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ANNUAL EVENTS |
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Have
a Go Match Racing
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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.
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2009
Musto Youth Match Racing Championships
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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.
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2009
Harken Youth Match Racing Championships
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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.
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2009
NZ Match Racing National Championships
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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.
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Brad
Butterworth Luncheon
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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
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2009
Keelboat National Championships
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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.
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2009
NZ Youth Match Racing Championships
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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
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College
Sport Wellington Match Racing Championships
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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
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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
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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
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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:
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.
Principal Supporter:
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