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- Here’s a look at the up-coming sailing related events around the country for the next couple of weeks. See the YNZ on-line calendar for full details of these events and those on beyond that. Are you organising an event but don’t see it listed here? Don’t miss out on some free promotion for your sailing events by adding them to the YNZ on-line calendar here.
- Registrations are open for the 2015/16 Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron Lion Foundation Youth Training Programme.
- Vanuatu has just experienced the worst cyclone in its history with wind gusts in excess of 340km per hour during cyclone Pam’s peak and the Vanuatu Sailing Association (VSA) has contacted Yachting New Zealand with the following appeal for help.
- 31 Teams are entered to compete in the 2015 Secondary Schools Team Sailing National Championship on from 13 – 18 April hosted by the Lake Taupo Yacht Club.
- World Class sailors from Denmark, Great Britain, South Africa, United States, Australia and Germany will be in Port Elizabeth from 23 March to 3 April to sail in the 60th SAP 5O5 World Championships being hosted by the Algoa Bay Yacht Club (ABYC).
- THE 2015 Jack Tar Auckland Regatta got off to a boisterous start with powerful tides making for lumpy conditions as 68 yachts in nine divisions competed for the honours in the city’s biggest keelboat event.
- The 2015 12' skiff NZ Champs were held during the Mighty River Power regatta on Lake Taupo. Thirteen skiffs faced the starter in light big rig conditions on Saturday and the Race Officer wisely ran five races in case Cyclone Pam turned up to play on Sunday.
- Entries for the 2015 Jack Tar Auckland Regatta are still growing. Adding interest and pace to the event, the speed machines in the 8.5 Multihulls will also be competing for their national title, along with the Farr 1020 division who are doing their nationals. Organisers are delighted at the quality of the fleets and will be finalising divisions once entries close.
- Expressions of interest are sought from Auckland based Clubs who have interest to host the 2016 420 Nationals.
