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Issue No. 248 • Summer 2023

Official Publication of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron

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CONTENTS

Cover: Jockeying on a busy startline, Clockwork gets ready for a storming victory in the 2024 Coastal Classic race – Photo by Ivor Wilkins.

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From the Commodore .........................................................................................................................................................5 From the GM ..............................................................................................................................................................................6 Cruising Division Report ......................................................................................................................................................8 Sailing Office Report ............................................................................................................................................................ 12 Chairman of the House Matt Cole is keen to hear from Members ...................................................... 14 Squadron Coming Events ................................................................................................................................................. 18 Show goes on – with help from friends ..................................................................................................................20 Moana Festival offers much summer interest .......................................................................................................22 Cup trophy stars at Sponsors’ and New Members’ function ...................................................................... 24 Dramatic start for Ryder Williams in Auckland leg of Ocean Globe Race ........................................ 26 Get connected with the RNZYS Hello Club Member Portal .................................................................... 28 Small boat, big ambition .....................................................................................................................................................30 Squadron yacht scores a famous Fastnet victory ...............................................................................................32 Friendly rivalry and fond memoris at Alumni Regatta .....................................................................................33 Marking a huge milestone of service and commitment to RNZYS ........................................................ 34 Slow start, fast finish in small boat Coastal Classic bonanza ........................................................................ 36 Three Kings Race attracts great support .................................................................................................................41 Who says AC75s can’t handle big seas ....................................................................................................................42 Jeddah mission accomplished ......................................................................................................................................... 44 Help fight the caulerpa weed scourge ......................................................................................................................46 Melbourne Cup glitz and glamour ..............................................................................................................................48 Festive fish dish for summer ............................................................................................................................................49 New meaning to the term Whalerider ....................................................................................................................50 Pocket cruiser packs a punch .........................................................................................................................................52 Live Ocean survey underlines Kiwis’ love affair with the sea ...................................................................... 54 Sun, fun and sundowners on the beach ..................................................................................................................57 Santa comes calling at the RNZYS .............................................................................................................................58 Performance Programme Report ................................................................................................................................ 62 Youth Programme Report ............................................................................................................................................... 63 Classic Yacht Association Journal ..................................................................................................................................64 Marine Scene ...........................................................................................................................................................................66 Directory Ads ..........................................................................................................................................................................68 FLAG OFFICERS Commodore Andrew Aitken 027 579 4194 Vice Commodore Gillian Williams 021 540 896 Rear Commodore David Blakey 029 200 3626 BREEZE MAGAZINE Editor Ivor Wilkins 021 732 101 ivorw@xtra.co.nz Assistant Editor Debra Douglas 0211 856 846 chaucer@xtra.co.nz Advertising Debbie Whiting 09 378 1222 inklink@xtra.co.nz

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FROM THE COMMODORE Andrew Aitken

NIWA report a 100% chance of El Nino continuing through December and over a 95% chance that it will persist right through summer.

What a great forecast and opportunity to get out on the water, and generally around and about! Good weather (and for many, a new government) is linked to improved mood and increased energy. After last summer we certainly need all the help we can get to have a fabulous holiday season.

After six weeks of harbour restrictions due to the collapse of the sewerage pipe in central Auckland, for those looking to undertake a summer cruise, the impact of caulerpa on anchorages around the Gulf and Northland is something we all need to be aware of. I know that on our boat scrubbing the anchor and chain every time it is raised has become both a key task and an important element in our daily fitness regime.

On to more serious matters, I am often asked how the club is progressing – are we turning around from the poor result from our last financial year? The short answer is ‘Yes, but….’ The longer answer is that, despite some massive expense savings and quite significant changes to our operating model, we expect to deliver a cash loss for this financial year.

While much of the work to RESET has been completed, REBUILD must become our focus going forward.

REBUILD is largely about membership activation. We need to be a vibrant, happy, and busy organisation that members want to come to and be part of. We need to be your place – your community on and off the water.

While we have some plans on how to achieve this, we can only set up the environment. What we need is member participation. The more members that participate as we put on more events, the more members will participate – this is the positive cycle we need.

The recent Special General Meeting and the proposed changes to our membership structure has the potential to change our club into the future, and these changes should enable us over time to build a stronger, younger membership.

In the meantime PLEASE USE YOUR CLUB! Meet your mates here for a drink on a Thursday, bring the family for dinner – once a week would be good. Come sailing, come back to the club after racing, bring your launch to the cruising rallies, bring a team to the quiz night, involve your family, become a sponsor, donate or bequeath some money, and if you are feeling philanthropic, now is the time.

Come for coffee, come for brunch on the weekend, run an event. We can set up a private dining room for you – just ask. Enjoy a curry on a Tuesday. When I can, I come to the club on a Saturday evening for the members’ draw and often there are only six of us here. Make our club your place, come and join us! The more of you that do, the more we can invest in making the club the vibrant happy busy place it needs to be.

Gill, David, Matt, Sarah and I can’t do it all on our own.

If more people use the club, even more people will use the club – people bring people!

There are a couple of acknowledgments that I need to make. First, John Kensington.

John has been a huge contributor over the last 10 months leading our Reset Team and participating as part of our General Committee.

John has found that he now must focus on other priorities in his busy life. If you know John, you will know that anything he does he gives 100%, and he deserves a huge thank you from our club.

The second acknowledgment is to the Breeze Team of Ivor Wilkins, Debra Douglas and Debbie Whiting, who have so competently run our magazine for us for more than 30 years.

This is the last issue that will be delivered by this team. The commitment and contribution from this team to RNZYS and Breeze magazine has been enormous. While all good things eventually come to an end, our plan is to continue to seek contributions from this team into the future.

I also need to acknowledge Sarah Wiblin and team for all their efforts over the last year to move the club forward while dealing with the many and varied hurdles and opportunities that continue to arise.

Have a fabulous holiday and festive season – stay safe, and if you are boating, fair winds and smooth seas.

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FROM THE General Manager Sarah Wiblin

Summer has finally arrived and, as I sit here afloat aboard our new launch in the beautiful Bay of Islands contemplating our transition from yacht to launch owners, I am excited about the summer ahead. Not only for our family’s cruising plans, but also for the club and the many exciting events on our club calendar.

The arrival of the Ocean Globe Race fleet from Cape Town at the moment is an exciting time for the club, recognising 50 years since the first edition of the Whitbread Around the World Race, a race many of our members have been involved with over the years. Come early January, we will bid this fleet a fond farewell as they head for Cape Horn and beyond.

Back at the club we will quickly get back into the swing of things with 36 Degrees Brokers Squadron Weekend and Commodore’s Cup races, the Rayglass Squadron Picnic, Schools Regatta,The Helly Hansen Three Kings Offshore Race, North Sails Sundowner Beach parties and many other events on the water.

Our off-water events are also exciting, such as our new Ocean Women’s Summit, the Corporate Regatta, Golf Day and so many more. The start of 2024 is shaping up to be a great one and I encourage all members to join us for these events.

Breeze Issue 248, this very edition, is the last in which Ivor Wilkins, Debbie Whiting and Debra Douglas will make up the Breeze team, who have for many years put together and published the Breeze Magazine for the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron. I want to join the many members who wish to thank them for their years of service and support of the club through the Breeze Magazine.

The hours so many of us have spent between the pages of Breeze, both on board our boats and at home, and the pride of place the magazine holds on so many coffee tables in personal homes and many businesses, would not have been achieved without the passion, dedication, and hard work of this team. To Ivor, Debbie and Debra – we thank you for your contribution. We look forward to continuing the legacy of this great magazine, and the hard work of those involved as we move forward.

On the sustainability front we have made some great progress in recent months. For some time, we have been working with Yachting New Zealand to achieve Clean Club status and we are pleased to announce we have been awarded three stars under this

framework – the highest level available. We have also secured funding for an additional 1000 trees to be planted at Kawau with thanks to Trees That Count, and this coming winter we will invite members to join us for planting and weeding opportunities again from May to August. We have several other sustainablythemed initiatives in the pipeline and look forward to sharing these with you in the New Year.

As a club, we continue to navigate the path towards being financially sound as we move forward. The transition from Reset to Rebuild is an important step forward in this journey.

Your continued support of this programme is appreciated, and we thank you for your ongoing support of our club.

I look forward to seeing many of you on the water over the Festive Season and beyond.

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Summer’s arrival welcomed by RNZYS Cruisers Spring has sprung and summer is showing more of her face as we head into the Christmas holiday break. Remember to keep any loose objects from flying into the sea, not only in the PIC Insurance Brokers Cruising Series, but during all on-water events, so we can enhance our beautiful playground.

Rally #1 October 28: Grateful for a small weather window before the remnants of sub-tropical cyclone Lola packed a punch to northern New Zealand, nine keen yachts faced a light SE breeze, which was forecast to

back and build during the day. The startline was moved to Orakei buoy due to the Parnell sinkhole and consequent water quality issues.

There remained a chill in the air with weak sun filtering through the cloud cover, snuffing out the breeze prior to the start sequence, so Course 1 was signalled from MV Menai by RO Brian Taylor.

This shorter course gave us more options with an upwind sail through two “gates” – at Northern Leading and Iliomama then around Motuihe green to finish at ‘Isi Bay’ by SY L’escale. Ashore at the quickly diminishing

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Launches, classic or modern, are encouraged to join the Cruising Division rallies.

12 Breeze Magazine beach, we shared stories and refreshments until the rising tide eventually ushered everyone back to their boats before the dinghies floated away!

Thanks to MY House for joining us. As the blustery Sunday forecast started to be realised, most returned home to the safety of their marina lines.

• Line: Terminator, John Faire • H’cap: 1st Share Delight, Mike Lanigan; 2nd Terminator, John Faire; 3rd Skitzo, Richard Bicknell.

Rally #2 November 11: Early in the week we were excited about a SW forecast only to have it delayed by 24 hours, meaning fine but light variable winds. It was a great day on the Waitemata for most boating, but not so much for our sailors as the convergence zone inside Rangitoto seemed to get bigger and bigger.

The racing yachts that made it through on the back of the Rangitoto channel breeze opened a big gap on the rest of the competitors. There were, however, plenty of challenges with calm patches behind Motuihe and again on entering Huruhi Bay, where SY L’escale waited patiently.

The light, mostly upwind conditions favoured the more racing orientated boats, which was reflected in the results. Unfortunately, for nearly half the entrants, the time limit loomed too quickly, so they retired and motored to join us ashore. There we acknowledged North Sails sponsorship to RNZYS and welcomed General Manager Richard ‘Bicky’ Bicknell (and Zib) • Line : Terminator, John Faire • H’cap: 1st Terminator, John Faire; 2nd Mustang Sally, Bob Still; 3rd Share Delight, Mike Lanigan.

