Pleasant Point Yacht Club in Canterbury is pleased to report on the progress being made towards the construction of a new ramp for the Club.
Contractor for the project, Fulton Hogan is due to start on excavation for the new ramp on the 1st of July.
The Canterbury region recently acknowledged and celebrated the year’s achievements at the 2015 Canterbury Yachting Awards dinner held at the Cashmere Club on Friday 5 June.
More than 30 were recognised at the presentation ceremony including category winners and all recent Canterbury Class Champions. Almost 100 people attended the evening, representing all of the clubs in the Canterbury region.
Whether you’re interested in coaching, helping to run races or both, Yachting New Zealand has a range of Coaching Courses and Race Official Seminars on around the country over the quieter winter months.
Better still, the race Management Seminars are currently being offered free of charge to members of a Yachting New Zealand affiliated club.
Attendance was good at the recent South Island planning meeting with more than 26 individuals gathering together at Naval Point Club Lyttelton on Saturday 6 June.
Yachting New Zealand is seeking expressions of Interest from Club members who are interested in learning more about what it takes to become a qualified umpire.
Race Officials make a huge contribution to Yacht Clubs around New Zealand. Whether it’s helping out with local club racing or running an International regatta, neither would be possible without dedicated Race Officials.
Please remember to update Yachting New Zealand with changes to Committees and Contacts at your club or class association so we can continue to get important information to the right people.
The 3.7 Class Association have an unprecedented demand for second hand boats and they’ve asked for our help to spread the word. Their goal is to get as many 3.7s out on the water and racing as possible, and maybe you can help?
In what has been one of the NZL Sailing Team most successful international regattas the team has won six medals at 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup Weymouth including one gold, four silver and one bronze.
The NZL Sailing Team is poised for multiple podium finishes at 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup Weymouth leading in three events and a further three crews in the top three with just the medal races remaining.
After a packed schedule of racing on the penultimate day fortunes for some and the usual suspects have risen to the top.
