The 2014 CentrePort International Youth Match Racing Championships is underway.
Author: Pedro Morgan
The Wellington Youth Sailing Scheme representing the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club have completed a fantastic week of sailing in Auckland.
After three days of very close racing on Wellington Harbour Dylan Wichman, Michael Cate and Andrew Clark have come out on top of the 2013 Youth Match Racing Championship.
There are eight teams in the 2013 CentrePort International Youth Match Racing Champs … one team from Sweden (with kiwi imports!), four teams from Australia, one from Auckland and two from the host city Wellington. Check out photos of the teams.
There are eight teams in the 2013 CentrePort International Youth Match Racing Champs … one team from Sweden (with kiwi imports!), four teams from Australia, one from Auckland and two from the host city Wellington. Check out photos of the teams.
During term three each year Wellington secondary schools can receive coaching support for their match racing teams. The programme provides access to: a fleet of four match racing keelboats a coach boat coaching equipment coaches Each team is provided with up to six, 2 hour coaching sessions facilitated by a Wellington Ocean Sports Centre Match Racing Coach. Coaching takes place after school on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Schools can involve their own coaching or support people in the programme but aren’t disadvantaged if they do not have these people involved. Coaching is based out at the Wellington Ocean Sports Centre.…
The Wellington under 21 match racing squad has been selected for the period May 2015 through to the end of April 2016. Sailors The sailors are: Angus Adamson Cain Anderson James Ayr Bryn Bennett Ben Caundle Hannah Corke William Eastman George Gautrey Kate Johnson-Lee Elliot Kortright Sam Mackay Adam Middleton Zephyr Mills William Novak Callum Pritchard Nick Thyne Stuart Williams Teams from the under 21 squad will be coached to participate on the Trans Tasman youth match racing circuit. Participation in regattas is subject to acceptance of entries and the availability of funding from Wellington Youth Sailing Trust. Teams for…
During the winter months Wellington youth sailors are able to participate in a youth match racing programme. The purpose of this programme is to introduce youth sailors from Wellington clubs to the match racing discipline and provide them with a platform for possible selection into the Wellington under 21 match racing squad. The programme runs over a sixteen week period beginning in May, with a break for the mid year school holidays. The programme caters for up to eight teams. Two sessions are held each Saturday during the programme, one session in the morning for up to four teams and…