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ANNUAL EVENTS 

  

 

 
 
  

 Have a Go Match Racing 

The Port Nicholson Yachting Trust has provided the opportunity for Wellington year 7 and 8 School Students to “Go Match Racing” on Wellington Harbour. The programme was a success with schools filling up all eight sessions during December. 

Photo: Raroa Intermediate enjoying a day on the water.

 


 2009 Musto Youth Match Racing Championships 

The Wellington trio of Josh Junior Matt Steven and Chris Jones teamed up for the Musto Youth Match Racing Champs held at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia. The team sailed extremely well to win all but one race over the four days. This was the first win for a Wellington team on Australian soil and it shows how far the Youth Match Racing has developed in Wellington from three years ago when no team had ever made a podium.

Photo: Matt Steven and Chris Jones preparing to drop the kite.

 


 

 2009 Harken Youth Match Racing Championships 

The Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club was represented in the 2009 Harken Match Racing Champs at the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club in Sydney. The team of Matt Steven, Josh Junior Matt Clough and Chris Jones went into the regatta with high expectations as they had placed third in the previous two Harken regattas. However third time was not lucky as the team placed third for the third consecutive year.

Photo: Matt Steven, Josh Junior, Matt Clough and Chris Jones in action.

 


 2009 NZ Match Racing National Championships 

The Youth Scheme again recruited some older and heavier sailors to join Josh Junior and Matt Steven for this year’s New Zealand Match Racing Nationals. The line up was tough with names such as Chris Dickson and Laurie Jury. However the team from Wellington started off well beating both of these favorites in the first round robin. Unfortunately some losses to lower ranked teams meant the team had to settle for fifth place.

Photo: The team in an intense luffing dual with eventual winner Laurie Jury.

 


 

 Brad Butterworth Luncheon 

Due to the work of the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club Brad Butterworth was invited to come down to Wellington and speak at a luncheon. Brad enthralled the local youth sailors from around the Wellington region by telling them what it’s like to sail in an America’s Cup, how to win it and what it takes to get to the elite level of the sport.

Photo: Brad Butterworth in the Wardroom

 


 2009 Keelboat National Championships 

Wellington sailors Josh Junior, Matt Steven and Matt Clough teamed up with Luke O’Connell and Jonathan Clough to compete in this year’s National Keelboat Champs. The team went into the regatta hoping to improve on last year’s third place. After four days of very close racing the Wellington team managed to win the regatta by one point over previous winner Andrew Wills.  

Photo: Matt Clough, Josh Junior, Jono Clough, Matt Steven and Luke O'Connell with the prize.

 


 2009 NZ Youth Match Racing Championships 

Wellington teams ended up third, fourth and sixth in the New Zealand Youth Match Racing Champs held out of the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club. Josh Junior’s team of Michael Cook and Chris Jones defeated Matt Steven’s team of Josh Porebski and Matt Clough in the third and fourth sail off. Sarah Berry in her first Match racing event put in a notable performance in sixth with her team of Tim Coltman, Janey Goedhart and Christie Osborne. more

Photo: Sarah Berry, Tim Coltman, Janey Goedhart and Christie Osbourne

 


 College Sport Wellington Match Racing Championships    

After a full day of racing  Wellington College came out on top of six other schools in the College Sport Wellington Match Racing Championships. Wellington College dominated the competition by winning every race. Although Scots fought hard in the final Wellington College ’s more experienced team won both matches and the regatta. more

Photo: Joe Tildesley, Josh Porebski and Duncan MacLauchlan

 Winter Match Racing Series Two    

A winner was decided in regatta two of the Royal Port Nicholson’s Winter Match Racing Series. After one and a half day’s of racing Adam Middleton , James De Lisle, Freya Slessor and William Eastman came out on top in a sudden death knock out final. more

 Winter Match Racing Series One    

After two days of jam-packed racing on Wellington Harbour a winner was decided for regatta one of the 2009 Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club Winter match racing series. The team of Matthew Steven, Michael Cook and Josh Cook/Jackson MacFarlane came out on top. more

 Winter programme underway    

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    

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    

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    

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    

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    

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    

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    

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    

  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    

  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.   

 

 New Zealand Keelboat National Championship    

  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.   
 

 Youth Scheme grad in Volvo Ocean Race    

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


 College Sport Wellington Match Racing Champs    

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    

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    

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   

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

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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
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Youth Scheme Events:

 Youth Scheme Training Week 
11 - 15 January 2010

 Hardy Cup 
7 - 11 February 2010

National Bank International Youth Match Racing Championships 
17  - 22 February 2010

 CentrePort International Youth Match Racing Championships 
23  - 27 February 2010

 Under 21 and women's Match Racing squad training  
Sundays beginning at 8.30

 

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. 

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