Yachting New Zealand

Yachting New Zealand
YNZ
Yachting New Zealand; YNZ
IOC nation	New Zealand (NZL)
National flag
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/members/mnas/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)
Number of staff	Approx. 20
FINANCE
Company status	Incorporated Company

Yachting New Zealand is recognised by World Sailing^[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 fantastic" with a young team led by Chris Dickson that brought global recognition. 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

^ "YNZ Staff". Archived from the original on 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
^ "Yachting New Zealand". sailing.org. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
^ "Yachting New Zealand - Training in Sailing & Yachting". Edumaritime.com. Retrieved 2017-05-05.

Bibliography

Elliot, Robin; Kidd, Harold; Pardon, David (1999). Southern Breeze - A History of Yachting in New Zealand (Hardback). Auckland: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-670-88650-5.
Holmes, Noel (1971). Century of Sail - Official History of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (Hardback). Wellington: Whitcombe and Tombs. ISBN 0-7233-0305-3.
Titchener, Paul (1978). Little Ships of New Zealand (Hardback). Wellington: A.H & A.W. Reed. ISBN 0-589-01068-9.
Wilkins, Ivor (2010). Classic - The Revival of Classic Boating in New Zealand (Hardback). Auckland: Random House. ISBN 978-1-86962-162-9.

External links

[1] "YNZ Staff". Archived from the original on 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2012-03-15.

[2] "Yachting New Zealand". sailing.org. Retrieved 2018-12-15.

[3] "Yachting New Zealand - Training in Sailing & Yachting". Edumaritime.com. Retrieved 2017-05-05.

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