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They are the unsung heroes of our sport, so it's only appropriate we recognise and acknowledge the people who allow racing to take place.
Neither local club racing nor international regattas could occur without race officials, who volunteer their time and often their own money to ensure it is carried out in a safe, fair and sportsmanlike manner and that sailors have an enjoyable experience. Event organisers should be mindful of that, and the efforts of all volunteers, at their briefings and prizegivings.
We will be announcing changes to our race official training programmes over the next couple of months, which will allow us to reach more club members and make it easier for our entire sailing community to acquire this knowledge and skills. Keep an eye out for these updates.
At present, Yachting New Zealand have formal qualifications for two levels of race officials (race officers, judges, umpires):
Club level - capable of officiating at club racing and local and regional regattas
National level - capable of officiating at national/major events
These qualifications recognise that an individual has completed Yachting New Zealand's training and has a certain level of practical experience in their field.
International race officials are appointed by World Sailing.
Yachting New Zealand maintain a national register of people with these qualifications, provide training for their ongoing development and a structured pathway for moving through these qualifications. We're also currently working on a club and national pathway for measurers.
Below is a list of all the Yachting New Zealand and World Sailing qualified race officials in New Zealand. We thank all of these individuals for the time and effort they have put in to develop these skills for the benefit of the sport nationwide.
If you are doing these roles but are not officially certified, or you would like to upskill to do these race official roles, we encourage you to take advantage of Yachting New Zealand’s race official training schemes which are free for members of affiliated clubs.
Contact Danika at Yachting New Zealand if you are interested in undergoing specific race official training in your region over the coming season. Email danika@yachtingnz.org.nz
Club Race Officers
Alex Bruce - Otago Trailer Yacht Squadron
Andrew Beavis - Ponsonby Cruising Club
Andrew Snell - Takapuna Boating Club
Anthony Taylor - Naval Point Club Lyttelton
Bart Allsopp-Smith - Pine Harbour Cruising Club
Benjamin Owen - Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
Blair Park - Panmure Lagoon Sailing Club
Bruce Hall - Naval Point Club Lyttelton
Bruce Keen - Marakura Yacht Club
Bryan Taylor - Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
Chris Raynes - Cambridge Yacht and Motorboat Club
Dean Coleman - Wakatere Boating Club
Dean Stanley - Worser Bay Boating Club
Dennis Kestila - Port Chalmers Yacht Club
Fergus Thomson - French Bay Yacht Club
Gerald Flynn - Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
Grant Innes - Port Chalmers Yacht Club
Guy Pilkington - Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
Hannah Wilks - Lake Taupo Yacht Club
Helena Horswell
Janet Airey - Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
Katie Hakes - Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club
Kevin Law - Bucklands Beach Yacht Club
Laurie Jury - Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
Louis Mayo - Wakatere Boating Club
Les Baker - Timaru Yacht & Powerboat Club
Lyle Tresadern - Bucklands Beach Yacht Club
Lynn Porter - Lowry Bay Yacht Club
Margaret Harvey - Richmond Yacht Club
Michael Wannell - Pakuranga Sailing Club
Neil Gibbons - Plimmerton Boating Club
Paddy Simms - Taipa Sailing Club
Peter Cropp - Akaroa Sailing Club
Peter Stokell - Christchurch Yacht Club
Philip Matthews - Paremata Boating Club
Richard McNeilly - New Zealand Radio Yachting Association
Richard Muth - Wakatipu Yacht Club
Robert Oliver - New Plymouth Yacht Club
Ross Chapman - Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
Ross Hebner - Bucklands Beach Yacht Club
Ryan Leatham - Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club
Shayne Priddle - Worser Bay Boating Club
Stephen Champion - New Zealand Radio Yachting Association
Stephen Delahunty - Royal Akarana Yacht Club
Stephen Smith - Onerahi Yacht Club
Stewart Heine - Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
Taylor Williams - Pine Harbour Cruising Club
Teresa Zandvliet - Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club
Tim Sandall - Wairoa Yacht Club
Tony Kennard- Bluff Yacht Club
Tony Pattison - Torbay Sailing Club
Warren Daniel - Marsden Yacht & Boat Club
National Race Officers
Andrew Kearney - Napier Sailing Club
Bill Whitiskie - Tauranga Yacht & Powerboat Club
Brett Linton - Worser Bay Boating Club
Brett Willcock - Charteris Bay Yacht Club
Brian Trubovich - Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
Celia Carson - Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
Chris Marsh - Bucklands Beach Yacht Club
Colin Lucas - Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