Rally #3 December 3: A frisky building NE (not again!) greeted us for the last rally prior to Christmas. Due to the busy pre-Christmas period combined with the not-so-great weather forecast, participation was reliant on seasoned sailors in nine yachts.

A clear start was called by RO Del Erceg on board Cruising Committee member Gerhard Nagele’s Genesis MY DnG with the “Y” flag flying in 20-25knots. Before long, the fleet separated out into waterline length, culminating in a “match race” to the Huruhi Bay finish between Terminator and Favourite.

Commodore Andrew Aitken and crew were triumphant with only 52secs separating the two yachts as recorded by Corrin and Clare John SY L’escale. As the rest finished the mostly uphill slog, some relief in the sea state was apparent under the lee of Waiheke Island.

Ashore at Picnic Bay, the hardy sailors enjoyed refreshments and tall stories as the sun finally shone through. Thanks to those who contributed, and great to see all anchored yachts proudly flying RNZYS burgees.

• Line: Favourite, Andrew Aitken • H’cap: 1st Favourite, Andrew Aitken; 2nd Mustang Sally, Bob Still; 3rd Platine, Peter Lavelle.

Over this holiday season, remember to watch those pegs and any other stray items stay on board, be a responsible pet owner going ashore, and it’s OK to wear a PFD in the dinghy. Keep safe and have fun cruising!

• Dates for 2024: 10 February • 16 March • 13 April.

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After the canon was fired at the Opening Day on 30 September, it wasn’t quite the bang to the start of the 2023/24 sailing season we were hoping for! However, whilst the Parnell wastewater pipe and resulting water quality issues delayed the start to our weekly racing, the summer of sailing is well and truly in full swing now.

The team has even managed to squeeze in some extra races at the end of the season to make up for lost events. It was fantastic to see well over 100 members at the North Sails Sundowner Beach Party in the first weekend of summer and a great way to welcome our new sponsors and official sailmakers of RNZYS to our community.

Participation in our weekly racing series has been going strong. It’s great to see our members taking to the water in boats of all shapes and sizes. The PIC Insurance Brokers Sprint Series has seen all 11 MRX’s on the harbour every second Tuesday and over half the Elloitt 7 fleet consistently participating. This series is fast paced and exciting. Even on the first race day of the series, where winds were light, racing was close and the excitement of seeing orcas under the harbour bridge had the fleet a-buzz.

It’s also great to see women’s participation going strong with the fortnightly Barfoot & Thompson Harbour Women’s Series on Thursdays, and seven very competitive teams of women taking part in the Barfoot & Thompson New Zealand Women’s Match Racing Championships held November 17-19. This event featured some very experienced world-ranked female match racers and others brand new to match racing plus everything in between – a sign that this pathway is being well nurtured.

As we near the mid-point of the Wednesday Night Series and break for Christmas, we wish to extend a very heartfelt thank you to Doyle Sails for their support and sponsorship that has spanned two decades.

We look forward to welcoming aboard new sponsors of the Wednesday series, PIC Insurance Brokers, in the new year. Havana Club Rum Race Spring Series is set to conclude with the Port and Starboard Party

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V5 at the start of the 36° Brokers Commodore’s Cup Round Rangitoto Race and Div. A winners on PHS. on December 15 and we’re looking forward to kicking off the Summer Series starting January 19.

If you haven’t joined us for a Rum Race yet, they’re a great way to get involved in the Auckland yacht racing scene and being held most Fridays, they’re the perfect way to kick off your weekend. Get involved by joining the RNZYS Crewfinder page on Facebook, or get in touch with Race Manager Brooke Adamson at raceoffice@rnzys.org.nz.

The first race of the 36 Degrees Brokers Commodore’s Cup kicked off on November 18 with the Round Rangitoto Race. We’re excited for Race 2 of the series – Night Race to Kawau on February 16, which also kicks off the 36 Degrees Brokers Squadron Weekend, the biggest event on our annual sailing calendar.

We’re also looking forward to introducing a new race in this series, the Return Race around Tarahiki. This new addition takes on board feedback received during our Sailing reset and replaces the Te Kouma race.

November 11th saw the YTP Alumni Regatta take place, and this was a fantastic day to reflect upon and celebrate the amazing achievements of this programme over the past 35+ years. At the same time as we reflect on the past, we’re also looking forward to the future of the programme with a new intake of young sailors and the new fleet of Emirates Team New Zealand Elliott 7’s to launch in the new year.

The Ocean Globe Race is arriving into the City of Sails and the RNZYS in midDecember and we’re getting ready to welcome the fleet with a welcome party on Saturday 23rd December. Come the New Year, we’ll be saying farewell to the fleet as they head off on the third leg that will take them across the Southern Ocean and around Cape Horn before finishing in Uruguay.

We will send them off in style with a special Rum Race followed by a classic Kiwi BBQ, music and frivolity at the farewell party on Friday 12th January before we manage the start for leg 3 on Sunday 14th January. First thing that morning, we will host a breakfast and encourage all members to get out on the water to watch the start and farewell the fleet off as they sail down the Waitemata.

Some big upcoming events in the new year to mark in your calendar: • Rayglass Squadron Picnic 11 February • 36 Degrees Brokers Squadron Weekend 16 & 17 February • Corporate Regatta 7 March • Helly Hansen Three Kings Offshore Race 11 April – be sure to get your entries in before 31 January.

We wish you all the best for summer cruising with family and friends over the Christmas break and look forward to seeing you in the New Year ready for our Summer Sailing Programme.

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Chairman of the House Matt Cole is keen to hear from members Story and picture by Debra Douglas Incoming Chairman of the House, Matt Cole, says he was keen to step into the role.

“As a member of the General Committee for two years I was able to watch and learn from a number of quality individuals. When the opportunity presented itself, I was excited to get in behind the current Flags, who I knew I could rely on and work with and at the same time support them with their projects and endeavours that, I too, believe in.”

The role of Chairman of the House encompasses the maintenance and development of the assets of the Squadron at Westhaven and at Kawau, as well as overseeing the event and hospitality sectors that are part of the daily operations of the club. Matt’s objectives during his term include working on diversity, women and youth on and off the water, in order to ensure the future longevity of the club.

Matt’s sailing experience began when he was eight-years-old, helping his grandfather, Brian Cole, build an Optimist.

“We spent a whole winter on it. Then, one calm afternoon we took it out on Lucas Creek in Albany. I didn’t get very far; with no wind, the tide just about carried me away. But that day I became hooked on sailing.”

Matt went on to sail just for recreation until he was 22-years-old when he bought a Pied Piper and began racing. The intervening years having been taken up with competitive rowing and a sports scholarship at Lincoln University.

“But when my rowing career came to a natural end and a career took priority, my love for sailing was reinvigorated.”

Matt Is now the owner and skipper of the Ker40 Zephyrus (the Greek god of the west wind). He races with 10 crew, competing in the Wednesday Night Series, Gold Cup, 36° Brokers Commodores Cup, the Coastal Classic and at the Bay of Islands Race Week.

So, what’s also on Matt’s bucket list for this summer? Matt: “Well, first a bit of history. The first season we ran the boat we were plagued by lockdowns and cancellations. So last year was our first full season. This included coming 1st equal on handicap at the Bay of Islands Sailing Week, which I thought was a pretty cool thing to achieve on our initial attempt.

“This season has not, however, got off to a great start. At the start of the Coastal Classic, we broke a fitting on the end of the prod. We knew we would be unable to fly a spinnaker, or extras, so we made a swift decision at Tiri to retire. It was disappointing, but sensible, considering the state the boat was in and the weather that was coming.

“It was an unfortunate breakage and not an easy fix. We will be lucky to get one race in before Christmas. But come January we will be out on the water again, with a vengeance.”

A Christmas break from his day job as a senior sales associate for Kiwi Yachting Consultants will see Matt and his partner Catriona Stanton (a former RNZYS Food & Beverage Manager) heading to Great Barrier and the Bay of Islands to spend the days diving and fishing.

In the meantime, Matt urges members to make themselves known.

“I would like to know what people’s thoughts about the club are. Is there anything we could do collectively, or anything we could focus on, that we haven’t yet thought of? I want to do my best to represent all members with what we all can share and enjoy.“

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18 Breeze Magazine Commodore Andrew Aitken does the traditional honours by firing the Opening Day cannon. Hamish Tompkins 4½ (inset) was so impressed he wanted a repeat, which, sadly, could not be provided. But he received a special invite to come back next year.

RNZYS marks Opening Day with a blast Story & pictures by Debra Douglas It went off with a bang. But it could have been a complete fizzer. The weather threw everything it could muster at the Squadron’s Opening Day. Auckland was lashed by wind gusts of more than 50 knots, while squally downpours and cool temperatures forced everyone indoors.

Add to the mix, a cancellation of sailing due to the collapse of a sewerage pipe in central Auckland and subsequent rāhui placed across the Waitemata Harbour by local Iwi, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei.

There were no dampened spirits, though, among the members who turned out to celebrate the new sailing season.

The day started early with the All Black’s match with Italy shown live in the Ballroom, then face painting and entertainment for the children,

all-day free coffee at the Lighthouse and a members’ draw jackpot.

At noon Commodore Andrew Aitken fired the cannon. Let the games begin ... weather permitting.

1/ Six-year-old Leilani Windsor fishes for chocolate fish, while Dad Ben Windsor gives some quality advice.

2/ Oh, so pretty! Vaya Taylor (2) takes a glimpse of the artwork by face painter Jane Ellis, of Rainbow Rascals.

3/ Never fear, I’m here! Donna Taylor was accompanied by her grandson Dudley Taylor (5).

4/ Two-year-old Harrison Hope with mum Vicki and dad Daniel.

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On a wild downwind blast – Jack Frewin and his RNZYS Performance Programme team of Sofia Higgott, Ollie Gilmour and Oliver Lloyd.

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Nick Egnot-Johnson (right) and his Knots Racing team of Zak Merton, Peter Soosalu and Chris Main.

Just one day out from the event, the Bucklands Beach Yacht Club (BBYC) answered our calls for assistance to host the event from their club, where the water quality was safe. Their generosity in providing a pontoon and club room meant the RNZYS fleet of 10 Elliott 7’s and six RIBs had somewhere to dock over the weekend, and sailors and volunteers were able to come together for briefings.

The relocation mission brought together sailors, volunteers and staff members who worked hard and fast to move equipment and resources to BBYC in just a few hours. BBYC will welcome back the Elliott 7s for good early next year where they will find their new home, once the Squadron’s brand new fleet arrives thanks to Emirates Team New Zealand.

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After three round robins, a first-to-two semifinal round and first-tothree final round, Nick Egnot-Johnson (NZL) and his Knots Racing crew of Chris Main, Zak Merton and Peter Soosalu secured the Lighthouse New Zealand National Match Racing Champion’s title after a thrilling final against Cole Tapper (AUS) and his CYCA Youth Sailing Academy team.

