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Two sailors named in Queen’s Birthday Honours List
Yachting New Zealand would like to congratulate both Joe Butterfield (YNZ Life Member) and Adrienne Greenwood (former YNZ CEO) who were both named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list announcements for 2013. Joe Butterfield of Timaru was awarded an MNZM for services to health and the transport industry and Adrienne Greenwood of Auckland was awarded an ONZM for services to sailing.NewsPledge deadline for Red Bull Youth extended until 16 July
If you are still considering how you can best make a contribution to the NZL Sailing Team with Emirates Team New Zealand... good news! We've extended the pledge deadline until 16 July. NEW PERK: Everybody that pledges $150+ goes in the draw to win one of two NZL Sailing SLAM Jackets.NewsFiji Race: TeamVodafone breaks its own record in Auckland to Fiji race
TeamVodafoneSailing has finished the Auckland to Musket Cove, Fiji Ocean Race in a new best time of 101 hours, 5 minutes and 5 seconds. The trimaran, owned and skippered by Simon Hull, crossed the finish line in Fiji at 1905hrs today, after 1,150 nautical miles of sailing.NewsISAF WMR World Champs: Pierce in 5th, Pyatt 8th
After a postponement due to lack of wind, Tamara Echegoyen of Spain swept her opponents away when the ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championship 2013 finally got under way in Busan, Korea.NewsLearn to Sail Coach Course Auckland September 2013
This Learn to Sail Coach Course will be held at Royal Akarana Yacht Club on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd September. 21st September 9am - 5pm 22nd September 9am - 4pmNewsElliott 5.9 Association Update: June 2013
The E5.9 Class Association gives us their monthly update- plenty in this issue including: Gear for sale, use of Racetrack, Membership dues for the year, upcoming events, the introduction of bow numbers and plenty more...NewsSail Fiji 2014 - Starting in exactly one year
In exactly one year today, the Sail Fiji race organized by Royal Akarana Yacht Club will start from the Orakei Wharf on Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour. Scheduled for Saturday 7th June 2014, Sail Fiji will be the 22nd race to the Fijian islands for the club that is considered the home of blue water sailing.NewsFiji Race: Squealer dismasted + Wild Card finishes
Squealer became the third boat to be forced to retire from the Auckland to Musket Cove Ocean race when it lost its rig at 1756hrs yesterday. While we still don't know the circumstances of the dismsasting, we are pleased to report that all the crew members are safe, they have retrieved the rig, there is no structural damage to the boat, and they are currently motoring the final 48nm to the finish, under the watch of Maritime Radio in Taupo.NewsNZIODA Silent Auction to support NZ Optimist Teams
Emirates Team New Zealand and Emirates Airlines have very generously given NZIODA two business class tickets to auction in support of our optimist team sailors travelling to the Worlds, North American’s, Europeans and the Asian Championships.NewsWomen’s MR Worlds: Kiwi crews finish 7th and 8th
Spain’s Tamara Echegoyen has been crowned ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Champion but Camilla Ulrikkeholm of Denmark gave her a hard time in the final. The two kiwi crews competing, helmed by Susannah Pyatt and Claudia Pierce, finished in 7th and 8th respectively.NewsQueen Charlotte Yacht Club seeking Head Coach
Expressions of interest are invited for the position of a Head Coach for the Queen Charlotte Yacht Club. Queen Charlotte Yacht Club is located in Picton, Marlborough Sounds at the top of the South Island of New Zealand. We are a small, friendly, family club producing some top junior and youth sailors, including several National and World Champions.News2013 470 European Champs: Aleh and Powrie open with two guns
A stunning opening day of racing at the 2013 470 European Championships in Formia, Italy with blue sky, sparkling sea and a perfect breeze across the race course. Racing got underway in a stable breeze of 15 knots, building to around 18 knots.NewsNZL Sailing Team: Meech leads in Weymouth; Aleh and Powrie in 2nd at Europeans
NZL Sailing Team sailors are in action at two separate European regattas right now and things are going well. After three days at the 2013Sail for Gold Regatta, the third of five EUROSAF Champions Sailing Cup Regattas, 22 year old Sam Meech leads the 33 strong Laser fleet.NewsAdastra Scholarships Applications Open
The Adastra Foundation is calling for applications for its annual funding round closing on 12 July 2013. Adastra supports talented young people that have already made their mark nationally and are close to succeeding on the international stage.NewsAuckland confirmed as GOR Leg 2 stopover
Auckland has been confirmed as the halfway stopover port for the Global Ocean Race circumnavigation which starts at Southampton, UK, on Sunday 21 September 2014.NewsAre you 16+ with a physical disability? Here's a tall ship opportunity...
