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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 help New Zealanders access, enjoy and succeed on the water for life. 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. 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
    6. Offers and discounts for club members
    7. Offers for clubs
    8. Commodores Conference Notes

  2. YNZ Sailing Programmes

    1. Learn to sail
    2. Waterwise (for schools)
    3. Volvo Sailing... Have a Go! (for schools)
    4. NCEA (NZQA) Level 2 (for schools)
    5. Learn to Sail - Parent induction module
    6. Sailing Games Book
    7. World Sailing Recognized Training
    8. Order YNZ publications and resources

  3. 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 the Hansa C Crane
    11. Information on safety recovery systems
    12. Information on choosing the right lifejacket / personal flotation device for sailors with a disability
    13. Information on servicing lifejackets / personal floatation devices
    14. US Sailing Adaptive Sailing Resource Manual
    15. Halberg No Exceptions Training (NET)

  4. 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

  5. Resources for Clubs

    1. YNZ Ethical Guidelines for Sailors, Coaches and Parents & Volunteers
    2. Sport New Zealand Clubkit
    3. Know your Regional Sports Trust
    4. Sport New Zealand - Sport Compass
    5. Match Racing draw template
    6. Teams Racing draw template
    7. Committees, Roles and Running Meetings
    8. NZL Youth Sailing Booklet
    9. YNZ Performance Pathway
    10. YNZ Olympic Class Pathway Guide
    11. Conditions for running Charity Regattas
    12. Information for clubs on the NZ Police Vetting Service
    13. Information on PFD's (Lifejackets)

  6. Club Risk Management

    1. YNZ Club Risk Management Self Check
    2. YNZ Club Risk Management Guide
    3. YNZ Template Risk Management Plan
    4. YNZ Hazard Analysis System
    5. Risk Management Planning Process Example
    6. YNZ Risk Log and Action Plan (A reporting requirement for PCBU's under the HSWA 2016)
    7. Organisational Health and Safety Policy for larger clubs
    8. YNZ Rescue Boat Safety System
    9. MOSS exemption flow chart
    10. Good Practice Idea: Vessel Survey Plan (Template)
    11. Maritime New Zealand Incident Reporting

  7. Funding

    1. Trust Funding
    2. Sponsorship

  8. Advocacy

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

  9. Communication and Media

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

  10. Useful areas on the YNZ website

    1. Briefings sign up
    2. Online Events Calendar
    3. Submit your event to the online calendar
    4. Offers and discounts for clubs and members

  11. Race officiating and running events

    1. Running National Events
    2. What are Race Officers, Judges and Umpires and how to become one
    3. Race official training
    4. Embark - YNZ Online Learning Platform
    5. Race official and event resources
    6. Search for a Race Official
    7. Blank Protest Form
    8. Race Signals

  12. Handicaps and Ratings

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

  13. 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. Teams Racing guidelines
    8. Whangarei Cruising Club's committee roles breakdown
    9. Sailability Taranaki and Waitara Boating Club

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