Jack Frewin and his RNZYS Performance Programme team finished in third place taking out the petit against the New Caledonian team skippered by Tom Picot.

The competitive experience of this event for Frewin and his crew including Sofia Higgott, Ollie Gilmour and Oliver Lloyd formed an integral part of their build to the 2023 Youth World Match Racing World Championship in Sydney this December.

Words and Photos by Ella Sagnol

24 Breeze Magazine Superyacht Sassafras – under dolphin escort while racing in an earlier NZ Millennium Cup – will be back in action in Auckland during the Moana Festival.

Opposite Page: The festival will also celebrate NZ’s sailing heritage with the inaugural Wooden Boat Show.

Moana Festival offers much summer interest Words and Photos by Ivor Wilkins Time to put the long post-Covid hangover and tumultuous recent weather events (not to mention broken sewer pipes) behind us and hopefully embrace a summer of action and fun on and around the water in Auckland and the wider Hauraki Gulf region.

Moana Auckland, New Zealand’s Ocean Festival, is a collection of events through February and March that celebrate our love affair with the sea and everything it represents in terms of history, action, culture, sport and business.

From superyachts to SUP boards and everything new and old between, there is plenty on offer to entertain, stimulate new interest, or revive old passions.

It all kicks off with a hectic weekend of racing on the last weekend of February, with the NZ Millennium Cup, the Auckland Cruising Regatta and the ABD Group Classic Yachts Regatta all competing.

• FEB 23-26 – The NZ Millennium Cup, organised by the NZ Marine Export Group in association with the Royal NZ Yacht Squadron, returns to Auckland after a decade away racing in the Bay of Islands.

Following the Friday night opening function, racing will take place from Saturday (Feb 24) to Monday (Feb 26), with up to two races a day on the schedule. All eyes will be on the 60m Ron Holland-designed Perini Navi, Perseus^3, with its towering 74m carbon fibre mast. A multihull class will be included in the regatta for the first time.

• FEB 24-25 – The Auckland Cruising Regatta is organised by the RNZYS in association with the combined keeler clubs of Auckland. Each club will start a cruising race from its own clubhouse, with all ending

on a single finish line at the Bottom End of Waiheke Island. They will all anchor in a bay and head ashore for a beach BBQ and various interclub challenges. Next morning, the fleets race back to their respective clubs.

• FEB 27 – RNZYS Ocean Women’s Summit about exceptional women making waves in the marine industry. It involves a five-course lunch, five mocktails and cocktails and five inspirational speakers for an afternoon of empowerment, networking and inspiration.

• MARCH 1-3 – Following straight after the (Feb. 23-25) ABD Group Classic Yacht regatta – the flagship annual regatta of the New Zealand Classic Yacht Association – several of the competing classics will go on display in the inaugural Auckland Wooden Boat Festival at the Wynyard Quarter.

Organised by members of the Tino Rawa Trust and the Classic Yacht Association with the support of Tātaki Unlimited, the New Zealand Maritime Museum and Eke Panuku, the Wooden Boat Festival will tell the story of Auckland’s maritime history from early Māori times through to today.

“Wooden boats are in our DNA,” says founder of the event, Tony Stevenson. “We are an island nation … and boats are truly integral to our way of life.” Many of the boats on display are 100 years old or more. “They have survived wars, depression, celebrations, anniversaries, disrepair and thankfully restoration,” Stevenson says.

• MARCH 7 – RNZYS Corporate Regatta is an annual big day out for the business community featuring. a harbour race followed by an evening of tasting stations, cocktails, live music, charity auctions and dancing ‘til late!

Live and silent auctions include over $100,000 worth of items to bid on,

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supporting the development of youth opportunities.

• MARCH 8-9 – Following a welcome party on March 8 at Jellicoe Wharf, the PIC Harbour Classic will see yachts of all shapes and sizes assemble next day for a simultaneous mass start at North Head for an exhilarating 14-mile four leg sprint up East Coast Bays to Torbay and back.

Organised by the NZ Multihull Yacht Club, the Harbour Classic is about capturing the maritime spirit by opening up to a diverse range of skill levels from seasoned competitive sailors to lifestyle yachties.

• MARCH 14-17 – Auckland Boatshow at the Viaduct Events Centre and Jellicoe Harbour, features more than 200 exhibitors with a wide array of boats, goods and services on display both on the water and on land.

• MARCH 15-17 – RNZYS Secondary Schools Keelboat National Championship, sailed in the exciting fleet of Elliott 7s, sees top sailing teams from schools around the country competing on the Waitemata Harbour, with great viewing from the RNZYS Lighthouse Café or Members’ Bar.

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Among those at the functions were ...

1/ Cup ‘Guardian’ Norm Newton explains the trophy’s history to Andrew Stringer (CBRE), General Committee member Barry Martin and Sarah Sykes (CBRE).

2/ Commodore Andrew Aitken with Richard Bicknell (North Sails).

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Dramatic start for Ryder Williams in Auckland leg of the Ocean Globe Race Mastercard Youth Training Programme graduate Ryder Williams looks set to celebrate Christmas and his 18th birthday in the Southern Ocean, following early damage in the 7,400-mile Cape Town-Auckland leg of the Ocean Globe Race.

At the time of writing, his ETA in Auckland aboard the Swan 57 Explorer was February 7, some three weeks after the race restart, which will take the 13-boat fleet around Cape Horn to Punta del Este, Uruguay.

The race, which recreates and celebrates the spirit and conditions of the first Whitbread Round the World Race 50 years ago, includes an opportunity for a youth sailor to join race organiser Don McIntyre’s Swan 57, Explorer, on the leg finishing in his or her home port.

Ryder, who is a member of the extended Whiting sailing dynasty, joined the yacht in Cape Town and had a baptism by fire on the first night of the passage home, which he described as a “very interesting” experience.

After the start, the fleet struggled to escape the wind shadow of the city’s signature Table Mountain. However, by the time Ryder woke up for his midnight watch, they were well offshore and it was blowing about 30 knots with a “pretty big” sea state.

“Through the whole watch it was building and building, so we tried to furl away the genoa,” he said in an interview with the race organisers.

“We were quite overpowered. Unfortunately, the furling line broke, the genoa unfurled in 40 knots and we had quite a bit to sort out. We

Ryder Williams had a baptism by fire on his first night at sea in the Ocean Globe Race – Ivor Wilkins Photo. had pretty big waves coming over at that point and were going quite fast.”

In the struggle to regain control, the halyard broke, the bolt rope started ripping, the sail went into the water and the crew ended up having to cut it away. With damage to the forestay and furler and no genoa, Explorer returned to Cape Town for repairs.

Interviewed as they were about to put to sea once again, Ryder was keen to get back in the action. “We are about to get back to sea, which will be awesome.

“It was a very interesting first night but we are pretty excited to get back out there and give it another crack.”

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Fourteen yachts ranging in size from 51ft to 74ft entered the event, representing France (five), Australia (two), Finland (two), and one each from the USA, South Africa, Spain, Italy and UK. The US entry, Godspeed, has withdrawn and the South African entry, Sterna returned to South Africa for repairs, but intended to rejoin the race.

In the battle for line honours into Auckland, with less than a 1,000 miles to go the Italian Swan 65 Translated 9 was leading the French 73-foot ketch, Pen Duick VI by just 75 miles. The first boat was expected to arrive in Auckland early on December 13.

For the Auckland stopover this summer, the RNZYS has agreed to host the fleet and undertake race management operations for the finish and restart. The fleet is expected to arrive shortly before Christmas and remain in Auckland until the January 14 restart.

Auckland boaties and Squadron members in particular are urged to put out the welcome mat and support the fleet with the hospitality that, over five decades, made this city the competitors’ favourite stopover.

Events planned include: • A welcome party for the fleet at the RNZYS on Saturday, December 23.

• On Friday, January 12, a special Ocean Globe Rum Race will be followed by the official farewell party at RNZYS for the fleet before

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Get connected with the RNZYS Hello Club Member Portal Say ‘hello’ to Hello Club, the new RNZYS online Member Portal.

We are delighted to have launched our new member management software ‘Hello Club’ in September, and already more than 1000 members are using their new online member account. The overwhelming member feedback is that it is “easy to set up and easy to navigate”, so if you haven’t taken a moment to log in yet, why not give it a try now!

Simply open a web browser, and type in https://portal.rnzys.org.nz/login.

Hello Club is about enhancing member experience by enabling them to have greater control over their own personal information and preferences, while also improving administrative efficiency.

When you log in, you can update your personal information, manage your membership preferences, pay your membership fees, and stay connected with the latest news and events hosted by the club all through the easy-to-use online platform, which can be accessed by mobile phone, tablet or desktop computer.

Here’s some of the things you can do with Hello Club • Update your personal details, so we can keep you updated with member only news, offers.

• Create or update your family group using the “circle” function to link members.

• Change your membership subscription and category, with annual or monthly instalments all payable from your account.

• Use the quick links to key/important/useful information on the RNZYS website.

• Access member benefits and discount codes from our sponsors and partners.

• View upcoming RNZYS events with the online calendar, and in some instances, RSVP too.

• Contact other members and allow others to contact you using the member directory (this is an opt-in option).

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By Ivor Wilkins In the middle of winter this year Marc Michel found himself in a company board meeting where the conversation became “pretty unpleasant”. There and then, he decided he had had enough. He resigned the same day and decided to fulfil some goals that had been too long delayed by fulltime employment.

The first was to take his wife to Italy for the northern summer. The second was to tackle the Rolex Sydney-Hobart race in his Dehler 30, Niksen.

“I decided now was the time to do these things, not in four or five years.” In the spirit of life being about embracing challenges and chasing dreams, he reasons, “You are long time dead.”

This will be Michel’s 10th Hobart. All the previous times, not all of which were completed, were on other people’s boats. “I thought there was a certain symmetry in doing the 10th one with my own boat,” he says.

At the best of times, the 620-mile race is a formidable challenge.

Michel is not making it any easier by taking it on two-handed with a boat that barely creeps over the minimum eligible size.

“We are the first NZ boat to contest the double handed division in the Hobart race. The objectives are to be the best looking 30-footer in the race and the first 30-footer into Hobart, irrespective of ratings,” he says.

Michel will be racing with his Niksen co-owner and fellow Squadron member Logan Fraser, who is 20 years his junior.

“Logan is a graduate of the Mastercard Youth Training Programme.

He had his own boat, C U Later, which he raced two-handed for many years. I used to race against Logan and we always had good battles, so I thought he would be the ideal candidate.

“Logan has been a partner in this boat since new (2021). We have done a number of events together including the SSANZ Northern Triangle, the RNZYS Three Kings Race, the Round North Island Race in February and this year’s Coastal Classic.”

They finished 3rd in the Coastal Classic double-handed division after suffering a wipe-out in confused conditions and 30-knot winds following the gybe into the Bay of Islands at Cape Brett.

