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Find Club Manuals, annual reports and other governance documents.

  • 2023 Nomination Form for Board of Directors

    Governance documents
    Issue date
  • YNZ Constitution

    Governance documents
    Issue date
  • 2022 Nomination Form for Board of Directors

    Governance documents
    Issue date
  • YNZ Strategic Direction 2022-24

    Governance documents
    Issue date

    Yachting New Zealand is the national body for sailing and boating in this country. The breadth of our activity stretches from the grassroots of sailing and boating through to the elite level of the sport.

  • Teams Racing guidelines

    Governance documents
  • YNZ Club Risk Management Guide

    Governance documents

    The purpose of risk management is to apply a process to identify risks, set at an acceptable level for risk, and take steps to keep residual risk at the level.

  • 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:

  • YNZ Club Rescue Boat Safety System

    Governance documents

    To comply with the Maritime Transport Act 1994, clubs that pay anyone to operate a boat must apply for an exemption.

    Does your club pay anyone to operate a power boat?

  • 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.

  • YNZ Hazard Analysis System

    Governance documents
  • YNZ Template Risk Management Plan

    Governance documents
  • Information on PFD's (Lifejackets)

    Governance documents

    Consumer Magazine Life Jacket and PFD Buying Guide. 

    In November 2022 Consumer Magazine in conjunction with Maritime New Zealand, New Zealand Search and Rescue and Safer Boating released a Life Jacket and PFD Buying Guide.