Mike still actively consults for a small group of clients as well as working as a marine broker for Vinings Shipbrokers in Wellington.

Mike has served on the Committees of various Yacht Clubs and Class Associations, is a past Commodore of Evans Bay Yacht & Motorboat Club, past President of Wellington Yachting Association and a former YNZ Councilor. He is a qualified Judge and Race Officer.

Mike’s sailing experience spans 50 years starting in P Class, through to small keelers and includes highlights in One Tonne, Half Tonne and Aquarius 22 events. He currently races and cruises a Davidson 31 keeler and is a member of the Plimmerton Boating Club.

Elected to the YNZ Board in 2007 Mike’s special interests and experience are in the areas of Public Relations and communications.

Craig Smith – Bluff Yacht Club

Craig is an Invercargill lawyer who specialises in employment law and dispute resolution.  He is also a member of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants, having previously worked for chartered accountancy firms and also in industry.  He has board of trustee experience on Invercargill primary and high schools, is a member of a business advisory group to the Southern Institute of Technology, a trustee of the Southland Medical Trust, the Invercargill Rotary Charitable Trust and is a past president of the Invercargill Rotary Club.

He understands the role of governance and has strength in this area.

In terms of sailing he describes himself as an enthusiastic grass roots sailor, is Rear Commodore of the Bluff Yacht Club, races a Farr 7500 Trailer

Yacht with his wife and has three children who race dinghies.  He instructs learn to sail classes and is a representative on the Southland Yachting

Association.

His passion and interest in sailing is unquestionable.  He offers himself as somebody who has a commitment to the sport, and who would bring legal and financial business expertise, objectivity and freshness to a governance role within Yachting New Zealand.

Peter Vause – Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club

Peter is a Director and Shareholder of RDT Pacific Ltd a Project and Cost Management Consultancy.  Thirty years of project management practice has given Peter a sound knowledge of ethical, legal, financial and economic issues in the construction and property industry.  Peter’s skills are in establishing and managing teams, helping them to achieve excellent solutions, to carefully analysed and clearly defined project requirements.

Peter has significant experience in Governance roles including Director of RDT Pacific Ltd, Chair of Board of Govenors Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club, Director of Wellington Spirit Ltd, Trustee of Port Nicholson Yachting Trust and a Member of IRC Owners Association.

Peter has been involved in New Zealand yachting for 45 years, as an active sailor and club member.  He progressed through P Class, Starlings, Laser, Phase 2 Flying Fifteen to Keelboats. 

He has been actively involved in administration, management and governance roles within the sport, and has an active participation record which features nine different Yacht Clubs.  Peter is widely respected for his sound judgment and integrity. 

Areas of particular interest to Peter include Keelboat Racing, IRC & PHRF Handicaps, Classic Yachts, Increased participation and community engagement with Yachting, Yachting talent and skills development.

AGM Details
The 56th Annual General Meeting of Yachting New Zealand will be held on Saturday 2nd October at 1:30pm in Auckland. Venue: Yachting New Zealand, 85 Westhaven Drive, Westhaven, Auckland.

Message of support for Quake affected Clubs

For those of us who did not experience the Canterbury Earthquake of September 4th first-hand, thoughts immediately turned to those we know in the region. 

For the Board and Management team at Yachting New Zealand that means the Canterbury yachting and boating community including the region’s Yacht Club Officers and members, YNZ Councillor Brett Willcock and our NZCT Regional Support Officer Kate Spackman. News on Canterbury’s Yacht Clubs and the impact of the Quake came through to Yachting New Zealand quickly and was reported in the last issue of Briefings.

The YNZ Board acting promptly to get a message of support out to Canterbury’s Club Commodores directly:-
“It is difficult to comprehend the impact that not only the quake itself, but also the aftermath must have on you all in Canterbury, and we want to pass on our best wishes and thoughts to you at this difficult and challenging time,” said Jan Dawson, YNZ President. 

“We sincerely hope that you and your friends, colleagues, fellow yachties and family are all coping in the immediate aftermath, and as the clean-up and rebuilding is carried out. “The Board of Yachting New Zealand wish to offer assistance to the region’s Yacht Clubs and will consider applications for levy relief where Club revenue will be affected due to the earthquake.”

