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Yachting and Boating Quarterly - Edition 3

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  • Extreme Finn Sailing Video – 2014 Finn Europeans Medal Race

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    This is Finn sailing at its most athletic and powerful best. There is raw power, consummate skill, intense competition and incredible boat handling – it is extreme Finn sailing in near extreme conditions from some of the best Finn sailors in the world; even some of the best athletes in the world.

  • ANZ Sail Fiji Update: The Nifty Fifties

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    In less than a month the cannons will fire for the Royal Akarana Yacht Club’s 22nd race to Fiji, ANZ Sail Fiji.

  • Coach Drill: Sectored Starting (Teams Racing)

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    In teams racing starting is one of the most important parts of the race. A team with a strong advantage at the start can quickly turn this into a stable combination, effectually winning the race off the start line.

  • What’s on in May/June?

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

  • Interview with Reuben Corbett

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    Reuben Corbett is a professional sailor and coach who spends his time split between New Zealand and Sweden. For the last few years Reuben has been working for Yachting New Zealand as a Have a go instructor for the summer, then sailing on the match race circuit and coaching in Europe for the winter. Reuben is also the coach of the Kerikeri High school sailing team who just won their 5th back to back national title.

  • Registrations Open for YNZ Commodores Conference 2014

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    Every two years, Yachting New Zealand runs a Conference for all Commodores of Yachting New Zealand affiliated Clubs. The last national Commodores' Conference was held in May 2012, and was attended by Commodores’ from close to 100 Clubs; this year's is anticipated to be even bigger and better.

  • Silver Medal for NZL Sailing Team at Lake Garda

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    Alex Maloney and Molly Meech have won silver at 2014 Vela Garda Trentino – the opening 2014 EUROSAF Champions Sailing Cup which has just wrapped up in Lake Garda, Italy.

  • Pyatt and crew engrave their names on the Leith Mossman Trophy once again

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    SUSANNAH PYATT, JENNA HANSEN, CARLA HOLGATE AND RAYNOR HAAGH WIN THE 2014 NEW ZEALAND WOMEN’S MATCH RACING CHAMPIONSHIP TWO YEARS IN A ROW!

  • Susannah Pyatt has Firm Hold on NZWMRC Title

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    SUSANNAH PYATT, JENNA HANSEN, CARLA HOLGATE AND RAYNOR HAAGH LEAD AT THE CONCLUSION OF DAY ONE OF THE NEW ZEALAND WOMEN’S MATCH RACING CHAMPIONSHIPS.

  • Finn Europeans ends; Murdoch 10th and Junior 13th

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    Finn Europeans ends with a blast in La Rochelle as Scott extends lead to 50 points Giles Scott (GBR) wrapped up the 2014 Finn Europeans in La Rochelle in the perfect way with a win in the medal race to take the championship by an impressive 50 point margin. The defending champion Vasilij Zbogar (SLO) took the silver, after a very close medal race, by just one point from Ed Wright (GBR).

  • 2014 Finn European Championship - Murdoch makes medal race cut

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    Though he didn't have the best of days, Giles Scott (GBR) did enough to wrap up his second European Finn title, and with a day to spare. Friday's lighter and patchy conditions were probably the most challenging of the week, with race wins going to Ivan Kljakovic Gaspic (CRO) and Andrew Mills (GBR). Defending champion Vasilij Zbogar (SLO) is in second and guaranteed a medal, while Ed Wright (GBR) is back up to third.

  • 2014 Finn European Championship - Day four Junior 7th; Murdoch 13th

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    Giles Scott (GBR) again produced a superlative performance on the fourth day of the Finn Europeans in La Rochelle, with two more race wins giving him a 36 point lead with just three races to sail.

  • ANZ Sail Fiji - 30 Days to Go

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    In 30 short days Royal Akarana Yacht Club will fire an almighty big cannon to officially start their 22nd race to Fiji – ANZ Sail Fiji.

  • 2014 Auckland Junior Winter Sprint Series

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    The Auckland Junior winter sprint series has been very successful in past years and it is back! It moves this year between Kohi, Murrays Bay, Wakatere as well as Manly and this year we add a visit to up and coming club French Bay.

  • Finn Europeans in La Rochelle - Junior into 10th; Murdoch 12th

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    Two more race wins for Giles Scott (GBR) at the Finn Europeans in La Rochelle extends his lead to 18 points, and allows him to discard a second place from the first race of the day to leave him with four race wins out of five sailed. Andrew Mills (GBR) has moved up to second while Ed Wright (GBR) has discarded his BFD from race 1 to climb into third.

