Picture: Bill Evans
They're not always serious about racing, the NYC girls, and then they might opt instead for a visit to the sandbank at the lighthouse. More pictures here.
From the
Top Deck
Commodore's Report April 2008
It has been some time since you have heard from me but hopefully I have seen most of you over the course of the season.
This season has seen many changes and differences from last year. Firstly, it has been very quiet with no major regattas held here. After the full on busy time of last year this was a welcome relief for most. The down side has been that we have struggled for volunteers on most Saturdays.
Some of the changes tried this season have included a registration day and more inside sailing. The registration day was reasonably successful but will be further refined for next year. More inside sailing was programmed and will also be refined for next season. We have ended up doing most of our sailing inside the harbour as limited volunteer numbers meant we couldn't staff all of our patrol boats. The upside has been that sailing inside taught some different tactics and made more of a public show.
Our sailing numbers have been down for a good part of the season, which is a little hard to understand. Any suggestions for improving numbers sailing on Saturdays will be gratefully received. The converse has been that NYC has been well represented at a large number of regattas and achieved the best results by members for a long time. Notable results have been Matt Vincent winning the Starling National and Cam McKee winning the South Island, North Island and National Youth Radials. Both Cam and Matt performed very well in the Laser Youth Radial Worlds held in Auckland recently.
We were also very well represented at the P Class and Optimist Nationals with some very good individual performances. These results show that good results can be achieved from a provincial centre.
The number of members taking advantage of the in house coach has been disappointing this season. Again numbers have been down compared to last season, which I feel is a reflection of the cycles our sport goes through. Our coach, Mike Judd, is leaving us after next weekend having completed his two years with us. We wish Mike well with his future endeavours and will keep you informed on our search for a coach for next season.
The 420 teams racing held a successful regatta last week, which included a large number of our members. Teams racing is an exciting and very quick form of racing that is enjoying a high level of involvement at secondary school level. Most of the racing is being done on Sundays, so any of you interested in viewing this form of racing should take the time one weekend to have a look.
The coming weekend is closing day with a barbeque and prize giving after racing. It promises to be a fun day on the water (weather permitting) and a social time afterwards. For all the non-sailing parents, please bring some sailing gear or a change of clothes, we have something in store for you all.
I look forward to seeing you all on closing day.
Alisdair Daines
Commodore
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Have you ever considered being more involved with sailing? Have you thought about becoming an instructor or coach? Yachting New Zealand runs coaching courses for all levels at clubs around the country. We are looking to help sailing organisations to up skill supporters and coaches so we can give our sailors a better experience and help them achieve at a higher level on a national and international stage.
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Historic yacht is on its way back home
By TRACY NEAL - Nelson - © Nelson Mail
The classic New Zealand racing yacht Tawhiri is returning home to Nelson, following an announcement that wealthy businessman Tom Sturgess has bought the historic yacht and plans to lease it for $1 each year to a trust so young people can take part in sailing. Read more in the Nelson Mail or on our Club Activities page.
Our coach, Mike Judd, is leaving. He's been with NYC for two years and has made many a sailor out of a youngster who couldn't tell a boat from a cow. Mike will be sorely missed. Read his final report here.
Patrol Boat Roster here (February, March, April 2008)
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Flying 15 International Worlds
Flying Fifteen International Worlds being sailed in Port Phillip Bay, Melbourne 2-15 January 2009. In addition to the Worlds there will be an International Regatta for Open, Silver and Classic Boats. Poster on the noticeboard at NYC.
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Pure enjoyment. That's how you can describe the thrill kids get from racing Optis.
Bull & Bear Sailing, an organization dedicated to helping people learn to sail, has produced a documentary that offers an introduction to the Intermediate class. The National Sailing Hall of Fame is pleased to be able to present this video on its website.
To watch the documentary, visit www.nshof.org and click on Film Library.
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• This is the site you need to look at if you want to know what goes on in Auckland, Rotorua, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, or Queenstown by way of entertainment. If, however, you need to know what happens in Nelson and the greater Tasman area, down to menus of Nelson restaurants, look here instead!
• This is the directory you've been looking for: Hundreds of Sailing Clubs from Adelaide to Zululand for you to visit once you've outgrown your Opti and have moved into serious sailing. If you're not there yet, browse away and start building dreams...
Pocket of resistance to the rising tide
Veu Lesa, a 73-year-old villager in Tuvalu, does not need scientific reports to tell him that the sea is rising.
For Tuvalu, a string of nine picturesque atolls and coral islands, global warming is not an abstract danger; it is a daily reality. The tiny South Pacific nation, only 4m above sea level at its highest point, may not exist in a few decades. Its people are already in flight; more than 4000 live in New Zealand, and many of the remaining 10,500 are planning to join the exodus. Others, though, are determined to stay to try to fight the advancing waves.
Read the whole story here.
Butterworth nukes Dalton in America's Cup ruckus
©Greg Ford, Sunday Star Times & Sail-World
In an explosive interview with the Sunday Star-Times the Alinghi skipper attacks his old team and its CEO. Brad Butterworth believes Team New Zealand is on the cusp of going broke and has no chance of sailing in another America's Cup if managing director Grant Dalton stays at the helm.... [more]
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