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- The NZ Sailing Trust has spaces available for paying guests to join Steinlager 2 for the Auckland to Tauranga Race in April, and Lion New Zealand to view the Volvo Ocean Race in-port race this Saturday…
- Many are calling this year’s regatta the toughest in the 30 year history of running the OKI 24hr race. With winds consistently 20 to 30 knots throughout the entire 24 hours and squally rain showers in the middle of the night, there were a number of masts broken and sails ripped – making this year’s event one for the history books.
- NZ Team Sailing Association is requiring umpires for the Secondary Schools Team Sailing National Championships, being held at Lake Taupo Yacht Club from Tuesday 14th to Saturday 18th April.
Command coaching and giving feedback
I have recently spent a bit of time observing different coaches around the country. One thing I saw a lot of was command coaching.
- A fun and relaxed sailing regatta for girls only (eg no boys to compete with) in the Waitemata Harbour off Kohimarama Beach racing in Optimist, P-Class and Starling boats. An Optimist Green Fleet race course will be provided.
Coaching at the Monsoon Cup in Johor Malaysia
The Monsoon Cup is the final event on the World Match Racing Tour; it also has the largest prize purse in sailing 415,000USD.
- The 3.7 Class National Championship was held at the Bay of Islands Yacht Club, Waitangi with 23 entrants March 7-9.
- Another busy month has come and gone. The beginning of 2015 is flying by! Since returning from Miami in early February, I have been back into my NZ summer training routine that has included lots of sailing and fitness work. The conditions have been ideal to work on some areas that were identified from racing in Miami, and it has been awesome to see some gains there. Besides having all the other NZ Laser guys out to train with, I have also been fortunate to have a group of international sailors training with us off off Takapuna for the past month which has made training that much more intense and beneficial.
- CIORC is Yachting New Zealand’s Cruising Inshore and Offshore Racing Committee. Formerly KORC, this new committee was formed a year ago, and has since been meeting regularly to discuss and further interests of both competitive and recreational sailors in keelboats, trailer yachts and multihull yachts.