Darryl McManus - Tauranga Yacht & Powerboat Club
Dave West - Northcote Birkenhead Yacht Club
Fred Price - Royal Akarana Yacht Club
Garth Briden - Pupuke Boating Club
Geoff Pitcaithly - Nelson Yacht Club
Gerald Martin - Napier Sailing Club
Glenda Anderson - Naval Point Club Lyttelton
Harold Bennett - Murrays Bay Sailing Club
Jamie Sutherland - New Plymouth Yacht Club
Kim Admore - Murrays Bay Sailing Club
Les McBean - Port Chalmers Yacht Club
Mike Appleyard - Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club
Nigel Hayton - New Plymouth Yacht Club
Paul Davies - Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club; Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club
Peter Henderson - Marakura Yacht Club
Peter Stewart - Bucklands Beach Yacht Club
Philip Richard Folter - Naval Point Club Lyttelton
Ray Manning - Lowry Bay Yacht Club
Richard Brown - Murrays Bay Sailing Club
Richard Chitty - Takapuna Boating Club
Richard Lane - Howick Sailing Club
Roger Cook - Paremata Boating Club
Ross May - Naval Point Club Lyttelton
Steve Pyatt - Murrays Bay Sailing Club
Timothy Butters - Rotorua Yacht Club
Viv Butcher - Waikawa Boating Club
International Race Officers
Ian Clouston - Murrays Bay Sailing Club
John Parrish - Gulf Harbour Yacht Club
Megan Kensington - Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, Kerikeri Cruising Club
Club Judges
Andrew May - Naval Point Club Lyttelton
Bevan Woolley - Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
Blair Park - Panmure Lagoon Sailing Club
Hamish Hey - Bucklands Beach Yacht Club
Jack Lloyd - Onerahi Yacht Club
Joe Butterfield - Timaru Yacht and Powerboat Club
John Kirkman - Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
Jon Hollies - Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
Jonathan Gravit - Point Chevalier Sailing Club
Laurie Jury - Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
Lisa A Mackay - Richmond Yacht Club
Peter Cropp - Akaroa Sailing Club
Ralph Roberts - Takapuna Boating Club
Reuben Corbett - Kerikeri Cruising Club
Richard Gladwell
Ryan Parkin - Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
Steve Macris - Paremata Boating Club
Tony Webb
National Judges
Alisdair Daines - Nelson Yacht Club
Andrew Knowles - Tauranga Yacht & Powerboat Club
Colette Kraus - Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
David McIntyre - Royal Akarana Yacht Club
Don Le Page - Christchurch Yacht Club
Gary Smith - Tauranga Yacht & Powerboat Club
Graeme Robinson - Napier Sailing Club
Jim Park - Christchurch Yacht Club
John Rountree - Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
Louis Mayo - Wakatere Boating Club
Mark Hatch - New Plymouth Yacht Club
Michele Governale - Worser Bay Boating Club
Milton Bloomfield - Naval Point Club Lyttelton
Ross May - Naval Point Club Lyttelton
Russell Green - Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
Shane Borrell
International Judges
Douglas Carr Elder - Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
Jamie Sutherland - New Plymouth Yacht Club
John Bullot - Murrays Bay Sailing Club
John Grace - Paremata Boating Club
John Muir - Royal Akarana Yacht Club
John Rountree - Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
Mike Alison - Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
Peter Scheuerl - Napier Sailing Club
Richard Matterson - Naval Point Club Lyttelton
Wayne Boberg
Club Umpires (teams racing)
Bernie Goedhart - Kapiti Boating Club
Chris Raynes - Cambridge Yacht and Motorboat Club
Devin Raynes - Cambridge Yacht and Motorboat Club
Ian Harris - Kerikeri Crusing Club
Louis Mayo - Wakatere Boating Club
Louis Nel - Charteris Bay Yacht Club
Malachi Cunliffe - Glendowie Boating Club
Mike Clark - Glendowie Boating Club
Sheridan Raynes - Cambridge Yacht and Motorboat Club
Tom Maidment - Tauranga Yacht & Powerboat Club
National Umpires (teams racing)
David Hogg
Derry Godbert - Bay of Islands Yacht Club
Don Le Page - Christchurch Yacht Club
Hamish Hey - Bucklands Beach Yacht Club
Jamie Sutherland - New Plymouth Yacht Club
John Bullot - Murrays Bay Sailing Club
Laurie Jury - Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
Mark Hatch - New Plymouth Yacht Club
Philipp Otto - Napier Sailing Club
Rob Herries - Kapiti Boating Club
Club Umpires (Match racing)
John Montgomery - Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
Shane Borrell
National Umpires (match racing)
John Grace - Paremata Boating Club
Mike Alison - Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
Roger Purdy - Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
Roger Wood - Wakatere Boating Club
Wayne Boberg
International Umpires
John Rountree - Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
Russell Green - Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
Ryan Parkin - Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
Colette Kraus - Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
International Measurers
Aaron Duncan - Naval Point Club Lyttelton
Graeme Robinson - Napier Sailing Club
Alistair Deaves - Wakatere Boating Club
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