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Lion Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award
Nominations are being called for the Lion Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award which is awarded each year at the Westpac Halberg Awards. Only nominations received before 31 October are considered for this year’s award.NewsBay of Islands Sailing Week - October update
THE NEW WEBSITE is operational. Enter on-line. A big thank you to Andrew Turner for all the hard work and for his expertise – take a look it’s really great. We have a few minor ‘teething problems’ to be finished over the next week. As we say every year, it’s more fun to enter now so you can all check out the competition.News2012 A-CLASS World Championships – Kiwi Team success
The 2012 A Class Catamaran World Champion is Mischa Heemskerk from the Netherlands. While only five races could be sailed as conditions steadily deteriorated with the impending arrival of Hurricane Sandy this week, Mischa was clearly dominant in the strong wind conditions. The kiwi team made this event possibly one of our most successful worlds ever... three boats in the top ten; Murray Philpott 5th, Mike Drummond 6th and Allan Coutts 8th. Big thumbs up for Murray Philpott, now Grand Master World Champion and Blair Tuke 19th now Junior World Champion.NewsGulf Harbour introducing Youth Keelboat programme
The Gulf Harbour Yacht Club will begin a Youth/Young person’s Keelboat Programme in February next 2013. Find out more here. The programme will provide tuition aboard International Farr Platu 25 Keelboats followed by Fleet and Match Racing as part of the club's own race schedule. Looking forward, further interclub Youth Match Racing will be sought plus interclub and International Class Fleet Racing also.NewsNZ National Champion made International Access Class President
Previously the IACA Committee Liberty Class Representative, New Zealander Brendan Tourelle has taken on the role of President. In this article, get to know Brendan and everything he brings to the class.NewsClub news: Queen Charlotte High Performance Clinic
Queen Charlotte Yacht Club's first High Performance Clinic of the season finished up with a lot of very tired but enthusiastic Optimist and Starling sailors. Club Junior Convenor and Coaching Co-ordinator, Ben Cowley, pronounced the weekend clinic as a great success and said the young sailors were very keen for the next one; “their skills have improved dramatically.”NewsYachting New Zealand Statement: The Board Sailing Debate
The ISAF Annual Conference being held on 1st -11th November in Ireland will hold special interest for supporters of windsurfing and kite boarding, with the ISAF Council to decide whether the decision on Kite-Board Racing’s inclusion in the 2016 Olympic Games is to be re-visited. The ISAF Council is the decision making body of ISAF and is made up of representatives elected by groups of countries, known as Areas. Each country in the Area has one vote in determining matters before Council.NewsThe incredible shrinking boat
Coach Rod Davis blogs on how the big cat sends a shiver down the spine of even a hardened offshore sailor….. As things stand now, it’s intimidating, standing 40 metres tall and weighing less than 6000 kilos. The power and potential “doomsday scenarios” of the new AC72 can send a shiver down even the most hardened round-the-world sailor’s back. That will diminish with the new cat’s every outing.NewsAhoy, sailing families! Try sailing at French Bay Yacht Club
In association with the French Markets, French Bay Yacht Club in Titirangi is hosting a Try Sailing Day on Sunday 11 November. Come down to:NewsLocal Coach in running for sailing award
Legendary Northland sailing coach Derry Godbert and Olympic sailors Blair Tuke and Andrew Murdoch are among the Northlanders in the running for Yachting New Zealand's top award. Yachting NZ announced its 2012 performance, service, emerging talent and cruising award winners this week as well as a short list of finalists for the Young Sailor of the Year and Coach/Official of the Year.NewsOman Sail nurtures education programme for its coaches
Oman Sail is continuing the implementation of its coach education programme by taking part in a special coaching clinic in Lanzarote designed to radically alter training methods for young Laser sailors in Oman and ultimately empower Omanis to stand out on the international sailing scene.NewsEmphatic success owes much to Kiwi windsurfer
When New Zealand's top coaches don their penguin suits for the 2012 Halberg Awards, expect one name to be discreetly overlooked - former Olympic windsurfing bronze medallist Aaron McIntosh, even though he coached an athlete to a gold medal in London.NewsCoaches quotes during the olympics
YNZ high performance manager Jez Fanstone has highlighted peter burling and blair tukes diligence. "It is testament to all the hard work they have done over three and a half years in every aspect of the sport."NewsEUROSAF Innovations in Olympic Sailing
Last week EUROSAF announced the dates of a new series of regattas in Europe, under the name EUROSAF Champions Sailing League. After due consideration, it has been decided that the series should be renamed EUROSAF Champions Sailing Cup. The aim of the EUROSAF Champions Sailing Cup is to provide the best possible competition for Olympic and Paralympic Classes. The series is based on established regattas within Europe, in order to guarantee the highest level of event and race management.NewsYouth Sailors Register now for Starting, Tactics and Strategy Clinic
Youth sailors are encouraged to register now for the second of Yachting New Zealand’s popular National Youth Clinics – a training clinic run just following the 2012 SirNewsGold medal sailors trade yachts for mountain bikes
What does one of the world’s top yachties do on her weekends off the water? If you are Olympic gold medallist, Jo Aleh, you ‘relax’ by riding one of New Zealand’s toughest mountain bike races, the Magellan Whaka 100, in Rotorua’s legendary Whakarewarewa Forest at Labour Weekend. “I figure if I am going to do a bike race, I may as well do the hardest bike race... why go easy when you can go hard.” says Aleh, who won gold at the London Olympics in the 470 class with team-mate, Olivia Powrie. “I did the Whaka 100 in 2011 and really enjoyed it, so it was just cool to come back again and give it another go. I beat my last year’s time by nearly an hour, so all good.”NewsHPSNZ news: Olympian helping identify and develop future sports talent
