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Club Manual

This manual is for clubs affiliated to Yachting New Zealand to provide them with support, resources, ideas and guidance for running great clubs.

Yachting New Zealand’s strategic purpose is to deliver high-quality experiences and equal opportunities for participants of all levels and backgrounds that foster a lifelong passion for sailing, boating and the environment.

We recognise a major part of this is ensuring clubs are capable and strong.

If there is information you would like to see added to this manual, please get in touch with us and we can keep this a relevant, up-to-date, living resource.  

  1. Club and Commodores Conference webinars and presentations

    1. 2023 Club Conference
    2. 2020 Club Conference
    3. Previous Commodore Conference Notes

  2. Resources for Clubs

    1. Committees, Roles and Running Meetings
    2. Policies and templates for clubs
    3. Embark - YNZ Online Learning Platform
    4. Aktive Website Resource Hub
    5. YNZ Ethical Guidelines for Sailors, Coaches and Parents & Volunteers
    6. Sport New Zealand Clubkit
    7. Know your Regional Sports Trust
    8. Sport New Zealand - Sport Compass
    9. Offers and discounts for club members
    10. Offers and discounts for clubs
    11. Information for clubs on the NZ Police Vetting Service
    12. Funding for Clubs
    13. Sponsorship

  3. Club Risk Management

    1. YNZ Power Boat Safety System (MOSS)
    2. RIB Safety Card
    3. MOSS exemption flow chart
    4. Information on PFD's (Lifejackets)
    5. YNZ Club Risk Management Self Check
    6. YNZ Club Risk Management Guide
    7. YNZ Template Risk Management Plan
    8. Risk Management Planning Process Example
    9. YNZ Risk Log and Action Plan (A reporting requirement for PCBU's under the HSWA 2016)
    10. Good Practice Idea: Vessel Survey Plan (Template)
    11. Maritime New Zealand Incident Reporting

  4. Race officiating and running events

    1. Race official and event resources
    2. Running National Events
    3. Coastal and Offshore race risk management and safety plans
    4. Online Events Calendar
    5. Submit your event to the online calendar
    6. What are Race Officers, Judges and Umpires and how to become one
    7. Race official training
    8. Search for a Race Official
    9. Race Signals
    10. Conditions for running Charity Regattas
    11. Blank Protest Form
    12. Match Racing draw template
    13. Teams Racing draw template
    14. Teams Racing guidelines

  5. YNZ Sailing Programmes

    1. Learn to sail
    2. Waterwise (for schools)
    3. NCEA (NZQA) Level 2 (for schools)
    4. Learn to Sail - Parent induction module
    5. NZL Youth Sailing Booklet
    6. YNZ Performance Pathway
    7. YNZ Olympic Class Pathway Guide
    8. Sailing Games Book
    9. World Sailing Recognized Training
    10. Order YNZ publications and resources

  6. Inclusive Sailing

    1. General information and contact details (including a calendar of events)
    2. Club Inclusion Kit
    3. FAQ's for sailors and volunteers
    4. Sailability and Blind Sailing
    5. Rigging Guides (Downloadable rigging guides)
    6. Para Sailing
    7. Resources for officials running inclusive racing
    8. Handicapping Yardstick
    9. ACC guidelines - selecting and fitting slings in a safe manner
    10. Information on safety recovery systems
    11. Information on choosing the right lifejacket / personal flotation device for sailors with a disability
    12. Information on servicing lifejackets / personal floatation devices
    13. US Sailing Adaptive Sailing Resource Manual
    14. Halberg No Exceptions Training (NET)

  7. Coaching

    1. YNZ Coaching Pathway
    2. Revalidate your qualification
    3. Coaching Resources
    4. Search for a Coach
    5. Coaching Tools: Coaching visually impaired sailors
    6. Coaching Tools: Inclusive Coaching
    7. YNZ Learn to Sail - Inclusive Supplement

  8. Handicaps and Ratings

    1. Handicap and Rating Information
    2. PHRF
    3. Handicap tables
    4. Minutes and Seconds conversion table

  9. Advocacy

    1. YNZ's Role
    2. Clubs making submissions
    3. Funding (ELA)
    4. Submissions made by YNZ

  10. Communication and Media

    1. Submit your news to YNZ to go in Briefings
    2. Sign up for Briefings on the News page
    3. YNZ Media Policy
    4. Media Assistance Pack

  11. Good practice ideas for clubs

    1. Good Ideas in brief - Ideas from various yacht clubs
    2. Women on Water
    3. Wellington Yachting Association Strategic Plan
    4. French Bay Yacht Club
    5. NZ International Optimist Dinghy Association Nationals Preparation Document
    6. Richmond Yacht Club's Victoria Friday Night Special
    7. Whangarei Cruising Club's committee roles breakdown
    8. Sailability Taranaki and Waitara Boating Club

  12. About YNZ

    1. What Yachting New Zealand does
    2. YNZ Strategic Direction 2018-2021
    3. YNZ Staff and their roles
    4. NZCT Regional Support Officer programme
    5. Information on the 'Per Club Member' Affiliation Levy System

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