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Find Club Manuals, annual reports and other governance documents.

  • Learn to Sail - Keelboat

    Governance documents

    Many affiliated Keelboat clubs offer three levels of Keelboat learn to sail courses.

    The courses are:

  • Information on the 'Per Club Member' Affiliation Levy System

    Governance documents

    The method of calculating a club’s cost of affiliation to Yachting New Zealand is a per club member levy system. A Club Member is, any individual who is a member of a club, whether they are a sailing member or not.

  • NZCT Regional Support Officer Programme

    Governance documents

    The NZCT Regional Support Officer (RSO) programme helps build the capability of clubs and regions. The goal is to make sailing and boating more visible, more accessible, help clubs offer better experiences and grow participation as a result.

  • Regulations

    Governance documents
  • Annual report

    Governance documents

    In support of Yachting New Zealand's environmental sustainability strategy, t

  • Club Inclusion Kit

    Club Manual

    Sailing offers unique opportunities for those with disabilities. Unlike many other recreational pursuits, sailing can be one of the most accessible sports for people with disabilities. Anyone can enjoy the freedom of the open water.

  • Risk Management Planning and Example

    Governance documents

    Risk management aims to apply a process to identify risks, set an acceptable level for risk, and take steps to keep residual risk at that level.

  • Race Signals

    Governance documents

    The meanings of visual and sound signals.

  • Blank Protest Form

    Governance documents

    Protest form - also for requests for redress and reopening

  • Media Assistance Pack

    Governance documents

    The information in this Media Assistance Pack is intended to help and guide you with gaining exposure and coverage through the media.

  • YNZ Media Policy

    Governance documents

    Yachting New Zealand recognises that media exposure plays an important role in increasing public interest in the sport, attracting and servicing sponsors and profiling the organisation, and to this end one of the roles of Yachting New Zealand's Communic

  • Funding (ELA)

    Governance documents

    The ELA Fund provides not-for-profit groups with financial assistance to advocate for an environmental issue of high public interest in resource management cases at the Environment Court, and at boards of inquiry constituted under the "Call in" provisio

  • Clubs making submissions

    Governance documents

    Clubs should nominate a person(s) to keep up to date with matters that may pose a risk to local club activities. This could be in and on the water or the land where the club runs from.

  • Sponsorship

    Governance documents

    Information for clubs about fundraising, sponsorship and grants can be found here.

  • Funding for Clubs

    Governance documents

    Funding is essential to the survival and growth of clubs. It provides additional funds over other income such as memberships and is often the main source of income for many clubs.

  • YNZ Risk Log and Action Plan (A reporting requirement for PCBU's under the HSWA 2016)

    Governance documents

    The Risk Log and Action Plan is a mandatory reporting requirement for PCBUs in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 2016 (HSWA).

  • Good Practice Idea: Vessel Survey Plan (Template)

    Governance documents

    A survey plan should be prepared for each vessel. 

    It should:

  • Yachting New Zealand Safety Boat System

    Governance documents

    Transition to the Yachting New Zealand Safety Boat System

    Yachting New Zealand is working closely with clubs to support the transition from operating under a Maritime NZ MOSS exemption to the Yachting New Zealand Safety

  • YNZ Hazard Analysis System

    Governance documents