Briefings
– 29 September 2010
In
this issue:
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.
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.”
Read more>
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.
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
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?
Courses
and Seminars: Big Thank You
Over the last few months a total of four Race
Management Courses have been run by facilitators John and Linda Parrish in
Dunedin, Wellington, Auckland and Kerikeri with excellent numbers attending in
all regions.
John and Linda run an excellent Seminar - always
interesting and fun!
A successful Match Racing Umpire Seminar was run in
Wellington at the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club, by Wayne Boberg. Many of the
attendees had attended Wayne’s previous Seminar there the year before, so it was
great to be able to build on that experience and with the RPNYC Youth Squad
running racing over the weekend plenty of practical experience was available.
A Teams Racing Umpire seminar is to take place this coming weekend at
Algies Bay just prior to the Teams Racing Interdoms. It will be a team
collaboration with Wayne Boberg running the general umpiring side of things, and
Jim Park adding the Teams Racing flavour. We are looking forward to that being a
great weekend!
A level 1 Judges Seminar and two Level 2 Judges Seminars
have been run in Marakura, Christchurch and Auckland with facilitators Ross May,
John Bullot and Shane Borrell.
And a total of nine Club Instructor
Courses and one Keelboat Instructor Course have been run from Dunedin to
Whangarei… so it has been a busy few months. It is good to get these courses and
seminars away before everyone gets busy sailing.
We’d like to say a big
thank you to our facilitators, and to the Yacht Clubs that have hosted these YNZ
Seminars and Courses from Southland to Kerikeri and places in
between.
The schedule for the next round of Seminars and Courses will
published on the YNZ website by the end of April 2011.
Race
Officials Qualified
The following people have recently been revalidated as
YNZ National Judges; Sandy Grigg and Jamie
Sutherland.
Congratulations to Hana Maguire on
attaining her National Judge qualification.
And revalidated as a National
Race Officer – Teresa Tootill.
Many thanks to you all
for the time and effort you put into gaining and maintaining these
qualifications. And for the time you devote to our sport.
470
Junior Coaching
Sailors intending to compete at the 2012 470 Junior World
Championships are invited to attend an induction day with Coach and Olympian
Andrew Brown, on tomorrow, Thursday 30th September.
This opportunity is
offered by Murrays Bay Sailing Club as part of the pre-regatta coaching
programme on offer this week ahead of Stack Interiors Winter Champs. Sailors
simply wishing to know more about them 470 and how it’s set up, or 420 sailors
are also welcome to attend.
“We will go through the set up of a top boat
and get all the secrets, talk over coaching plans, regatta plans and I will
answer any questions,” says Andrew Brown. “Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie will be
there for some time, to share some knowledge as well.”
The 2012 470
Junior Worlds for sailors under 22 years of age, (born no earlier than 1991)
will be hosted by Takapuna Boating Club in early 2012. Top international sailors
attending the 2011 470 Worlds in Perth in November next year are expected to
come to Auckland for the Junior Worlds, shipping their boat straight from Perth
to New Zealand.
Tomorrow’s clinic will start at 1030 at Murrays Bay
Sailing Club. You can email andrew@forceracing.co.nz or phone
Andrew on 027 222 5159 or just show up at 1030 tomorrow.
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.
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
website>
2010 Interdominion Schools Team
Sailing Championships, 3rd – 6th Sept, 2010
Sandspit Yacht Club,
Algies Bay
website>
SYC Spring Teams
Regatta, 7th – 9th Sept, 2010
Sandspit Yacht Club, Algies Bay
more>
Hibiscus
Coast Junior/Youth Regatta, 16th Sept, 2010
Manly Sailing Club
website>
2010 P and Starling
North Island Championships, 22nd – 25th Sept, 2010
Napier Sailing
Club
more>
Meridian
Aviemore Classic Trailer Yacht Race, 23rd -24th Sept, 2010
Lake
Aviemore, Otematata (Timaru Yacht & Powerboat Club)
more>