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  • Napier Sailing Club’s Champion of Champions

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    At the end of the Summer season, Napier Sailing Club run an afternoon on the water to find the Champion of Champions… the ‘top’ sailor of each class (which this year included Optimist, Starling, Europe, Laser, OK, Paper Tiger, Div 2 T S and Nolex 25) is put forward to represent that class and race against the others. 

  • ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyeres: Gold and Silver for the NZL Sailing Team

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    The NZL Sailing Team has taken gold in the 49er and silver in the Women’s 470 competing against the world’s best Olympic class sailors at 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyeres regatta which has just concluded in France.

  • ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyeres: Burling and Tuke eye gold in Hyeres

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    Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have a 45 point leading margin going into the final day of ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyeres Regatta on now in France, where the NZL Sailing Team have a further five crews set to sail medal races tomorrow.

  • ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyeres: Burling and Tuke still lead, one more day of fleet racing

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    At the end of day three at ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyeres Regatta the NZL Sailing Team continues to lead the 49er class, with a further five crews also lying within the top ten. Tomorrow is the penultimate day of the regatta, the last day of fleet racing and the last chance for all crews to secure a place in the top ten of their fleet for a start in Sunday’s medal races.

  • ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyeres: Burling and Tuke near perfect on day two

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    Racing continued for the NZL Sailing Team in France today at ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyeres Regatta where our 2012 Olympic medallist crews hit their stride. On the skiff course Peter Burling and Blair Tuke were showing everyone else how it’s done, while in the Women’s 470 Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie have made major gains on the leader-board.

  • ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyeres gets underway; NZL leads Finn and 49er

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    ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyeres Regatta is underway for 2015 and the NZL Sailing Team has opened well, particularly in the Finn and 49er classes. The new look ISAF Sailing World Cup format, debuting here in Hyeres, sees all fleets restricted to a maximum of 40 boats featuring only the best sailors. Everyone has just four days of competition to make the top ten and entry to their medal race scheduled for day five, Sunday 26 April.

  • YNZ appreciates work from Clubs to provide Membership Data

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    Yachting New Zealand would like to say a big thank you to those Clubs that have already provided their Club membership data in the new format requested.

  • Grammar wins Teams Sailing

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    Auckland Grammar School has won the 2015 Secondary Schools Team Sailing National Championships, hosted by Lake Taupo Yacht Club (13-15 April) after placing second at last year’s event. Previous long-time winner, Kerikeri High School came second, ahead of Marlborough Boys’ College.

  • World Masters Games 2017 Celebrates two years to go

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    Today marks two years to go until the World Masters Games 2017 kicks off in Auckland. It will be the day that 25000 masters athletes come together from all over the world to march in the opening ceremony on 21 April 2017.

  • PHRF Improvements

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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.

  • What’s on: Sailing and Training over coming weeks

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    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.

  • Ponsonby Cruising Club Harbour View Art Exhibition

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    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.

  • NZL Sailing Team prepare for new format ISAF Sailing World Cup Regatta

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    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.

  • Public get behind proposed Community Marine Activity Hub on Takapuna Beach Reserve

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

  • 2015 Starling National Champion decided at New Plymouth

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    The legend of big swells in past Starling Nationals hosted by the New Plymouth Yacht Club continued as the National Championships Regatta held recently battled with a couple of weather  systems passing through.

  • Attention IRC Owners and with an IRC interest…

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    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

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    Open opportunity for all who want to try 420

  • Bren Nelson, YNZ Life Member, passes away

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    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 to Welcome Crème de la Crème Of Olympic Sailing

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    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 are Celebrating 75 years of Youth Sailing

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    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.

  • Autumn Sailing Series at Howick

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

  • Doyle Sails NZ Scholarship for the RNZYS Lion Foundation Youth Programme announced – applications open now

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    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.

  • RNZYS extend International Sailing Fund to assist with Race Management volunteers involved overseas

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    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 win Commercial Partnership Award

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    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.

  • Awards recognise outstanding achievement in sport and recreation

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    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.

  • Kiwi Greg Wilcox extends lead at top of OK Dinghy World Rankings

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    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 is looking for a boating manager

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    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.

  • Dates To Pencil into your Diary

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

  • Final races find NZ Optimist Champions

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    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 Advocacy Update

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

  • Tony Vaka – A Powerful Profile!

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

  • Club News: SSANZ announces a new event

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    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.

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