“We ended up with the boat lying on its side for a reasonable amount of time and ended up with a broken forestay and the windgear and VHF

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Niksen co-skippers Logan Fraser (left) and Marc Michel – Photo by Harri Wren, Doyle Sails.

They will maintain a watch system, but it will vary, depending on conditions.

Basically, it will be three hours on and off during the day, dropping to two hours, or even one hour during the night. He expects the passage to take around five days.

The Dehler 30 design has two-handed racing in its DNA. It emerged during a flurry of activity when World Sailing contemplated but ultimately decided against introducing a two-handed offshore keelboat class for the Olympic Games.

With that in mind, the Judel/Vrolijk design team came up with a package that includes water ballast, carbon fibre rig and prod, twin rudders, a 940kg lead keel and T-bulb drawing 2.2m and a flexible sail plan, which Michel and Fraser have modified to their own specification.

“On the forestay we have a J1, which is reefable to J3,” says Michel.

“Inside that we carry a J4 on a furler, which we use upwind if it is blowing, or as a staysail downwind. On the end of the prod, we carry a code zero or gennaker. It is relatively easy to change gears.

“We are probably the only Dehler 30 in the world to also have a symmetrical spinnaker with a very long pole. Light air running is the boat’s weak spot, so that fills that gap.

“We have built a new jib and main for the Hobart. The main has three reefs, so we do not bother with a trysail.”

Speaking as the final preparations were underway for heading across the Tasman for the event, Michel said meeting all the Sydney-Hobart safety stipulations had been very onerous. “The paperwork is incredible,” he said, as he ticked off items like weight and inclination tests, keel and rudder certifications, medical kits, personal EPIRBs and AIS kits, communication systems and on.

“I understand why the regulations are so strict,” he added. “They have had some terrible experiences and people have had to front up to coroners to explain themselves, so I don’t criticise the bureaucracy, but I have been full time on this for the past couple of months.”

Michel and Fraser will take on one additional crew member – “the guy I did the Melbourne-Osaka Race with” – for the Tasman crossing allowing plenty of time in Sydney to make any final preparations for the Boxing Day start.

Niksen will not be the only RNZYS boat lining up for the race. Caro, the Botin-designed TP52 campaigned by Swiss member Max Klink is also entered, following a busy summer season in Europe. After a convincing win in the stormy 2023 Fastnet Race, Klink has the Sydney-Hobart in his sights as “unfinished business”. Caro finished last year’s race 3rd overall.

Caro has unfinished business in Sydney-Hobart – Rolex media photo.

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Friendly rivalry and fond memories at Alumni Regatta Words and Photos by Ella Sagnol The YTP Alumni Regatta was held on Saturday November 11 in light conditions and spring sunshine. After six fleet races, the team of Niall Malone, Maeve White, James Jennings and Henry Angus took out the Hayden Goodrick Memorial Trophy.

It was a fantastic day on the water with friendly rivalry and much reminiscing of Youth Training Programme days gone by.

With Harold Bennett, one of the programme’s cofounders and past coach, along with Guy Pilkington and Rueben Corbett also previous coaches, Zak Merton as current Performance Sailing manager, and nine boats full of YTP Alumni – from the very first intake to the class of 2023

– it was a great way to reflect on what this world-renowned programme has achieved over the past 36 years.

Having produced America’s Cup sailors, world champions, round-theworld racers and Olympians, the programme has a stellar history and, with a fleet of brand-new Elliott 7 training boats on the way courtesy of Emirates Team New Zealand, the future is bright!

• Results: 1st Niall Malone (2018); 2nd Reuben Corbett (2008); 3rd Leonard Takahashi-Fry (2016); 4th Sam Scott (2023); 5th Greg Salthouse (1992); 6th Jack Frewin (2022); 7th Troy Tindill (2003); 8th Hayden Smith (2023); 9th Kate Grigg (2002).

36 Breeze Magazine Past Commodore Warwick White (1978-79) with his pin and certificate for 70+ years of RNZYS membership.

Marking a huge milestone of service and commitment to RNZYS

At the December 5th Pin Presentation luncheon, a new category and symbol of member recognition was unveiled for the first time with a newly-minted custom lapel pin to acknowledge and celebrate RNZYS members with more than 70 years of service to the club.

Among the current members and inaugural 70th pin recipients to reach this milestone are Piri Neary (76 years), Past Commodore Warwick White (75 years), Barry Hopkins (75 years), Douglas Bates (74 years), Graeme Cox (72 years), Bruce Moffitt (71 years), John Hudson (71 years), and Philip Yates ONZM (70 years).

The annual Pin Presentations are a special and inspirational occasion to come together as a community and honour the members who have shown passion and dedication to the Squadron for 40 years or more.

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Slow start, fast finish in small boat bonanza Story and photos by Ivor Wilkins After crawling off the startline in painfully light, shifty conditions, the 2023 Coastal Classic fleet romped up the coast in a building SE breeze, which offered a fast reach to Cape Brett, a single gybe into the Bay of Islands and a 20-mile blast to the finish line.

For the 133 crews competing in this iconic annual NZ Multihull Yacht Club ritual, executing what sounds like a simple formula demanded a multitude of decisions, skills and sail changes as they shifted gears and worked to extract full advantage from every opportunity.

Notwithstanding the slow start, the conditions held the potential for fast times, but a startline change due to the major sewer line failure in Auckland shortened the course, which meant none of the existing race records would be threatened.

As it happened, at least three of the competitors – the Melges 40s Clockwork and Sassinate, and a 41-year-old Ross 930, Hotdogger – set faster times than their respective category records.

In the battle for line honours, the conditions favoured monohulls, with the hugely successful Brett Bakewell-White modified TP52 Wired, owned

by Rob Bassett, taking the honours, 8 minutes ahead of Whitbread veteran Erle Williams’ 54ft catamaran, Apache. Monohulls dominated the top-10 across the line, by 6-4.

On handicap, the race was a small boat bonanza. Overall monohull

honours went to RNZYS Past Commodore Steve Mair’s Melges 40, Clockwork, followed by Mike Sanderson’s Shaw 35, Rehab, with Sinisa Grujicic’s Ross 930 Hotdogger completing the podium. Squadron yachts filled the top five monohull places overall and won divisions 1A, 1B, 4, Y88 and Double-handed.

All three podium finishers basically adopted the same strategy of prioritizing speed over strict course-keeping – and, after some manoeuvres to escape the light wind start, managed to complete the race with a single gybe at Cape Brett.

“We had a plan to sail as fast as possible,” said Mair. “If we found ourselves a bit off of the rhumbline, we were fine with that. We just wanted to get north as fast as we could.”

Switching several times between full main and a single reef and between a masthead A2 gennaker and a fractional reaching code zero, kept Clockwork within a mile or two of the TP52s and the gun catamaran Apache all the way.

“These boats are so exhilarating to sail, although they do ship a lot of water,” said Mair. There were hopes of building a class of Melges 40s in New Zealand, but sadly the trend is in the other direction. Of the four that came into the country, one has already been sold to Australia.

And, as Mair’s Clockwork completed the course, he received a WhatsApp message from Croatia. “I had been talking to this guy

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Tragic death casts a pall over 2023 Coastal Classic The Coastal Classic, which has become a major fixture on the New Zealand yachting calendar, this year suffered the first fatality in its 41-year history. The death of 69-year-old Simon Smith, a well-loved Auckland schoolmaster and experienced sailor, cast a pall over the popular event.

A lifelong sailor, Simon’s sailing resume included completing the first Whitbread Round the World Race in 1981 aboard United Friendly, skippered by Sir Chay Blyth. He also completed an Atlantic crossing with Dame Naomi and Rob James.

“The RNZYS extends its condolences to the Smith family and all involved in this tragic event,” said Commodore Andrew Aitken.

Main Photo: The two top finishers, Clockwork and Rehab, established their scoreboard order right off the startline.

Below: Getting away from the startline doldrums required desperate measures. Some of the fancied boats, including defending champion V5, were trapped without wind at the start for more than an hour, while their rivals escaped and established unassailable advantage.

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Mike Sanderson skippers the recently refurbished Shaw 35 Rehab to 2nd overall with his teenage kids and a friend on their first offshore race. about the boat and he sat up all night in Croatia following us on the PredictWind tracker,” said Mair. “As we crossed the line, he bought the boat on the spot.

“At that stage, we were rapt that we unofficially beat the 40ft record and won our division. When we heard we had won the entire race, I was very happy to end my time with this boat on that note.”

Mair and Sanderson were both supported by slightly unconventional crew complements. Since owning Clockwork, Mair was determined to sail with an all-amateur crew always including two women and two current members of the RNZYS Youth Training Programme. It is a formula that has served him well.

“For me, it is not so much about the boat. It is more about the crew and the people I get to hang out with. We have had so much fun,” he said. When the sale of Clockwork goes through, he already has his eyes on a bigger, less-wet boat with more offshore and international events on his radar.

Sanderson likewise had an eclectic crew combination, including his two older children, Millie (16) and Merrick (14) and a friend Morgan Lay (16), all of whom race 29ers. Also in the lineup was Mark Christensen, who recently returned to New Zealand after many years in the USA. Sanderson and Christensen last sailed together on ABN AMRO, which Sanderson skippered to victory in the 2005-06 Volvo Ocean Race.

Sanderson has previously involved his kids in Cherub dinghy campaigns. Having graduated to 29ers, Millie in particular was keen to get a taste of offshore keelboat racing.

With the support of three partners, Sanderson picked up an 11-yearold Rob Shaw canting keeler with a chequered history. It began life as a fast cruiser, then spent time in Noumea under French owners, who

installed a new keel and carbon fibre rig and campaigned in a couple of Groupama races.

“When we bought it, it was rough as guts. It had sailed on its own bottom to and from New Caledonia, which seemed a bit ambitious to be honest.” After a month-long refit and a new wardrobe of sails, Rehab made its racing debut in the Coastal Classic and promptly claimed 2nd overall.

Sanderson has history with Rob Shaw’s designs, which he rates highly.

“Years ago, I had a 10m flush-deck Shaw canting keeler, called Orbit,” he recalled. “Although it was very quick, it was well mannered, with no vices, not an angry boat. That made me comfortable we could do something fun with this one with the kids involved.”

And fun they had, racing north always in company with some of the hot 40-footers. Although they never reefed the main, they did “a fair few sail changes” up the coast, switching between jib, fractional reaching code zero and masthead gennaker.

“We saw 22-24 knots of wind, with a bit more breeze as we approached Cape Brett. We were doing more than 20 knots for much of the race – not bad for a little boat.”

If the first two boats featured somewhat unusual crew combinations, so did the third member of the podium party. Hotdogger only had two on board, Grujicic and his friend Nigel Bish, who also races his own Ross 930.

