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Over the past 18 months, the CIORC committee has undertaken a full review of PHRF and as a result the following changes have been implemented for the upcoming 2015-16 season. CIORC are confident that these changes will make PHRF more user-friendly, will increase PHRF fleets and ensure fairer racing. These changes will take effect from 1st June 2015.

Here’s a look at the up-coming sailing related events around the country for the next few weeks. See the YNZ on-line calendar for full details of these events and those on beyond that.

Over 300 items of fabulous art, sculpture, glass art, swamp kauri furniture, and silver and glass jewellery will be for sale at the Ponsonby Cruising Club’s Harbour View Art Exhibition.

The NZL Sailing Team is in France preparing for the up-coming ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyeres Regatta which gets underway two days from now running from Wednesday 22 April until Sunday 26 April.

A proposal for a Community Marine Activity Hub on the Takapuna Beach Reserve has got a thumbs up from the public.

The Royal Akarana Yacht Club is inviting all interested boat owners and crew to attend an IRC and Stability Workshop to assist with the decision making process to gain an IRC Rating for your boat.

Open opportunity for all who want to try 420

Yachting New Zealand is sad to advise that Life Member Bren Nelson, of the Macandrew Bay Boating Club in Otago, passed away on Wednesday 15 April.

Hyères will welcome the crème de la crème of the Olympic sailing world from 20-26 April for the third of six ISAF Sailing World Cup regattas in 2015.

Kohimarama Yacht Club is calling all past and present Kohi sailors, along with their parents and supporters to attend their 75 years of youth sailing celebrations.

Howick Sailing Club is bringing back an old favourite and an Auckland icon…

The team at Doyle Sails New Zealand are firm believers in supporting up and coming talent across the local sailing scene. On-going initiatives include the sponsorship and support of a wide range of local regattas, mentorships and the formation of a Junior Scholarships programme.

The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron have now extended their International Sailing Fund to help cover the costs of club volunteers involved in overseas race management.

Aon and Yachting New Zealand are celebrating the win of the Commercial Partnership Award at the 2015 Sport and Recreation Awards. This award is a prestigious one in the Sport Industry that annually recognizes the formation of one outstanding partnership between a commercial entity and a sporting organization.

Excellence and outstanding achievement in sport and recreation in New Zealand were tonight recognised at the annual Sport and Recreation Awards ceremony in Auckland. The awards showcase some of the dedicated individuals, teams, clubs and organisations around the country that embody the true spirit of sport and recreation.

There are a lot of position changes in the first OK Dinghy World Ranking list of 2015, but Greg Wilcox (NZL) continues to dominate as World No. 1 following his fourth place at the World Championships at Black Rock, Australia over the New Year.

Sandringham Yacht Club (SYC), one of Australia’s most progressive and awarded yacht clubs, is looking for an experienced person to fill the role of Boating Manager.

This year the Waller Cup will take place at Fairway Bay, Gulf Harbour on the 25th and 26th of April (ANZAC Weekend).

In a dramatic last day in the Toyota New Zealand Optimist National Championships, overnight leader Sam Bacon of Worser Bay got off to a shaky start with a 10th and a 9th place in the day’s first two races, then stormed back to score a first and a second. His hard work was just enough to hold on to his overall lead by two points.

Yachting New Zealand recently made a submission to the Otago Regional Council opposing an application to establish three marine farms in the Otago Harbour.

I first met Tony probably a little over a year ago.

With the support of Chains Ropes and Anchors, SSANZ has initiated another event to tackle the growing need for more long distance shorthanded yacht racing. The ANZAC 200 race follows on from the successful 2014 Round North Island 2 handed Yacht race (RNI) and bridges the gap between the RNI and the popular SSANZ Safety at Sea Triple 2 handed series.

Peter Burling and Blair Tuke (NZL), 49ers winners in the 46 Trofeo Princesa Sofia IBEROSTAR, are racing in many events throughout the year in order to keep their level at the top. “It is a good way to see the strong points of the other teams and what we have to fix. It is a great motivation to keep working and try to be better.” explains Burling.

The Auckland Council on-line submission form is generic and when submitting in support you will need to complete the following basic information which you can cut and paste.

Myths and Facts; Community Marine Activity Hub

Ten teams competed in Picton Harbour from 26-28 March for the Top of the South Regional Regatta. Hosted by Queen Charlotte Yacht Club the teams sailing was in 420s. Three teams from Marlborough (Marlborough Boys’, Marlborough Girls’ and Queen Charlotte College) were joined by five teams from Nelson, as well as Wanaka’s Mt Aspiring College and a team from Christchurch Boys’ High.

Here’s a look at the up-coming sailing related events around the country for the next couple of weeks. See the YNZ on-line calendar for full details of these events and those on beyond that. Are you organising an event but don’t see it listed here? Don’t miss out on some free promotion for your sailing events by adding them to the YNZ on-line calendar here.

Winners of the Women’s 470 event at the recent Princess Sofia Regatta in Palma de Mallorca, Spain our own Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie were awarded the overall trophy too! In this short interview they reflect on the close-fought medal race which secured them the gold medal and look ahead to the key regattas on in 2015…

The NZL Sailing Team has secured two gold medals at 2015 Princess Sofia Regatta with victory, and successful title defences, for Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie in the Women’s 470, and in the 49er for Peter Burling and Blair Tuke.

The NZL Sailing Team crews of Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie, and Peter Burling and Blair Tuke are poised for victory at 2015 Princess Sofia Regatta. Having both built solid points leads in the Women’s 470 and 49er events over the first five days of the regatta, a good medal race tomorrow in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, will secure gold at this well attended European opener.

Oceanbridge Sail Auckland , hosted by Royal Akarana Yacht Club on Auckland’s Okahu Bay, is the largest Olympic, Paralympic and invited classes regatta in New Zealand.