  • Mount Gay Rum Young 88 1-2-3 Series

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    The Young 88s have a racing and cruising capability to suit all comers. Last Sunday’s single handed champs is the annual running of one of the more left field events.

  • 2014 Delta Lloyd Regatta - May newsletter

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    Just three weeks to go until the 30th Delta Lloyd Regatta. In this newsletter we want to inform you about the very last details of our Regatta.

  • 2014 RS:X Class Annual General Meeting (AGM)

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    The 2014 AGM of the International RS:X Class Association will be held during the RS:X European and Youth European Championships at Cesme, Turkey. The exact location and time of the meeting will be published on the Class website later. Download the Agenda and the Submission Template

  • Finn Europeans finally gets going in La Rochelle

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    Giles Scott (GBR) leads the 2014 Finn Europeans in La Rochelle from defending champion Vasilij Zbogar (SLO) and Tapio Nirkko (FIN) after two great races on the second day of the competition.

  • Aon provides major sponsorship to Yachting New Zealand

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    Yachting New Zealand is pleased to announce that Aon New Zealand, the country’s largest insurance broker, has become a major sponsor of YNZ. Next season, the Yachting New Zealand youth development programmes will be given a boost through Aon’s investment in the Aon Fast Track programme and training clinics around the country. YNZ member clubs will also have access to special insurance deals to assist with some of the challenges they are currently facing in this area

  • False start to Finn Europeans after wind abandons La Rochelle

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    The Finn Senior and Junior European Championship got off to a slow start in La Rochelle, France on Monday with no races sailed. After three starts were attempted for the first race, it was eventually abandoned half way up the first leg and cancelled for the day, later in the afternoon.

  • 50th Anniversary Whangarei to Noumea Yacht Race

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    On Saturday the 26th April 2014 the Onerahi Yacht Club hosted the 50th Reunion of their Whangarei to Noumea Yacht Race. The inaugural race started on the 18th April 1964 and then subsequently ran through the years 1967, 1971, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1982 and 1984.

  • Emirates Team New Zealand update - third-place finish at Qingdao

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    Big wind gusts blasted across the race course on the final day of the Extreme Sailing Series Qingdao regatta. The city lived up to its reputation as a tricky, unpredictable race course, giving crews a tough time even with the fleet reduced to two divisions of six boats to minimise the risk of collision.

  • Everything set for great Finn Europeans – racing starts Monday

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    Racing at the Finn Senior and Junior European Championships commences Monday at 11.00 in La Rochelle, France. Registration and measurement are now complete with 101 boats from 30 nations entered for the event.

  • Campaign Update: Team Jolly; for the first time…

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    So this was the first trip of three to Europe for us this year, more or less just to check in with the women’s 470 fleet and see how we are getting on. Surprisingly well it would seem as we came away from the two World Cup regattas winning both.

  • Finn Europeans declared open in La Rochelle

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    The official opening of the 2014 Finn Senior and Junior European Championships in La Rochelle, France, on Friday evening, was marked by the defending champion Vasilij Zbogar (SLO) handing over the trophy he won last year to Claire Fountaine, the President of the host club Société des Régates Rochelaises (SRR).

  • ANZ Sail Fiji - 35 Days to Go

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    The clock is ticking!

    Only 36 days to go until the start of the ANZ Sail Fiji race!  Close your eyes for a second and we will already be on our way!

    This email is a gentle nudge to remind you of some important things.

  • Emirates Team New Zealand update - starts a work in progress

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    “Happy with everything but the starts.” Emirates Team New Zealand helm Peter Burling sums up performance on the first race day of the Extreme Sailing Series regatta at Qingdao, China.

  • Finns gather in La Rochelle for European challenge

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    The Finn Senior and Junior European Championship gets under way this weekend in La Rochelle, France. To date there are 95 entries from 31 nations and with a few exceptions virtually all of the top sailors are entered for what will be the classes third senior championship at the Atlantic coast venue.

  • Campaign Update: Andy Maloney; Back on the Podium

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    The SOF Hyeres ISAF Sailing World Cup event wrapped up last Sunday after a fairly physical week of testing conditions on the Southern coast of France. It was a really positive week for myself with some solid improvements made, from a couple weeks ago in Spain.

  • Emirates Team New Zealand update - "getting to know you" in Qingdao

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    Emirates Team New Zealand crew got on to the water today for their first and only practice session for the Qingdao round of the Extreme Sailing Series.

  • ISAF World Sailing Rankings - 28 April 2014

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    The ISAF World Sailing Rankings for 28 April 2014 have been released.

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