Pleasant Point Yacht Club rallies

Tenacity and spirit shines through in the Commodore’s message in the latest member newsletter from the worst hit of Canterbury’s Clubs - Pleasant Point Yacht Club.
 
“Our immediate focus is to get our sailing season started... from where and when is yet to be determined but we are adamant that this will happen, so watch this space,” says PPYC Commodore, Ian Douglas. “Our next focus is dealing with the various companies and authorities that have an influence on our future.”

“It is at times like this that belonging to a club can help. If anyone has a particular problem, contact a Committee member, there may be someone in the Club’s network who can solve it for you,” says Douglas.

“The main thing is to keep yourself busy, make plans to make things better and if all else fails go for a sail and get away from it all for a while.”

Nigel Humphries from Pleasant Point Yacht Club provides the latest from the constantly evolving story, “Events since Sept 4th have further damaged the building, with one wall at the entrance and kitchen side separating into its individual concrete blocks.”

“We are awaiting the Engineers Report and the Insurance Company’s response to that Report... but we know that it will be a bulldozer job,” he says.

“The main issue with our land, at the mouth of the Avon River, is that it has slumped towards the river and we anticipate significant ground engineering will be needed for any structure.”

“The next issue is a wider one affecting at least five Canterbury Yacht Clubs and that is water quality. The authorities are warning that it could take a year before the water and sewer system is repaired fully.”

Update from other Quake affected Clubs

Christchurch Yacht Club sustained minor damage in the initial 7.1 earthquake but received various cracks in a later aftershock.

Due to poor water quality the club did not race, but still held its opening on 18th October. Water quality indicates that the club should be back on the water sailing weekend 1st – 2nd October.

Nick Richardson,
Commodore, Christchurch Yacht Club

Mount Pleasant Yacht Club escaped without damage.  Sailing on Opening Day was cancelled but the ceremonies were well attended.  Racing should resume on Saturday 2nd October with only one sailing day lost. 

Sailors from other Estuary clubs are welcome to use our facilities in the meantime.  Courses will be adjusted to keep clear of areas of poor water quality emanating from the Avon River. (based on latest Ecan advice)

Paul Willyams
Mount Pleasant Yacht Club

GST increase

1st October 2010 will see in a rise in GST, and Yachting New Zealand advises that this will affect the cost of our goods and services.
The price of Yachting New Zealand courses, boat registrations, PHRF, ORC and IRC certification, log books, Sailing... Have a Go!, yacht safety

inspections and other items and services will reflect the increase in GST which rises from 12.5% to 15% at the start of next month. 

High Performance & International

Scott Leith takes Masters World title

New Zealand has a new World Champion in Laser Masters sailing after Scott Leith took out the Radial Apprentice Masters Division with a day to spare.

Image by Paul Wyeth/RYA

The 2010 Laser Masters World Championships, which includes seven separate age determined divisions sailing in both standard rig and radial rig Lasers, has just concluded at Hayling Island, Great Britain. Scott Leith was racing in the Radial rig among a fleet of 24 sailors aged between 35 and 44 years.

Dominant in his division throughout the ten race series Leith clocked up six race wins and never finished outside the top three. He had the title sewn up before the final day even started, but hit the water and rounded out the series on a high note with a couple of race wins, finishing up nine points clear of his closest rival.
 
“I really don’t know what I feel. I am pretty amazed that it is all over just like that,” said Leith talking after his win. “I put a lot into it. The last four months of training have paid off.”

Leith competed in 2009 in Halifax where he placed second. This year he arrived at the venue early for some training and he comments on what made the difference on 2010: “From last year I have improved all around the race track: strategy, starts I have been starting pretty conservatively so I am happy that I got away cleanly on every start.”

“And my level of fitness is extremely high compared to last year. More time in the boat, more technique. Downwind I was probably the fastest in the fleet, and that is time on the water and just learning that it is all about timing, not trying too hard.”

