News
See all news, media statements and more, and if you need media assets, get in touch.
Want to give your sailors some encouragement? Check out this video below. I found this on Scuttlebutt. Not a kiwi sailor, but a well known world class sailor. Couple of things I picked out:
Here is an awesome drill that I got from Andrew Wills (former Opti Worlds Coach)
Have you ever wondered if your sail is set to go fast? Ever wondered how the telltales really work?
Auckland Harbour is not the Caribbean, so it wasn’t the location. We weren’t in T shirts and shorts so it wasn’t the weather. The All Blacks did play a sublime game of Rugby to beat the French on Sunday morning but it wasn’t the final.
The 2015 Para World Sailing Championships is set to welcome 140 sailors from 29 nations in Melbourne, Australia from 24 November to 3 December 2015.
In one month racing will get underway for the 2015 Finn Gold Cup as Takapuna Boating Club on Auckland’s north shore plays host to the world’s best in the Olympic heavy-weight dinghy class.
Yachting New Zealand’s on-line calendar is a FREE promotional tool for your sailing or boating event!
Use our on-line event submission form to tell us about what’s coming up and we will include it in our calendar and future issues of Briefings.
The Yachting New Zealand programme Volvo Sailing… Have a Go! is getting behind Safer Boating Week distributing waterproof cell phone bags to all sailors taking part in the programme this week.
‘Bag Your Cell’ is one of the catch phrases of this year’s Safer Boating Week – that aims to drive home the message to boaties to take reliable communications when out on the water.
Boats will start by division from 0930hrs to 1000hrs, off Devonport Wharf. Spectators can enjoy great views from North Head, Devonport and Tamaki Drive, or visit www.coastalclassic.co.nz for live streaming coverage of the start.
