Yachting New Zealand

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-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 ontinued 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

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

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

National members of the International Sailing Federation

Equipmemt (ISAF classes)

Africa (ASCON)	ALG ANG BOT EGY KEN LBA MAD MRI MAR MOZ NAM NIG SEN SEY RSA SUD TAN TUN ZIM

Asia (ASF)	AZE BRN CHN HKG IND INA IRI JPN KAZ KOR PRK KUW KGZ LIB MAS MYA OMA PAK PLE PHI QAT KSA SIN SRI THA UAE

Central and South America (SASC)	ARG BRA CHI COL ECU MEX PAN PAR PER URU VEN

Europe (EUROSAF)	AND ARM AUT BLR BEL BUL CRO CYP CZE DEN ESP EST FIN FRA GER GBR GRE HUN ISL IRL ISR ITA KOS LAT LIE LTU LUX MKD MLT MDA MON MNE NED NOR POL POR ROU RUS SMR SRB SVK SLO SWE SUI TUR UKR

Oceania (OSAF)	ASA AUS COK FIJ GUM NZL PNG SAM SOL TAH VAN

North America and Caribbean	ANT ARU BAH BAR BER IVB CAN CAY CUB DOM SAL GRN GUA JAM AHO PUR LCA TTO ISV USA

World Championships in Sailing

Sports governing bodies in New Zealand (NZL)

Summer Olympic Sports	Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Beach volleyball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field hockey Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern pentathlon Rugby 7's Rowing Sailing Shooting Swimming Synchronized swimming Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Water polo Weightlifting Wrestling

Winter Olympic Sports	Biathlon Bobsleigh Curling Skating (Figure, Speed & Short Track) Ice Hockey Luge Skeleton Skiing Alpine Cross Country Nordic Combined Freestyle Jumping Snowboarding

Other IOC Recognised Sports	Air sports Auto racing Bandy Baseball Billiard sports Boules Bowling Bridge Chess Cricket Dance sport Floorball Gliding Karate Korfball Lifesaving Motorcycle racing Mountaineering and Climbing Netball Orienteering Pelota Vasca Polo Powerboating Racquetball Roller sports Rugby Softball Sport climbing Squash Sumo Surfing Tug of war Underwater sports Water ski Wushu

Paralympics and Disabled Sports

Others Sports	Australian League Football American Football Gaelic Games Rugby Union Rugby League Fish and Game New Zealand

Sport New Zealand New Zealand Olympic Committee Paralympics New Zealand

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