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The dates for Napier's New Year Regatta have been set: 2nd – 4th January 2014. This regatta tends to be very low key in terms of advertising etc, but let us know if you might be keen to join us, and I will keep you up to date with info as it becomes available.

Team Kiwi Gold (David Barnes, Rick Dodson and co) report on their last few days at the Sonar World Championships which came to a close on 22 September... Lots of rain and no wind stopped the Kiwi Gold Sailing Team getting any racing in on Saturday. Almost in direct reflection of the goings on In San Francisco with the AC34.

Northland and Auckland Yacht Club members have an opportunity to meet Yachting New Zealand Chief Executive David Abercrombie. David will attend three up-coming meetings and extends an invitation to all local club members for a question and answer session, to discuss the new strategic plan that we hope will guide Yachting New Zealand and our Clubs for the next four years and beyond.

The Stack Winter Champs 2013, which mark the end of winter training, and the official start of the summer season, include two days of high performance coaching, before the regatta begins. Youth sailors from all clubs are invited.

Many of our yacht clubs operate slipways. Slipways, when not operated correctly can be dangerous. As a result of an incident on Auckland’s North Shore earlier this year, where three people were badly hurt, Maritime New Zealand have release a list of recommendations about safe management of slipways. Clubs should read the following story and ensure that their procedure take in to account the recommendations.

The Yachting New Zealand Selection Regulation for the NZL Yachting Trust Youth Team to attend the ISAF Youth World Sailing Championships is reviewed annually – policy for the selection of the 2014 NZL Yachting Trust Youth Team is now available.

With the summer approaching it is a good time of year to look at your yacht’s safety gear.

The elusive match point for Emirtates Team New Zealand was again out of reach in San Francisco today.

Here’s a look at the up-coming sailing related events around the country for the next couple of weeks. See the YNZ on-line calendar for full details of these events and those on beyond that.

YNZ has issued an amendment to the YNZ Safety Regulations of Sailing 2013-2016. They are as follows:

On the eve of the 17th 49er World Championship and 1st ever 49erFX World Championship, the city of Marseille eagerly anticipates a great battle.

On Sunday the 22nd August the Pakuranga Sailing Club had their final races in the clubs’ winter series.

Yachting New Zealand has launched a series of coaching resources videos which are now are live on youtube channel. There are 24 short video clips which cover a variety of skills taught at Learn to Sail, green and open fleet level. Tacking, sail trim, rules and launching are among the featured topics.

Rules Forum with Doug Elder Thursday night YNZ hosted a rules forum with Doug Elder. The evening discussion was as a fantastic opportunity for the group of coaches and sailors to discuss some common rule breaches and get an insight into what the Judges are looking for when on the water.

Emirates Team New Zealand pulled off a great last leg in race 11 of the America’s Cup match, fighting off determined Oracle attacks both up and downwind to finish 15 seconds ahead.

The up-coming 2013 49er and 49erFX World Championships will feature five New Zealand entries including Olympic silver medallists Peter Burling and Blair Tuke; racing starts next Tuesday, 24th September and runs over six days in Marseille, France.

The wind won the day at San Francisco when Day 7 racing of 34th America's Cup was postponed until tomorrow. With an ebb tide of a strong 2.7 knots the wind limit at the start time was 20.3 knots.

Pleasant Point Yacht Club opened its 2013/2014 season on Saturday 14th of August at its new home in the South New Brighton Domain, running three races for their fleet of yachts.

2013 marks the 15th annual running of the Auckland On Water Boat Show (formerly the Auckland International Boat Show). Held in Auckland’s magnificent Viaduct Harbour over four days, this is New Zealand’s largest on-water boat show.

We talked to Volvo Sailing… Have a Go! Instructor Paul Moriarty about how he got into coaching, highlights, and his tips and advice for other coaches around New Zealand.

Emirates Team New Zealand bounced back in race 10 of the America’s Cup match at San Francisco today to go 7-1 up on Oracle. Earlier, the team had lost the ninth race. Oracle won the start, sailed well throughout and led to the finish. The delta was 47s.

C-Tech leads … a Kiwi sweep on the Bay? SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. There were 22 boats from five countries in the Nespresso 18' Skiff International Regatta for the Mark Foy Trophy but, really, only one country owns San Francisco Bay this week.

Emirates Team New Zealand has lost race 8 of the America’s Cup match. Drama on the upwind leg 3, in which NZL5 looked perilously close to a capsize, cost New Zealand the race.

Oman Sail is moving into its next development phase with an increased focus on creating young Omani sailors who will continually improve on the International sailing stage. They are seeking an Optimist Coach.

Emirates Team New Zealand won both races against Oracle on San Francisco Bay today and now has six points from seven races.

Marseille, France is the host venue of the 2013 Seiko 49er & 49erFX World Championships. This championship has the largest attendance for the 49er since 2001, with over 96 49ers registered. Additionally, there are over 53 49erFX teams registered, so the Mediterranean Sea will be a buzz with skiff sailing action. Catch all the action Sept 24-29 on 49er.org, including live broadcasts from the semi finals (27,28 sept) and finals (29, Sept). Both fleets face a similar challenge to each other. There are two clear favorites, and each will be chased hard by the pack.

Wellington Ocean Sports will be running a Coastal Medic course over the weekend of 16 and 17 November. This course offers participants the qualifications of Coastguard Boating Education Service Marine Medic (Coastal), NZQA units 6400, 6401, 6402 and Maritime New Zealand commercial first aid. It should be a prerequisite for anyone involved in ocean sports.

A South Island Opti Racing coaching clinic is planned for 18th to 22nd December 2013. The four day camp will be held at Wainui YMCA on Akaroa Harbour and is designed for sailors who have sailed in a major South Island regatta in either the green or open fleet.

Yachting New Zealand is offering to tender an ex Volvo Sailing... Have A Go! RIB. The RIB is an Aquapro Sportmaster 1101, 3.4m long beach trolley and oars included.

Do you know someone deserving of the Westpac Halberg Lifetime Achievement Award? Nominations are currently being sought for the Lion Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award which is awarded each year at the Westpac Halberg Awards.