They came into the Coastal Classic with good form, having won the SSANZ triple series in the winter. “We started with a fairly conservative approach, but as the breeze built, we just tried to keep the boat on its feet,” said Grujicic.

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Above: Sinisa Grujicic and Nigel Bish won their division, the two-handed prize and finished 3rd overall with Hotdogger (above right)– Photos supplied gennaker and A3 kept them in company with boats 40ft and above all the way up the coast.

“We had a bit of a cluster at Cape Brett when we managed to trawl the gennaker, which cost us about 10 to 15 minutes. It was about 10pm and the breeze was up at 30 knots with horrible seas coming from every which way. It was probably the most confused sea state I have ever seen.”

Having recovered the gennaker, they completed the final stretch

under jib and main. “It was a tight reach at that point, in gusty conditions with big bullets that we could not see coming off the hills. It was the fastest run I have ever done on that final section of the race, but by that stage we were running on pure adrenalin. It was good.” Hotdogger’s silverware haul included winning Division 4 and the two-handed prize.

The line honours battle resolved itself into a three-way contest between Bassett’s Wired, rival TP52 Mayhem, owned by Harry Dodson and Tony Bosnyak, and the catamaran Apache.

Mayhem got the jump at the start and led to Tutukaka, where Wired edged into the lead and never relinquished it, fulfilling Bassett’s long-held ambition to add this notch to an already-impressive victory belt.

Across the fleet, however, the customary boisterous post match celebrations were muted, in the knowledge that a fellow racer had lost his life. “It was unimaginably sad,” said Steve Mair. “We had a moment’s silence at the prizegiving. It was a very moving gesture to show respect and a stark reminder that the sport we love can be brutal.”

It’s all business aboard Rob Bassett’s Wired as they begin the long march to line honours victory.

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Three Kings Race attracts great support

With four months until the 11 April 2024. start, RNZYS is thrilled to announce Helly Hansen as naming rights sponsor for the Helly Hansen Three Kings Offshore Race, starting This 500 nautical mile long race starts and finishes in Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour with a course that takes competitors north-west of Cape Reinga around Three Kings Islands, featuring two 90km open water crossings where the Tasman Sea and South Pacific Ocean meet.

It’s a legendary adventure race last sailed in 2022, and this next edition also serves as a qualifier for the Auckland to Noumea Offshore race scheduled for May 2024.

“We’re delighted with the support this special event has received to date, and to have Helly Hansen’s backing as they begin to enter the NZ market,” says Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron Vice Commodore Gillian Williams.

“The continued support by so many of our partners enables us to deliver world-class events, and this year we are also fortunate to offer some extraordinary prizes too.”.

Current entries include: Fully Crewed Division Mr Kite II Nathan Williams Rum Bucket Quinten Fowler Wired Rob Bassett 888 Roger Pagani

While there are divisions for skippers to opt into racing fully-crewed or two-handed, and the race is open to entrants from all clubs, this years’ top-placed RNZYS boat will receive an OMEGA Seamaster Planet Ocean time piece valued over $12,000!

Having also extended support to this year’s Sydney to Hobart yacht race, Helly Hansen’s Cameron Mahoney says: “We are thrilled to be announced as the naming sponsor of the Helly Hansen Three Kings Offshore Race.

This partnership marks a significant milestone for Helly Hansen in New Zealand, marrying our devotion to sailing excellence with the esteemed heritage of the RNZYS.With our shared passion for sailing and commitment to excellence, this partnership is a natural fit.”.

Standard entries for the race have been extended until 31st January 2024. More information for competitors can be found online at the RNZYS website rnzys.org.nz.

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Who says AC75s can’t handle big seas?

By Ivor Wilkins Emirates Team New Zealand shut down its northern hemisphere training block in Barcelona on a high note with the final two days producing “epic” conditions with their AC75 America’s Cup champion, Te Rehutai, romping through 2m seas with aplomb.

As they packed up the Barcelona base and headed back to New Zealand for the southern summer, there was a sense of due ceremony as Te Rehutai was retired from further action – although she will be held in reserve at the Barcelona base in the event of serious damage to the team’s yet-to-be-completed new machine for the 2024 Cup. “Never say never, but that is probably the last time we ever sail her,” said Peter Burling, who helmed the boat to victory in Auckland in the 2021 Cup defence.

Reconfigured for sailing with a crew reduced from 11 to eight and using cyclor power as opposed to grinders, Te Rehutai has been useful to the team as a test bed for new control systems and equipment at full scale in preparation for its new-generation weapon.

“It has been an amazing tool for us this campaign to help see some things in full scale,” Burling noted.

Tasked with leading the Auckland-based team that will devote some 75,000 man-hours to building the next generation yacht, Sean Regan paid tribute to Te Rehutai’s service to the team. “She has now done so many more sailing days beyond what our expectations were and has given us such an amazing platform to build on for our Boat Three design.”

Since Barcelona was announced as the 2024 Cup venue, there has been much discussion about how foiling yachts – first introduced in the relatively sheltered waters of Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf – would cope in bigger swells on the more exposed Spanish coast. It is not just the size,

but waves generated far offshore, often do not align with the inshore wind direction, adding to the challenge.

As the team wrapped up its four-month Barcelona training block at the end of October, the final two days saw 2m ocean swells roll across the course area. Te Rehutai – still using legacy foils and sails from 2021 – rose to the occasion and banished doubts.

“The last two days were unbelievably epic,” said Blair Tuke, “and Te Rehutai stood up to the challenge once again.”

Added sailing coach, Ray Davies: “We really put her through her paces in the last couple of days, that’s for sure. A couple of years ago, people wouldn’t have thought it was doable in foiling boats and now we are sailing around in 2m swells and dealing with it. It is really awesome.”

Shortly after the team relocated to home base in Auckland, ETNZ CEO Grant Dalton addressed a packed luncheon at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and briefed members on progress.

“One of the fallacies about foiling boats is that they cannot sail in waves,” he said. “The last day we sailed was huge – and Te Rehutai sailed just fine. The guys had to take a big brave pill, but the boat was fine. You could not have sailed an AC40 in those conditions.”

Having the AC75 in Barcelona was “invaluable”, he said, and sailing in those conditions was useful because the 2024 Match will be at a similar time of year, when the high pressure systems of the summer give way to more unsettled conditions “It is quite likely, or certainly possible, that we will race in conditions like that. It is a real dilemma for the teams. You could have 7 knots of wind, or 21 knots. You could get anything. To design the boats across the range is a challenge.”

Dalton said the training block revealed that the team had made

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2/ Past Commodore John Crawford and Life Member Roy Dickson.

3/ ETNZ member Sean Regan and Suzie Funk.

4/ From left, Barrie Campbell, Claude de Jongh and Past Commodore Steve Burrett.

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Across the board, he had seen significant improvement in the sailing team. “The control of boat, the way we are sailing the boat, the accuracy, but more the efficiency with which we are operating now as a team. That is the big thing.

“That is not to say the other teams are not doing the same – I am sure they are.” He cautioned that the performance of the new generation yachts would be closer than in Auckland.

“It will definitely not be about us being 3 knots faster, like we were last time. It is going to be about the 1 percents,” he said in reference to the small detail gains that would be sought across all areas of the campaign.

“The magic you can see is not necessarily the magic that will win it,” he added. “There are so many little things inside that will make a big difference in the new boats.”

Apart from competing in the preliminary regatta in Saudi Arabia (November 29–December 2), the team will be based in Auckland throughout the summer, training and testing design concepts in their development AC40, while the 50-strong build team are busy at their Albany facility constructing the new AC75 for the Cup defence in October.

The new AC75 will be launched and trialled in Auckland before being shipped to Spain at the end of our summer.

Jeddah Mission Accomplished After the smoke of the fireworks lifted from the Jeddah waterfront, the clear take-away from the second America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta was that the scoreboard dominance of old Cup foes Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli only told part of the story.

The racing throughout the regatta was tight and demanded high levels of concentration and accuracy. The slightest mistake exacted a high tariff.

In a repeat scenario of the 2021 Cup Match in Auckland, the Kiwis and Italians lined up mano-o-mano for the top prize and once again emerged with ETNZ holding the trophy. They earned their place in the match race showdown by completing the eight-race fleet racing section by splitting all the race wins between them, five to three in favour of ETNZ. The sudden-death match race decider saw New Zealand win the start and maintain a close lead all the way round the track until the Italian crew suffered a calamitous over-the-handlebars nosedive that turned their cockpits into “spa baths” and dealt them out of the game.

Adding to the intrigue, the sub-plots in the Red Sea drama were plentiful. While New Zealand fielded their well-settled line-up of Burling and Nathan Outteridge sharing helming duties and Andy Maloney and Blair Tuke trimming, the Italians left veterans Jimmy Spithill and Francesco Bruni behind in Barcelona and sent AC rookies Ruggero Tita and 19-yearold Marco Gradoni – neither of whom had any match race experience – in their place. They were the talk of the town.

Tita is a Nacra Olympic gold medallist and world sailor of the year, while Gradoni is a three-time Optimist world champion, a 470 world champion and at 15 became the youngest-ever world sailor of the year.

They earned high praise for their fearless performance and justified their selection with a 2nd place overall in Jeddah, two places ahead of the result posted by their more seasoned counterparts at the Vilanova regatta two-and-a-half months earlier.

While ETNZ and Luna Rossa improved on their Vilanova standings, two other powerhouse teams would not have been as happy with their

Breeze Magazine 47 Saudi Arabian experience. American Magic followed up its convincing win in Vilanove with a shocker in Jeddah. A DSQ, a DNS and a last-place finish on the opening day left them “embarrassed” and out of sorts. They did well to finish 4th overall – but were not happy with that scoreboard slide.

The well-resourced British Ineos team came into the Saudi event determined to redeem a last-place finish in Spain, but only managed to lift one place to 5th, departing once again with many “learnings” to work on.

New Zealand also came to Saudi Arabia seeking redemption after being disappointed at its runner-up result in Spain. They were much more polished off the startline and showed composure and consistency throughout the regatta with podium finishes in every race but one (1/1/5/2/1/1/3/1). The 5th place blot came after they dropped off the foils in light, marginal conditions on a slow opening day that raised fears of another event like the Vilanova drifter of mid-September.

Apart from the opening day, however, the Red Sea provided spectacular racing over the next two days with winds in the 12-20 knot range and a boisterous sea-state ready to trip the unwary. High speed, edge-of-control action with close crosses and much push and shove provided an engrossing spectacle, showcasing the merits of the AC40 design, which won World Sailing’s Boat of the Year accolade for 2023.

Glenn Ashby, who has hung up his America’s Cup sailing boots to take up a place in the commentary box, proved just as accomplished behind the microphone. His descriptions – delivered in a dry Aussie drawl – were coloured with memorable phrases to enliven the TV coverage.