The Jubilee Sailing Trust’s 55m tall ship Lord Nelson, which was purpose-built to be sailed by physically disabled and able-bodied people, is sailing around the world. This is the first time that an accessible tall ship has undertaken such a journey.NewsNZL Sailing Team: Sam Meech set to Sail for Gold in Weymouth
Young NZL Sailing Team Laser campaigner, Sam Meech looks good for a gold medal provided he can sail a clean race in tomorrow’s Laser medal race at 2013 Sail for Gold Regatta drawing to a close in Weymouth England tomorrow.NewsFundraiser Cocktail Evening to support Opti Worlds Team
A Fundraising Cocktail Evening to be hosted at Emirates Team New Zealand base in Halsey Street, Viaduct Harbour will raise funds for the five young kiwis selected to represent New Zealand at the 2013 Optimist World Championships.NewsVICTORY VIDEO: Sam Meech secures the Gold, Aleh and Powrie holding 3rd
Sam Meech has secured his first EUROSAF Champions Sailing Cup victory winning gold in the Laser class at the 2013 Sail for Gold Regatta which has just wrapped up in Weymouth, England. New Zealand featured twice in the top four of the Laser fleet with Andy Maloney finishing just outside the podium places in 4th.NewsRecently Qualified Race Officials
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. Recently qualified or revalidated are…NewsWrighty: My world, my boats and eighty years
WRIGHTY my world, my boats, and eighty years is the autobiographical story of Alan Wright, New Zealand’s most popular keelboat designer. The book begins with Alan Wright’s childhood years in Auckland and then on the family farm at Ngatea, building tin canoes, sailing P Class on the Piako River, his boatbuilding apprenticeship at the Naval Dockyard and his experiences in Australia and Papua New Guinea.NewsNZL Sailing Team: Aleh and Powrie looking good for a medal
Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie will head into the final day of the 2013 470 European Championships in 3rd place and looking good for a medal, but with a challenge on to make it silver or gold. New Zealand will also be represented in the Men’s medal race with Paul Snow-Hansen and Daniel Willcox (pictured above) sailing away with a win today and lying 7th overall. The regatta, which has attracted a full contingent of the world’s best Olympic campaigners in the double-handed 470 class, has just one day to run in Formia, Italy. Conditions were light at the venue today and after a postponement just one race was possible.NewsAnnual report
In support of Yachting New Zealand's environmental sustainability strategy, tResourceNZL Sailing Team: SILVER for Aleh and Powrie at 470 European Champs
Taking out today’s medal race at the 2013 470 European Championships in Formia, Italy the NZL Sailing Team women’s 470 pair of Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie have secured the Silver Medal. Paul Snow-Hansen and Daniel Willcox have finished 8th overall in the Men’s Open 470 European Championship – another strong result for this new partnership.NewsCampaign Update: Andy Maloney; No place like home
I have just returned home from my 100-day stint overseas, competing in seven events during that time in Oman, Europe and the UK. It was an awesome time made up of top quality competitions, solid weeks of training with foreigners, and some great times had with mates on the circuit.NewsEx Sailing... Have A Go! trailer for Sale
Ex Sailing... Have A Go! trailer for SaleNewsVolvo deals for YNZ members: 2014 discount structure
Volvo Cars NZ and Yachting New Zealand are pleased to share an update to the previous discount offers on Volvo Cars... have a look at the savings to be had on 2014 models of Volvo Cars. Save up to 12% on selected models in the Volvo range and at the same time, Volvo Cars New Zealand will make a donation to your club*.News10 days left: here’s why you should contribute
More than 85 generous New Zealanders have already come together to raise $20,000 + for the young team online through thrillpledge (thanks!), and there's still another $20,000 left. Did you know that the entry fee alone is $35,000 USD?NewsRace Coach Course Auckland September 2013
This Race Coach Course will be held at Yachting New Zealand Offices on Tuesday 10th, Wednesday 11th and Thursday 12th September. 10th September 5-9pm 11th September 5-9pm 12th September 5-9pmNewsLearn to Sail Coach Course Maraetai August 2013
This Learn to Sail Coach Course will be held at Maraetai Sailing Club on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11thAugust. 10th August 9am - 4pm 11th August 9am - 3pmNewsAustralian Sailing Team Elliott 6s for sale
This is not your usual ‘boat for sale’ story. This is a story about two boats that are unique in Australia and present the perfect opportunity for a small club to get a keel-boat program up and going quickly and inexpensively. There are two Elliott 6s for sale. These boats were part of the Australian Sailing Team’s pre-2012 Olympic Games training program. They were used by Australian Silver Medal team for training and competition.NewsFirst Nacra 17 Worlds To Be Held At The Hague
The first ever Nacra 17 World Championships is set to bring the top Olympic multihull sailors to The Hague, Netherlands next month.News