Hamish Atkinson also made the podium for New Zealand winning bronze in the Radial Master fleet for sailors aged 45-54 years. The only South Islander in the 15 strong team, Atkinson had this to say... 

“Our Radial Masters fleet had 55 entries from 16 different countries. This meant very long start lines and it was important to get a good front row start and be able to hold your lane in clear air. With difficult starts and shifty winds, it was quite easy to find yourself in the mid twenties around the first windward mark. My biggest ‘get out of jail card’ was my downwind speed and if necessary I found that I could catch the back of the leading bunch and then peg back places from there.”

“It was certainly my consistency that gained me 3rd place overall with a 6/4/10/7/4/6/8/(32)/3/(16) 48 pts scorecard.”

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Minoprio tops ISAF Rankings and hunts WMRT title

 With the latest ISAF World Rankings out recently, BlackMatch Skipper Adam Minoprio was again # 1, signalling over a year at the top, as the World’s Highest Ranked Skipper.

Following an emphatic victory at the World Tour Event in Denmark and a third the week before in St Moritz, Adam was able to yet again hold off challenges from the #2 ranked Ben Ainslie and the current World Tour leader Mathieu Richard, who managed to claim the #3 ranking, displacing Danish Open runner up Torvar Mirsky.

Not only was the recent win in Denmark a timely one for this ranking release, but BlackMatch have managed to significantly close the gap on the early runaway leader of the World Tour, Mathieu Richard.

“Now trailing the flying Frenchman by only 17 points, a good result in Bermuda would see us drawing close to even and would mean going into the final deciding event in Malaysia with a very, very good shot at the overall title,” reports BlackMatch. 

BlackMatch Racing is Adam Minoprio, Dan McLean, Tom Powrie, David Swete and Nick Blackman

Women’s Match Race Action

The NZL Sailing Team’s Women’s Match Race have been in action against the world’s best at the ISAF Women’s Match Race World Championships in Rhode Island, New York preceded by the Buddy Melges Challenge at Lake Michigan.

The first of these two major regattas – the Buddy Melges Challenge – was sailed in the Elliott 6m Olympic boat, and the kiwis sailed through the round robins, going through the semi-finals and then go head to head with Australia’s Nicky Souter in the final. After a tough battle they came away with the silver medal... read more here>

From Michigan they moved on to sail for the World title being contested in the four-person Sonar fleet at Newport, Rhode Island hosted by the New York Yacht Club.

With Samantha Osborne at the helm the women narrowly missed the cut for the gold fleet and their hopes of making the quarter-finals hinged on the repechage sailed in 5-8 knots of south easterly. First up was Croatia.

“We started well and were able to put a win on the board,” report the team. “Next was Denmark, where we had an even start, however the turning point of the race was allowing Demark the right hand side two thirds up the first beat. We kept it close but were never able to get back in the game.”
“We then meet Russia which was our last opportunity to qualify for the quarter finals. Russia had a small lead but we again kept the game close and on the second beat got back even with the Russians.”

“Unfortunately we received a penalty in the crucial moments before the final mark rounding. From here, the Russians came out just in front with us one penalty down. No real passing lanes opened up, giving Russia the spot in the stage three sail off.”

From here the team will head back to NZ for some hard training over the summer and some more local regattas in Asia and Australia.

The team in New York included Samantha Osborne, Jenna Hansen, Raynor Smeal and Susannah Pyatt, who were coached by Graeme Sutherland.

ETNZ secure Audi MedCup for 2010

The mistral really blew at Cagliari last Saturday bringing an abrupt end to the 2010 Audi MedCup 2010 series with Emirates Team New Zealand taking the top spot.

With three of the regatta’s 11 races cancelled, Emirates Team New Zealand finished the Cagliari regatta third behind Matador and Audi A1. Matador (Argentina) finished on 25.5 points and Audi and NZL 380 on 38, with the countback going to the French-German team.

The Russian entry Synergy was chasing hard, finishing on 38.5 points.

The mistral, blowing well into the 30s, ended the regatta and the season. Emirates Team New Zealand won the 2010 series, the first team to successfully defend the title.