Describing the G-forces in the high-speed mark-roundings, he said “you feel the boat in your backside and hang on tight”; as the Italians skidded through a turn, he remarked that their Pirelli tyres were at the edge of their grip, while the whole fleet arriving at a turning mark in a tight bunch had him wincing about “doorhandles getting scraped”.

While these opening regattas in the one-design AC40s have little bearing on the ultimate outcome of the America’s Cup, they are nonetheless hard-fought and provide valuable indications of where the teams stand in terms of tactical skills, crew communications and highspeed boathandling under pressure.

Jeddah was the last opportunity for the teams to gauge those abilities before August next year when the final preliminary regatta will reveal the new generation AC75s in competition for the first time.

While the sailing crews will use the intervening months to hone their on-water talents to peak battle fitness, it has become an America’s Cup article of faith that “the fastest boat always wins” – which will keep the respective design teams working through long nights in the quest for the eureka X-factor that will unlock the holy grail. Bring it on!

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Help fight the caulerpa weed scourge Boaties heading out to enjoy their traditional summer cruises are being urged to remain vigilant and observe the rules and restrictions in place to contain and control the spread of the deadly caulerpa weed.

At one point, there was media speculation about imposing a total ban on recreational boating at Aotea Great Barrier Island, but that has been avoided, with boaties still able to visit and anchor in Fitzroy Harbour.

However, Biosecurity New Zealand has updated controls on anchoring and fishing at Aotea Great Barrier Island to help prevent the spread of exotic weed.

Caulerpa can form large underwater fields, altering the natural ecosystem, and has been found in the Hauraki Gulf at Aotea Great Barrier Island, Ahuahu Great Mercury Island, off Kawau Island and Waiheke Island, and in Northland at Te Rāwhiti Inlet.

Deputy Director-General Biosecurity Stuart Anderson says the current Controlled Area Notice (CAN) covering both Aotea Great Barrier Island and Ahuahu Great Mercury Island expired on November 30 and has been replaced with new conditions.

“In recent weeks we’ve talked with affected people from mana whenua, local authorities, fishing industry and local communities about the most appropriate measures,” he said.

“The update to the CAN reflects those discussions and manages the risk of human spread of caulerpa, while minimising the impacts on local people as much as possible.”

For Aotea Great Barrier Island, the new CAN includes: The controlled area is extended further north to encompass infested areas at Aotea, including the Broken Islands and Wellington Head.

Anchoring without a specific permit from Biosecurity New Zealand is also prohibited in the entire area, with the exception of Port Fitzroy (in yellow on map). A special permit-free area is in place there and anchoring is allowed. However, fishing restrictions apply in Port Fitzroy.

Less risky forms of fishing that don’t come into contact with the seabed, for example drift fishing, will be permitted.

Within the whole controlled area (including Port Fitzroy), you can: • line fish using a rod and line and handline from the shore or a wharf/ jetty • drift fish from a vessel – for example, kayak, boat • spear fish and hand gather • do shore-based longlining – for example with a kontiki or drone • dive.

Within this area, you cannot: • fish for any seafood (fish, crayfish, shellfish) using any method that comes into contact with the seabed – for example, you must not use flounder nets, dredging or bottom trawling • anchor a vessel except in an emergency (for example to seek shelter

Great Barrier Island

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The areas in red show the coastal sections restricted

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Note the yellow section in the Aotea Great Barrier Island chart (top), which indicates anchoring without a permit is allowed in Fitzroy Harbour.

Opposite page: Red dots mark Iris shoal, west of Vivan Bay on Kawau Island, which should be avoided by boaties, as should the dotted areas off Waiheke Island.

in a storm), or with a permit from Biosecurity New Zealand. (In Port Fitzroy, anchoring is allowed without a permit).

To apply for an anchoring exemption permit, complete the application form at www.biosecurity.govt.nz/caulerpa and email it to Caulerpa@ mpi.govt.nz The area under control at Ahuahu Great Mercury remains the same, and the same fishing rules for Aotea Great Barrier Island also apply at Ahuahu Great Mercury.

Breeze Magazine 49 Te Rāwhiti Inlet Controlled Area Notice (CAN) and rāhui It is illegal to fish or anchor a vessel in a defined area (refer to the map) of Te Rāwhiti Inlet. The area under controls is bounded by Whau Point, the south-eastern tip of Te Ao Island, the eastern shoreline of Poroporo Island and the northern tip of Tokatokahau Point up to the high-tide area.

Under the CAN, it is illegal to remove any marine life (including fish, shellfish, crayfish, or seaweed from the zone. This means any form of fishing is banned. This includes spearfishing, crayfishing, kina and other shellfish gathering, net fishing and drift fishing from any kind of vessel.

It is also illegal to take vessels or dive gear (for example, wetsuits, fins, tanks) into the controlled area for fishing.

No anchoring is allowed in the controlled area other than for a very few permitted activities such as for scientific research, or where residents are reliant on a vessel for regular transport. For those activities, you’ll need to get a permit from Biosecurity NZ. Anchoring in an emergency (for example, to shelter from weather) is allowed without a permit.

“Caulerpa can travel short distances naturally as small pieces adrift in the water, but it is spread primarily by people, snared in boating and fishing gear. We’re asking boaties to check their anchor, anchor chain, and any gear that’s been in the water before they move on to a different location,” said Anderson.

“If any seaweed is found attached to this equipment, they should remove it and securely bag it or contain it and take it ashore for safe disposal on land – for example in a rubbish bin or compost.”

Anyone planning boating or fishing at Aotea or Ahuahu this summer can visit www.biosecurity.govt.nz/caulerpa for precise boundaries of the zones and actions required.

Areas of exotic caulerpa have been detected at Waiheke Island (around Thompson’s Point and Onetangi Bay) and at Iris Shoal off Kawau Island. Biosecurity New Zealand has not placed legal controls over these areas.

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Melbourne Cup glitz and glamour While most eyes were firmly set on the AU$8.4million Melbourne Cup as it ran for the 163rd time, many gazes shifted to the extravagant, creative and whimsical garb flaunted in the Dinghy Locker by guests at the Squadron’s Carnival Cup afternoon.

The first Tuesday in November is always a great opportunity to dress up to the nines, sip champagne and celebrate racing’s holy grail.

Among the revellers were ...

1/ From left, Paul Ryan, Tina Cadogan and Daniel Garner.

2/ Penelope Davenport’s fascinator won the top hat prize.

3/ From left, Mike Lanigan, Lady Glenice Stevens, Committee member Sheryl Lanigan and Commodore Andrew Aitken.

4/ The ‘most glamorous couple’ prize winners, Linda Stewart and Lloyd Earwaker.

5/ A debonaire Trevor Dunn voted the ‘best-dressed man’.

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Festive fish dish for summer Picture by Debra Douglas For the club’s pre-Christmas and summer menu Executive Chef Campbell White offers a market fish carpaccio with tomatillo puree, capsicum salsa, radish and micro herb.

“We choose whatever game fish is the freshest in the market and add different accompanying flavours that make the dish pop and hit,” said Campbell. “It’s a refreshing starter dish for the season.”

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New meaning to the term Whalerider Aaron Stenbeck of Matakana had a bizarre experience recently while fishing for southern bluefin tuna off the Bay of Plenty coast.

After a long day Stenbeck was heading back to shelter after dark in a rising wind and sea state, still towing lures and throttled back to about 10 knots. Suddenly, he found himself stranded on what felt like a sandbank that couldn’t possibly be there, 30nm offshore.

Turns out, the sandbank was a dead whale.

“There was no noticeable impact,” he recounts, “only the vibration as two sets of duo props and 600 horsepower wound themselves into the floating whale carcass. There was no time to react. As I reached for the controls, both engines stalled.

“We were parked on what I believe was a Bryde’s whale, around 14m in length. The tail was sticking out to starboard and about two thirds of its body was floating straight out the stern. It was so buoyant that the back of my boat was about 40cm above its normal water line.This in turn was pushing the bow down and, combined with the swell, she felt a bit unstable at this stage.

“Slowly, our new sea anchor spun us around, so the rotten blood and blubber we had just burlied up started washing into the cockpit with each swell. We fitted the scupper boards, which helped, but that’s a smell that etches into your brain! Also, it’s like grease and normal soap doesn’t take it off.

“Everywhere we looked there were sharks working themselves into a frenzy.”

With both sternlegs well embedded in the carcass, the boat was

immobilised. Stenbeck radioed for a tow. When they were heading in towards Mayor Island, a long procession of navigation lights ahead and astern indicated there were plenty of boats close by.

Responding to their call, a charter vessel turned back to assist.

Meanwhile the airwaves lit up with chatter over VHF about a hoax call.

“At that point, even I found it hard to believe,” says Stenbeck.

While waiting for assistance, Stenbeck and his crew spent time checking the bilges and engine room and were relieved to find everything watertight. Further relief, when the hydraulic rams managed to extricate the sternlegs from the whale carcass, although the boat still remained perched on its back.

After about 20 minutes, their rescuers arrived, attached a line and hauled them off, further exciting the sharks as the whale’s belly ripped open in the process.

“Finally free, the moment of truth. We trimmed both legs back down and started up. We had gears and were back under way. There was a bit of a vibration, so obviously we had done some damage, but nothing major.”

After overnighting at Mayor Island, they resumed fishing for the morning in perfect conditions, before turning for home 100 miles to the north west. As they plodded along at reduced revs, they sighted several whales spouting nearby. “Funnily enough,” says Stenbeck, “it wasn’t as exciting to see them as I remembered from the past!”

By Ivor Wilkins

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54 Breeze Magazine Voted Performance Cruiser of the Year over larger rivals by Cruising World Magazine, the Oceanis 30.1 offers a lot of amenity in a small package without sacrificing sailing ability.

Pocket cruiser packs a punch Words and Sailing Images by Ivor Wilkins Time was when summer cruising holidays in New Zealand comprised mum, dad and the kids out on a Mullet Boat and a boom tent for weeks of blissful life stripped back to the basics.

Not so much any more, when minimal requirements are ensuite cabins, power sockets for hair dryers and computers, fridge/freezers, TVs and sundry other essentials of modern living.

Consequently, yachts have tended to get bigger and designs generally have pushed volumes to bulging limits to accommodate all these requirements. Trying to achieve anything acceptable for family cruising in a mere 30-footer these days would either conjure images of a hideously distorted box, or simply written off as an impossible dream.

Yet the new Oceanis 30.1 from the Beneteau production giant pretty much pulls it off. Accommodations include two double cabins, one forward and one aft, with additional berths available on the port and starboard saloon settees. The saloon includes a dining table with bottle rack and central storage and is well lit and ventilated with overhead hatches and generous rectangular in-hull ports.

An L-shape galley on the port side of the companionway includes a two-burner gas cooker with a separate gimballed stainless steel oven, refrigerated icebox and stainless steel sink with hot and cold pressure water.

