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An advance party of Emirates Team New Zealand crew fly out this week to head up to Southampton in the UK to begin assembly of the teams AC45’F’ in preparation for the first America’s Cup World Series event in Portsmouth next month.

Whether you’re interested in coaching, helping to run races or both, Yachting New Zealand has a range of Coaching Courses and Race Official Seminars on around the country over the quieter winter months.

Better still, the race Management Seminars are currently being offered free of charge to members of a Yachting New Zealand affiliated club. 

Yachting New Zealand is seeking expressions of Interest from Club members who are interested in learning more about what it takes to become a qualified umpire.

Race Officials make a huge contribution to Yacht Clubs around New Zealand. Whether it’s helping out with local club racing or running an International regatta, neither would be possible without dedicated Race Officials.

Yachting New Zealand has partnered up with SportsLink International to provide exclusive Supporters Tours for Sailing fans for Rio.

SportsLink International have secured a block of 14 apartments, plus a number of rooms in a newly renovated 3 star hotel in close proximity to the Sailing Venue in Rio de Janeiro. 

The 3.7 Class Association have an unprecedented demand for second hand boats and they’ve asked for our help to spread the word. Their goal is to get as many 3.7s out on the water and racing as possible, and maybe you can help?   

Rutland Sailing Club, UK, who are hosting the 2015 ISAF Team Racing World Championship on 19-24 July, have issued a last call for teams and individuals to enter the competition. This is the first time that ISAF will consider entries from joint national teams.

In what has been one of the NZL Sailing Team most successful international regattas the team has won six medals at 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup Weymouth including one gold, four silver and one bronze. 

Yachting New Zealand is delighted to announce Finn Croft (Takapuna Boating Club) and George Gautrey (Muritai Yacht Club) as the recipients of the 2015 St John’s Rotary Scholarship.

The NZL Sailing Team is poised for multiple podium finishes at 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup Weymouth leading in three events and a further three crews in the top three with just the medal races remaining.

After a packed schedule of racing on the penultimate day fortunes for some and the usual suspects have risen to the top.

Fickle and changing winds at the 2012 Olympic venue hampered racing on day three of 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup Weymouth and only one NZL Sailing Team added a countable race to their results.

Paul Snow Hansen and Daniel Willcox (pictured©onEdition) above managed a 2nd place in the only race of the day for the Men’s 470 class and as a result they are now lying 2nd overall. 

New Zealand leads in three events with a total of eight NZL Sailing Team crews lying top five at the end of day two in Weymouth, England where the 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup Weymouth Regatta is underway.

Alexandra Maloney and Molly Meech (picture above © onEdition) were the stand-out performers on the team today and they take the overall lead in the 49erFX. Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie retain their lead in the Women’s 470; so does Andy Maloney in the Laser.

Racing is underway at 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup Weymouth Regatta and it has been a cracking day one for the kiwis in the Women’s 470, Finn, Laser and 49erFX events.

Day one produced sunny north easterly breezes and three NZL Sailing Team crews have the early lead in their events including Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie (Womens’ 470), Andy Maloney (Laser) and Andrew Murdoch (Finn). Meanwhile Alexandra Maloney and Molly Meech are lying 2nd in the 49erFX.

Please remember to update Yachting New Zealand with changes to Committees and Contacts at your club or class association so we can continue to get important information to the right people.

The NZCT South Island Masters Games is a nine day festival of sport from 26 September – 4 October 2015 in Nelson and yachting is part of the programme.

This week the NZL Sailing Team is in Weymouth and Portland on the southern coast of England where in 2012 the Olympic sailing regatta took place.

Fifteen kiwi crews are at the venue preparing for 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup Weymouth Regatta where racing starts on Wednesday. On Sunday, after five days of racing, medals will be awarded to those who have performed the best in each of the ten Olympic classes being contested. 

It’s been nearly three years since we won our Olympic Gold medal here in Weymouth, although we both feel like it was at least ten years ago!

NSC Winter Sailing is underway.

The growth and development of the OK Dinghy class worldwide features highly in the brand new international class magazine, which was re-launched in May 2015 after a 40 year hiatus.

The Tauranga Yacht & Powerboat Club has two coaching positions available for the 2015-16 season… 

In early June Clubs in the South Island will come together in Christchurch for a South Island Regional Meeting.  Clubs are invited to send up to two representatives; suggestion is the Racing Secretary and a Flag Officer.

Yachting New Zealand is looking for someone to join the Participation and Development Team helping New Zealanders access, enjoy and succeed on the water for life.

The New Zealand Team Sailing Association is seeking expressions of interest from any clubs who may wish to host and assist in running the Secondary Schools Team Sailing Nationals in 2017. 

Whether you’re interested in coaching, helping to run races or both, Yachting New Zealand has a range of Coaching Courses and Race Official Seminars on around the country over the quieter winter months… 

Help Shape Takapuna and create a Legacy for the Community, New Zealand and Yachting

It’s time to submit again – the deadline is 6 June! 

The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) is to campaign for Disabled Sailing's inclusion in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games and has appointed VERO Communications to advise and support its campaign.  The decision to press the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to add Disabled Sailing to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games comes on the back of ISAF formally taking over the management of Disabled Sailing in November 2014, and the integration of the International Association for Disabled Sailing (IFDS) into ISAF.

Yachting New Zealand will be running a series of Race Officials Seminars throughout the country during winter 2015.  These seminars are an important part of upskilling Race Officials within our clubs and mainating fair racing.

The NZL Sailing Team has won three medals at 2015 Delta Lloyd Regatta for Olympic and Paralympic classes which wrapped overnight in Medemblik, the Netherlands.

Marcus Hansen and Josh Porebski (pictured Sander van der Borch) secured silver in the 49er skiff, Josh Junior taking bronze in the Finn and New Zealand’s Nacra 17 pair Gemma Jones and Jason Saunders also took bronze.

Maritime VHF Operators Course @ Weiti Boating Club. Thursday 18 & 25 June from 6.30pm to 9.30pm.  This course is a must for anyone that takes part in boating, find out how to use a VHF correctly, what to do in an emergency and other handy bits and pieces. For more information, please contact Katie on 424 5905 or weiti@xtra.co.nz

The 31st edition of the Delta Lloyd Regatta is very popular in the sailingworld. Over 700 boats will be in Medemblik on the water from 26th to 30th May. Competitors from 74 different nationalities travelled to the Dutch town to compete the next five days in the ten Olympic and three Paralympic classes.

Learn to sail coaches 

Recently qualified Buddy, Assistant and Learn to sail coaches in Auckland 

Brooke Adamson

Harriet Wren

John Lecture

Mathew Leydon

Sam Bacon was the winner of the 2015 Optimist National Championships, Sam had already finished 2nd in the same regatta last year, he has competed in the Optimist Worlds in 2014 and will be travelling to Poland for the Worlds in 2015. Sam sails out of Worser Bay Boating Club in Wellington.