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Four Hansa 303s turned out for the Sailability Regatta at Lake Ngaroto in Te Awamutu on 12-13 November. There was plenty of wind over the two-day regatta which is always good at Ngaroto.
There’s just a few days to go until the 2016 Volvo Yachting Excellence Awards evening and we’re thrilled to be recognizing such an outstanding group of sailors, yacht club stalwarts, and emerging stars.
During the month of November the LiteClub has been visiting clubs in the South Island including Upper South Island Yacht Clubs. The Services of LiteClub for clubs is free, including the bulbs replaced with LED bulbs, insulating hot water cylinders and setting up recycling stations. One yacht club had retail value of over $1500 of LED bulbs installed for free.
Yachting New Zealand partners with Melanoma New Zealand to help reduce the rates of skin cancer in the country. Any boaties who are Accuro Healthcare members will get free access to a smartphone app so they can monitor their own skin health, and check for any changes in moles ahead of - and during - the summer boating season.
Northland sailors Blair Tuke and Chris Sharp have been nominated for The Northern Advocate 2016 People's Choice Award. Voting closes at midnight on November 26.
Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) celebrated the success of the New Zealand Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Team by bringing together 23 of the 31 Rio 2016 Paralympians in the presence of New Zealand Prime Minister, the Right Honourable John Key. Just over 130 guests were exclusively invited to the celebration at the Langham Hotel by long-time PNZ partner, Adecco New Zealand this month.
The aim to continue to bring a new generation of young, fit and ultra talented New Zealand sailors to the America’s Cup steps forward with New Zealand Sailing Team members Andy Maloney and Josh Junior joining Emirates Team New Zealand for the 35th America’s Cup campaign.
Club Registrations are now open for Volvo Sailing and Boating Week 2017, so sign up your club now to be involved in this nationwide initiative to promote sailing and boating around New Zealand.
With just over a month to the start of the Aon Youth Sailing World Championship we are still looking to fill volunteer spots on the water and ashore. This will be an incredible event to be a part of, with 400 competitors from 68 countries battling it out in youth sailing classes in the Hauraki Gulf.