Opposite on the starboard side is a generous head with shower, basin and toilet.

The standard equipment list is extensive, including LED lighting, USB connection, hot and cold pressure water, opening hatches etc, while the

list of available optional extras – bowthruster, air conditioning, heater … the choices go on – provides opportunity for a high degree of customisation and sophistication.

Interior standing headroom ranges from 1.85m to 1.90m, making for a comfortable living area below. Out in the cockpit, two bench seats port and starboard provide seating for up to six people, with a fold-down table on the centreline. Twin steering wheels – unusual on a boat this size – mean there is easy fore and aft access from the fold-down boarding platform through to the companionway. A tiller option is also available, linked to the twin rudders.

Incorporating all these features into a 9m hull suggests a tubby, high freeboard form, but the Finot Conq design team has done well to keep the maximum beam under 3m, assisted by hard chines, which extend the volume down to the waterline; the freeboard is full-ish, but nicely balanced by the low-profile coachroof.

As with the interior, a high degree of optimisation is available with the keel, rig and sail configurations.

Three keel versions are offered: a fixed fin and bulb keel of 1.88m draft; a shallow draft version with a drop board (1.3m – 2.3m draft); and a lifting keel version (0.95m – 2.33m draft).

An in-mast furling mainsail set up can be replaced with a fixed mast and fully-battened flat-top mainsail. Sail packages include a self-tacking headsail, or provision for a genoa with side-deck tracks and adjustable cars, as well as code zero or asymmetrical spinnakers tacked to a bowsprit and bobstay. Different winch set-ups are offered, depending on the rig and sail configuration.

Breeze Magazine 55 And, for inland cruisers Kiwis, who tend to like a bit of get contemplating hopping from lake to up and go, might opt for the more lake, the Oceanis 30.1 is also offered performance oriented packages, but with a mast that can tilt back to rest the demo version currently with 36 on a tabernacle for transporting on Degrees Brokers features the in-mast a road trailer (obviously best-suited furling main, with a furling genoa. to a lifting keel set-up).

Nevertheless, on an early summer With the flexibility of so many outing on the Waitemata Harbour, with different configurations and a huge the 15-18 knot wind aligned with a brisk choice of options, this attractive outgoing tide, this set-up provided crisp small yacht can change personality performance. Pushing upwind against from cruiser-racer to racerthe tide, it made 6-6.5 knots under full Note the small prod for code zeros and gennakers cruiser, depending on the owner’s sail, responding eagerly to the gusts, preferences (and on his or her resistance against overloading it with all while the chines and deep keel did their work in limiting heel angle. those tempting options on offer).

Once the boat was settled, the occupants in the cockpit were Within a compact package, the Oceanis 30.1 offers levels of comfort never threatened by spray and were able to relax and take in the city and amenity that are certainly a far cry from the Mullet boat and boom waterfront views. With small children on board, taking a roll or two out tent days of yesteryear. of the genoa would have eased the heel angle even more and provided a very easy, reassuring ride.

OCEANIS 30.1 PRINCIPAL SPECIFICATIONS With sails stowed, the boat is powered by a 21hp Yanmar diesel, while another option is an e-version, which offers an all-electric drive LOA 9.53m Hull Length 8.99m train delivering the equivalent of 14hp. In Europe and the USA, this is LWL 8.65m Beam 2.99m certified for inland waterways only, although Beneteau do also have Draft 1.88m Displ.

4120kg Fuel 130 litres Water 160 litres more powerful electric units, which remove that inland-only restriction Engine 21hp Yanmar on larger yachts.

Naval Architect Pascal Conq In many jurisdictions, inland lakes and waterways are increasingly Interior Design Nauta Design closed to diesel- and petrol-powered craft. The electric version would NZ Agent 36° Brokers be ideal in those circumstances.

The interior features a generous well-lit saloon, well-equipped galley, two double cabins and a head with shower, hot and cold water, and a toilet.

56 Breeze Magazine A young boy is moved to impromptu ballet in response to the rhythm of waves swarming up a West Coast beach at sunset. – Ivor Wilkins Photo

Live Ocean survey underlines Kiwis’ love affair with the sea Story and Photos by Ivor Wilkins Olympic medallists and America’s Cup champions Peter Burling and Blair Tuke’s commitment to protecting the ocean has become a centrepiece of their professional sailing careers with a determination to widen the conservation focus to encompass New Zealand’s vast territorial sea area.

While much of the current discussion is about the land-based environment, they are concerned that there is less appreciation for the fact that New Zealand has the fourth largest ocean space on the planet.

“We must step up and look after it as a nation,” Burling said in a recent interview. “We have the most special place in the world, but we need to look after it.”

They drive this passion through the Live Ocean Foundation they co-founded, with the pledge that: “We are champions for the ocean. Everything we do – every time we race, every project we back, every partnership we form, every innovation we shape – takes the message of positive ocean action to the world.”

In support of that goal, the Live Ocean Foundation has undertaken a comprehensive survey of how New Zealanders feel about the ocean and what it means to them.

Published shortly before the October election, the survey, conducted

by Horizon Research, sends a clear signal to the incoming ruling coalition that most New Zealanders (84% of respondents) believe the government should lead the action to protect and manage our ocean.

“New Zealanders’ attitudes towards the natural environment are well surveyed, yet our views on the ocean, which accounts for a massive 93% of our footprint on the planet, were much less understood. Until now,” said Live Ocean Foundation Chief Executive Sally Paterson.

“Evidence of how Kiwis feel is incredibly useful, not only for Live Ocean, but also for other organisations working around us to drive action to protect our ocean and the life in it.”

Asked which findings she found most surprising, Paterson replied: “The first standout finding for me was that New Zealanders showed an excellent understanding of the role the ocean plays in addressing climate change: 77% said the ocean should be protected and managed for climate response.

“The second was the majority support from recreational fishers for protection, with 67% of them saying marine protection should be expanded in New Zealand.”

Highlighting the need to do much more in this arena, the survey report noted: “In New Zealand, we currently protect less than 1% of the ocean space we have guardianship of, 90% of our seabirds are threatened

‘Something not everyone knows is that we have the fourth largest ocean space on the planet and we must step up and look after it as a nation. We have the most special place in the world, but we need to look after it.’ – Peter Burling.

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or at risk of extinction and multiple stressors of pollution, over-fishing and sedimentation have seen profound effects on the marine environment.”

Blair Tuke said even before he started sailing, his personal connection with the ocean ran deep. “The ocean is changing and fast and while there is an increasing awareness that we need to be so much better at looking after it, we can see from this survey that many share the concern that we’re not moving fast enough,” he said.

Burling added that decision-makers could no longer be in any doubt about how important protecting the ocean is to New Zealanders. “They now have evidence and a mandate to act now for a healthy ocean and a healthy future.”

The Royal NZ Yacht Squadron has increasingly turned its attention

to environmental protection on land and sea through its sustainability projects and recently celebrated being recognised as a Level 3 Yachting New Zealand Clean Club- the highest level of certification for this world-leading initiative for yachting and boating clubs to help protect and enhance the coastlines, oceans and waterways of New Zealand..

Sally Paterson urged all boat-owners to play their part. “Just like Pete Burling and Blair Tuke, most boaties and Kiwis in the marine industry feel closely connected to the ocean and with that comes a responsibility to look after it,” she said.

“If the people who spend time on the ocean don’t champion its health, who will? The challenge for all of us is to leave it better than it is today by protecting and restoring it for future.”

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Sun, fun and sundowners on the beach Over 150 members and their guests celebrated the first weekend of Summer on Motuihe Island at the North Sails Sundowner Beach Party on Saturday 2nd December. Great company, good tunes, and sausages

sizzling on the barbeque- what a way to welcome summer. Make sure you join us for round two on Saturday 6th April 2024.

Words by Ella Sagnol • Photos by Suellen Hurling.

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Santa comes calling at the RNZYS Story & pictures by Debra Douglas The word’s out. Santa Claus is coming to town. But does everyone know that also delivering the magic of Christmas is, of course, the ever-capable Mrs Claus. Before her rotund guy in red heads off on his long nighttime journey, Mrs Claus, the primary caretaker of the elves’ workshop, makes sure his suit has been pressed, his boots are shiny, the presents are packed and the jingle bells are polished. And most importantly, that Mr Claus has remembered a map of the world.

For many years the Squadron has provided a dress rehearsal venue for the main event. And this year Santa Claus again arrived on schedule, but Mrs Claus took a snow check. She is up to her eyes in tinsel. There’s still too much to do and so little time left to ensure that from the North Pole to Bluff no child misses out.

Among the colourful merrymakers at the Squadron’s Kiwi Summer Children’s Christmas Party were ...

1/ Can I touch? ... Charlotte Witt (2½).

2/ A picture book present from Santa Claus for Franco Mignacca (2½).

3/ Ten-year-old Henry Keh with some sweet artwork.

4/ Deer o’ deer .... Sam Wiblin (2½).

5/ Naughty or nice? ... Clara (4) and James (7) Goodall.

6/ Look what I have found, Margo Loxton (8 months).

7/ Beth McDonald with her daughter Fiona Bertenshaw (2½).

8/ From left, Sofia Rogers (8), Esther Biskup (3) and Eva Rogers (6).

9/ Festive brothers Bowen (6) and Jaxon Horne (8).

10/ Harrison Hope (2) tells Santa Claus he’d love a truck for Xmas.

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As the year draws to a close, the Performance Programme (PP) braces for its pinnacle event, the Match Racing Youth World Championships, featuring Jack Frewin’s LJ’s Racing.

This eagerly anticipated competition is set to unfold in mid-December at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) in Sydney, where teams will battle it out in the familiar Elliott 7s. Given their impressive track record, LJ’s Racing is undoubtedly among the teams to watch.

The squad, comprising Jack Frewin, Sofia Higgott, Oliver Lloyd, and Ollie Gilmour, united this season with a singular vision – to conquer the Youth Worlds. Their journey to this point is a testament to their resilience and skill, particularly evident during the qualifying trials, where they faced stiff competition from some formidable teams. Out of the 12 teams vying for the top spot, LJ’s Racing emerged as the dark horse, consistently improving each day to eventually clinch victory.

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In a similar vein of success, kudos are due to Sophia Fyfe, a Performance Programme member, who joined PP Graduate team of Megan Thomson and emerged victorious at the Barfoot & Thompson Women’s Match Racing Nationals in November. This was Sophia’s second time sailing with 2.0 racing, and her contribution was significant in the team’s triumph.

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I’ve witnessed significant improvements among them. Highlights included the thrilling adventure on the iconic yachts Steinlager 2 and Lion NZ, the extensive representation of our cohort across the Auckland race fleet, the YTP Alumni Regatta, and some impressive results as we headed into summer.

