Females represent slightly more of the country’s population but a much smaller percentage of yacht club membership. On average, females count for only 17-19% of the sailing population.
The NZCT Regional Support Officer (RSO) programme helps build the capability of clubs and regions. The goal is to make sailing and boating more visible, more accessible, help clubs offer better experiences and grow participation as a result.
The method of calculating a club’s cost of affiliation to Yachting New Zealand is a per club member levy system. A Club Member is, any individual who is a member of a club, whether they are a sailing member or not.
The Volvo Sailing...Have a go! programme began in 2006 with one trailer, living the dream of Sir Peter Blake that all children should get the chance to go sailing.