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Media Opportunity: Olympic Gold Medallists Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie
Date: Sunday 23rd September 2012
Where: Kohimarama Yacht Club Season Opening Day
Media are welcome to attend; Jodie and/or Richard can answer queries and supply further information on request.
Please let us know if you intend to come along.
Jodie Bakewell-White, Yachting New Zealand Communications Manager
Email: jodie@yachtingnz.org.nz
Telephone: 021 709 065
Richard Cave, Club Captain, Kohimarama Yacht Club
Email: richard.cave@xtra.co.nz
Telephone: 021 524 030
Related stories here…
- Gold Medal Girls set to inspire the current crop at their junior Yacht Club
Kohimarama Yacht Club is one of New Zealand’s pre-eminent junior and youth clubs proving a breeding ground for rising talent and this Sunday Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie will be back at their old Club rubbing shoulders with the current crop of juniors and no doubt inspiring a few Olympic dreams. Read more here> - Gold Medal Sailors will re-unite with their P-Class yachts
Olympic champions, Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie, who secured their place in New Zealand sailing history when they collected the Women’s 470 Gold Medal last month in Weymouth, England both sailed the P-Class in their formative years and this Sunday, when the golden girls visit their junior Yacht Club they will be re-united with the actual P-Class yachts they each sailed. Read more here>
Also coming up for the 2012 Olympic Sailing Team…
- STACK Winter Champs 2012 Regatta, 5-7 October, Murrays Bay Sailing Club
Members of the 2012 Olympic Sailing Team will be at Murrays Bay Winter Champs 2012 on during the weekend of 5 – 7 October, with gold medallists Jo and Olivia set to present the prizes at Sunday’s prize-giving following the day’s racing. - 2012 Yachting Excellence Awards, Friday 23rd November
With plans for Pre-Awards activities through the afternoon culminating in the annual Gala Dinner where the 2012 Sailor of the Year will be announced and the Sir Bernard Fergusson Trophy presented to the winner/s. More here>
For more details on the above events please contact:
Jodie Bakewell-White, Yachting New Zealand Communications Manager
Email: jodie@yachtingnz.org.nz
Telephone: 021 709 065