Olympian and New Zealand 5000m record holder Adrian Blincoe is helping identify and develop New Zealand’s future sporting champions, in a new job at High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ). In his role as High Performance Athlete Development Advisor, Blincoe will work together with Athlete Development Consultant Vanessa Paun across targeted national sport organisations to put systems in place to both identify and develop athletes so they can succeed at international level.NewsISAF General Assembly 2012 – Election Of ISAF Officers
The election of Officers of the International Sailing Federation, will take place at the ISAF General Assembly in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland on 10 November 2012. The ISAF Annual General Meeting is held at the close of the Annual Conference, and every fourth year is known as the General Assembly and brings together all of the Member National Authorities (MNAs), who represent the nations within ISAF. At the 2012 General Assembly attendees will go about their usual business which includes reviews of subscriptions, applications for full or affiliate membership, ISAF Class Championships and any regulations made or amended.NewsETNZ update: AC72 aerials and modifications for speed
Emirates Team New Zealand is ratcheting up its AC72 sailing programme, moving on from primarily conducting reliability and system testing to a focus on racing and speed development. The yacht will go into the shed for 10 days for, amongst other things, modifications that are designed to extract greater performance from the boat.NewsYoung sailors hone their skills
Picton Harbour was a hive of activity at Marlborough anniversary weekend as the Queen Charlotte Yacht Club held high performance clinics for its young optimist and starling class sailors.NewsCoaching Drills and games
Rudderless sailing and sailing with your eyes closed. These are the two drills of the month and we explore why and how to teach these skills, including some helpful tips on how to run the exercise.NewsSailing Celebration: Heroes and Legends
It’s been a big year for the sport and Yachting New Zealand invites all sailing enthusiasts to join the fun on Friday 23rd November at our Celebrate Sailing afternoon. Friday 23rd November, starting 4:30pm Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (at the eastern entrance steps) Westhaven Marina, AucklandNewsOwaka Yacht Club launches its new rescue boat
The Owaka Yacht Club launched its new rescue boat on Sunday the 28 October. The launching was the culmination of some fund raising and securing of funders undertaken by the Club. This in large measure was spearheaded by Annette White, the Club’s Treasurer, which saw her enthusiasm and a number of applications later being rewarded with the Club being allocated by Yachting New Zealand one of the Optimist World Championship rescue boats.NewsHartley 16 North Island Champs decided on a count back
The Hartley 16 class North Island champs, hosted by the Ngaroto Boating Club came down to a tie break between eventual winner Rumbo sailed by Wayne Holdt and Jeremy Pritt and defending North Island champion Stratos Simon Holdt and Nathan McAthur, both boats from New Plymouth.NewsSir Peter Blake Regatta: registrations now open
Once again New Zealand’s biggest sailing regatta is here. Register today in order to participate in an amazing event with a huge prize pool of quality sailing gear that is simply unequalled by any other sailing event in New Zealand.NewsISAF Sailing World Cup:Miami named as American Venue
Miami, USA has been named as the fifth venue of the ISAF Sailing World Cup. Set to be held at US Sailing Center Miami from 26 January to 2 February 2013, the regatta will form part of the ISAF Sailing World Cup until 2016 and will be the second stop in the 2012-2013 series following on from Melbourne, Australia and preceding Palma, Spain and Hyeres, France.NewsYachting Awards feature: Performance
Outstanding sailing performance; exceptional achievement – the Yachting New Zealand Performance Award is earned by those reaching pinnacle points in their sailing careers and delivering results that make all of New Zealand proud. Those being awarded in this category are the sailors that achieve what our young up-and-comers aspire to – they are the next generation’s role models. The 2012 Yachting Excellence Awards is on the evening of Friday 23rd November – just over two weeks from now, with an afternoon of celebration planned in the lead-up.NewsTen year old kiwi has a win in Miami
Ten year old Sean Herbert of Auckland’s Manly Sailing Club has won the Under 13 division of the World O’pen Bic Cup competing in the USA. The regatta staged at the Miami Yacht Club from November 1st – 3rd, included three age categories with racing for girls and boys. “Conditions in Miami were moderately light which was to be expected especially after hurricane Sandy. The second day of racing was probably the most frustrating with event organizers trying to get in races with the light wind and extreme heat,” explains Sean’s Mum Amanda Herbert.NewsYachting Awards feature: Singapore Airlines Young Sailor
To be named 2012 Singapore Airlines Young Sailor of the Year is a huge achievement – it means joining the likes of Peter Burling, Paul Snow-Hansen and Andrew Murdoch who all have their name engraved on the trophy, which was first presented in 1996. This year there are six finalists and the winner will be named at the 2012 Yachting Excellence Awards on the evening of Friday 23rd November in front of a packed audience at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron.NewsDeadline looming for submissions on Marine Farm in Northland
The submission period closes this Friday (9th of November) to have your say on the proposed 24 hectare farm in the Whangaroa Harbour. It is important that boaties have their say.NewsFrom David’s Desk: November 2012
Chief Executive, David Abercrombie will be writing monthly to let you know about the hot topics around the Yachting New Zealand office, opportunities and services on offer and ensuring you don’t miss any important announcements.NewsRegatta pre-view: 12 and 18ft Skiff Auckland Championship
This weekend, 10th and 11th of November is the annual 12 and 18ft Skiff Auckland Champs being sailed out of the Auckland Sailing Club, Okahu Bay. The series will comprise of six races, with racing starting each day at 1pm. The event marks the first major regatta for the 18s since returning from San Francisco in late September with ten boats competing. This is the most New Zealand based 18s racing since the fleets resurgence in Auckland and is a significant step forward for the class as it looks towards the JJ Giltinan’s in Sydney early next year.News