The win was achieved in the face of a vastly improved standard across the fleet which kept the pressure on sailing and shore crews alike.
 
Skipper Dean Barker acknowledged the strength of the opposition: “We had to work very hard and never felt comfortable or secure. We didn’t win as freely as we did in 2009. Crew work and tactics had to be spot on and reliability was tested over and over again.”

Emirates Team New Zealand set up the season with a win at Cascais, Portugal, in May winning three races as well as the key coastal race and gaining an initial lead of 20 points.

Then followed a fourth at Marseille, second at Barcelona and first at Cartagena.

Barker: ‘We were planning to finish the season with a flourish. We needed two more races today if we were to improve our position on the leaderboard. It was a very hard regatta and Matador sailed so well – they couldn’t do anything wrong.”

Barker said he was proud to be part of a great team. “Their professionalism is outstanding. They never give up.

“The shore crew prepared the boat so well. We did 44 races without any significant gear failure.”

The team now prepares for a Louis Vuitton Trophy regatta to be raced at Dubai in November.

Local Sailing

Split Enz to defend Coastal record against giant red tri

Split Enz has held the race record in the HSBC Premier Coastal Classic for 14 years, and for the second year in a row will make the journey from Noumea to New Zealand to defend its honour.

The vintage pink boat, dubbed the ‘Pink Pig’ was dogged by a rudder problem in 2009 that prevented its crew from pushing it beyond cruising pace, but is back better than ever for 2010.

And it will have to be, because racing for the first time ever is Simon Hull’s giant Orma 60, TeamVodafoneSailing, which aims to be the first boat ever to break the six hour barrier, to beat Split Enz’s standing record for multihulls of 7 hours and 20 minutes, and to beat the overall race record set in 2009 by Alfa Romeo of 6 hours and 43 minutes.

Apart from some tweaking to the sails and strengthening work, Split Enz remains in nearly identical configuration as its 1996 record blitz.

Owner Georges Auteret says from Noumea, that he secured a shipping sponsor to help him bring the boat to New Zealand and is determined to prove the boat still has the ability to perform very well. He also enjoys the opportunity to race the boat against other top multihulls.

TeamVodafoneSailing is not the only competition for the sleek pink boat – Roger Pagani’s new fifty foot catamaran Tripe 8 is out to make a splash, as are reworked multihulls Frantic Drift (owned by Olympian Dan Slater), Dragon and Timberwolf, all sporting new America’s Cup style technologies, and twice line honours winner, Taeping.
 
Joining HSBC Premier, which is also sponsor of Division 1, are eight divisional sponsors, each contributing prizes to its line honours winners and handicap placegetters: Musto (Division 2), Safety at Sea (Division 3), Mt Gay Rum (Division 4), Steinlager (Division 5), Duke of Marlborough Hotel (Division 6), RAILBLAZA Ltd (Division 7), Jucy Rentals (Division 8), PredictWind.com (IRC), and SailNZ (Classic Division).

Snitch GPS will provide real-time GPS tracking of ten members of the race fleet, and Sunday Star Times and Trade-A-Boat Magazine are official media partners to the race.
 
Predictwind.com will issue an official, detailed race forecast on the eve of the race.

The supermaxi Alfa Romeo broke a thirteen-year record drought when it set a new overall record last year, completing the race in 6 hours and 43 minutes, but Split Enz remains the fastest multihull to ever finish the race with a record set in 1996 of 7 hours and 20 minutes.
 
The HSBC Premier Coastal Classic starts from 10am on Friday 22 October off Devonport Wharf in Auckland, and finishes off Russell Wharf in the Bay of Islands.

Stack Interiors Winter Champs to be summer season starter

A programme of pre-race coaching with the top echelons of sailing has seen the Stack Interiors Winter Champs become an institution on the sailing calendar for young grassroots sailors.

Image left: Mark Overington working with the Starling sailors yesterday

Run by Murrays Bay Yacht Club in Auckland’s North Shore, the regatta, which starts on Friday 1 October, is an icebreaker that features three days of racing for junior and youth classes, and two days of racing for senior classes.

