Yachting New Zealand

Yachting New Zealand
YNZ
IOC nation New Zealand (NZL)
National flag New Zealand
Sport Sailing
Official website www.yachtingnz.org.nz
HISTORY
Year of formation 1954
AFFILIATIONS
International federation International Sailing Federation (ISAF)
ISAF members page [ www.sailing.org/about-isaf/mna/new-zealand.php]]
Continental association Oceania Sailing Federation (OSAF)
National Olympic Committee New Zealand Olympic Committee
ELECTED
President  Jan Dawson (NZL)
SECRETARIAT
Address
  • Auckland
Chief Executive  David Abercrombie (NZL)[1]
Number of staff Approx. 20
FINANCE
Company status Incorporated Company

Yachting New Zealand is recognised by the International Sailing Federation[2] as the governing body for the sport of sailing in New Zealand. Yachting New Zealand also facilitates training in sailing in and around the country.[3]

History

The emigration of Robert Logan (Senior) with the skills he had learnt boatbuilding on the Clyde encouraged the adoption of frameless diagonally planked two and three-skinned yachts in New Zealand. When combined with the use of the locally grown kauri Agathis australis the resulting hulls were extraordinarily long-lived, being highly resistant to rot and damage.

Logan's firm and his son's Archibald Logan, Robert Logan (Junior) and John Logan's own separate boatbuilding firm of Logan Brothers together with the Bailey boatbuilding family were to dominant yacht building in New Zealand from 1880 to the 1930s.

Clubs

See Category:Yacht clubs in New Zealand

Notable sailors

See Category:New Zealand sailors

Olympic sailing

See Category:Olympic sailors of New Zealand

High profile sailor include Olympian and Americas Cup legend Russell Coutts.

Offshore sailing

See Category:New Zealand sailors (sport)

New Zealand teams have a history in the Americas Cup and it was the strong showing of the 12 metre KZ7 nicknamed the "plastic fantasic" with a young team led by Chris Dickson that brought global recognisition. Team New Zealand continued the tradition, both challenging for and winning the Americas Cup.

Peter Blake and Grant Dalton both became famous through success in the Whitbread Round the World Race.

Marine industry

The marine industry is strong; high profile builders include Boat Speed International.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.yachtingnz.org.nz/CMSContent.aspx?PageID=5189007d-44ff-4b24-bbb9-5c17cecf7f51 Yachting New Zealand Staff Page
  2. ↑ http://www.sailing.org/about-isaf/mna/new-zealand.php
  3. ↑ Learn to Sail Training programmes

Bibliography

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