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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.

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

The courses are:

Risk Log and Action Plan is a reporting requirement for PCBU's under the HSWA 2016

Many sailors with disabilities primarily sail boats with design features that make them virtually impossible to capsize, so would consider themselves to be “as safe as houses” and are probably in more danger crossing the road.

• Clubs need Rules as well as a Constitution so that Rules can be changed whereas to change the constitution is much more complicated.
• Regatta rules for keelboats should require that at least 50% of the crew is a member of the yacht club.

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.

The Volvo Sailing...Have a go! programme began in 2006 with one trailer, living the dream of Sir Peter Blake that all children should get the chance to go sailing.

Trust funding is a great source of funding to support your club, its programmes and projects.

Clubs need to be affiliated to their national body (YNZ) in order to get any funding over $300-$500.

While the choice of what style life jacket/PFD is often dependant on the type of sailing and an individual’s preference, more care must be taken with the choice for persons with a disability.

Females represent slightly more of the country’s population but a much smaller percentage of yacht club membership. On average, females count for only 17-19% of the sailing population.

Clubs should be aware there are special conditions for running charity regattas. Strictly speaking these boats are deemed to be "for hire or reward" and should be operated under the Maritime Operator Safety System' (MOSS) scheme.

Stuck for ideas on running training sessions? Want to make the Learn to Sail sessions more fun?

Yachting New Zealand Sailing Games book has 40 fun sailing games for improving skills and knowledge.

The YNZ Sponsorship Workbook is available to Clubs and Classes affiliated to Yachting New Zealand and to their members. For a copy please email mail@yachtingnz.org.nz

These guidelines were developed by a nation-wide industry group representing manufacturers, importers, retailers, boating organisations, New Zealand Defence Force local government and central government.

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

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.

Creating a coaching session that includes sailors of all levels and ability. So that everyone can practise and compete in the session with equal amount of coaching time and input.