Yachting New Zealand
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Yachting New Zealand is New Zealand's national body for competitive and recreational sailing. What do we do? Yachting New Zealand represents the needs and interests of member yacht clubs & class associations. Our Vision: To inspire greatness and national pride, while embracing adventure, enterprise and a passion for the sea Our Purpose: Our purpose is to grow yachtings accessibility, its enjoyment and its triumphs, based on New Zealands nautical legacy of great achievement, innovation and adventure.
A lack of wind in Varberg, Sweden means that the sixth and final race at the 2009 Star World Championships was cancelled and has been rescheduled for midday 8th August in Sweden.
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Hamish Pepper and Craig Monk have retained their top spot at the 2009 Star World Championships in Sweden.
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The exciting news for kiwi sailors competing overseas continues with James Sandall from Napier footing it with the World’s best at the 2009 Laser European Championships.
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Hamish Pepper and Craig Monk have hit the lead at the 2009 Star World Championships on now in Varberg, Sweden.
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New Zealands latest sailing World Champions are Alexandra Maloney and Bianca Barbrich-Bacher who have just won the Womens 420 World Championship in Italy.
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Hamish Pepper and Craig Monk are lying 5th after day two at the 2009 Star World Championships on now in Sweden.
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Karl Purdie of the Worser Bay Boating Club has taken the silver medal at the 2009 OK Dinghy World Championships just concluded in Kalmar, Sweden.
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Racing at the 2009 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championships has just concluded in Buzios, Brazil.
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The NZL Yachting Trust Youth Team has rounded out a top day on the water in Brazil at the 2009 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship with all members improving their overall standings after the three races just sailed.
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A lack of wind caused further disruptions to the racing schedule at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championships on now in Buzios, Brazil.
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Sam Meech has extended his lead in the Boy’s Laser Radial class at the 2009 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championships on now in Brazil.
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Racing on day two of the 2009 Volvo Youth Sailing World Championships has been cancelled due to 30 knot winds in Buzios, Brazil.
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The Volvo Youth Sailing World Championships are underway with day one of racing just completed in Brazil.
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Hamish Pepper and Craig Monk have finished 9th overall at the Star class European Championships just concluded in Kiel, Germany.
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Dan Slater has finished the 2009 Finn Gold Cup in 7th place after suffering a broken mast in last night’s medal race in Denmark.
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Dan Slater is lying 5th at the 2009 Finn Gold Cup World Championship with only the medal race to be sailed in Denmark.
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Dan Slater slipped from the lead after day four of the six day 2009 Finn Gold Cup World Championship on now.
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The NZL Yachting Trust Youth Team is in Buzios, Brazil counting down the final days before competition starts in the 2009 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championships.
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Dan Slater has taken the lead at the 2009 Finn Gold Cup World Championship now at the midway point in Denmark.
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Kiwi Dan Slater has improved his overall standing at the 2009 Finn Gold Cup World Championship Regatta on now in Denmark.
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The 2009 Finn Gold Cup got underway last night in Denmark.
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New Zealand sailors have won two silver medals at the 2009 Kieler Woche Regatta just concluded in Germany.
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Three New Zealanders have medals within their grasp as Kieler Woche Olympic Classes Regatta heads into the final race.
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Kieler Woche Olympic Classes Regatta is underway in Germany with the first day of racing just completed.
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Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie have claimed a podium finish at the 2009 Women’s 470 European Championships just concluded in Lake Traunsee, Austria.
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New Zealand sailors Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie are sitting in third position after five races in the European 470 Sailing Championships underway on Lake Traunsee in Austria.
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Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie have finished just outside the medals in 4th place in the hotly contested Women’s 470 fleet at 2009 Delta Lloyd Regatta concluded overnight in Medemblik, Netherlands.
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Three New Zealand crews are lying in the top ten of their respective fleets at the Delta Lloyd Olympic Class Regatta on now in Medemblik, Netherlands.
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Yachting New Zealand has announced a squad of nine female sailors selected to train for the Womens Match Racing discipline which debuts at the 2012 Olympic Games in Weymouth, England.
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HAMILTON — Yachting New Zealand Board Director and well known yachtsman, Ralph Roberts (MBE and JP) has been awarded the highly prestigious SPARC Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Two young kiwis have finished in the top eight at the 2009 Semaine Olympique Francaise Regatta which concluded overnight in Hyeres, France.
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Two kiwis have made the top ten in the 150 boat Laser fleet at Semaine Olympique Francaise Regatta 2009 drawing to a conclusion in Hyeres, France.
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19 year old Josh Junior is lying 4th in the 140 strong Laser fleet at the Semaine Olympique Francaise Regatta being sailed in Hyeres, France.
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Next to world championships and Olympic medals, a podium finish at The Princesa Sofia Mapfre Trophy in Palma, Spain, is one of the most coveted achievements for Olympic level sailors.
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Four Kiwi sailors are making their mark at Princesa Sofia Mapfre Trophy in Palma, Spain, the third event in the ISAF Sailing World Cup, and the first major event on the New Zealand high performance programme since the Beijing Olympics.
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In its first three years Yachting New Zealands Sailing&Have a Go! program, with its distinctive trailers, colourful boats and friendly coaches, has helped approximately 9,000 children experience the sport that we know and love.
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Yachting New Zealand is delighted to announce the team that will represent New Zealand at the 39th Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championships in Buzios, Brazil, in July this year.
