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Teams arrived for the third days racing to be met with a very light northerly breeze, after two days of great conditions this was going to be a very different test for the teams. After the morning briefing, the sailors started to make their way upwind to the course to get crack on with the final round robin. The combined team of Nelson/Timaru/Takapuna had a flawless day, finishing the regatta on a high winning 5 out of 5 races after some really close racing on the final upwin

Sailors arrived at Royal Akarana for the second day of the regatta to be greeted with a light northerly breeze, with Okahu Bay presenting absolutely perfect conditions for more teams racing. After the coaches briefing recapping some of the learning points from day one, all the teams hit the water eager to have another crack at each other. Whangarei Boys continued their strong series, going a second day unbeaten, but being pushed harder than the previous day. The two races bet

Grey skies and gusty conditions greeted the six teams sailing in the NZTSA Christmas Regatta, sponsored by Abaco on Jervois. The conditions soon burned off and even before the briefing was held the sun was starting to shine through. Teams spent the morning battling around the gusty and shifty racecourse in Okahu Bay, finishing 24 races before heading ashore for some coaching tips as a part of the regatta. The conditions were unrelenting for the teams in the afternoon, along w

J ust to update teams with some info about logistics for the time of the regatta – if the America’s Cup racing choose to race on one of the inner courses, then some roads around Orakei and Devonport will have some restrictions on. The main way this could affect our regatta is that between 13:00 and 20:00, Tamaki Drive (eastbound) will be closed, the road will be running as a one-way road going westbound. This means to access RAYC and ASC you will need to do a loop around to M

We are now just over a week away from the NZTSA Christmas Regatta, sponsored by Abaco on Jervois who are very kindly providing some travelling teams with accommodation for the regatta. There are sailors confirmed attending from more than 10 schools from the top to the bottom of NZ, from the North Island we’ve got sailors from: Whangarei Boys Whangarei Girls Huanui College Macleans College Waiheke High School Takapuna Grammar and from the South Island we’ve got sailors from: N

I am sure a few of you have been concerned about the chances of Covid flaring up again, we have been as well… But we have been planning well in advance and doing everything in our control so that what happened in 2020 doesn’t happen again, with regard to cancelling regattas and everything that surrounds them. We are planning on a full season to be going ahead almost as normal. Here is a document that outlines what NZTSA’s policy is regarding the Covid-19 situation, hopefully

Thanks to some excellent team work by Matthew Smith at Whangarei, 5 teams entered a virtual team regatta involving informal teams from Whangarei Boys [2], Whangarei Girls, Mahurangi and Kerikeri High School. The format involved a draw of 20 races set at specific times by Matthew. The draw obviously listed who sailed against whom, the time of the race and also gave the teams sail colours to select from the Google programme. Each pair of teams dialled into Google at the approp

Due to the ever changing Covid-19 situation most of the regional events have now been suspended for the time being. This is formal notification that the Secondary Schools Team Sailing Nationals at Lake Hood this year has been cancelled. We feel that the April 6 review date for a decision was too distant for teams to attempt to request refunds on accommodation, etc. Looking ahead NZTSA is considering the possibility of holding some regattas during the Winter Tournament Week eg

At the moment both the government and school sport are not stopping the regionals from going ahead Hence, NZTSA is hoping all the regionals do go ahead as planned while we have the okay. It would be great for the 55 plus regional teams who have been training this season can at least be able to finish off on a high at a regional event. We hope that schools, sailors, supporters, etc should not however, feel any pressure to attend these events. Regarding holding the Nationals at

A recent email below from the School Sport New Zealand (NZ Secondary Schools Sport Council) regarding the COVID-19 virus. NZTSA will not be cancelling events unless directed by “higher powers”. Main points to remember: – do not attend if feeling unwell. – not attend if been to mainland China, etc in past 14 days. – practice good hygiene – be aware of team members, etc who have existing health conditions. If you need the Health & Safety documents for Nationals it is on the web