It also includes two days of intensive coaching in the lead up to racing. Run by Olympian Andrew Brown and Adrian Mannering, with the assistance of more than 20 top youth sailors including 420 World Champion Alex Maloney, Optimist World Champion Chris Steele, and Olympic class sailors Sara Winther and Jo Aleh, the coaching has provided a reason for sailors from throughout the country to travel to the event.

“This coaching is a real point of difference for the Winter Champs,” says Murrays Bay Sailing Club Commodore, Craig Moss. “It started in 2006 and thanks to the support we receive from top coaches and sailors, is highly successful.”

Kim Admore, NZCT Regional Support Officer reports on the first day of coaching yesterday, “We had awesome weather with a slowly building breeze which made coaching a pleasure for both sailors and coaches.”

And then there is the racing: with an estimated 17 fleets adding up to an expected 250 boats on the starting line, the Stack Interiors Winter Champs is one of the biggest regattas in the country.

Those attending include the traditional junior classes such as Optimists, Starlings and P-Class, as well as modern classes such as Lasers, RXS and Techno Boards, racing in the waters between Murrays Bay and Rangitoto.

"Stack Interiors are supporting this event because we see it as a great opportunity for young sailors to experience sailing in big fleets, rubbing shoulders with some of the 'elite' of New Zealand sailing,” says David Gunn of Stack Interiors. “If we can support the young people coming through it provides a great base for New Zealand sailing and provides valuable life skills for the kids involved"

Vodafone are providing a ticket for a lucky winner to sail on the massive record-breaking catamaran TeamVodafoneSailing, and other supporters of the event include principal sponsor and business interior design specialists Stack Interiors, the Auckland Yachting and Boating Association, Yachting New Zealand and Harken.

Coaching will take place on Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 September, with racing starting on Friday 1 September for Juniors, and Saturday 2 September for Youth and Seniors.

For more information or to enter visit www.murraysbay.org

Youth Sailing

Starling Class News

The Starling class will again be running the Northern Traveller series following the success of last year’s event.

119 boats sailed in one or more of the regattas last year and this year another regatta, in Hamilton, has been added to the series. The series starts this weekend at the Stack Interiors Winter Champs.

The accent is on consistency over a number of regattas spread throughout the season. Sailors are awarded points just for attending the regatta and those who travel to the most regattas are likely to do well.

The dates and venues for 2010-2011 are:-
Stack Interiors Winter Champs, Murrays Bay 1-3 October
Manly Hibiscus Coast Junior Regatta 9 October
Napier North Island Champs 23-25 October
Hamilton Townson Regatta 20-21 November
Torbay Sir Peter Blake Regatta 4-5 December
Wakatere Junior Regatta 11 December
Kohimarama Junior Sail Auckland 12-13 February
Howick Auckland Champs 5-6 March
Torbay Supercity Regatta 16-18 April

For further Starling information go to www.starling.org.nz

Trans Tasman Teams’ racing battle next week

New Zealand will take on Australia at the 2010 Inter-dominion Secondary Schools’ Teams Sailing Championships being run out of Sandspit Yacht Club from 3rd to 6th October.

The three teams representing New Zealand include Kerikeri High School, Tauranga Boys and St Kentigern College.They will go up against the three Australian teams; St Josephs College (SA), St Michael’s School and Guilford/St Virgils College (TAS)

The event has been running annually for four years and this will be the third time New Zealand has hosted the event. New Zealand has won the teams’ trophy three times and will be keen to maintain a good record.

NZTRA are also running an invitation event for girls at the same time. Napier Girls High School, Nelson College for Girls and New Plymouth Girls High School will represent New Zealand; while the three teams representing Australia are Merton Bay College (QLD), Walford Anglican School for Girls (SA) and making up the third team Westlake Girls from New Zealand.

Why not head up next week to Algies Bay and view some top teams racing in the beautiful waters of Kauwau Bay? 

Admin, Training and Safety

Courses and Seminars: Big Thank You

Race Officials Qualified

470 Junior Coaching

Of Interest

SPARC reminds adventurers to get applications in

Adventurers are being reminded they can apply for grants under the Hillary Expeditions Grants initiative run by Sport and Recreation New Zealand (SPARC).

