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Teams arrived for the third days racing to be met with a very light northerly breeze, after two days of great conditions this was going to be a very different test for the teams. After the morning briefing, the sailors started to make their way upwind to the course to get crack on with the final round robin. The combined […]
Read moreSailors arrived at Royal Akarana for the second day of the regatta to be greeted with a light northerly breeze, with Okahu Bay presenting absolutely perfect conditions for more teams racing. After the coaches briefing recapping some of the learning points from day one, all the teams hit the water eager to have another crack at each other. Whangarei Boys […]
Read moreGrey skies and gusty conditions greeted the six teams sailing in the NZTSA Christmas Regatta, sponsored by Abaco on Jervois. The conditions soon burned off and even before the briefing was held the sun was starting to shine through. Teams spent the morning battling around the gusty and shifty racecourse in Okahu Bay, finishing 24 races before heading ashore for […]
Read moreJust to update teams with some info about logistics for the time of the regatta – if the America’s Cup racing choose to race on one of the inner courses, then some roads around Orakei and Devonport will have some restrictions on. The main way this could affect our regatta is that between 13:00 and 20:00, Tamaki Drive (eastbound) will […]
Read moreWe are now just over a week away from the NZTSA Christmas Regatta, sponsored by Abaco on Jervois who are very kindly providing some travelling teams with accommodation for the regatta. There are sailors confirmed attending from more than 10 schools from the top to the bottom of NZ, from the North Island we’ve got sailors from: Whangarei Boys Whangarei […]
Read moreI am sure a few of you have been concerned about the chances of Covid flaring up again, we have been as well… But we have been planning well in advance and doing everything in our control so that what happened in 2020 doesn’t happen again, with regard to cancelling regattas and everything that surrounds them. We are planning on […]
Read moreThanks to some excellent team work by Matthew Smith at Whangarei, 5 teams entered a virtual team regatta involving informal teams from Whangarei Boys [2], Whangarei Girls, Mahurangi and Kerikeri High School. The format involved a draw of 20 races set at specific times by Matthew. The draw obviously listed who sailed against whom, the time of the race and […]
Read moreDue to the ever changing Covid-19 situation most of the regional events have now been suspended for the time being. This is formal notification that the Secondary Schools Team Sailing Nationals at Lake Hood this year has been cancelled. We feel that the April 6 review date for a decision was too distant for teams to attempt to request refunds on […]
Read moreAt the moment both the government and school sport are not stopping the regionals from going ahead Hence, NZTSA is hoping all the regionals do go ahead as planned while we have the okay. It would be great for the 55 plus regional teams who have been training this season can at least be able to finish off on a […]
Read moreA recent email below from the School Sport New Zealand (NZ Secondary Schools Sport Council) regarding the COVID-19 virus. NZTSA will not be cancelling events unless directed by “higher powers”. Main points to remember: – do not attend if feeling unwell. – not attend if been to mainland China, etc in past 14 days. – practice good hygiene – be […]
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