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The duo appointed to prepare the New Zealand sailing team for the London Olympic Games come with the highest possible credentials and an impressive track record:
Jez Fanstone has skippered a Volvo Ocean Race campaign and managed three Olympic programmes.268 views
It's now possible to bet on yacht racing:
Yachting New Zealand has reached an agreement with the New Zealand Racing Board which allows the Board (TAB) to conduct betting on yachting.281 views
The prestigious Sail Melbourne regatta, part of the ISAF Sailing World Cup, has concluded with New Zealanders claiming podium finishes in nearly every class entered, as well as a number of top ten successes.
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24-year old North Shore sailor Mike Bullot is leading the Laser Full Rig division of the prestigious Sail Melbourne Regatta, which is part of the ISAF Sailing World Cup.
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Kiwi Dan Slater has become US National Champion in the Finn class, after winning three races out of a possible eight in the championship event held from 17-19 October in San Francisco.
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Once a year the top echelon of New Zealand sailors are recognised for their achievements with a nomination for the Yachting Excellence Awards.
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The 2008 Olympic Sailing Regatta has concluded today with the Star class medal race – New Zealand’s Hamish Pepper and Carl Williams have finished 9th.
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Today in Qingdao, China, Tom Ashley has won a gold medal – the first Olympic sailing gold for New Zealand since 1992 when Barbara Kendall won windsurfing gold 16 years ago in Barcelona.
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Comments from Tom Ashley after race ten…
“Tough day today!” “Very light, VERY shifty offshore breeze for the last fleet race of the Olympics.” “I had a really great start at the pin end of the line, and was planning to go left.235 views
Today saw the conclusion of the Laser and Laser Radial classes, race ten and the end of the opening series for the windsurfers and no racing for the Star class.
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Adding three races in one day was always going to make some impressions on the overall standings at the Olympic Sailing Regatta in Qingdao, China.
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What’s happening Monday for the kiwi team.
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It’s been an action packed day at the Olympic Sailing venue, Qingdao, China, on day ten of the regatta.
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New Zealand sailors in four classes were on the water off Qingdao today returning some solid results despite the extremely light air conditions.
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Today all New Zealand’s yachties sailed just one race in Qingdao, China, late in the day after waiting for wind until around 4pm.
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No sailing took place at the Olympic Sailing venue today - wind was the missing ingredient.
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Of the nine person New Zealand sailing team the Star class are the only ones yet to start racing.
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Light winds meant delays, some cancelled racing and tough conditions for the kiwis in action at the Olympic sailing regatta today.
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Day three of the Olympic Sailing Regatta is now complete with another full day of racing being run off the coast of Qingdao, China.
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The Finn class completed a further two races yesterday at the 2008 Olympic Games off Qingdao, China, and have now sailed four races in the eleven race series.
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Tomorrow, Monday, racing starts for four more New Zealand sailors with the Mens and Womens wind surfing and the Mens 470 set to get underway.Â
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New Zealand’s youngest ever sailors to compete at the Olympic Games, Carl Evans and Peter Burling will take to the waters off Qingdao tomorrow for the start of the Men’s 470 event.
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Racing commenced at the 2008 Olympic Sailing Regatta today in Qingdao, China.
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Ben Lutze of Taipa in Northland is New Zealand’s latest sailor to take a world title, crowned Splash World Champion over the weekend in Tavira, Portugal.
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New Zealand has won two bronze medals and finished second in the Volvo Trophy battle for overall team performance at the 2008 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championships just concluded in Denmark.
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Just one race remains in each class to decide the minor medals at the 2008 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championships in Denmark.
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Racing continued in Arhus, Denmark overnight for the NZL Yachting Trust Youth Team competing at the 2008 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championships.
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The Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championships has reached the half way point with day three of racing completed overnight in Arhus, Denmark.
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Day two of the six day 2008 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championships was sailed overnight in Arhus, Denmark in windy conditions.
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New Zealand has a new World Champion sailor with Karl Purdie of Wellington crowned 2008 OK Dinghy World Champion.
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Racing started overnight in Arhus, Denmark at the 2008 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championships where New Zealand is represented by a ten member sailing team.
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The ISAF Grade One Kiel Regatta concluded Sunday night in Germany with three kiwis making the medal races and finishing inside the top seven in their fleets.
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Kiel Regatta in Germany got underway last night for the Olympic class events with the women’s match racing set to start tonight.
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The ISAF Grade 1 Delta Lloyd Regatta (formerly known as Spa Regatta) concluded in the Netherlands overnight after five days of racing.
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Yachting New Zealand is pleased to announce the 2008 NZL Yachting Trust Youth Team today.
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New Zealand has won silver in the Laser class and bronze in the Men’s 470 class at the ISAF Grade One French Olympic Sailing Week just concluded in Hyeres.
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Andrew Murdoch is in 2nd place going into tonight’s medal race at ISAF Grade one French Olympic Sailing Week in Hyeres.
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Racing continued in Hyeres overnight at French Olympic Sailing Week and kiwi Andrew Murdoch has taken the lead in the 156 boat Laser fleet.
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As predicted a strong Mistral wind meant racing on day three at French Olympic Sailing Week in Hyeres was abandoned.Â
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Andrew Murdoch was the best performer of the kiwis on day two of the ISAF Grade one French Olympic Sailing Week on in Hyeres this week.
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The New Zealand team have made a solid start at the ISAF Grade One French Olympic Sailing Week which started overnight in Hyeres, France.
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