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Well done to the organisers of the regional events held so far – Central North Islands at Taupo, North of the Bridge at Algies, Auckland Cup at Kohimarama and Top of the South at Nelson. Congrats to Napier Girls, Rangitoto, Auckland Grammar and Christchurch Boys on winning their respective regattas. The Lower North Islands at Evans Bay and Lower South Islands at Lake Hood are due to be held the weekend after Easter. Photos from Nelson, thanks to Lamirana Photography (& more t

The regatta was pretty trying for the first two days (both for sailors and the officials) with an unusual easterly weather pattern for Nelson. This brought rain, cold temperatures and shifty winds with the course being set in the lee of the Port Hills beside the harbour. Thankfully the breeze came through on the Saturday (along with the sun) from our natural Northerly direction allowing the first round robin to be fully completed – a total of 91 races. The RR1 results were th

Day 1 was a great day with sunshine and steady conditions, however, the breeze was very light. Two Round Robins (split fleet) were completed and everyone was happy. An earlier start Day 2 with plenty of breeze to start 16 +/- knots steady from the NE. The Race Committee thought that they were going to easily march through another round robin and have an early prize giving and away home for a cup of tea. However, the breeze started to build and was soon touching 20 knots and a

Results from day 2, Waimea and boys top 2 Nelson teams, with Christchurch boys and Marlborough Boys facing each other first thing Day 3. Waimea currently lying in third but with none of the top 3 teams having faced each other (apart from Waimea beating Marlborough boys) all is to play for. Photos by Lamirana Photography

Day 2 at Algies dawned clear & bright, but the weather deteriorated during the morning, with sailing abandoned about midday, with just 4 races to be sailed to finish RR2. However, this year’s newbies Rangitoto College win, just ahead of Westlake Boys, then Whangarei Boys. After a delayed start due to sea and wind conditions, it was a good day today with one round robin completed (except for Race 12 which will be first up tomorrow). The teams came ashore for a late lunch, but

DAY THREE The final day started with plenty of time for ‘reflection’!!, but eventually a steady & consistent, albeit light wind, that only required a couple of minor tweaks to the course, as the remaining 16 races of round 2 were completed. Ties were created in the final races of the day, which saw Napier Girls A beat Napier Boys B to go to the top of Gold, with New Plymouth Boys in 3rd place. Cambridge were the convincing winner of silver fleet, with the last race of the day

The 2018 Secondary Schools Team Sailing Championship, will be held 21 st – 27 th April, at Algies Bay. YNZ has recently granted New Zealand representative team status to the winning team at Nationals should they attend the Interdominion Championships. Note that the closing date for entries is 28th March, which is just before Easter and before some regional events have been held. Entries are via the online Entry Form, but refer to the NOR for required & essential info, before

U.S. SAILING OPPORTUNITY FOR i420 SAILORS WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN INTERNATIONAL SAILING Sara Morgan Watters ( saramorgan.watters@gmail.com ) runs the Youth Sailing Exchange ( www.youthsailingexchange.com ), which is an organization that gives youth sailors the opportunity to build cultural understanding through the sport of sailing. Recently she has been working on developing an exchange between New Zealand (where she used to live) and the U.S. (where she is from). They ar

A couple of comments from parents who supported the Wentworth College sailors on & off the water. The Parua Bay Regatta was a great opportunity for some of the younger Wentworth sailors to step up and take responsibility for their boats, and compete, without the assistance or direction of the older, more experienced sailors. Most of the junior sailors have had a lot of experience fleet racing, so their boat handling was very good, the challenge was understanding the team raci

Note there is no South Island teams travel discount this time. Entries are again via the online form, with some information being essential for an Entry to be submitted. Also request that YNZ/club membership details be sent at one time, either by attachment with the entry form or via 1 separate email. Organisers of the regionals, please remember to forward names of sailors from teams not attending Nationals. A Junior membership fee of $1 for each of these sailors is also requ