See who works at Yachting New Zealand, as well as who is on the board and on each committee.
Staff
Management and administration
| Position | Name | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
| CEO | David Abercrombie |
dabercrombie@yachtingnz.org.nz |
| National Sport Development Director | Raynor Haagh | raynor@yachtingnz.org.nz (09) 361 4021 |
| Finance Manager | Vanessa Hall | vanessa@yachtingnz.org.nz (09) 361 4026 |
| Communications manager | Michael Brown | michaelb@yachtingnz.org.nz (09) 361 4025 |
|
Admin services coordinator & HP administrator |
Beth Orton | beth@yachtingnz.org.nz (09) 361 4020 |
| Membership and sponsor coordinator | Monique de Sousa |
monique@yachtingnz.org.nz |
Participation and development
| Position | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Programmes and services coordinator | Colin Rickett |
colin@yachtingnz.org.nz |
| Coach development manager | Peter Soosalu |
peters@yachtingnz.org.nz |
| Safety and technical officer | Angus Willison | angus@yachtingnz.org.nz |
| CIOR administrator | Alana Pooley | alana@yachtingnz.org.nz |
| NZCT regional support officer (Northern Region - North) | Hayden Whitburn |
hayden@yachtingnz.org.nz |
| NZCT regional support officer (Northern Region - South) | Ian Darby | iandarby@yachtingnz.org.nz 021 562 054 |
| NZCT regional support officer (Central Region) | Wayne Holdt | wayne@yachtingnz.org.nz 027 285 3796 |
| NZCT regional support officer (Southern Region) | Ian Gardiner | iangardiner@yachtingnz.org.nz 021 0293 9182 |
Olympic, high performance and talent development
| Position | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| High performance director | Ian Stewart | ianstewart@yachtingnz.org.nz (09) 361 4800 |
| Talent development manager | Geoff Woolley | geoffwoolley@yachtingnz.org.nz (09) 361 4029 |
| High performance programme manager | Peter Kadar | peter@yachtingnz.org.nz (09) 361 4023 |
| Performance Technical Analyst (PTA) | TBC |
|
| Youth coordinator | Sam Mackay | sam@yachtingnz.org.nz (09) 361 4022 |
| Youth head coach | Matt Thomas | matt@yachtingnz.org.nz |
| Women's sailing manager | Rosie Chapman | rosie@yachtingnz.org.nz |
| Olympic coach | Nathan Handley | nathan@yachtingnz.org.nz |
| Olympic coach | Mark Howard | mark@yachtingnz.org.nz |
Board
The board are responsible for the governance of Yachting New Zealand, including the development of policy and strategy. The board are guided by Yachting New Zealand’s constitution, which can be viewed on the Yachting New Zealand documents webpage.
Objectives of the board: The board members are volunteer trustees representing the interests of Yachting New Zealand’s stakeholders and are entrusted to ensure Yachting New Zealand is soundly managed.
The role of the board is one of governance rather than management. Governance focuses on Yachting New Zealand’s wider issues of organisational purpose, including the setting and monitoring of strategic direction and the establishment and monitoring of board-level policies. You can find more information about the individual Board members here.
- Ross Blackman (president/chair)
- Arabella Brawn
- Murray Brown
- John Butcher
- Ian Cook
- Jenny de Lisle
- Sarah Meikle
- Viki Moore
- Bridget Winstone-Kight
Committees
Olympic committee
- John Clinton (chair)
- Grant Beck
- Jan Dawson
- Leslie Egnot
- Andrew Knowles
- Dave Mackay
- Polly Powrie
Race officials committee
- John Parrish (chair)
- Ian Clouston
- Aaron Duncan
- John Grace
- Russell Green
- John Rountree
- Jamie Sutherland
Committee for sailors with a disability
- Dave Allerton (chair)
- John Andrews
- Tim Dempsey
- Helena Horswell
- Andrew May
- Chris Sharp
Cruising, inshore and offshore racing committee
- Logan Fraser
- Anna Gibbs
- Simon Hull
- Simon Manning
- Viki Moore
- Mark Mulcare
- David Roberts
- Bob Still
- Rob Shaw
Audit committee
- Jenny de Lisle (chair)
- Ross Blackman
- Murray Brown
- John Butcher
Governance and Remuneration Committee
- Sarah Meikle (chair)
- Ross Blackman
- John Butcher
