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ANNUAL EVENTS |
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Winter
programme underway
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The winter match racing programme
is underway with 34 sailors involved from most clubs around the
Wellington region. more
Photo: Ned Grenfell and
Sarah Novak |
Matthew
Steven wins award
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Matthew Steven was presented with
the supreme award by Mayor Kerry Prendergast at the Wellington
Yachting Talent Development Programme awards lunch. more
Photo: Matthew Steven
congratulated by Grant Dalton |
CentrePort
Champs
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Wellington finished first and
second this year in the CentrePort Champs. Tim Coltman, Josh
Junior and Chris Jones were first from Josh
Porebski, Matthew Steven and Matthew Clough.
Well done both teams! more
Photo: Tim Coltman and team
showing the way at the CentrePort Champs |
National
Bank Cup
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Josh
Junior, Matthew Steven and Chris Jones
competed and won the National Bank cup in Auckland, the scheme's
first ever victory on the Trans Tasman circuit. more
Photo: Josh Junior holding
onto the National Bank Cup at the Royal New Zealand Yacht
Squadron |
Hardy
Cup
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Matt Steven, Jonathan
Clough and Chris Jones competed in the Under 25 Hardy
Cup at the the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron finishing a credible
7th in the 12 strong fleet. more
Photo: Matt Steven leading
downwind at the Hardy Cup |
Warren Jones
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This season was our first visit to
the Under 25 Warren Jones cup in Perth. Matthew Steven, Matthew
Clough, Jonathan Clough, James Hakes, Chris
Staub and Chris Jones sailed at this regatta gaining
a lot of experience for the years to come. more
Photo: Close racing on the
Swan River in Perth |
Schools programme
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In the lead up to Christmas,
schools were provided with an opportunity to experience the
thrills of sailing on Wellington Harbour.
Photo: Students from Mt
Cook School go sailing with James Hakes |
National Match Racing
Championship
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The Youth Scheme made the trip to
Auckland for its first attempt at the National Match Racing
Championship. We gained a lot of experience in competing in this
scale of regatta and finished 8th in the process
more.
Photo: L to R Dean Stanley,
Matthew Steven, Edmund Tam, Josh Junior and Chris Jones |
Yachting New Zealand
Excellence Awards
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The Youth Scheme picked up two
awards at the YNZ excellence awards. Maurice Scott
received an honour award for services to yachting while the
NZ University Match Racing Team were finalists in the
young sailor of the year award and won a merit award.
Photo: L to R Matthew
Steven, Chris Jones, Carl Syman, Josh Junior, Maurice Scott |
Harken Cup in Sydney
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Josh Junior,
Matthew Steven, Rowan Swanson and Chris Jones
finished in third place at the Harken Cup at Royal Prince Alfred
Yacht Club in Sydney
more.
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New Zealand Keelboat
National Championship
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The Youth Scheme entered the National
Keelboat Championships to gain a bit of experience outside of
the youth regattas. We were pleasantly surprised when the team
consisting of
Josh Junior,
Matthew Steven, Rowan Swanson, Jonathan Clough and
Chris Jones finished in third place
more.
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Youth Scheme grad in Volvo
Ocean Race
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Youth Scheme graduate Daryl
Wislang is currently racing in the Volvo Ocean Race on board
Telefonica Blue. One of Daryl's jobs is looking after sail
repairs, a skill he picked up while working at Linton Sails in
Wellington. Good Luck Daryl
Volvo Ocean Race website here
Photos:
Top - Daryl and crew mates checking out the opposition
Bottom - Making some running repairs to sails
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College Sport Wellington
Match Racing Champs
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Seven teams from five colleges
competed in the College Sport Wellington Match Racing championships. Scots College took out
first and second places with the winning team being Tim Coltman,
Elliot Andrew and Mackenzie Taylor more.
Photo: L to R Tim Coltman,
Elliot Andrew and Mackenzie Taylor |
NZ Youth Match Racing
National Championships
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Sailors from the scheme dominated
the youth match racing national championships this year. Matthew
Steven, Matthew Clough and Chris Jones finished in first
place
followed by Josh
Junior, Tim Coltman and Josh Porebski in 2nd
more.
Photo: L to R Chris Jones,
Matthew Clough and Matthew Steven |
Winter programme
finishes
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The 2008 winter was very
successful in introducing a crop of younger sailors to the
match racing discipline. The last weekend of sailing involved a
match racing regatta which was won by Jackson MacFarlane
and team
Photo: L to R XX, James
Ryan and Jackson MacFarlane |
Youth Scheme sailors win world
championship
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Josh Junior,
Matthew Steven, Chris Jones and Carl Syman convincingly won the
2008 World University Match Racing Champs in Gdansk Poland,
beating off 12 teams from ten nations
more.
Photo: L to R Chris Jones,
Matthew Steven, Josh Junior and Carl Syman |
Past
articles
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Want to get involved with the
Youth Scheme?
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Contact the scheme through the Royal Port
Nicholson Yacht Club sailing
academy on ...
Phone: +64 4 939 6702
Fax: +64 4 939 6704
Email:
youth.scheme@rpnyc.org.nz
Postal: PO Box 9674, Wellington, NZ
Office: 115 Oriental Parade
Web: www.rpnyc.org.nz |
Youth Scheme Events:
Winter Match Racing
Saturday 2 May - Sunday 21
September
Under 21 and women's Match Racing squad training
Sundays beginning at 8.30
Secondary schools training
Term 2 and 3 2009
Youth Scheme Aims:
To help
increase the number of youth participating in sailing.
To
support youth sailors
to develop the skills and understandings to sail competitively in youth
classes at a regional, national and international level.
To
support youth sailors
through the transition from junior to youth classes to senior classes.
To
contribute
towards the creation of Wellington as a centre of excellence for youth sailing in
New Zealand.
The
Port Nicholson Yachting Trust Youth Scheme is an ongoing programme of
support for Wellington Youth Sailors. Find out more about the trust here.
Training Base:
The Port Nicholson Yachting Trust
has contracted the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club Sailing Academy to
deliver the programme.
Principal Supporter:
Boat Sponsors:
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