Up to $100,000 is available to help adventurous Kiwis fund challenging outdoor expeditions.

Hillary Expeditions Grants are made available every two years and applications for the 2010/11 round close at 5pm on 15 October, 2010.

To qualify for a grant, expeditions have to include any one, or a combination, of outdoor activities such as tramping, mountaineering, rock climbing, cross-country skiing, white water and/or sea kayaking, mountain biking, and sailing.

Criteria and application forms are available on SPARC’s website www.sparc.org.nz. The successful applicants will be announced in December 2010.

Expeditions funded in the past have involved extreme adventures and have included world firsts. For instance, Hillary Expeditions have included attempts at crossing the Greenland ice cap, a successful first ascent of Karim Sar in the Batura region of northern Pakistan, success while big wall rock climbing in the Karakorum ranges of Pakistan, new routes on peaks in Antarctica, extreme river trips, and this year’s discovery and exploration of New Zealand’s first 1000m deep cave.

New Zealand is known for its great adventurers like Sir Edmund Hillary. The grants initiative helps Kiwi adventurers realise their dreams in the outdoors. Their feats inspire other New Zealanders to get out into the outdoors.

The Hillary Expeditions Grants initiative was started in 2002, and every two years grants of up to $100,000 are awarded to help fund world class outdoor expeditions.

In the 2008/09 round, seven expeditions were awarded grants ranging from $5000 to $30,000.

New Commodore for French Bay Yacht Club

Titirangi builder Peter Channings has been elected as Commodore of French Bay Yacht Club.

His goal? To build on work done in recent years to inject fun, enthusiasm and vibrancy back into the French Bay sailing fleet.

Peter has lived much of his life in Titirangi, growing up in a sailing family who were active members of the club. He remembers the days when French Bay Beach and the area which is now the carpark would be lined with at least fifty boats on both days of every sailing weekend.
While these days the fleet is smaller, it is every bit as much fun.

“I want to revive it, make it grow into a sustainable yacht club with a very good junior and senior fleet,” he says.

Supporting Peter are Vice Commodore Matt Hall-Smith, and Rear Commodore Don Waterer, Treasurer Don McBeth, and Secretary Paddy Charles, and as a team of hard working volunteers who lead the club’s Learn to Sail program and racing and fun days for all ages.  

French Bay Yacht Club is hosting an Open Day on Sunday 10 October. If you’re keen on fun social sailing, get down to the beach at 11.30am and find out what’s involved, try the Yachting NZ Opti Simulator, and get out on the water. Bring your own boat, kayak, canoe or windsurfer, or use one of the club boats.  www.frenchbay.org.nz

AYBA recognises Auckland Harbourmaster

Stephen Wagstaff (left) Chairman of Auckland Yacht & Boating Association (AYBA) presents the Bernie Schmidt Plate to Jim Dilley, Deputy Auckland Harbour master, at the AYBA Annual General Meeting recently.

The Bernie Schmitz Plate is presented every year to a person or persons for outstanding service to Auckland yachting.  The AYBA Executive invites nominations annually from yacht and boating club delegates.   Jim Dilley was nominated by Steve Burrett from the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron.

Jim received the trophy on behalf of the Auckland Harbourmaster office in recognition of the work that has been achieved in securing sponsorship for the acquisition of the new racing harbour buoys. The ultimate aim is to provide 32 buoys.

MRX 20th Anniversary Dinner

MRX Yachting invites you to attend a celebration Dinner to recognise the contributions of our Founders, Sponsors, Owners, the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, Team NZ and the successes of the sailors who have enjoyed sailing on the fleet.

Hear the tall stories and true from the famous and not so famous present.