On November 11th, the YTP Alumni Reunion Regatta enjoyed ideal conditions and saw nine competitive teams, ranging from the first intake in 1987 to the current intake engaged in close racing with Harold Bennett and his Race Management team expertly running the races.

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Congratulations to Niall Malone and his team – James Jennings, Maeve White, and Henry Angus – who dominated the day, with the coaches’ team finishing second. Notably, both the oldest and youngest teams made the top five, underscoring the day’s competitiveness.

The Barfoot & Thompson NZ Women’s Match Racing Nationals saw six New Zealand teams and one of Australia’s best in close competition. Past YTP and PP member Megan Thomson’s 2.0 Racing emerged victorious,

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By Penelope Carroll A fresh north-easterly breeze provided a good test of skills in the race to Patio Bay on Saturday, December 2.

Ariki took A division line honours, while Prize won on handicap; in the B division Kotuku was first across the line and on handicap; Innismara took line honours in the Modern division with Totolo first on handicap; and amongst the Townson fleet, Pot Black was first, Sunlight second and Tacet third.

The winners of the cake competition were Frances (a banana cake made and decorated by Linda Clarke) for ‘best decorated cake’; and Ariki (a carrot cake made by James Kilpatrick) for ‘besttasting cake’.

Waitangi’s magnificent rum and raisin cake, created

by Fleur Coleman, with some help from the crew, depicted Waitangi under full sail with skipper Larry Paul at the helm, his mermaid crew aboard and circling sharks and dolphins. Sadly the cake didn’t make it to Patio Bay. The gaff collar capsizing off the mast and breaking the parrel bead strop knocked Waitangi out of the race on her way to the start line. In any case, it is questionable whether we’d have got Waitangi’s cake ashore undamaged to the Patio Bay celebration.

While several of the 25 yachts entered for Patio Bay could not race because of gear mishaps and COVID-induced

The magnificent Waitangi cake failed to reach Patio Bay.

Photo by Roger Mills

A stiff north-easter tests PatioBay fleet

Innismara crosses ahead of Ariki in a breezy Patio Bay race. crew shortages, 20 boats anchored at Patio Bay for the prize-giving and end-of-year celebration, while some boats headed home. It was a great celebration, says CYA chair Richard Cave, with a lovely intimate family atmosphere.

He is looking forward to a great 2024 of CYA sailing, with fingers crossed that the more frequent and sometimes strong northwesterlies forecast with the El Nino weather pattern do not disrupt racing as La Nina has done.

“The Auckland Anniversary Regatta was cancelled for only the second time in its 183-year history.”

Strong winds and torrential rain have also made it tough for the launches, says Richard – and if it has not been the weather disrupting boating on the Waitemata, it has been sewage.

A full programme of racing for 2024 kicks off with the DYC night race to Mahurangi, Mahurangi Regatta and Launch Parade and the Anniversary Day Regatta at the end of January, and the three-day BYD Classic Yacht Regatta in February. And for members also keen to cruise, plans are afoot for a repeat of the inaugural and highly successful three-day Classic Spring Rally.

Fidelis competing in the 2014 Mahurangi Regatta.

The Daring sails again – at 1:24 scale The 17-metre twomasted cargo-carrying schooner Daring, launched at Mangawhai in September 1863, was afloat for less than two years.

Wrecked in June 1864 on the south side of the bar at the mouth of Waikato River, she was repaired and refloated, but was wrecked again in February 1865 – this time going aground at Te Oneone Rangatira Beach near the south head of the Kaipara Harbour.

She lay there for more than a century and a half until her largely intact hull was exposed in shifting sands and the Daring Rescue Team, with assistance from the Classic Yacht Charitable Trust, recovered and eventually transported her

back to Mangawhai, where she is temporarily housed awaiting the construction of the planned Daring Discovery Centre.

Meanwhile, back in Auckland, renowned boat builder Steve Marten became intrigued with the Daring and the history of sailing in 1860s Aotearoa New Zealand that her discovery is helping uncover. He has built a 1:24 scale model of the Daring – and sailed it at Judges Bay. Using laser measurements, photographs, videos and his trained eye, Steve began by creating his own drawings and first built a half model in laminated kauri.

The construction of the full 1:24 scale model closely followed the way the Daring would originally have been

built, starting with the keel, keelson, rudder post transom and stem. Temporary frames were built to create the shape before the sawn frames were constructed.

A small 30cm x 20cm top table saw with a 90mm tungsten blade allowed him to cut scale size kauri planking (1.5mm x 8mm) for the hull and decks, together with larger pieces for the keelson, spars and frames.

The carvel planking was edge glued to the frames. Detail such as the scarfed timber joints on the cap rail have been reproduced.

The standing and running rigging, sails and steering system have been created after studying photos of similar NZ-built vessels of the era, and discussions with

maritime historian Baden Pascoe.

Factored into the rig design was the knowledge that coastal vessels of this era were often handled with small crew numbers, often only two. A removable bulb keel has been added for stability and to enable the model to be sailed to windward. Inside the model is a servo device and batteries to control rudder and sails.

Once more afloat – at least in miniature – the Daring has been filmed in action by videographer Roger Mills.

Craig Loomes supplied the calculations to scale the film speed down to create the illusion that the model is the real Daring underway.

“It is truly amazing to see how the Daring would have looked sailing across the Manukau Harbour back in the 1860s,” says Larry Paul, a trustee of the Mangawhai Daring Trust and chair of the Classic Yacht Charitable Trust.

Footage of the Daring under sail will eventually be available for viewing in the planned Daring Discovery Centre. Exactly when that will be depends on how quickly funds can be raised.

Words by Larry Paul and Penelope Carroll Photo by Roger Mills

Fostering good Trans Tasman relations The superb welcome to the Classic Yacht Association of Australia’s annual Cup Regatta in Williamstown Boatshed in November. Thirteen CYANZ members and partners flew to Melbourne for the two-day regatta on Port Phillip Bay, with Penelope Carroll bringing home the Trans-Tasman trophy. We look forward to hosting our Australian friends at our February 2024 three-day ADB classic yacht regatta!.

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Island Cruising acquires Down Under Rally Island Cruising NZ is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Down Under Rally from its founder, John Hembrow.

This exciting development marks a significant expansion for Island Cruising and reinforces its commitment to providing exceptional yacht rallies in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific.

As well as offering opportunities for Australian sailors to voyage to the South Pacific from Australia with the Go East Rally and NC2V Rally and, more recently, the Beyond The Barrier Rally within Australia, the highly acclaimed Go West Rally encourages international cruisers to sail to Australia from the South Pacific and spend cyclone season enjoying the Australian hospitality whilst

cruising the East Coast. Most Go West Rally participants also take this opportunity to carry out maintenance to their vessels in readiness for their onward voyages into Asia and beyond.

With the acquisition of The Down Under Rally, Island Cruising is poised to further enhance the connection between Australian and New Zealand cruisers and to bring some fresh ideas and energy to the rallies that both companies offer.

Island Cruising has been running yacht rallies for over 30 years. Viki Moore: “Island Cruising is looking forward to building on the solid foundation that John and Leanne Hembrow have established over the last 8 years.” www.islandcruising.nz

The MRX Fleet’s process of continual upgrading has received a major boost with the installation of new Volvo D1-20 engines and saildrives fitted to all the boats.

Lachlan and his team at Ovlov Marine have been tremendous in keeping the previous motors running for 32 years.

Despite COVID supply issues outside of their control, Ovlov ensured that the fleet’s sailing programme was never impacted.

The new engines follow the refit completed a couple of years ago when all the masts were refurbished and painted by NZ Spars and Rigging and a new set of black North 3Di No.1 headsails was added. New mainsails have now been built and the entire fleet has now been re antifouled thanks to Floating Dock and topsides polished – all ready for the new season.

The MRX fleet continues to offer great one design racing in NZ. With a managed fleet, all boats receive any upgrades at the same time ensure equality is maintained.

The most popular event for owners is the MRX Sprints on Tuesday nights right outside the RNZYS. This year we should see 10 boats battling it out. fleetmanager@mrxyachtingltd. onmicrosoft.com

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Evolution Sails on a strong global growth path

Final detailing is carried out on a code zero for a 100ft Sydney Hobart racer at Evolution Sails.

Since relocating from Auckland city to Matakana a year ago, Evolution Sails has completed the construction of a modern 2700 sq m facility, which serves as the hub of a global network designing and producing custom sails for yachts from club racers to super-maxis and from family cruisers to superyachts.

The new facility has seen the company’s production capacity double and, based on current growth rates, another identical facility right alongside is planned for next year.

The facility can simultaneously produce four sail membranes of varying sizes, with long robot arms sweeping across the floor laying

combinations of up to 32 fibres in a computergenerated matrix to maximise engineering strength at minimum weight.

At peak speed, each pass can lay 25m of fibre per second. “A mainsail for a 30m race yacht might have 100,000m of fibre,” says Evolution Sails CEO, Rodney Keenan.

With an output of close to 50,000sq m per year, the Matakana facility produces its propriety high-tech EM2 sail membranes for 20 Evolution Sails lofts around the world, along with supplying 20 more international thirdparty sail brands. www.evolutionsails.com

V-Warp Technology, the power behind world-leading motoryacht brands Mark Richards, record nine-time winner of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race and CEO of Palm Beach Motoryachts and Grand Banks Yachts, has led development of V-Warp technology, the proprietary hull design and construction technique behind new launches from Palm Beach Motor Yachts, Grand Banks, and Eastbay.

This game-changing technology is a combination of hull form, construction materials, and the build process itself.

Trademark characteristics include a fine bow entry, graceful curvature amidships, and

minimal deadrise at the transom, all of which provides a smooth, fuel-efficient ride.

Utilising unidirectional and multi-axial carbon fibre throughout,V-Warp hulls are fused directly to the bulkheads, deck, and superstructure, delivering strong, lightweight structures and increased fuel-efficiency, which combine with quiet performance and unparalleled comfort to produce yachts of exceptional quality.

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Anniversary Regatta bounces back with big $15,000 prize purse

The Oceanbridge Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta is back fighting fit after last year’s weather-related cancellation, which was only the second in the event’s 184 year history.

Organisers are predicting a bumper turnout of both entrants and spectators on Monday 29 January, with a whopping $15,000 prize pool to tempt participants to join in.

Pre-dating even the America’s Cup, it’s the oldest sporting event in New Zealand, and the engravings on its impressive trophy collection reads like a who’s who of New Zealand sailing across nearly two centuries.

With over 60 trophies to be won, competitors have plenty of incentive to win their respective divisions.

From the high speed thrills and spills of classes like the foiling windfoilers, Waszps and Moths, to the stately, but no less competitive classic fleets and all types in between, there is much to entertain participants and spectators.

At Westhaven, spectators will also be treated to the spectacular sight of tugboats thundering down the harbour. www.regatta.org.nz.

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