Resources

Yachting New Zealand is the national body for sailing and boating in this country, with the principal aim of helping New Zealanders access, enjoy and succeed on the water for life.

Good race management is good race management regardless of who is on the water. Sailing theory, rules, and tactics are the same for everyone, although physical parameters may be different when working with sailors that have a disability.

The meanings of visual and sound signals.

There are other options that can work outside what is shown on this poster, this is simply an outline of the pathways that work most regularly and efficiently.

YNZ Sailing Games Book Stuck for ideas on running training sessions?

Want to make the Learn to Sail sessions more fun?

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

For use by coaches when their sailors have a physical disability that prevents them from completing the full checklist in the books.

Hansa Class Recommended Yardsticks for Mixed Class Racing -  for sailors wanting to compare Hansa Classes performance to other classes sailing against them at the same regatta.

NOTE: There are many other paths that athletes and their clubs may prefer but cannot necessarily be the prime focus of our Olympic Development programme.

All Yachting New Zealand sailing qualifications are World Sailing Recognised, meaning they meet the standards set by the international body.

This recognition implies a high standard of best practice supported by World Sailing.

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.

The Yachting New Zealand Ethical Guidelines are available as DLE printed brochures and are available for affiliated Clubs.

An example of using the Risk Management system from Hazard Analysis through to developing a plan to manage those risks. For this example we are focused on the Club environment and rigging area.