TEAM SAILING SPRING REGATTAS Spring Regattas are traditionally training regattas and kick start the team sailing season, leading up to Nationals in April. It is a good time to catch up with old friends and rivals and to meet new teams. Between 11 – 13 October, there were two training regattas held, one at Whangarei and one at Taupo. The […]

Day 1 was too windy for teams sailing, but the teams went on the water for 2 hours in the morning for coaching, then had rules sessions with Derry, speed work with Sharon Ferris and boat rigging with Alan in the afternoon. Day 2 saw 2 1/2 round robins sailed in 8-15 knots. Day 3 delayed starting due to light […]

September Update

Do you want to become a qualified team sailing umpire? Is your umpire qualification in need of re-validation? Registrations are open for April’s Team Sailing Umpire Seminar at the Sandspit Yacht Club, Sandspit, being held on Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd April,9am-5pm, in the lead up to the National Secondary Schools Team Sailing Regatta. This seminar is suitable for anybody […]

The weekend saw twenty talented youngsters from the Waikato Thames and Rotorua regions, under the expert guidance of Hamish Hey (Yachting NZ), Ash Hammond (ex Team NZ Youth Champion, NZ National Teams Racing Champion & World Silver Medallist) and Tyler Davis (National Champion Teams Racing) have a super introduction to Team Sailing. Was very glassy first thing, so theory became […]

Calendar 2017 

Have you ever thought about umpiring? The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and Yachting New Zealand are providing you with an opportunity to see what match racing umpiring is all about, learn some of the required skills and ride along with top umpires in the game. As part of the NESPRESSO Youth International Match Racing Cup (16th-19th February), you will […]