When: 7pm Friday 29thOctober
Where: The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron Ballroom
Tickets: $100 per person including GST.
Ticket price includes great Buffet & Drinks

Put a table of 10 together and come and enjoy the occasion. To book please contact Tom Macky on Mob 021 679 125 or E-mail mrxyachting@xtra.co.nz

H28 Open Day – Public Welcome

What: H28 Yacht Owners Assoc Open Day
When: October 10th from 10am - 3pm
Where: Viaduct Harbour  Berth 21 (in front of O'Hagan's bar)
PLUS... Free sausage sizzle

The H28 Yacht is a one class yacht, an affordable and safe boat for both family, (sleeping up to 6) and solo sailor.  It is a Herreshoff design but built in New Zealand by Compass Yachts in the mid 1970's to mid 1980's. 

“We understand that Chris Bouzaid and John Lidguard were involved with design changes.  About 300 yachts were built and many can still be seen sailing around our beautiful harbour, either cruising or racing,” says Carol Morrow from the H28 Owners Association which has an active membership throughout New Zealand. 

“Although the yacht is solid and built for cruising comfort, and not speed, you will find on most weekends a number of our members competing in various races.  We join with the Classic Yachts for their racing weekend, as well as the Auckland Anniversary Weekend race from Mahurangi to Auckland,” says Morrow.

Social events are held frequently both on the water and off and there is keen competition for Trophies which are given at prize-giving each year for various events. 

“The H28 Open Day is held yearly to show Aucklanders the H28 and to speak with people who may be interested in pursuing a great way of relaxing, socializing, competition and enjoying our wonderful harbour.”

Some boats will be open to the public to board for viewing and any questions can be answered by our friendly boat owners. There will also be on display  H28's that are For Sale.

Visit www.H28.org.nz or please contact  Nick Hoyles  09 5351127  or 021 1181559 for more information.

RNZYS seeks Sailing Manager: act quickly

The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) is New Zealand’s senior yacht club.  Our reputation on the international yachting scene ensures that the Squadron occupies a position of prestige both nationally and internationally.

We are looking to appoint a Sailing Manager who is passionate about the sport of sailing and who will be responsible for proactively and enthusiastically managing the day to day operations of our busy sailing office making sure that all sailing and boating activities are meeting agreed objectives.  This will include working with the various sailing committees to ensure that yacht racing programmes, notices of race, sailing instructions and event management requirements are prepared, scheduled and delivered in a timely and professional manner.

Reporting to the General Manager, the successful applicant will have:

•Significant experience in yacht racing, race management and sailing operations and from a competitive and technical perspective have the skills and knowledge to provide strong, supportive and motivational leadership.
•Strong administration, communication, interpersonal and organisational skills.
•Able to develop, manage and sustain effective working relationships with people at all levels both within and outside the yacht club.
•Experience in monitoring and controlling financial resources and operational objectives.
•An understanding of keel, power and inflatable boat maintenance requirements.
•Strong computer and report writing skills

This permanent, full-time position can be demanding and requires a reliable, hands-on, self-motivated individual who is flexible and able to work evenings and weekends.  A current ‘full’ driver’s licence is necessary.

Please forward your CV in the first instance by Friday 1st October to the General Manager, RNZYS, PO Box 46-182, Herne Bay, Auckland or fax (09) 360-6802 or email: admin@rnzys.org.nz

Harbour Sports Excellence Awards

In 2009 yachties dominated at the Harbour Sports Excellence Awards, taking out four Awards, and nominations are now open for 2010.

Yacht Clubs in the region can nominate high achieving members – nomination forms and more information are available on the Harbour Sports website.

What’s on...

Here’s a line up of yachting on around the country over September. 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.

2010 Stack Interiors Winter Championships, 1st -3rd Sept, 2010
Murrays Bay Sailing Club
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2010 Interdominion Schools Team Sailing Championships, 3rd – 6th Sept, 2010
Sandspit Yacht Club, Algies Bay
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SYC Spring Teams Regatta, 7th – 9th Sept, 2010
Sandspit Yacht Club, Algies Bay
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Hibiscus Coast Junior/Youth Regatta, 16th Sept, 2010
Manly Sailing Club
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2010 P and Starling North Island Championships, 22nd – 25th Sept, 2010
Napier Sailing Club
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Meridian Aviemore Classic Trailer Yacht Race, 23rd -24th Sept, 2010
Lake Aviemore, Otematata (Timaru Yacht & Powerboat Club)
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