Resources

The meanings of visual and sound signals.

Table to convert minutes and seconds to decimal minutes – every 5 seconds

Clubs need Rules as well as a Constitution so that Rules can be changed whereas to change the constitution is much more complicated. Regatta rules for keelboats should require that at least 50% of the crew is a member of the yacht club.

Females represent slightly more of the country’s population but a much smaller percentage of yacht club membership. On average, females count for only 17-19% of the sailing population.

There are 17 Regional Sports Trusts across New Zealand. The goals of a RST are to increase regional levels of physical activity and to strengthen regional sport and physical recreation infrastructures (which includes clubs).

The Yachting New Zealand Ethical Guidelines are available as DLE printed brochures and are available for affiliated Clubs. Please contact your Regional Support Officer or Yachting New Zealand for copies. 

 

The Risk Log and Action Plan is a mandatory reporting requirement for PCBUs in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 2016 (HSWA).

For use by coaches when their sailors have a physical disability that prevents them from completing the full checklist in the books.

Creating a coaching session that includes sailors of all levels and ability. So that everyone can practise and compete in the session with equal amount of coaching time and input.

Many sailors with disabilities primarily sail boats with design features that make them virtually impossible to capsize, so would consider themselves to be “as safe as houses” and are probably in more danger crossing the road.

Transition to the Yachting New Zealand Safety Boat System

Yachting New Zealand is working closely with clubs to support the transition from operating under a Maritime NZ MOSS exemption to the Yachting New Zealand Safety Boat System.